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10-6-1954
Connecticut College News Vol. 40 No. 2
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, ONNECTICUT LLEGE 88 10., per eop,. VoL 4O-No. 2 New London, Connecticut, Wednesday, October 6, 1954 'Director of Arboretum Discloses Connecticut Concertgebouw To Have and Not Of Amsterdam To Give ... /College Hopes to Acquire Mamacoke Island Everyone knows, or should know, that the Bloodmobile is ~ "'-.-// I Dr. Goodwin Announces To Play Here corning to CC on Wednesday, ~ '\ Appropriation of Sum Palmer Auditorium will be the October 27. Blood is some- scene on Tuesday, October 12 at thing that everyone has and -1 To Make Idea Possible 8 p.m., of the first appearance be- "to have and not to give is fore an American audtence" of the the worst of all miseries .i Marnacoke Island, a 4O-acre Amsterdam ConceMgebouw Or- (Confucius)." ~.. wooded hilI situated in the chestra. The Concertgebouw has This is the first year that a Thames river, just north of the student organization is in long been recognized as Europe's :g New London city line in Water- leading orchestra. It is limiting charge of the Bloodmobile, so its stay here to five weeks, dur- let's all set a new record and a ford and across the river from ing which time it will make ap- make ourselves as well as the Sub Base, may soon become pearances in major cities around others happy. GIVE! the properly of the Connecticut the country. The American Tour College arboretum, it was recent- is sponsored by the Government ly announced by Dr. Richard H. of the Netherlands and the Munic- ipality of Amsterdam, and, in Each College Area Goodwin, director of the arbore- the United States, by the Neth- ~ tum. ul erlands-America Foundation, Inc. The acquisltion of this land is This is also the opening concert Shows Tireless Aid ~ I. in the Connecticut College Con- now dependent upon one factor; cert Series. In making the tour, ,!y the ability of the advisory com- the orchestra hopes to strength- Of Katharine Blunt mittee of the arboretum \0 raise en the cultural relations between • "Her dynamism and belief in the -required $15,000 by March, the United States and the Nether- this Institution when it was not (fJ as easy to believe in as it is now 1955, to complete the purchase lands. u.l from the Merritt-Chapman and Varied Program made Katharine Blunt a much I Scott Corporation. Eduard Van Beinum will con- loved and respected figure in edu- / L duct the orchestra in a varied and cational circles," said President Willem Mengelberg in 1893. Many of Arts degree. She also attended mitted to the National Poetry As- In addition to its usual services, pi i c s, outings, and nat u r e world-famous musicians have Massachusetts Institute of Tech- cn sotcatton in the past 10 years. Of Palmer Library of Connecticut study. "It will be a place people been its permanent conductors. notogy from 1902 to 1903, and for these, about 4,000 have been ac- College offers to the public an cannot reach by car, a quiet spot They were drawn by its reputa- her studies in organic chemistry cepted for publication. excellent rare book collection, to be enjoyed by those who are tion for excellence established by she later obtained her Doctor of many important congressional willing to exert themselves to go its first two conductors. Edven Philosophy degree from the Uni- Rules are simple-as follows: Manuscripts must be typed pamphlets, and instructive dis- there," Mr. Goodwin said. "It will D'albert, Edvard Grieg, Vincent versity of Chicago. plays which are changed monthly./ be a wonderful thing for the stlJt' D'Indy, Hans Richter, Joseph Miss Blunt, who served as pres- or written in ink on one side This spring three important ;rules dents, the faculty and the mem- Joachim, Arthur Nikisch, and ident of Connecticut College from of a sheet. Student's home I were made concerning the library bers of the community." Richard Strauss have been among 1929 to 1943 and ftom 1945 to address, name of college and those who conducted it. Many 1946, was inaugurated as the college address must appear fines. It is imper-ative these rules Before colonial days, Mama- other eminent men have served third president, but the first wom- on each manuscript. be foll_o:ved III