ews YoLUX WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS, WELLESLEY, MASS., NOVEMBER 11, 1965 No. 9 Controversial Book wellesley Considers Instituting ''Treason or Reason" Rages . by Terry Pristin '61 information. and was sharply remind· Chinese Language ed of the regulation. Curriculum Although slightly more than a year "Careful" Documenting ago it was conspicuous in bookstores None Dare Call It Treason ipro· by Rosy Metrailer '66 fleeted in the introduction of an associate professor of history, to and pri\'ate home~. extolled or de· pounds the typical anti-communist More and more today the attention Asian studies :program in the college Wellesley as a full-time Asian expert. rided by columnists and speakers, line. It leaves no institution un· of the world, of governments, of curriculum, and in increasing num· Girls Should Start Early and argued over as a test case in a smeared, including mental health, armies, and of social scientists, is bers of applicants for graduate The new Asian studies program mailing controversy, John Stormer's which is called the "ultimate weap­ turned toward the Far East, and school programs in Asian area stu· under Mr. Cohen is increasing in­ 1 adically rightist None Dare Call It on" of the "collectivists." Its racy particularly, toward China. At many dies. terest in China and in the possibility Treason seemed to have quietly re· tone is designed to scare readers educational institutions, similarly at Graduate work in this area re­ of graduate work among students, tired into obscurity - but now it Continued on page eleven \\·ellesley, this new interest is re· quires knowledge of the Chinese lan­ Mr. Gulick said. "And this is a won­ may very well be returning to the guage, which must be acquired either derful field of research, because it spotlight. before beginning advanced work or is so empty." The Americanism Education West German Consul Visits concurrent with those studies, to the However, he pointed out that girls League, one of the lesser-known exclusion or at least postponement of entering graduate studies in this field right-wing groups, is sponsoring an some. Recognizing this new area of with no language background are essay contest for "hundreds of thou· Classes, Club, Coffee House interest and the challenge which it often at a distinct disadvantage. "It sands" of college students based on presents for educational institutions, is much more important for a good­ this book. According to the contest During the war he served in the ~ews interviewed a number of facul· looking girl than for a boy to get rules the 1500-2500 word essay may army as a major until he was cap­ ty members concerning the possibil· going as early as ~ssible. Otherwise either "support or refute statements tured by the Russian army in Hun­ ity of the introduction of a Chinese she may spend the first few years in made in the book." The top three gary in 1945. From 1945 to 1950 he language program at Wellesley. The pure language study, then get mar­ prizes range from $500-$2,000, and was a prisoner in the Soviet Union. results of these interviews indicate ried and help the boy finish." He said 40 additional ·awards will be given substantial support for such a move, he also thought that Wellesley may of $25 each. Foreign Service and NATO In the years 1951-1952, Dr. von and students are asked to contribute even now lose some potential appli­ No Questions their views by filling out the ques­ cants among girls who have taken One of the tactics used here is the Schmidt-Pauli attended the Law School at the University of Virginia tionnaire below. Chinese in high school and wish to free delivery of a copy of the book Mr. Edward Gulick, professor of continue their study in college. along with the entry brochure. In Dr. Edgar \'OD Schmlttt-Paull, Ger· as a trainee under the Exchange of man Consul. history and chairman of the depart· Problems Not Insoluble order to defray the cost of the con­ Persons Program of the State Depart­ ment. The next year he entered the ment here, has long hoped to see There are a number of practical test, letters were sent to known con­ Dr. Edgar von Schmidt-Pauli, Con­ German Foreign Service, working in Chinese instruction made available problems with instituting a Chinese servatives and to residents of con­ sul of the Federal Republic of Ger­ to Wellesley students in some way. language program, to be sure. Ques· servative areas. the United States, Bonn and Norway. many to Boston, will be at Wellesley From 1960-1961 Dr. Schmidt-Pauli "It is partly a matter of respectabil­ tions as to how many years could or It is impossible to determine Tuesday, Nov. 16. The visit is being served as Deputy Director of the ity for a 'big name' college to offer should be offered, what kind of er; whether the League's solicitation has sponsored by Forum and the German al least one 'big name' language. I nese should be taught, what and how proven successful. One of the contest Club. NATO-Desk in the Foreign Office at Bonn. He was appointed German favor Chinese here because there are much literature should be given, and rules states in bold print that, "ques­ Dr. von Schmidt-Pauli is a native Consul in Boston in Se!Ptember 1964 more girls of Chinese origin on cam­ so on, would certainly have to be tions concerning the contest will not of Berlin and received his education pus and more offerings in other de­ answered. Other language depart· be discussed by mail or otherwise." in schools in Berlin, Switzerland, At "Room F" partments in this field. Furthermore, ments, already small, would prob· Ellen Jaffe, editor-in-chief of News, England and Munich. He specialized The Consul will take an active part it is an increasingly important area ably be further pinched in enrollment. wrote Herbert Philbrick, spokesman iu law, receiving his doctorate from in Wellesley life during his brief to Americans." Mr. Gulick emphasized here, how· for the League, in search of further the University of Munich in 1937 visit on campus. At b30 p.m. he Mr. Gulick believes that ..It will ever, that of the large number of will lecture to Mr. John Schott's d€.pend a great deal on the attitude girls of Oriental origin at Wellesley, European government class. of the new college president. The many do not speak Chine~ or have Dorm HeaNew York. We have learned today Furtller Changes? Tuesday, November 9. A memorial Scheduled to visit the various dorms to get its hot hands on some electrify­ that one trunk line from Niagara service will be conducted in the The council presently is consider­ ing information. Here are the results Falls is not invulnerable: somewhere ing the possibility of all-dorm coffees are: Chapel Wednesday, November 17, Miss Blake, French - Bates of our interviews. along the line Mr. Phibbs, Political Science-Beebe Gale, Professor of Biblical History, Mrs. Dudek, Chemistry - Cazenove Darknes descended . .. dank, threat· nothing about. We urged citizens not for students, colleagues, and that the bells system may be used ; ening darknes, into the womb of the to panic, to restrict their telephone and the problem of signing in and Miss Widmayer, Biology - Claflin friends who wish to attend. imagination, kindling the spirit by calls, and to cooperate with author· out of dormitories at night. The lat­ Miss Craig, English - Davis Born on August 25, 1908, in shattering the stirility of civilization. ities. In the entire affected area of ter was prompted by a letter in the Miss Congleton, Philosophy - Free­ Coatesville, Pa., Miss Goodfellow We glowed in darkness, danced in im­ 80,000 square miles, 36 million people Oct. 21 News. man received the B.A. degree from mobility, hung suspended in eleva­ were involved. Other topics which the council may Mr. Schecter, Political Science Mount Holyoke and the M.A. and tors of the mind, then rose to new Lost in the Stan consider this year are the ~ssibil­ McAfee Ph.D. degrees from Bryn Mawr. heights. . . . Say, wbo turned off the It all happened under the light of ities of a house phone in the library, Miss Geffcken, . Latin and Greek She taught at Wellesley since refrigerator, the beer is warm. the full moon, which, strangely Friday night cafeteria dinners, a Munger 1939, and was deeply admired by enough, had clotfds around it in the Boston area blanket permission, and Mr. Crawford, Music - Pomeroy Rider on New York City subway: her students and colleagues. She Help! form of a cross. extension of the hours of Friday eve­ Mr. Kuntz, Biblical History - Sever· was a member of the American Wellesley girls gradually reamed ning campus events. The Mr. Wallace, Art - stone government is your friend and will web of crippled facilities. "First, you demy, New England Classical Mrs. Stadler, Philosophy - Tower ao everything in its power-er, uh.­ think your hair dryer has blown a Association, and Phi Beta Kappa council is also looldil$ into the pos· sibility of having a campus chaplain. Court everything possible to remedy the sit- Continued on page three Page Two WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS, WELLESLEY, MASS., NOVEMBER I I, 1965 HPC Pursues News' Lead EDITORIALS Disscusses Posssible Changes by Susie Linder '61 News is gratified to learn that it should be in operation an extra hour Dormitory Dialogue does not write editorials in a vacuum. at night, from 10 to 11 p.m. Members The criticisms and suggestions made decided to shelve the question for in the past few weeks of such an­ the time being, since the matter ldeally Wellesley is a community of scholars, as well. At some schools there are resident faculty noying, though hardly earthshaking, needs a Senate decision. both faculty and students; but how to translate families living in the dormitories. We recognize matters as room inspection and the The Council i's currently pressing bell system have, in fact, been fol­ this hope into actuality is a perennial problem. that Wellesley dormitories are not presently de­ for what may be a more crucial lowed up. measure: a means whereby students The key to a true community is dialogue. While signed for this kind of an arrangement, and that House Presidents' Council dis­ who have signed out may return to the classroom does offer a chance for students and while many faculty members would commend the cussed the problem of room inspec­ the dorm after 11 p.m. to get a coat tion at great length. Though opinions faculty members to exchange their ideas within theory behind this practice, they would have un­ or a book before again leaving the varied on whether inspection was a dorm. the framework of their common intellectual in­ derstandable reasons for not wanting themselves good or a bad thing, no one was very terests, this opportunity is necessarily limited by to live in a dormitory with a hundred college girls vehement either way. the nature of the classroom situation. In some Moreover, a young teacher who for financial and Not To Fight FINANCIAL AID APPLICANTS The Council felt that the issue was courses, problems in covering a vast amount of other reasons might be more willing to participate not impartant enough to deserve a FINANCIAL AID APPLICA· material mean that lectures, and not discussion, in this kind of plan might well encounter the dif. fight, which might take the fire out TION FORMS A Y AILABLE IN THE DORMITORIES NOVEM­ are the rule. Even when discussion is possible a ficulties which Miss Frisch found when she was of arguments concerning more im- ! partant problems. But the main I· BER 15 THROUGH 24. student cannot always pursue as fully as she would living in a house at Smith College: there was such reason for dropping the issue was the All students who wish to apply like some particular problem that is of interest fine rapport between her and the students that she fact that . the council felt that this I for financial aid for 1966-67 must to her but which is not germaine enough to the had difficulty finding enough time to prepare for question was one on which the college / file applications by November 30. had every right to legislate and was Application forms may be obtain­ central problems of the course to justify a large her classes and to engage in the research that she not, therefore, strictly speaking in ed from your Head of House be­ expenditure of time. Furthermore there are a was expected to undertake. jurisdiction of the house presidents. tween November 15th and Nov­ whole host of problems around which a thoughtful We do believe, however, that some arrangement The Council also held discussions ember 24th. on whether or not the bell system dialogue between students and faculty would pro­ could be worked out whereby members of the fitably be constructed that do not fit into the for­ faculty could be associated with the dormitories mal structure of any particular course. on a non-resident basis. With obvious modifica­ The Readers Write At Wellesley we are fortunate in having a fac­ tions it might be possible to make each dormitory ulty that is wonderfully available and generous more comparable to a college within the English Dept. Offerings ence, she has decided to pursue this with its time. We also have a number of organiza­ line of research further as 370 work university system. Before any true dialogue be­ To the Editor: in her senior year at Wellesley, and tions like Forum that consistantly seek to provide tween students and faculty is possible it is obvious While replying to the recent ques- to continue her studies at graduate opportunities for contact outside the classroom. that both parties must transcend the understand­ tionnaire of the Student Education school. Tuesday night dinners and the recently inaugurat­ able but unfortunate stiffness that characterizes Committee, it occurred to us that In 1959, the Department introduced some of the activities of the Econ- the Undergraduate Tutorial in Econ­ ed Room F offer possibilities to mingle on a more initial overture, and to surmount this difficulty it omics Department might be of in- omics, which has been copied by social basis. is essential that there be a more regular and re­ terest to other than our own students. other institutions since. A group of The fact remains, however, that for the student laxed road to communication. We believe that if Not that our department is the only senior majors meets once a week one at Wellesley that conducts such to repart orally in seminar on inde­ Jife in the dormitory is a central experience and more of this spirit could be introduced into the programs. Far from it! But the Stu- pendent research in lecture form, and this area of community living tends to be too Wellesley community, it would go a long way dent Education Committee is quite to respand to questions by staff mem­ sharply isolated from other aspects of the stu­ toward solving the depressing problem of apathy right in stating that communication bers or guests. Between these weekly between faculty and students outside meetings, each Tutor bas a sched· dents' intellectual life at Wellesley. Recognizing and lethargy in classroom discussions. the classroom is subject to consider- uled hour of discussion with her this problem, the college has undertaken an ex­ We are eager to see how the experiment with able improvement. As they paint out, Freshmen Tutees meeting at their periment whereby a member of the faculty will be the freshmen will develop, always remembering many opportunities already exist for convenience in the dormitories. 'This closer relations of an intellectual na- is as rugged a deal as the Internship associated with the freshman class in each dormi­ that first steps can be difficult and discouraging. ture, and others may be desirable. Program, and it is intended to be. tory, will eat in the dorm, and will meet with the Whatever its ultimate effects, we hope that the But until dormitory dinners, depart- What has come of it so far is that freshman after dinner. attempt will be instructive and will encourage stu­ ment teas, and the like are more such of our Tutors as decided in generally regarded as other than favor of a teaching career artment as for promoting substantive discussions cated that which News has suggested is secondary. an example of what the Wellesley among the guest speakers, students thoughts which will give rise to new action. What 1s. important is that th ere has b een d"1scus- Facultyt ·d ish trying to do for students and faculty. Guest speakers have 50 1 his year in concerning ourselves with such ou s1 e t e classroom. far bee~ among the world's leading matters as room inspection, non-resident students' sion and scrutiny of our proposals. We feel that Besides the regular teas and din- ec:onormsts. They don't ordinarily ners, . which we try to schedule as lecture for less than $500. But they lunch problems and the hour until which the bell the pattern so far shown insures productive re­ occasions ~or talks about the study wi!l spend a whole evening with the system should be in operation, we have been an­ sults from the more searching and challenging of econormcs by great lecturers or Friends of Economics for nothing. xious to stimulate such action. These issues are editorials which we hope to present as a result of members of the staff, we serve as These are some of the things that minor, but the fact that they have come under the conference with Miss Clapp and the Deans. the headq_uarters of . the Internshir our Department is currently trying Program 10 Economics of the Na- to do outside the classroom and it tio~al Association of Business Econ- is safe to say that the rest a~e mak- orrusts. Any Wellesley student with ing similar efforts to improve condi­ an honors record in Economics may tions. The Economics Department apply for admission to this program in her junior year. If accepted and Poll Protested placed, she will get a summer's ex- perience of applied economics t11 S'4fl Swan Soott '68 Revi ew. As a result of her experi- Continued on page Three · WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS, WELLESLEY, MASS., NOVEMB~R 11, 1965 Page Three Two Detail 'End the War' Action Placement Office's Survey of Graduates

by An11 Armstrong '67 no debate in Washington on these the critics who say that the increas­ Reveals Career, Study, Family Trends Last Thursday, Jonathan Wallach vi.tal issues. "We want. to disturb the I ing strength of the protest movement The importance of attending grad­ ed graduate schools for these two and Jens 0. Jens from the Cam ;><>wers in the government." Further- is forcing the U.S. government to uate school as opposed to getting groups were Columbia, Harvard, New tridge Committee to End the War ir more, the Committee recognizes the Ifollow a harsher military policy to­ married, taking a job, or going home York University, and Yale. Viet Nam spoke to a group of Welle~­ need to keep the movement open and ward North Viet Nam. He feels the tc fool around after graduation has Figures recently compiled on the ley students as part of the year's lon-exclusive. ''We are not paci- movement is attacking a basic prob­ been often exaggerated, denigrated, class of 1965 indicate similar trends. program of the Asian study group. ists . . . And we are not being used lem in the U.S. - lack of adequate and generally fussed over in recent Of 372 registered with the placement Their discussion covered two main by certain private 4>0litical interests." and reliable information. One of the years. The following facts are hereby office, 171 have jobs, 23 want jobs, areas: why the U.S. should get out As the name of the National Com- main purposes of the movement is to submitted in an effort to clarify the and 144 are studying or taking further of Viet Nam; and what are the ob­ mittee implies, it is a coordinating educate the American people to the i&sue: training. Of these, 34 who have jobs jectives of the End the War in Viet agency of all groups who wish to realities of the war An alumnae questionnaire recently are married, 5 who want jobs are Nam movement. protest the war in Viet Nam. "We are appealing to people's revealed that, out of 16,662 who re­ married, and 24 who are studying are War Immoral and Dangerous Movement Gaining Strength sense of moral outrage." Both Mr. plied from classes of 1885 to 1962, married. Mr. Jens, in discussing the why's Mr. Wallach pointed out the grow- .Jens and Mr. Wallach feel that the 59.3% went on to graduate school Of the '65 alumnae who have gone ot ending the war, cited two basir ing strength of the "End the War" End the War in Viet Nam Movement Of these 19.3'1 attended graduate straight on to further training, 75 are reasons: the war is immoral and movement. Last April, 20,000 people will continue to grow in numbers school in the arts and sciences, and in academic graduate schools, 30 are dangerous. The U.S. is supporting a orotested the Viet Nam policy in and importance until the government 25 ~( attended institutions for profes­ ii· graduate schools of education, and military dictatorship, a puppet gov­ Washington; last month, 100,000 stu- is forced to comply with its demands. sional training. Approximately half 11 in law school, with the remaining ernment, against the will of the ma­ <:ents throughout the country gathered For. if tt>ece demands are not met, of these two groups remained to re­ 28 scattered over 12 areas. jority of the population of South Viet in protest. the world risks total annihilation. ceive degrees. The most often-select· Nam. The U.S. presence in Viet Nam Nov. '1:1, there will be a third major ------Readers Write ... is a tacit rejection of the Geneva rirotest in Washington against the Library Competition Offers Award Continued from page two ·var in Viet Nam. Some of the Accords, to which the U.S. had regard to 2. b., the "commitments" .. which wm be used are: agreed in 1954. 1o~ans for Juniors With Finest Collection t~ South Vietnam which are at issue Furthermore, the continued pres­ "Abide By the Geneva Accord, Es­ might be specified. The wording of en<'e of U.S. troops in Viet Nam in­ tablish Free Elections," and "Viet Writer Kenneth Grahame once backs or texts - have a chance to 2 c. seems to imply that Communist creases the possibilities of a large­ T1m for the Vietnamese; Bring the said that you can excuse extravagant express their views on collecting. expansion can be stopped only by scale land war with China. In fact, G.1.'s Home." The three major de­ book-buying by considering the pur­ The annual Junior Library Prize mililary means and is a problem mands which will be presented to the Mr. Jens remarked, such a war may chases as good investments: "you competition, for the junior with the only in Viet Nam. It is perhaps pos­ be just what some members of the government then are the withdrawal are not squandering income but sink­ best personal library, has been an­ sible to be committed to a contain­ military want now. of the U.S. troops, self-determinations ing capital." He added, "But you nounced for this year by Miss Han­ ment policy and yet at the same time for the South Vietnamese, and a 'mow all the time you are lying." Changing Thought Into Action nah French, Research Librarian, oppose the methods now being used 0 Mr. Wallace described the move­ recognition by the U.S. of the Geneva Annual Competition Special Collections. Agreements. in Viet Nam or to consider the prior­ ment to End the War in Viet Nam Students who agree - or who don't ities of other areas. The thorough­ Attacking Basic Problem as two-pronged: protest is registered even feel the need to justify collect­ March 1 Deadline going pacifist can answer question 2. through teach-ins and through direct Mr. Wallach does not agree with ing books beyond the required paper- Interested juniors must submit a d., but the individual who is not a action. Demonstrations, a form of bibliography and an essay on their pacifist yet opposes the Viet Nam war direct action, are used more often collection by March 1, 1966. Collec­ on moral grounds is left without a because they are a better means of Wellesley's Cari]lonneurs t ions of any number of books on any means of expressing that position. mobilizing opinion and making it -n1biect are eligible, though most of And finally. the last section of ques­ heard. The Committee to End the Ring Enjoyable Morning Bell the books must be at Wellesley in tion 2. and question 3. do not provide War in Viet Nam is a "movement" case the judges want to look at them for those who oppose complete with­ it• a very real sense; it is concerned In a recent issue of News, a letter hour less of study or sleep or a half drawal yet disagree with the present with moving 1changing> private dis­ to the editor protested Wellesley's hour more out in the snow or rain. Established in 1935 by an anony­ Administration's mode of defense. approval into public protest. mous donor, the $50 Junior Library For instance, some might advocate a Mr. Wallach feels that such a "built-in" alarm clocks and pro- Most of the songs are duets, with claimed, "Let the morning bell be one girl on treble and one on bass Prize has been awarded almost every more active United Nations role com­ movement is especially necessary vear since then. Among the several bined with a cease fire on our part, now. There is no one in the govern­ abolished." Interestingly enough 'j The carillon itself resembles a piano there is another "morning" bell that nobody t~nks very Iattached to the keys and to the bells. much about here. Along with those each of which was cast in England for a permanent collection. They Question 4. strikes us as necnli'lrlv fiendish metallic gongs, Wellesley - and imported here. recognize that most students prob­ irrelevant at a woman's college music that can be the result was a strange pattern of may next year submit a paper for subscribed to News: We are sorry study in greater depth. Included in heard all over campus every morn- silence interspersed with music. the national Amy J. Loveman com­ about the delay in getting News each term will be two weeks of inde­ ing before chapel, at 5:30 in the Carols before vacation, music after petition for the college senior with subscriptions out. This is due to pendent study in conjunction with the afternoon, in the early evening, and breakfast, and musical walks back Ithe best personal library. the time it takes to make name students' courses and a review week on special occasions. There are ap- from the library prove that the motto Interested juniors should see Miss plates; most subscribers should proximately 15 girls, however, head- of the Carillonneurs in action re- F h f d t . however, have received their first before each exam period. This work 1 seems to give the student a chance ed by their president: Alice Merritt sembles that of the postman. renc or more e ru s. issue by now. to summarize and supplement her '66, to whom that music is a half work while it is fresh. Limitations Wellesley Considers Instituting Chinese Although this curriculum sounds "Genetical and Biochemical Inves- Continued from page One to ally with another institution to Other Departments Not Adverse exciting, it does limit the number of ligations of Photosynthesis in Chla­ course last year. offer two different languages and ex- News also interviewed heads of areas a student can explore in four mydomonas" was the subject pre­ Recognizing these problems, Mr. change students and facilities, as several of the smaller language de­ years. The semester system also sented by Dr. R. Paul Levine of the C.ulick offered several possible solu- done now among the fou. Connecti­ ~artments whose clientele might be lacks the obvious flexibility of Biological Laboratories at Harvard tions. The first and most obvious 1 and driveuu .aonG-gghnT-. ETAOI reduced with the introduction of an­ Wellesley's trimesters. University yesterday. would be to institute Chinese courses cul Valley colleges !Smith, '. Holy­ other language. Miss Maja Goth, At the same lime, Smith's cur- His talk was the third in the series at the college, perhaps beginning oke, Amherst, U. of Mass. l. ) ll'~ last chairman of the German department, riculum exhibits several shockingly of rive colloquia to be offered this with a program like that offered at idea, he said, is to "let s~.idents agreed that some students would be liberal tendencies - sophomores do tE:rm by the biology department. Wellesley High School, but on cam- have cars and drive in on their own taken away, of course, but observed not have to contemplate our "Judeo- Chlamydomonas are unicellular pus with an excellent part-time pro- to classes at Boston College or Har­ that even the new scheduling has Christian Tradition," and students green alga that have been used ex­ fessor and language lab aid. Next Ivard." had this effect. "This is certainly not are required to take only two semes- ten•dvelv in biochemical studies dur­ year would be a particularly good Cohen Sees Specific Advantages ground for objection," she said. "I ters of science and two to four of ing the past 15 years. time to start such a program, he Agreeing with Mr. Gulick on the think it would be fascinating, excit­ foreign language. There are no The colloquia, which are to aug­ said, b~ause of the contraction being desirability of offering Chinese at ing, if Wellesley offered Chinese." further stipulations, except a min- ment classes presently being given effected in the language institute at Wellesley, Mr. ~hen pointed to spe­ Miss Grazia Avitabile, chairman im~m .of eight a~d maximum of ten b)' the department, are o·pen to all Yale which is putting a number of cific advantages which the college ol the Italian department, saw the umts m the ma1or and a rrummum interested students and facculty. excellent language instructors out of has in this area. For example, the question as going back to one's con­ of 13 units outside of the area I a job. Harvard-Yenching Library, one of of concentration. :... ception of the role of Wellesley Col­ Cooperation with Nearby Schools the best Chinese libraries in this lege, as a "liberal arts" institution, Another suggestion is to make country, is close to the campus and in educating its students. Thus the Questions Rush. experience. s:ime arrangement with Boston Col- is more liberal toward allowing out­ important question would be whether • • Elated, tense chatter was punctu- lege or Harvard University, both of side students use of its facilities than. the college as a whole felt Chinese ated by telephone calls and shouts which have broad Chinese language say. Widener Library for students would be a valuable part of its cur­ Continued from paee one Ilike "The lights are coming back on programs, and invest in a VW bus doing theses. Also, he said, "Welles­ riculum, which indeed it might. She, fuse-then you see the lights in the Memorial Drive! " Girls came in tc transport students to and from ley College has a strong traditional too, agreed that a new language library are out-then Tower Court from evenings in Boston and report­ classes, for credit. Harvard, for ex- attachment to China." · might draw some students away from disappears and then you hear all Bos- ed "It looks like a war . . . Did you ample, offers introductory courses in Mr. Cohen seemed definitely to her department, but thought it would ton, all New England, even New York ever see Prudential Center without modern Mandarin with pronouncia- think that Wellesley was lagging be­ also draw some others out who might City and Canada are involved!" any lights? . .. The coffee houses tion, grammar, reading and writing, hind the other Seven Sister colleges not take the languages presently of­ In the various dormitories, groups, are swinging!" Some Harvard law and in classical Chinese, Wen-yan in this area. "Wellesley has the fered. feeling exonerated from study, gath- students, however, crowded into the grammar and reading; intermediate closest traditional ties to China and Would Begin Like Russian ered around pianos, or held informal International Law Library, trying to courses in reading of modern texts. probably the largest percentage of Mrs. Irina Lynch, Chairman of the hootenannies. Pyrophiles had a won- study: "I need all the light I can ccnversation and comoosition, meth- Oriental students, but has not yet Russian department, pointed to the derful time lighting candles and boil- get." o in re- article on Wellesley fashion entitled an e~b1tion at the ~tudio faculty First Administration's IntematlonaJ knowledge. sponse to M2M's alleged disclosure "The Poison Ivy League." show. ~ Jewett last spnng. The administration talked back at He sharply differentiated between that it intends to ship supplies to the "Scratch a Wellesley girl and what This is the second Green Going that Brown last week as Brown Univer- the kind of undergraduate who should Viet Cong and to train volunteers to do you have?" the article suggested. ~ellesley. owns; tl_le otl_ler_ ~ne hangs sity President Barnaby C. Keeney attend a university as opposed to a join the rebel forces in Viet Nam. "The Girls" look "Sweet, Young In- m the office of Miss Virgmia Onder­ defined student cliches: I college, he foresees "a reintroduction Jeffrey Gordon, national coordina- dividual, Sportive, Slightly Astrin- do!11<•. de~ of the college. Pomeroy's "Apathy-when you are not excited 1 of the undergraduate to the research tor of M2M, immediately denied the gent." pamting is "the currently last of a about the same things I am . . . professor." : charges. "Girls attend upperclass," it de- series,, of wate~. P~Ct':lfes - "cur- "Administration apathy and con- In addition, he predicts that insti- I "Americans have to stay here to cried, " in long or short, blue or white rent!.~ because ~pamtings are never fusion-This means I said no . . . tutions must yield their autonomy to I fight our government," he said. jeans plus football jerseys, super-size last. .There ~g~t be some more "Maturity-Mature is what I say I national, even international, educa- I "The Johnson administration are turtleneck sweaters. When they are Going m the p~tmg that Mr. Rayen am when I want to do something I'm tional systems. the guys that should be prosecuted." not in class they cover up everything plans to show m New York next year. Lectures Vary from Paintings-Prophets Bible Lecture Professor R. B. Y. Scott will lec­ ture on "The Word and the Prophet" Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 7:45 in Pendle­ ton. Mr. Scott is professor of religion at Princeton University. He is con­ nected with the American School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem and has participated in the excavation of various sites in Jordan. The lecture is being presented by the Bible Department and relates to topics now being discussed in Bible 104. An informal coffee will follow the lecture.