or~er to p~es~r:e coke was an Indian campsite. In the pr-ivilege of usmg. the library. later times, it was included in a as guest conductors. Its tours an to hold the office. The four- Students may submit as many throughout Europe have been nu- teen years of her leaders~ at The rules are as fol1ow~: grant made to Deane Winthrop, manuscripts as is desired. The 1. The fine for returmng closed brother of John Winthrop. Deane see "Oencertv-r-Pege 4: See "Bluntv-r-Page 6 form may be in accordance with • Reserve Books after 9 a.m. is $.25 See "IsIand"-P e 6 the wish of the student contribu. per~u~ q tor. In order to give as many stu- Wierdly Masked Sophomores, Juniors dents as possible an opporunity 2. The fine for taking closed C II J\.T for recognition and because of Reserve Books out of the Reserve 0 ege L leWSpaper Rock College for Ml:lscotHunt Days space limitations ~ shorter ef· Room during the day is $.50. forts are preferred. 3. The fine for returning books Urges All to Meet to the main desk without paying by I\lary Roth to haunt the few studiers and to Closing date for submission of generally cause confusion .. Ode the original fine is the addition On Thursday, October 7, at 7:00 "Hunt, Hunt, Mascot Hunt!" manuscripts-Nov. 5. of $.25 at the end of the first p.m. there will be an open meet- Oddly dressed figures, masked sophomore covered the quad and Windham in the company of Mar· week; the fine will then double in ing of the Connecticut College and grotesque, raced through the each succeeding week until it is News, The meeting is to be held dorms of the sophomores and gee Zellers '56 thinking she was Religious Teacher a fellow classmate. Yours truly paid. If, for ~xample, a book is in the News room in the base- juniors to announce the opening returned to the library with a ment of Plant House. of the wildest, eeriest and gayest broke up the act by shouting, Speaks at Vespers three week-days on campus. "Hey Margee, what are you do- $.04 fine and the 'tine is not paid Coffee and refreshments ·will ing walking around with a soph- Speaking at the Vesper Service by the end of one week, $.25 will be served. The purpose of the Yawn omore?" on Sunday will be the Rev. James be added to its making it $.29; at meeting is to acquaint all those D. Glasse, ihstructor in the rural the end of the second week the students interested with the work- II all began early Monday Sleeping Windham juniors were morning ... early is hardly the church and assistant director of fine will double, making it $.58. ings of the newspaper. The whole rudely disturbed Tuesday morn- field work in Yale Divinity Freshmen will find these rules process of putting out a newspa- word as it was 5 o'clock ... when ing by prancing underclassmen School. He is a recent graduate printed in the Library handhooks per, through the different types guards were sent to watch the who decided to start the day be- class presidents, Nancy Hamilton of this institution and one of the entitled "Mind Your F's and Q's." of writing, t9 the actual printing Jore the sun was up. Showers had '57 and Nancy Cedar '56. This younger members of its staff. They will receive these books in of the finished paper. The adver- been turned into beds for the was to prevent them from escap- Prior to coming to Yale as teach· their English classes. Using and the layou t will also be night in order to accommodate all ing and having one of the two re- er, he taught religious subjects It is serious to realize that explained. the sophs who feared another es· in Tusculum ~ollege and then at many books are now actually quired secret meetings oJ. the five cape by Nancy Cedar. It seemed committee members and the Warren Wilson College, both in missing from the Library. Betsy Jerry Anderson, the printer, almost fruitless to keep track of Tennessee. He will be remem- Butler, President of the Library will also be there to show vari- chief. Nancy Hamiltdn as she has the This, however, proved to little bered as haVing substituted at Organization, wishes to remind ous kinds of print from which a ability, all juniors are convinced, avail, as within the first ten hours vespers last year for President the students that to deliberately paper is made up and to familiar- of out running Bannister and Emeritus