Talk on Cognition "Experiments with Sentences" is the title of a lecture to be given by George Miller, on Mon­ day, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Pendleton. Mr. Miller received his B.A. de­ gree from the University of Ala­ bama and his PhD. from Har­ vard, where he is now a professor of psychology. His lecture is part of his present research in the field of cognition. He has also been working on aspects of information theory, studies of language, and problems of communication.

View of Renaissance Creighton Gilbert, professor of art at Brandeis, will speak Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. in Jewett Auditorium on "Pierro della Francesca,'' an early Italian Renaissance painter Hopefully, Professor Gilbert's talk will include comments on the fres­ coes at. Arezzo which are among the maJor works of Pierro. A frequent contributor to Arts Magazine, Professor Gilbert is an aut~ority on Renaissance painting. Go ahead . Be rebellious. Demand more "big" Polara's different, all right. looks, drives, He 1S also the editor of Drawings in your big car. And get it at a price that performs like the elegant piece of machinery Enlist now in th of the Italian Renaissance from won't take a big bite out of your budget. it is. Covered by a 5-year/50,000-mile war­ e Dodge Rebellion. the Scholz Collection. By Dodge, you've got it. Polara ! More ranty.• Complete with all these items that "big." More "hot." More of everything others used to cost extra : Outside mirror. Padded The Senate Meeting Wednesday, have not. dash. Variable-speed electric windshield November 17 will be a closed I Ever see the likes of it? Neither has your wipers and washers. Backup lights. Turn meeting. The next open meeting next door neighbor or the doorman at the signals. Seat belts, two front and two rear. will be Tuesday, November 30. club or the parking attendant who can easily Insist on Polara at your Dodge Dealer's. A pick Polara from a lot full of "me, too" cars. beautiful new way to break old buying habits. RECRUITERS November 16: Columbia Grad­ DODGE DIVISKIN C ~J;!~:!~JR.~,~ 'BB Dodge Palara uate School of Business, New York, New York. 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WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS, WELLESLEY, MASS., NOVEMBER 11, 1965 Page Five THEATER SUPPLEMENT An Editorial ••• Conference on America Drama Act One: Curriculum Change Perhaps it can be said that adversity breeds devotion. Roman persecution of the Christians produced a fervor and dedication in Sees Merits Dwarfing Problems those Christians that their successors to the faith have not equalled since. Simiarly actors in England who were not so fortunate as to In words and in mime, the 14th their own theatre, which will, at ize that their actions affected the fnjoy the patronage of a noble were referred to as "ruffians and annual convention of the New Eng­ least, give them professional experi- actors, and therefore certain behavior fvil-disI?Ose~ persons," "masterless men,". and were frequently sub- land Theatre Conference concluded ence. Mr. Kepros also advised that was inappropriate, was hard; it was, 1ect to llllpnsonment as vagrants. Yet this harassment climaxed in that theatre in America, although actors temporarily out of work con· however, gratifying to see the audi­ tinue theatre work in an ancillary ence turn from unwilling captives the age of ~~b~than drama and in its guiding light, Shakespeare. far from perfect, offers more pro­ mise than problems. capacity, rather than take an office to interested viewers. ~h~ ~ea~ ID its history have earned the theater a secure and unique Mr. Paul R. Barstow, assistant job. No "Aspre" position ID the contemporary art world. Reflecting this burgeoning profesor of speech and director of He also spoke about the satisfac- Mr. Carnovsky, famed for his ~terest in and respect for the theater, three to four hundred Welles­ ~he Wellesley Theatre, attended the tions and the unexpected problems IStratford, Conn. performances of ley students participate annually in some form of extracurricular conference with three students, of presenting live theatre to young- Shylock, Lear, and Prospero and ~heatrics. Wellesley •:tudents have become notorious for their sup­ Martha Craig '68, Carma Morrill '67, sters who had only seen television or ' presently part of the resident theatre IP°rt of the Boston theater: until this year and the uncertain pres­ and Ellen Jaffe '66. Mr. Barstow was movies. Getting the children to real- ! Continued 011 page ten fures of the new schedule, the percentage of Wellesley students president of NETC 1958-61 and is now purchasing tickets to the Charles Playhouse surpassed that of any Chairman of the Advisory Council. ther college in the Boston area. Varied Activities Are.a Directors Discuss Ideas on Theater Held October 2'l·23 in the impres­ Bl;lt .the W~lles~ey curriculum .has not ~xpanded to accommo­ sive, modern Carl Stephens Ell Stu­ at.e this 1~creasmg mterest. There 1s no specific theater major here. Repertory Acting Free Expression dent Center of Northeast University, ~t is P'?ss1ble ~o ass·!mble ~ program emphasizing the theater by the major events of the conference Offers Beginning Good Team Spirit combmmg vanous courses m the Speech Department with others were a panel discussion of "The lfrom the language departments. However, there are hindrances to Actor in America: The Problem and by Dorothy Clancy '67 by DonNI Dickenson '67 fven this grudging compromise: only twelve hours of theater courses thP Promise," a speech by Morris "If the director knows everything ay be taken, theater courses may not count toward the fulfillment Carnovsky, this year's winner of beforehand, it shuts up the free, im­ f the distribution requirements, and theater courses cannot be con­ NETC's Creative Achievement award. aginative function you see around dered rel~ted ~or~ to any other major. The girl who is carrying a and a performance by the mime you. As I see it, a director's func­ rregular ma1<;>r ~1th. its a~ten~ant related work and who is also labor- Tony Montanaro. Other meetings fo. tion is to keep that going." ~ cussed on high school and commun­ The sense of give-and-take ex­ ing under d1stnbut1on reqmrements .must reconcile herself to giving ity theatre. p thoughts of any electives other than her theater courses. Participating in the panel were pressed in this quotation from an ex· clusive interview with David Wheeler, r Can it be that Wellesley College is trying to provide aspirants Frederick O'Neil, president of Act­ to the theater the obstacles conducive to greatness? We at News ors' Equity Association; Paul Bene­ dJrector of the Theatre Company of doubt it. Rather, this slighting of the theater as a course of study dict, resident actor of the Theatre Boston, may explain TCB's dark· Company of Boston; Richard Knee­ horse success in a city where reper· seems ~o st~m from a failllre to recognize its place in a liberal arts tory groups are often ignored by all educa!ton. If y~~ .wanted to study the theater, why didn't you go land, resident member of Provi­ dence's new Trinity Square Play­ but transient college audiences. to aotmg .school? 1s t?e stock return to a student's complaints. But •·Some of the actors who come to us the. fact is that th~ history of the theater can be pursued just as house; Nicholas Kepros, now a~ar­ ing in the Herald-Traveler's Reper­ . from off-Broadway shows become validly as can the h1~to~ of art, of music, o! religion, or of anything tory of Shakespeare plays for high really passionate about the company. e~se. No one would ms1~t that a .student d.es1rous of studying biblical school students; and Derek Till of I suppose it's because we have more history go t<;> a th.eolo~cal s~mmary. Drama in a language depart­ the Concord 1Ma""· l Players. team spirit; we're a lasting company, ment 1s studied pnmanly as l1terature, as the embodiment of certain Elliot Norton, drama critic for the Michael Murray, Artistic Director and our work is a collaborative ef­ ~deas. It is the performance aspects that are emphasized in the exist­ Boston Record-American and Sunday and Co-Producer of Boston's Charles fcrt." mg theater courses, the theatrical condtiions and conventions in dif­ Advertiser, was moderator. Playhouse. Director, not Dictator Overshadowing Wheeler's sense of ferent periods. For ~xample, both the English and the Speech De­ Repertory Flourishes "Resident Professional Theater in responsibility toward the actor is µartments offer Shalcespcare courses. English 215 studies represen­ The panel members agreed that Boston" was the subject of a lecture professional repertory theatre in his sense of indebtedness toward the tative plays "with emphasis on their dramatic and poetic aspects." given by Michael Murray, Artistic writer. In selecting the season's pro­ Spee.ch 205 attends to "Elizabethan stagecraft, contemporary pro­ cities from Boston to San Francisco Director of the Charles Playhouse on was a flourishing movement, a ductions, he often prefers "marvel­ duction styles, acting and directing." The literary and the theatrical October 'Zl in Jewett Auditorium. lous American plays written out of healthy alternative to the pressures Speaking from his own experience ~pproaches are complementary but are clearly unique and equally and competition of finding work in the grain of their time' '-such works rmporta~t fields for study. A major in the theater would no more as a founder and present director of as e.e. Cummings' hhn, ignored by New York. Mr. Kneeland empha­ the Charles Playhouse, Mr. Murray necessarily produce actr~s~es ~han a. major in the hi.story of art pro­ sized the fact that these theatres producers of the forties but presented discussed the nature and problems duces artists. (Though 1f 1t did, actmg 1s one field m which there is allow the actor to develop by pre­ with sideshow-barker vigor by the ot a repertory theater such as the senting plays that are artistically val· Theatre Company last winter. unquestionable equality for women.) Charles Playhouse. He feels that such uable, whether or not they are com­ If Wheeler devotes himself to the . News would like to see Wellesley College grant theater studies a community theater, maintaining mercially successful. rediscovery of classic works, he the independence they have achieved elsewhere. The ideal would be high professional standards, but also spends even more time in the dis­ 1 Money, however, remains the rep· a major in the history of the theater. At very least, restrictions on cffering an opportunity for young ertory company's biggest worry. covery of new ones. Besides keeping the number of hours of theater courses and refusal to allow these Satisfaction and Worries actors to get started, is an important in touch with young a>laywrights courses to count in distribution and as related work should be done Mr. Benedict urged young actors cultural resource. Vthom he met when assistant to Ed· away with. to start by getting together to form Problems ward Albee at the "Circle in the However, a resident professional Square" workshop, Wheeler main­ theater is costly and the ever·present tains contact with Boston authors problem is securing funds. Mr. Mur­ through TCB's monthly stage read· Shakespearan Magic Lives On ray feels that subscriptions and pri· ings, where writers can hear their vate grants csuch as the Ford and scripts brought to life by profes· by Marji Siegel '66 one time plays were given outdoors Rockefeller Foundation Grants) are sionaI actors. by Longfellow Pond, in the amphi­ the best monetary resources, al· Ideas Come Alive When with a ..full fathom five" theatre, or near Society Road. though government funds, such as In commenting on modem Ameri­ Ariel scampers freely away from the those provided by t_he new ~ Bill can drama, Wheeler noted author's According to alumnae, the advan· elements, the revels of Shakespeare may prove more unportant m the growing fascination with the one-act tages of being in the midst of nature Society scarcely be ended. The future. ' Contiruud on page eight will were often extraordinary. A produc­ Society's production of The Tempest tion of MacBeth in the amphitPeatre November 19 and 20 is part of a tra­ was. greatly enhanced by interru!>' ('Winterfest' Comes To Boston: dition which began in 1876 and has tions of thunder and lightening, while become as integral to Wellesley as a striking sunset saved the perform­ hoop Tree Day, and Sunday rolling, ance of As You Like It. morning orange juice. ('Culture Festival' Commences Sunset Made SubsUtute H anything, Shakespeare Society The latter play was being given on Winterfest, a "festival of culture," opportunities to more of our citizens." bas become even more firmly en· the lawn before the President's house will commence at Boston's new War Mayor John F. Collins lauded the trenched through the years. Whereas and involved use of a torch for the Memorial Auditorium on February group ilS a "significant step for· in earlier days professional directors new wedding procession. When the torch­ 1:1 and run for ten days. ward to heighten Boston's artistic charge of the plays and only took bearers were about to enter, they Including programs of music and one full play was presented each expression and appreciation." discovered that the alcohol for the dance, theatre productions, exhibi· year, today the Society members torch was completely diminished, but tions of arts and crafts, and lectures Grants Give SupPort direct all aspects of their productions a blare of red from the setting sun on a wide range of topics, Winterfest Already .grants totalling $35,ooo and still manage to produce two full from Boston's Permanent Charity plays a year. proved a more than adequate sub­ will be the first project presented stitute. by the newly formed Cultural Foun· Fund are backing the Fot•ndation's Once Unique In Area Yet nary a Shakespeare member dation of Boston, Inc. · activities. President Johnson's new While Shakespeare himself has not would complain about the society's To Promote Culture and Art bill creating the National Foundation lost. general appeal, the Wellesley present confinement. The charmingly The creation of the Cultural Foun­ on the Arts and Humanities also makes funds available for such organ­ Society has somewhat Jost its unique­ authentic Elizabethan structure pro­ dation was announced here on Octo­ izations. ness in the Boston area. At the tum vides a perfect atmosphere for living ber 18. It is Boston's first central :Jf the century the Society provided Shakespeare. organization to support and promote In ad~tion to Winterfest, the I culture and activities. Eli Gold­ the only Shakespeare given in the Margie Williams Elaine Smith and Intimacy Adds. To E:s.perlence art Foundation is sponsoring studies in ston, chairman of Boston Gas Com­ !ll't!a and Bostonian theatre go- Nina Kaufman, '66, tempesU:ously Eileen Kohl '66, director of the So­ conjunction with the Joint Center for t?~s ai1 pany and president of the new foun· ers cn?cs wo!11d annually come rehearse Shakespeare's "Tempest." ciety plays, remarks, "You feel Eliz. lirban Studies of M.IJI'. and Har· ~d dation, described it as a "response ~ m their camages for opening (photo by Karin Rosenthal '67) abethan just being in the house," and vard of the problems of making cul­ mght. Today the same e.iqpert treat- adds that the intimacy of the theatre to the repeated suggestions in this tural programs available to more ment is concentrated on the smaller, Some of the excitements of the enables greater communication with community and, in fact, a national. people, and studies to determine the yet still always overflowing, audi- earlier productions have been elim· the audience and increases the ·sense demand, for a central 9rganization value of a central clearing house of ences of. Wellesley students and their inated due to the players' present of stepping into another world. to help the arts, particularly the per· information and the development ~ guest,, , confinement to the Society House. At Continued on page ten forming arts, and to bring cultural an arts calendar for Greater ~. Head: From Rehearsal Ro<

--~ by Margie Holley '66 readings, a selection of When the audience gathered in Jew­ called back to read with e.. ett Auditorium on Friday and Satur­ so that reactions and devf' -- day evenings for this fall's Experi­ may be studied and corr mental Theatre production, the per­ made. The cast is then c formance which they saw was a the director, approved by result of eight weeks of planning and Director of Theatre, and work. nounced. Experimental Theatre, an organ­ Recruiting Crews ization within Wellesley College The­ During the casting period atre, differs from Barn in that its chiefs are gathered from tb productions are entirely student di­ of experienced Barn and ET ~ rected, designed, and executed. Its Each head completes her function is to offer to the college through sign-ups and volunte< audience and the public plays which Through production meetin• A~ Ptapeilles w1 l&ap flllllltare II .._ M Gie wfll .... are "experimental" insofar as their heads coordinate their ro in JeweH'9 shop area. modes of presentation are not yet 1Plans for the particular play. dictated by tradition or period con­ tive budget is drawn up to ventions or are exceptionally differ­ sented to the Board. ent from our usual present-day Visual Elements dramatic preconceptions. Settings are designed by t Casting of the construction and paint The choice of play is made by the in conference with the direct director and approved by the Barn liminary renderings and pi Board two to three months prior to drawn up, building begins ' performance dates. Then the director ately, and set pieces are inci draws up a schedule of try-<>ut read­ in rehearsals as soon as ings, and casting notices are dis­ ready. Construction work if> tributed. the shop area of Jewett R After two days of preliminary Room, and may continue dl

Hanging instruments and cabling on first lighting pipe on .Jewett wagon stage.

Prellmlnary readings on stage. Actors are both c..llege students and young businessmen from the Boston area.

Production meetings of the show. to Footlights ••• A Play is Born

is hearsals and programs in the audi­ the factor of color. Frequent confer­ :r torium. ences are held to achieve mutual it Costuming is designed by the head enhancement without interference. tS seamstress, also in conference with In Rehearsal •Y the director, with an eye to period. The four weeks of rehearsal begin " 1s color, and appropriateness for char­ with blocking and body movemeht. n- acters. Actors' measurements are re­ As lines are mastered and scripts corded, and elaborate pieces may be left behind, gesture, business, focus, obtained by rental or borrowing. Pat­ flow of action and rhythm of pacing • t!W terns are laid, materials secured, are worked in. This ~ysical frame­ '3 and sewing of the rest of the cos­ work is both guided by and the ve­ . s. tumes begins. Fittings continue hicle for communication of develop­ -ew throughout the weeks of rehearsal, ing interpretation. and costumes are usually assembled Along with rehearsals, the "front for use during the final production of house" work progresses: program · week. copy and cover design are prepared IDgbllghts and printed, as are tickets. Publicity The lighting design is drawn up in works through patron notices, news­ Rouse malling and pubUdty wort. conjunction with settings, through the papers,· photography, and posters to combined efforts of the master elec­ inform and attract both on and off (. d trician, set designer, and director. campus audiences. J w Coinciding with the progress of the Production week brings a shift into < e- sets comes the hanging of instru­ high gear with make-up sessions, f !"e ments, gels, cabling and patching, synchronization of crews' and actors' e lj. focusing and preparation of cues and cues, the final polishing of the stage r -

Photos by Margit Hollty '66

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PreUmlnary make-up· conference to decide on colors and materials.

Costume fittings are held in the dressing roonis on the second floor of the Jewett rehearsal room.

The big lecos In the celling of Jewett Auditorium are reached by a catwalk high above the audJence. Page Eight WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS, WELLESLEY, MASS., NOVEMBER 11, 1965 Bombastic Comic Prose Southern Repertory Group Keeps ET Audience Bright Gets Fame, Not Fortune "1 Robin Rel.rig '66 junior show; and Wayne Scott and Mussel is a poet remarkable for Chris Brooks, pugnacious, profane exciting our laughter and our tears priests in identical costumes and hair­ by Thea Devine '69 linois, who came to Mississippi in the ru-st time, in Georgia. almost simultaneously. Experimen­ cuts. In December 1963 two young men summer of 1963 as a civil rights New York Performuces initiated a drama workshop at Touga­ worker for the Student Non-Violent In January and February of this tal Theatre's production of his tragi­ Richard Glover was a blistering loo College in Jackson, Mississippi. Coordinating Committee. year, the Free Southern '11leater came comedy Camile and Perdican Cleveland's Karamu penses of its growing activities. Al­ :n: and tone varied little, they were still ern Theater, which has performed a Theater and off-Broadway. Together h1 tering and laughing through the charming. though the players receive a salary "tragic" ending. variety of plays throughout the South, they gathered a few professional and of only $35 weekly, longer tours and :h The chorus of village women Free Southern Theater is supported Harassment 1. 0 but I don't want to suffer," Camille by Iba Reed '66 received as favorably as it was in ~:!:!;c!':. donations and benefit per- Although the Free Southern Thea- explains; Perdican argues for life, If you plan to join the annual in- Eoston earlier in the fall. Drat! the ter gives most its performances in love, and lovers, then angered by flux of colege students to New York cat is the intriguing title of another Following all performances, there is Mississippi, it is independent from Camille's coldness, makes love and City for the Thanksgiving vacation, musical, this one starring Lesley Ann a regularly-scheduled discussion be- the loosely cordinated Council of Fed· proposes to sweet young thing Rosette you might do well to consider secur- Warren as a socialite-turned-jewel- tween the players and the audience, erated Organizations, which oversees in front of Camille; more drunk ing theater tickets immediately. thief and Elliot Gould as a rookie and sometimes there are short drama the Mississippi Freedom Project. Per- monks, Camille and Perdican are If you know what you want, you're cop. Pickwick is this season's re- workshops for interested children. haps because of this, as well as be- reconciled, plan to live happily ever lucky. If not, you may face a diffi- placement for Oliver, whose virtues Expanded Scope cause of its mobility, the group has after; an offstage scream from cult decision, as the number of plays and faults Pickwick seems to share- The gro~·s second tour in Nov- largely managed to avoid the intense Rosette is heard, Camille checks it from which to choose is considerable. it's for you only if you don't revere ember 1964 showed expanded material degree of harassment and terrorism out, returns onstage to say "She's There are, of course, the survivors Dickens. and scope. The repertory had grown met by workers in the civil rights dead; goodbye Perdican," curtain; from the past season's processes of Ad Execs and Boston Matrons to include Samuel Beckett's Waiting movement. audience asks "is it over?" natural selection. On Broadway, Generation, which also previewed For Godot and Le Roi Jones Pur- Nevertheless, finding suitable loca- Good Hamming there is the Pulitzer Prize-winning in Boston, is a comedy starring Henry lie Victorious.. The group appeared tions for performances is always a With the comedy woven so closely The Subject was Roses; the Mike Fonda as a Midwest account execu- in 30 Mississippi towns, as well as problem. While the group was at to the tragedy it takes a delicate Nichols comic trio Luv; The Odd Continued on page ten in Louisiana, Tennesee, and for the Tulane University in New Orleans in touch not to destroy the elegant tale Couple , and March of this year, it was continually of romance, as I have done. In this Barefoot In the Park; last season's harassed by the police, who made production there was no acting, only musical triumph. Fiddler on the Further Tra·1n·1ng·1n Theater· Necessary seven arrests for vagrancy and traffic hamming, with the one fine excep­ Roof, which captured the New York A d Q p . I E • offenses within three days. The com- tion of Peter Haggarty's Perdican. Drama Cities' Award for the best n ca emic r ract1ca xper1ence pany includes six white and six Negro The only problem is there is sup­ musical and nine Tony's. Mimi Hines 1 players, plus technicians and instruc- posed to be another exception, Ca­ will appear as Fanny Brice in Funny by Barbara Elden ,66 He also noted that competition for tors, and travels from town to town mille. Set within a pattern of stock C.lrl starting in late December, so The theater offers numerous O!>" gettin!! into a pro- by light truck. comic figures, the young lovers' story I first-ra~e gradu~te that this may be a last chance to portunities for people of many dif- gram is very rough smce one IS com------• comes alive only if they come alive. see Barbara Streisand in that role. ferent talents, from young starlets peting against theater majors as well Summer Institute Mr. Haggarty's gentle, tender Perdi­ Five Year Veteran to aspiring scenic designers or direc- as with ipeople who have had greater can ran true as the spring of life say­ Other oldies are Baker Street, Half tors. But all those associated with opportunities for practical experi~nce On Shakespeare ing, as Musset's own mistress George a Sixpence, The Roar of the Grease- the theater warn hopefuls in all fields The graduate programs available I Sand wrote him, "I have loved. It is paint etc., Hello Dolly, Golden Boy, that extensive study and training is 1 are many and varied, r anging from; Next summer will bring a new and I who have lived, not some artificial 't'he Owl and the Pussycat, and Any !'lecessary the three-year program at Yale st" ti . f Shale being created by my pride and my \\ d d · . M I 1mu1 a ng experience or e- despair." e nes ay. Mr. Paul Barstow, director of the Sch~\ of Drama leadmg to a aster speare enthusiasts. The Shakespeare Cold Camille Off Broadway is a veteran of five Wellesley College Theater, comment- of Fme Arts degree to ~he more Institute sponsored by the Universit ye:ars Alan .T. Ler- ure Wheeler will direct in December. lem; we didn't fulfill that part of be given by Joseph Reed, Executive ~d wheezed through the entaglement ner's ltieSI Dlls~al de:wng with psy- Having worked with A Midsummer Ibsen which we saw in the artist Producer of the Stratford Theatre, like a leftover twitching witch from chiatry 8L