J. Edgar Park of Whea- remove a book from the library ~ze the st.ud~nts with the mechan- of the hunt, both presidents had Landy's four·minute mile. slyly evaded their watchers and ton College, and as having left a without properly signing it out is les of prmtmg a newspaper. had the meetings. Mystery still Dinnel· saw new chaos take most favorable impression. a breach of our Honor Code. The. Everyone is welcome at this shrouded the dorms that night as place as a wierd, stocking and lip- The service will be held in Library staff understands that it meeting and we hope to see many the costumed figures reappeared , See "MascotBunt"-l'age 5 Harkness Chapel at 7 o'clock •. See "Llbrary"-Page 6 interested people there. . Page Two CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NEWS Wednesda)', October 6, 1954 Talented Freshmen A bone to pick Calendar Give Varied Music Thursday, October 7 Student Body Evidences fLack News Coffee . News Office, Plant, 7:00 p.m. Program at Holmes Friday, October 8 Of Courtesy in College Life Strains of strings, the sweet Senior-Freshman Party Parking Lot, 7:15 p.m. We are living in a day when the codes of manners and good notes of a flute, and piano and Saturday, OCtober 9 voice echoed in Holmes Hall on taste are constantly being changed. Movie: Roman Holiday Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. September 30, when the Fresh- We now understand that, according to a prominent author- men were presented in their an- Yale Freshman Weekend __ Yale nual music recital. A wide varie- ity on etiquette, it is permissible to pick up a lamb chop bone ty of talent was displayed. The Sunday, October 10 in one's fingers, provided they are the fingers of just one Vesper Speaker: - recital was sponsored by the Mu- hand. This change is probably welcome news to those hearty sic Club and was well attended. Reverend James Glasse . . Chapel, 7:00 p.m. eaters who have been cramped in their gustatory pursuits by The program opened with the Monday, october 11 First Movement of the Sonata C Quiz . ..._._. Fanning, 7:00 p.m. the former hands-off rule. No. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven by Sidney Wrightson. She was Tuesilay, OCtober 12 Although this rule has been loosened to this extent, there followed by Ruth Lukens from CC Concert _._...._...... _.._.. . . Auditorium, 8:00 p.m. is little indication that etiquette standards'will ever regress Birmingham, Alabama, with Hahn's, Were My Song with to a state in which one will be able, in all politeness, to plant Wings Provided. Ruth has never his elbows firmly on the table, gnaw on the chop bone, and had any music training before, fling the remains over his shoulder to a pack of conditioned but has sung in choirs and in op- erettas previously. She is a Educational Exchange Grants curs. member of the CC Choir this Behavioral codes may change through the years, but there year. Chopin's Nocturne was the song chosen by Rose Ervin at the For Fullbright Aid to Close always remains a certain area of common courtesy which piano. She was followed by Carol November 1, 1954, is the clos- Fulbright Program are Austra- good breeding and common sense should dictate. It is this Whitney, who played the Sonata ing date of the competition for lia, Austria, Belgium and Luxem- area of common courtesy which Connecticut College students No. 2 in E flat by Bach on the United States Government educa- burg, Burma, ceylon, Den- have neglected sorrily, flute. She is from 'Wayne, Penn- tional exchange grants for grad- mark, Egypt, Finland, France, sylvania, and has played the flute uate study abroad, it was an- Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Last week's Arnalgo brought this unfortunate fact clearly for several years. She has also nounced recently by Kenneth Hol- Japan, the Netherlands, New into view. Not only did knitting needles clang, an annoying played in her high school orches- land, president of the Institute of Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, the tra. J International Education, 1 East Philippines, Sweden, the Union of monthly occurence, but also general rudeness prevailed. Rum- From The MIkado 61th Street, New York City. One South Atrica, and the United bles of laughter and noisy comments