by Lisa Reed '66 diate rejection of Mabel shatters her which he wears Boy Scout bermudas In Adams House Play Andorra The destruction of illusions is a assumption that love is necessarily and straddles a hobby-horse> and by Estelle Stevens '68 episode, especially in the beginning, popular, not to say hackneyed, theme a lifetime of bliss. maternalism, in which he vacuums are choppy and sporadic. The scenes in drama. The Trlgon, currently off musions Are Like Men the sofa and cares for Basil. Andorra by Max Frisch is a play seem like lagging pieces rather than Broadway in New York, is a power- The message of the play is essen- As Basil, who talks blood and guts of the obvious, so obvious that it harmonious IP8J'ts of a whole. But ful revival of this theme by English- tially enigmatic because what mo- very graphically, is Geoffrey Webb. virtually slaps you across the face Andorra's action follows a snowball­ man James Broom Lynne. tivates Charles to wreak his destruc- It becomes evident gradually that, with its message - the evil of anti­ ing movement. Slow at the beginning, Designer Richard Bianchi's set is tion of the triangle is unclear. At the underneath his blustering and savage Semitism. In the Adams House it begins to roll, picking up speed a tired, tasteless room in a London end, he is not gratified to have been outbursts, he is pitifully i~tent. Drama Society's production, the mod· until no one can stop it. walk-up, inhabited by Arthur and the bearer of truth. On the contrary, Veronica Castang plays Mabel, gentle ern parable kicks at propriety. It is Basil. The third member of the tri- the play closes with him king of the and kind to Basil and Arthur, awk­ ugly, it is blatant, but only to ac­ SoWoquy Is Peak angle suggested by the title is Mabel, cold-water flat but with an expres- ward and shy with Charles. The in­ centuate the ugliness and blatancy of The production reaches its peak a girl who is the frequent companion sion of horror and anguish. The sug- truder Charles, played by Michael prejudice. near the end, in the soliloquy of the o! the two young men. gestion is that he is Experience, the Lipton, is at the same time charming The play opens with an obvious young Jew, Andri, played by Carl Masochism and Sadism illusion-destroyer. If this is so, what in his worldliness and loathsome in symbolic action: the town of Andorra Philip Nagin. Nagin is excellent in The three really have a very satis- the play has to say could be some- his cruel imposition of it on the is being whitewashed. As the play the role. He plays Andri's transition factory arrangement. Basil, obsessed thing to the effect that illusions are others. continues, it is quite evident that the from a pathetic scapegoat to a hate­ with violence and destruction, ful- like men in that you may be miser­ Comic Touches imaginary Andorra has a lot of dirt Cilled rebel in an emphatic, but en­ fills the need of Arthur, who enjoys able with them, but that it's even There are wonderful comic touches to be covered. For this complacent tirely convincing way. Nagin's move­ the martyrdom involved in Basil's worse without them. throughout - the association of Ar­ Christian community is capable of ments on the stage, his expression, persecution of him. Mabel, longing Any sense of nihilistic despair thur with ''The Dance of the Sugar­ lt:thal hate. his tone change from that of the for sex but terrified of it, enjoys male passes quickly, though, because the plum Fairy," Basil's game of Pin­ Snowball Movement trembling hated to the defiant bater. companionship without the threat of audience remains uninvolved. The tl1e-Arrow-on-Saint-sebastian. There The basic plot is far from subtle. In Andri's speech, he spits out the involvement. characters and their particular prob- are also some particularly forceful It simply deals with the ignorant words as the young Jew decries the Enter Charles, supercharged with lems, and therefore the import of the dramatic scenes - one in which expression of the Andorrans' hate for Andorrans who have forced him into symbolic import. As the charming, play, do not easily lend themselves Charles tries to lure Basil into smash­ a youth whom they believe to be a what he has become. seemingly 'regular' new roommate, to universal transference. And pos­ ing one of Arthur's model planes and Jew, but who is ironically an illegiti­ From this point until the end, the he is intent upon imbuing the three- sibly it is because an earth-shaking one in which Basil and Arthur inter­ mate native son, branded a Jew by production uses a type of dramatic some with "perspective" concerning interpretation is not forced upon you rupt Charles' seduction of Mabel. his own father. shock-treatment, hitting the audience themselves. He functions as a con- that The Trlgon provides such an With The Trigon Broadway pro­ Although the plot and theme are hard with violent, short scenes. fessor for each and then strips them intel'esting evening. ducer Arthur Cantor has made an not difficult to ·follow, the action Over-Ambition bare of their delusions with one ac- Outstanding Acting admirable debut as a director. is. The transitions from episode to In Andorra, Nagin is outstanding, tion - the seduction of Mabel. Basil What is really outstanding, though, and others are good. Smooth, con­ is forced to realize that his previous is the acting. Jeremy Geidt plays the vincing performances are given by talk of having Mabel was merely pasty, effeminate Arthur with gentle Rolling Stones Grossly Julie Tolliver as Barblin, Andri's talk, that he is not the man of action humor. He alternates between dis· lover and half-sister, and by Leland he considers himself. Charles' imme- plays of arrested development tin Moss, as the mercenary Innkeeper. Gather Crushing Crowds But many of the members of the cast lack spontaneity. They seem Memory: TCB To Show Skins,. Play; by Chris Franz '69 Watts, on drums, established the fun- uncomfortable and mechanical in The Rolling Stones concert of Fri- damental beat, which was picked up their roles. Drama Connects America and France day, November 5, was an obscene and magnified on the electric guitars What Andorra has to say is worth· for great revoking: And the multi- of Brian Jones, Keith Richards, and while, but the way it says it is at "Yes Is For A Very Young Man", "Yes Is For A Very Young Man," tudes did gather, shouting forth their Bill Wyman; however, it was Mick times overly ambitious. The play a play by Gertrude Stein will open one of Miss Stein's early works, at­ praise, and grate singing did fill the Jagger, with his hair-razing antics, lacks subtlety, which is a basic fault today at the Hotel Touraine for a tempts to recapture in the setting of ear. unkempt mop, and sullenly defiant cf the playwrite, not the producer occupied France the spirit of the First on the menu were a bunch manner, who made the group. As Victoria Traube, or the director Rob· three and a half week engagement. of second bananas served up in Brian blinked enchantingly through This production will be the second Civil War as she remembered it from ert Ginn. Playwrite Frisch over­ childhood stories. In a program note bleached denim and brown felt boots. his blond bangs, Mick strutted about states his images, paralleliM them in a series of seven plays that have !These five creatures, labeled the the stage, eyeing the audience with been scheduled for the 1965-66 season Miss Stein wrote: "I loved those incessantly with the symbols of stories and then, when I was in " Rockin' Ramrods," were long on a look of amused contempt. Narcis­ Christianity. at Theatre Company of Boston's hair, but short on talent - relying sistic perhaps, but effective. newly designed 230 seat theatre in France during the occupation, know­ ing intimately all the people around chiefly on the resemblance of their Feverish Conclusion the Hotel Touraine. lead singer to P<::ul McCartney. They At one point in the show, Mick If you are planning to take re­ me, I was struck by the resemblance served books home with you for Gertrude Stein, novelist, poet, biog­ to the stories my mother used to tell clattered through a Kingsmen-Dylan- removed his jacket, folded it deliber­ rapher, playwright and critic, was me, the divided families, the bitter­ Beatles repertoire, desecrating the ately, and made as if to toss it out to Thanksgiving recess an advanced one of the most colorful personalities ness, the quarrels and sometimes the hallowed " Yesterday" in the coarse the masses. The crowd rose to a reservation must be made in the of the post-World War I literary Main Library at the Reserve Desk, denunciations . . . " of events. fever p1' tch , and nearly went mad scene. Miss Stein influenced numer­ Featured in the TCB production Crowd _Begs for . Mersey . when he dropped the coat instead on or at the Art Library Desk in ous writers including Ernest Heming­ are Lisa Richards as Denise, Bronia As the strarns of voice. and guitar the stage by his feet Alth gh th Jewett. If you are staying on way and Thornton Wilder and has Stephan as Constance, Paul Benedict receded, four magenta figures, with · ou . e campus, books may be charged been quoted by thousands of people the impressive title of "Pattie and program~e was marked by occas1on- from Wednesday afternoon to Fri­ as Henri, Burris DeBenning as Ferdi­ The Bluebells," leapt onto the stage. al . hystencal outbursts and sever~ who have never read her works. nand and Mark Epstein as Georges. day morning and again over the Educated at Radcliffe and later at This group was chiefly distinguished futile. attempts _to rush the sta~e , 1t weekend in the Reserve Room, or David Wheeler is the director. Cur­ by the consistent abilit f "P tti ., remained relatively calm until the John Hopkins for medicine, she left tain on opening night is at 7:30 p.m. . Y o a e end from Wednesday to Monday morn­ the United States to settle in Paris, on Tuesday through Friday, at 8:30 to hit notes that were surely above ·. ing in Jewett. where she soon gathered about her r .m., on Saturday at ~ p.m. and 9:30 the human range, They would have ix:1;k ·~~~l~d~ th~ shobw ttothevery­ Advanced reservation forms made a dog wince and as it th Y s a 1s ac ion, - u en, as a circle of friends including Pablo and on Sunday at 5 p.m. and 8:30 may be filled out between 8:15 Picasso, Henri Matisse, Andre Gide, poor semi-human' audience ;: re~ Ithe Stones dashed _off the st~ge, he and 11: 30 a.m. Monday, Novem­ p.m Ticket reservations can be made duced to a cringing mass, begging and fl_ung his tambounne out and Ezra Pound. by calling the box office. ~urned ber 15, through Friday, November for Mersey mto the audience. The crowd went 19, and again on Monday morn­ The Blu~bells were followed on absolutely wild, converging on the ing, November 22. The Art Li­ their Courege-booted heels, by the poor _wretch who had caught the ~­ brary will take reservations only Our Theatre in the Round: Vibrations, an acrobatic quintet con- bo~rme. Fort~ately, the police through Friday, the 19th. Books sisting of five olive tuxedos. Finally, qwckly. stepped m to preve~t a full­ reserved may be picked up after having disposed of this extraneous r scale not, and the dazed Victor was the last classes. rescued and escorted out with his Proposed ET Workshops matter, the management presented As usual, Main Library and Art p rize. the Rolling Stones. will keep any single copies here, Experimental Theater is consider­ used on campus since 1963, but they On this final note, the mob broke ing a director's workshop. The Rolling Stones took over the so they may not be reserved. No were once a prerequisite for directing show with an indisputable authority, up; and yet, some hung about, un­ more than two books per student "The director could come across willing to accept the fact that it was any ET production. vested primarily in their peerless will be allowed. with his own interpretation of a all over, bitterly watching the trium­ Nina is also considering the idea of leader, Mike Jagger. Mike estab- All books will be due at 8:40 play," said Nina Kaufman '66, of an acting workshop, possibly dealing phant departure of the Chosen One, the advantages of this workshop. As lished an intense, depraved ra:i>port a.m. on Monday, November 29. with improvisations; actresses would with the audience. "'I need you! .- a Stone's throw away. of the present time, however, little work for spontaneous character de- you! - ,you!," he shouted, pointing student interest in this plan has been velopment in an established situation. expressed. at different sections of the crowd "While presenting particular scenes which broke into screams of despera: The purpose of workshops is to is good for directors and hopefully tion more than of ecstasy. train and encourage those students for actors as well, improvisation In every way, Mike Jagger was with a desire to direct. "It would v:ould be ideal," said Nina. the master showman. In terms of the give them experience in the elements "Rolling Stones Sound," Charlie oC directing, such as confronting and blocking a scene," said Nina, co-head WBS announces Free Advertis- of Experimental Theater. ing for any campus business - Pauport Plllocoe plaa Pbocol Par Presentation large or small - . Con- IUlillTS ·with ski schools. from a longer work, involving not tact: Jan Watkins, 413 Freeman 235-7125. ' h C'allr9I ...... more than five characters. The play And other areas with learn-to-ski weeks. or scenes selected would normally take about 15 minutes to present and And other areas with would require only five or six re­ well-known ski instructors. hearsals. Actresses and actors would Pierced eaninp be chosen from interested students. Have that pierced look But only Susarbush has The scenes would be presented in Stein Eriksen. the rehearsal rooms of Jewett Art Largest selec:tion in WelJesley Center for Barn members alone. "'The (THAT'S SUGARBUSH FOR YOU. ALWAYS SOMETHING TO STAY AHEAD OF THE PACK.) thing to do is to have problems and Priced $1 - $2 questions to ask," said Nina, since the entire Barn group would discuss any problems with the director after Utsa de Espana SUGARBUSH the presentation. the alli reaort with something for everyone Adlq Worbbops 22 Grow Street Every week a Stein Eriksen "L~arn to Ski Week" Directors' workshops have not been except Dec. 20·24, Dec. 27·31 and Feb. 21 ·25. For further information Wellesley Spuara write Sugarbush Valley, Warren 20, Vt. Page Ten WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS, WELLESLEY, MASS., NOVEMBER 11 , 1965 Jr. Show Critic Defends Stand Bri?sh Sl!y Movie ~ombine~ by Robin Reisig '66 Ihave to listen to apyone answering was "much m~re:· than an_"excu~" Satire With Dramatic Effect A reviewer is a type of paper- back. Usually, that is. for gags, the 1uruors explained their by Barbara Schlain '69 Iery, at that. writer exempt from teachers' criti- Two weeks ago in Tower's Gr~at "them~" o~ an "anti-he~" who "~c- From behind the shelves of the I . Birds of ~ Feather . cism. He says what he liltes about' Hall the Crimson reviewer of Juruor ceeds m hls own way. By opening champignons, comes a New Wave of The film de~s with a plot t~ dr~~ scores of performers and doesn't Show, George H. Rosen, Harvard '67, with the wedding tableau, ~ey felt spy n • ...:ll ... rs.· Down with Bondage·. England of its greates_t . scientif1_c evinced weritable courage in facing that they removed the central interest .....n " th f th Zeta Alpha Shows 16 Wellesley juniors to defend his from the realm of "Will Weritas win we have Palmery! ~nd_s , the -~~ent~n victim 0 . is Oct 11 review of One Knight's Stand. Tupel' Aura?" The Ipcress File, an English im- brain dram bemg a Dr. Radcliffe 'M F • Lad ' . port now at Cinema n in Framing- ' !! >. . Two one-man Thrush-type mas- Y air y Female Hasty Pudding Loosely Knit Plot? ham, has created a new hero. If termmds, code-named Sparrow and .. be ta zt di N ht" Opening the "seminar not a de- Weritas's explanation that "Sin· Ipcress is "a thinking man's Gold- , Bluejay, are S?J"(lehow ~volved . P3;1· Ich ha ge n e ganze ac bate" on the "deeper implications of cerity is not a social grace" held finger," Harry Palmer is a thinking mer, blackmailed by his colonel, is and "Ach, ware e~ ~cht wunderb~r" 1junior shows," Marian Ferguson ex· the audience "spellbound" according James Bobd. We'll clean your clothes. Turn down your bed. Even lay out means a certain thing. It is imPor­ William Hanley, who wrote last and The Zulu and the Zayda. ' your pajamas. The way we spoil you, your mother would tant, he said, for actors to study year's ~ow Dance on .tbe Kllllnf New Plays Off Broadw~ kill us. Would she serve you breakfast in bed? Or a mime, to overcome the automatic. Ground, JS represented this season by Currently enjoying success off banana split at midnight? We do. (Other hotels may do -S-h--k------S- --.--'------Broadway is yet another import from the some thing, but not in the grand Waldorf manner.) a espeare OClety • • • Great Britain, Trlgoa. The triangle What does it cost to stay in a hotel that's become practically Continued from page five worry about the lines, be conscious referred to in the title is that of two a legend? Astonishingly little. Just toke a gander at our homosexuals and the mousy girl who student rotes. But according to Eileen even the ot metre, but not sit on it. You must setting isn't essential. It's Shake­ remember you're playing a charac­ lives with them. Good Day and The $12.00 per person, 1 in a roam • $9.00 per per5on, 2 in a room speare that makes the Society's ex­ ter, not reading a sonnet." E:rhaustlon of Our Son's Love, plays $23.00 for 3 persons in a room (you figure it out ). perience so meaningful. "There's Reverse Elizabethan by Emmanuel Peluso and Jerome nothing more exciting than doing Another challenge is the Society's Max respectively, are playing at the Is that a bargain or is that o bargain? Shakespeare," she insists. policy of reversing Elizabethan tra­ Cherry Lane Theater. Opening at the Each Line Is Essential dition so that girls play all parts! Circle in the Square on November 16 Although costumes have been giv­ Eileen admits that at first she is The White Devil by John Webster. en generously as gifts, scenery is thought this would be impossible, but The repertory company of Lin­ 0bk~~ necessarily minimal and thus, "lilte since everyone accepts the situation coln Center has started off its season Park Avenue between 49th and 50th Street& Shakespeare," the girls have to rely and no one is self-conscious there in the new Vivian Beaumont 'Theater New Yark, N.Y. 10022 (212) El 5-3000 on the lines exclusively. The condi· have actually been few difficulties. under new direction with Danton's Conrad N. Hilton, President tions for excellence are extremely She feels, however, that the So­ Death, a play concerning Danton's demanding. ciety's production of Anthony and betrayal by Robespierre written in Eileen explains, "You have to learn Cleopatra must have been quite a 1835 by Georg Buchner and requir­ the language so well, you have to challenge! ing a cast of 46 for 31 scenes. WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS, WELLESLEY, MASS., NOVEMBER 11, 1965 Pe_ge Eleven