from all over the audi- Mary Ann Han~ey sang The month remains in which to apply Kingdom. Special provision is torium prevented those who were interested and/or polite for awards under the Fulbright made in Pte program for Ger- Sun Whose Rays from The Mika- from hearing the numerous announcements. The speeches and do. She has never had any real and Buenos Aires Convention many -rcr 25 grants to American training, but has sung in the choir Programs forthe 1955·56 academ- graduate students who will serve skits were prepared to give new and returning students an and glee club at Cha1!ee School ic year. An exception is the pro- as English language assistants in overall picture of clubs and organizations around the campus, In Connecticut. Lucinda B e i I gram for New zealand, for which sceondary" schools. The countries The clarity of the attempted picture was much dimmed by played Grleg's The Buttertly. She October 15 is the closing date. participating in the Buenos Aires Infonnatlon the discourteous behavior of a Ilfrge segment of the student Is from Westfield, New Jersey, Convention Program are Bollvla, body. and has played tor many years. SCholarship application blanks Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Costa She has also done solo voice work are available at the Institute or in Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, A visitor on campus would find several other instances in the offices of Fulbright advisers and accompanist. Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nic- the course of a normal day to support her newly-formed opin- Molly Young sang La Cloche on college and university cam- aragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, puses. A brochure describing the and Venezuela. ion that CC girls are unladylike. Should she try to investigate by Debussy, She was followed bY the post office facilities at 9 :50, she would deem herself in- Florence Potter who ~ayed Bona- overseas study awards may be Ellglbll1ty obtained from l/le Institute. deed fortunate to emerge at all from the violence of the Mail- ta No, 2 by Handel on the cello. Eligibilfty requirements for It Is Interesting to note that she The ptograms under the Ful- ¥'l.U1. bright Act and the Buenos Aires these foreign study fellowships accompanied the CC Choir In the are: At chapel period, the visitor might find those who came orchestra last year when they Convention for the Promotion of Inter-American Cultural Rela- (1) United State citizenship. victorious from the post office reading their spoils during the went to Bowdoin. (2) A college degree of Its Martha Monroe sang the Panis tions are part of the international chapel service, or she might find girls substituting inatten- educational exchange activities of equivalent at the time the award Angellcus by cesar Ftanck. She is to be taken up. tion for tardiness by leaving early for their next class. . comes from Torrington, has had the Department of State. They will give almost 1000 American (3) Knowledge of the language In addition, she would see the sprawling legs, gum chew- Ilttle voice training. but has sung of the country sufficient to carry in the all-Connecticut and the citizens the chance to study ing, crossword puzzles, and running chatter during class ses- abroad during the 1955·56 acadern- on the proposed study, and sions which are exceedingly annoying to teachers as well as all-New England choirs. _ (4) Good health. ic year. Since the establishment to serious students, ' Debussy Concludes of the Fulbright Program in Final selection of the Fulbright The program was concl uded by 1947, 3600 American students grantees is made by the Board of By no means is every Connecticut College girl guilty of all Arline Hinkson playing Debussy's have gone abroad under its aus- Foreign Scholarships appointed by the President of the United these breaches of common courtesy, but before she accuses Prelude in A minor on the piano. pices, and over 900 have accepted others ofthrowing lamb chop bones over their shoulders, she Arline hails from Hempstead, grants for the current academic States. The Institute of Interna- tional Education, central private should examine her own eating habits, GSA, Long Island, and plays the piano, year. Under the older Buenos agency in the United States ad·I --:- _ sings, and plays the violin. She Aires Convention Program awa has given a recital at Walnut Hill Aires Con v e n-t ion Program ministering programs for the ex- - and has accompanied for various awards have been made to 97 change of students, teachers, and groups. Americans since the program's specialists, is the agency desig- The recital ended with the serv- inception in 1937. nated by the Board of Foreign CONNECTICUT_CoLLEGE NEWS ing of refreshments to the group Countries where U. S. gradu- that was present. ate students may study under the pREVENT Established 1916 MAIL·MAUL Publ1ahed by the .tudenta of Connecticut College every Wednesday lhroUlftOUt the college year from september to June, except during mid-years SCholarships and the Department and YaeaUG .... f of State to screen applications. Entered U leCond·clul matter August 5. 1919. at the Post Omce at New Under the Buenos Aires Conven- London, Connecticut. under the act of March 3. 1879. tion, the Institute makes the pre- liminary recommendation of can-I didates, with the cooperating .1E... IEs&NTIED 1'0" NATIONAL ADYIE.TlIEING .T Member countries, making the final selec- NationaIAdvertisingSenice,lnc. A ••oeiated Coli ealateP reS! tion of candidates for study with- Colh'lI PdliJMn Rt/#lIulltalifill es- in their borders. 420 ...... DISONAV~. NEW YORK.N. Y. I II' P CKICAC.O_Bono" • Lo. A"ULU • SA" Fu",cltCO nterco egtate res8 - ;-,- Awards , '- L- --..!! Fulbright awards are made en- tirely in the currencies of partic- •• EDITORIAL STAFF ipating countries abroad. The Ful- bright Act authorizes the use of EdItor-in-Chief: GaU Andersen '55 certain foreign currencies and Managinc- Editor: Barbara Wind '56 credits acquired through the sale •• of surplus property abroad for Assistant Ma.naAing EdItor: Suzanne Rosenhirsch '56 educational exchanges. The New. Editor: MapY Roth '~ Feature lCdttor: Jackie Jenks '56 awards cover transportation, ex- Assistant Feature Editor: Debbie Gutman '56 penses of a language refresher or orientation course abroad, tuition, Copy Edltor: Margee Zellers '56 books, and maintenance for one Alsistant Copy Editors: Elaine Dlamand 57, Monica Hyde '57 year.-Awards under the Buenos Make-up Edltor: Elaine Manaseytt '57 Aires Convention include trans- portation provided by the United KlUle Crltlc: Louise Dieckman '55 Malle Beperter, June Tyler '57 States Government, and tuition Photopapby EdItor: Jaynor Johnson '57 and maintenance allowances pro- Advertisinl' Manacer: Carol Simpson '56 vided by the host governments. Preliminary selections for oth· Ballmess Hanal'er: Suzanne Martin '56 DoeJl it look like a .tue to you? er Fulbright a..wards, those for ClreulatJon Ha.n.ac'en: Laura E111man '56, CYnthIa Van Der Kar 'sa, teaching, lectUling or advanced Beporten: Joan Baumgarten '51, Sarey·Frankel '57, Toni Garland '57, Penny research abroad, are made by the, Howland '57, Helen Marvell '57, Elizabeth Peer '57, Jeanne Roche '~, United States Officeof Education Joan Schwartz '57, Judy Schwartz '57. and the Conference Board of As- sociated Research Councils. , Wedne8day, Oetober 6,1954 Several Sparkles (aught on Campus Cbippl Chapin name Claire, Levine '55 Is plan. Sue SmItlt graduated from •Dartmouth in trainin, plan WIth Sears. Roe- Carole (Chippil Chapin '55 has nlng to take sometime during the Sue ,Smith '55 was another sen- 1950 where he was a member of buck. lind Co. In New BedfoJ;d. recently made a more than fair month of June. Dave, a graduate lor who exchanged a fraternity SAE fraternity. He Is now work- which is "'(here. the couple wD1 exchange, receiving an engage. of Yale In '52 is now finishing up pin for an engagement ring. On lng as a salesman for Rohm and lIve after December. Carole pJans ment ring for an Alpha Delta his last year at Yale Law. They September 12 Sue's parents gave Haas Company. The date of the to continue at Connecticut after Phi pin, Dick Aiken, the man, believe they will settle down in a party to announce her engage- wedding Is not definite, but they a honeymoon on Cape Cod where plans to add the wedding band San Francisco, CalIf., where ment to Ronny Parker. hope to be married next June. she ailt! Harvey met two sum- some time this June. alter Chip- Dave wants to practice. The eou- Up until last year, when Ronny SandY B..... lners ago. pi graduates. Dick, a graduate of pIe tIrst met last October when a graduated, the two have spent Sandy Horn a Sophomore in 1'1_ TrInity, class of '53 Is presently mutual friend Inrroduced them. many week ends' af the PrInceton Plant HOuse' became engaged studying at the Virginia Theolog. Bev TlI8ko Quadrangle cruD, Johns aopkins June 18 to Henry Efstem, a boy o,n September 18, ~aoml BlIck· leal Seminary. Upon graduating, ,. Medical School is Ronny'S cur- she has known "for years and See ~ OD ~_. 