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Sun. Performance C011dlewll /rollt ~ OM President of the League, is a trustee into making a "spiritual commit­ of the Christian Anti-communist Cru­ Of Chamber Music ment" to "block communist domina­ sade. Interestingly, .the League offers Music of the romantic period will tion of the world." Yet Stonner's its three top winners a free trip to be emphasi7.ed as the Wellesley Col­ book is extremism with a difference: southern California, which includes lege Chamber Music Society presents ostensibly it is fastidiously docu­ & tour of Knott's Berry Farm. its annual fall concert Sunday eve­ mented. Herbert Philbrick, a close asso­ ning at 8 p.m. in Jewett Auditor­ Shortly after the book appeared ciate of Dr. Schwarz, is an ex-com­ ium. l)r. Julian Foster, a California pro­ munist and fonner counterspy Three duets by Johannes Brahms fessor, wrote None Dare Call It against Communt.sm for the F.B.I. will be performed by Edith Jones '67, Reason, a thorough, critical analysis His experiences are recorded in his contralto, Lisa Merritt '66, soprano, of its predecessor. Foster showed book, I Led Three Uves. and Lynn Tolkoff '66, pianist. Anne that nearly all the quotations were Well-Known WrJten Conley '67, flutist, and Susan Follett taken out of context or otherwise Skousen, Ward, and Lloyd Wright '67, pianist, will present the Sonata ingeniously distorted. Cone of the League's trustees> are for Flute and Piano by Francis Poul­ Moral Standards leaders of the American Security enc (1899-1963). The piece is one of The League does recommend a Council, an organization which the composer's last works and draws perusal of this critique so that stu­ started out as a private extremist heavily from the idioms of the eight­ dents can "study all sides and draw loyalty board for American industry, eenth and nineteenth centuries. their own conclusions" because "The but which has now branched out into Seventeenth Century stakes are the highest ever - TRUE the field of foreign policy and stra­ English music of the seventeenth LIBERTY - which includes your tegy. Skousen is the author of one of century will also be presented. A Wellesley SaJlors, Bambi Adams '66, Sue Henke '69, Aue Potter '19. own personal freedom"). • the most sanctified of extremist trio sonata by Henry Purcell will be John Milton Cooper, Jr. grams to students in addition to In- nese were offered, she said she cer- fered at Wellesley College. . ... Richard Glover tainly thought that those who wanted Continued on page twelve Jake Latta ..... : . . . . Wayne Scott to talce Russian would still do so. --===:.....::.::....:::.:'.::.:...::..::..:.:..:..:__ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~!... Miss Clapp Suggests Reunion "In my seven years here, I have only had one student who said she was talcing Russian because the college Of Worship and Work Groups didn't offer Chinese, and that student transferred after her sophomore by Barbara Elden '66 having appeared, according to Miss year." Going to Clapp, long before there was a stu­ Background of Chinese Here "Some day I rather hope that dent or college government. This Elaine Jong reported that of the Chapel Organization and Service Or­ Christian organization was a flourish­ 32 students of Chinese ancestry now Europe the way ganization, under some other name, ing one, marked by great attendance at Wellesley, about half have ilome will come together again," concluded at its worship programs. It required, knowledge of Mandarin and a few Miss Clapp in her talk at the annual however, a credal commitment of speak Cantonese, Shanghainese, or Chapel Dinner, Tuesday evening in its members and this eventually led Hok Gab, a southern dialect. Class everybody else is Severance. tc agitation for change. distnoution among students is fairly Miss Clapp noted that there is AU-Inclusive Organization even, with eight each in the senior nothing more unique in the Christian Following World War II students and freshman classes, ten sopho­ this winter? and Jewish traditions than the em­ attempted to develop an organization mores and six juniors. A little less phasis on the union of worship and through which every one, no matter than half of these students reside out- service. Wellesley, by its district what her religious convictions, could side the continental United States. worship and service organizations has talce part. At this point it was divided With a total enrollment of 1,765 stu­ separated these two. Although she into service and work organizations. dents at the college this year, girls feels that both the organizations are Miss Clapp pointed out that only or Chinese origin represent nearly doing admirable jobs in their separate through the Service Organization are two per cent of the total enrollment. areas, she thinks perhaps more could Christians, Jews, uncommitted seek­ Wellesley has long had special ties be done if they were re-united. ers and atheists united by service. with China, especially since the years Lacking See Italy. Group Spirit There is no such union created when Madame Chiang Kai-shek was "The student body seems to do through Chapel Organization. a student here. Madame Chiang has (the ~ay nobody else will) much less for the unfortunate now," "There is no area more difficult remained actively involved with the she continued. Yet she feels that than finding ways to bring together so college through the well-known May- there is no less concern among indi­ diverse a group," she said. She sug­ ling Soong Foundation programs and viduals in this student generation gested that some common bonds be through occasional visits, such as the than there has been before. Instead found and that they be given every one scheduled for next month. Miss Clapp thinks that something in opportunity to thrive. Most Wellesley the group spirit is lacking and that students, she continued, will leave Any significant progress toward the void may have been caused by the here and go out into groups that are the introduction of Chinese language Ask your travel agent to tailor your trip to your own taste and pleas­ division into two organziations. much less diverse; therefore, it is at Wellesley will depend upon .the ure. Or write to the Italian State Tourist Office, Dept. I (E. N . I. T.) Religious organizations at Welles­ important that advantage be talcen o indication of serious interest by pres­ nearest you: 626 Fifth Avenue, New York 20, N Y.; St. Francis ley have a long hiStory, the first one the diversity inherent in this situation. ent students. An equivalent of three Hotel, San Francisco 2, Calif.; 203 N . Michigan Ave., Chicago 1, Ill. _Pa_g_e_T_w_e_lv_e______WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS, WELLESLEY, MASS., NOVEMBER 11, 1965 Further Training . Students Give '·A"

Co111inued from page ei1d1t panies also offer apprenticeships to to Gov't Teacher ceptionally strong theater depart- f>tudents. These positions are usually CAMPUS THEATER ments. Yale and Boston University unpaid but do provide an opportun­ Friday, November 12 - Jean Tho- I Charles Playhouse - presents Poor both have good programs in this area. ity to work behind the stage. mas '69, Carol Krumhansl '69, Mary Bltos by Jean Anouilh, now through Carnegie Institute of Technology in The Placement Office has in its Wesselman '67, and Martha Hushes December 12. Pittsburg and several of the large files a number of articles which may '68 will play the Purcell Trio Sonata Loeb Drama Center - presents mid-western universities also have be of help to those aspiring to the in the Chapel. The Tempest directed by Timothy S. especially good departments theater. Opportunities in Acting by Sunday, November 14 - Concert Mayer, November 12-18. . . . . Dick Moore attempts to give some by Chamber Music Society of Welles- Shubert - presents La Grosse Val· Add1li?nal practical exper1e!1ce can hint as to what the people, the he­ ley College, featuring music by Schu- ise, a new French review. be obtained through apprentice pro- ginning jobs, and the competition are bert, Purcell, Brahms, and Poulenc. The Theater Company of Boston - grams "Yhich are offered b~ many like. Another helpful booklet pub­ Jewett Auditorium, 8 p.m. presents Yes Is For a Very Young commuruty playhouses, particularly lished by the American National The­ those in Cleveland, Minneapolis, and ater and Academy outlines its career Monday, November 15 - Lecture Man by Gertrude Stein, November 11- I Pasadena. Most summer stock com- services for young actors. by Dr. George Miller, Professor of December 5. Psychology at Harvard University Rindge Tech Auditorium - The entitled "Ex.periments with Sen· Radcliffe grant-in-aid production of tences" Pendleton, 7:30 p.m. Guys and Dolls November 11-m, 8:30 Wellesley Girl Gives a Twirl Tuesday, November 16 - Lecture p.m. Tickets on sale at the Coop. Mn. Barbara Green, chosen "OI • b> R.B.Y. Scott, chairman of de- MUSIC standing" teacher. partment of Religion, Princeton Uni- Saturday, November 13 - M.A. But Yale Will Admit No Baton versity, entitled "The Word and the Greenhill presents Jackie Washing­ Mrs. Barbara B. Green, Assis­ Prophet." Pendleton, 7:45 p.m. ton in the Folklore Concert Series. by Robin Bledsoe '61 Jane is quick to point out that ad­ tant professor of political science, Informal discussion with the Ger- Jordan Hall, 8: 30 p.m. Tickets $3.50, vanced twirling demands a lot of has been chosen by an ad hoc man Consul in Boston, Edgar von $3.00, $2.50, $2.00. coordination. The girl must do diffi­ student committee as the recipient Schmidt Pauli. Room F, 3:30 p.m. The Gardner Museum presents cult tricks precisely and quickly, of an award for outstanding abil­ German Club play. Zeta Alpha So- Phyllis Carlton, piano. 3 p.m. Free. move gracefully in a complicated, ity to excite the minds of students. ciety House, 7:45 p.m. Sunday, November 14 - The Gard- Idance-step routine - and smile. Acts The award was made possible Wednesday, November ·17 - Lee- ner Museum presents Deborah Mor­ can be varied by using flags, hoops, by Mr. Morris L. Ernst of New ture by Creighton Gilbert, Professor iarty, piano. 3 p.m. Free. fire batons, or swords. York City who stipulated that a of Art, Brandeis University, on The Humanities Series at M.I.T. small group of "thoughtful stu­ Wellesley Over Twirling "Piero della Francesco's frascoes at presents the Fine Arts Quartet in dents" select one member of the Arezzo" Jewett Auditorium, 8 p.m. residence at Wisconsin University. faculty w!i,o deserved special com­ She also adds, "I can't take twirl­ mendation for his skill in stimulat­ Senate Meeting. Billings, 7:30 p.m. Kresge Auditorium, 3 p.m. Tickets $3. ing too seriously. I coasted along, LECTURES Monday, November 15 - John Col- ing the intellectual pursuits of his enjoyed twirling for what it was students. Sunday, November 14 - Ford Hall lrane arriving for a week's stay at \1·orth, and had lots of fun. I liked The committee which selected Forum presents Dr. Adnan M. Pach- the Jazz Workshop. $3.50 minimum, the fame and the traveling, and I'd Mrs. Green was composed of achi, U.N. Ambassador from Iraq, $1.50 cover. \1-ant my daughter to twirl. But it senior Durant and Wellesley Col­ speaking on "Is War Inevitable in the ART got to be my label, and I'd like to be lege scholars who had been in­ Middle East?" Jordan Hall, 8 p.m Boston Museum of Fine Arts - known for something else." MOVIES · the recent gifts of Mrs. Peggy Gug- vited to participat by Miss Vir­ ginia Onderdonk, Dean of the Col­ Brattle - Two versions of Maxim genheim will be on display through Jane Hopengarten '69, shows skill in Tn coming to Wellesley, Jane baton-twirling. urned down many twirling scholar­ lege. Each of the girls majors in Gorky's The Lower Depths, one by November 14. a different department. Japan's Akira Kurosawa and the ~ogg ~u~um :-- ~aul Sachs Mem­ Cphoto by Katesy Pelgrif '68 1 ships. She is interested in political other by Jean Renoir. Presented on orial ~xh1b1t begmnmg November 15. lX:ience and foreign languages, and alternate nights through November Institute of Contemporary Art _ Next time you're at a party ai;d would like to work for the State 13. p1esents a lecture by Allan Kaprow see a girl expertly twirl a cocktail Department. Women's Sailing .. Community Playhouse _ Julie entitled "DeKooning and Cubism· glass or two through her fingers, it's · · Pollock and Surrealism." November' not time for you to go home. You're Goal Thwatred Continued from paf(e ele1·e11 Ch r1stie and Dirk Bogarde in Darling b bl "My lifelong goal was to twirl for Bambi. Margy Myers, head of Inter­ Playing through November 16. . 15. 8 p.m. New England Life Hall. pro a Y looking at Jane Hopen- =-----_..:.$1.50. garten, a Cazenove freshman, and the Harvard-Yale game," she admits. collegiate Sailing, hopes to hold sev­ W II I c· c1iampion baton-twirler. But this fall she discovered that girls eral tactics review sessions before e es ey onsiders Instituting . "I can twirl anything," Jane mod- are not allowed in the Yale bowl. the spring regattas, so that the girls Her offer to perform at the Harvard­ Continued from page eleven • • estly and truthfully claims. The list are better acquainted with racing intention of continuing as far as runs from tennis rackets to frisbees, Princeton game last weekend was rules and techniques. Also scheduled - If Chinese were offered, r would Wellesley courses permitted. with flagel sticks thrown in for good turned down for the same reason tC' take place in March is a dry-dock take it, knowing that it might be - I would be willing to take a measure. But Jane's specialty is two Anyone for a Wellesley football session to help beginners learn basic considerably more demanding three-year sequence, one year of silver batons, with which she has te:am? terminology. than other foreign language which would be an intensive won over 300 trophies and medals courses. summer program at Wellesley and many championships. - I would take Chinese with the or at other institutions around National Finalist the country and perhaps not for At seven and a half, three weeks credit. after starting baton lessons, Jane en- Put yoursell Jr. Show Critic ... -- r already have some knowledge tered ~er first contest. She walked of Chinese, and would like to I off w~th f:be Rhode Island state Continued from pul(e ten continue it at Wellesley if inter- cham~1onship fo~ her age group and on speaking ter1ns His two-column review was criti­ mediate and advanced courses keHpt r1gb~t ontgoth1 ~ll· f . cized for not mentioning enough of in language and literature were . er igges n was per ormmg the cast. "There is no acting in ama­ offered. My knowledg . f m the Orange Bowl. She has also teur variety shows, only showing off e is 0 held the New England and North- ~Ith the ~orld But some people deserve to be shown ---- dialect and I would eastern championships, and the Miss off," Rosen wrote. be prepared to enter courses in Majorette of Massachusetts title. Be- Read The New York Times "Obviously a Harvard student has sides competing in six national twirl­ tc attack a Wellesley junior show Clang., lit., both l at ing finals in Minnesota, she has ap­ because he's not in it; in other words, ----level. peared on TV and at the New York he's out of it," Marian had com­ World's Fair, and has a standing mented, parodying Rosen's critique - I would be willing to take Chi- offer to perform at the London Pal­ of in-jokes, out-jokes, in-in-jokes, out­ nese even if transported to an­ l1:1dium. in-pokes. But Rosen was "in it" other institution by the college Skill Required to do so. enough to take the show on its own Jane is a celebrity in her home terms. "It was not a landmark in - I am taking or have taken the town, Waban, where she has been a musical history, not a breakthrough," Wellesley High School Chinese familiar sight at benefits, talent he pointed out. "To take it seriously course. shows, and high school football would be to pan it." - Chinese language instruction was games. She has a roomful of trophies His review's last word had the offered at my high school. at home. Sitting on her dresser in last word: "You had to be a Welles­ - I am interested in taking Chi­ Caz is "one of the few useful ones I ley girl to understand it all. Some­ ~ese because I contemplate go­ got a lamp." thing like the Junior Show demands ing on to graduate school in to be taken on its own terms. On its this area of study. own terms it was pretty good. The Pudding Show should be so good. But Class: 19 . Major: ...... Chrlstmas In California of course, one must be fair. 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