4 he will be sent to Alexandria, va., Bev Tasko 55 ,IS engaged to rent home of !eamlng, so no dt!fI. years." Both Sandy and Henry for one year, and then to HawaII Tommy Lusk, a 54 graduate of nfte plans have yet ~ made live in Bridgeport, Conn" and for three years. Chippl will nat. the Coast Guard Academy. Bev. for their wedding date. Once Henry is a Junior at Yale. - Gala Open Meeting urally partake in this adventure. met Tommy as a blind date f<:r again a blind da'te, this one six They have not decided on a dei· They're both exceedlnh'y ~teful the Chnstmas forma1 of Bev s years ago, had excellent results. !nite wedding date yet, but they a Wig and Candle ... e _ Freshman year at Connecticut. -...... Of to a Connecticut College girl, The wedding is planned for next Gall Andersen , want to wah until Henry fimshes Class of '52, who introduced them June or July depending on the GaD Andersen 55 was engaged college.and possibly '!"W Sandy OjfehMi&iJbIh a few summers ago while they date that Tommy's ship gets in. ~mAugust 28 to Bob Myers, who IS through at Oonnecttcut. Cider and doughnuts were gob- were at Cape Cod . . . IS the brother of her roommate, HUton.and 8liait1t Marg Farmer Cathy Myers Cynle Myers. The second time Labor Day week end may mean bled hungrily by all who attended Marg Farmer '55, considers her- Another August bride will be that Gail met Bob was when he to most people freedom from the Wig and candle open house self quite fortunate having her Cathy Myers '55, who is engaged saw her eating an i~ cream cone work, but this year it meant a on Wednesday, October 5, at 7 fiance stationed 50 conveniently to Herbert Busher. Herb is a Sen- on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. very pleasant enslavement for p.m, Sponsored mainly for the close to ce. He, George Kedde, ior at Babson Business School in As Gail says, "One way is as two juniors. Sally Smith and Jo freshmen class, the get-together graduated from Yale in '52 and Wellesley, Mass. Cathy and Herb good as another!" Milton ennounced their engage- was tor the purpose of Introdue- is now a member of Uncle Sam's have dated since they were Sen- Bob, who lives in Chicago, Iments to two Dekes to whom ing new-comers to Palmer Audl- Navy, residing in Groton, Conn., iors in high school. After Au- they had been pinned. . torium, the facilities there, the at the sub base. George, who is a g~st, they plan to live in St. Paul, • -.'r Swampscott. Mass., was the club which was concerned with it Lieutenant with one more year Mmnesota. Elections for l''lew scene of a party in honor of Sal- and the members of the group. to serve, plans to marry Marg by Lee Allen ly's engagement to Mortimer Fer- After the introduction of the ad- lli~J~ When Elmer "Twig" Branch Preil, S ong Led a ers riss ~ Pointe, familiarly known visor, Miss Hazelwood, the presi- Gail Rubenstein gave Alicia Allen '55 a diamond as .Tim ..The tw? started their ~. dent of Wig and Candle, Jackie June 12, 1954, is one date Gail on August 21, the only surprised" Of Three Classes Iationship off WIth a bang: ~helr Ganem, introduced Claire Levine, Rubenstein '57 is hardly likely to one was Lee. The Psi Upsilon pin The election of several new first da.te ended unhappily m a the vice·president She described forget, for the boy she met on a which Lee proudly wore and the car ,accId,ent.. ., ' ddt th t 'ht' th class officers during the past Ti t T t the point system which consti- blmae a mg IS none 0_ - many visits which .Twl'g pa,'d to m 15 a se,fi.!or a rIDI y 'lt W hi th weeks has brought Dottie Rugg, a h h Is IGI tutes the election to the club. er th an one M1 on a , e man Connecticut before h,'s graduatl'on resident of Mary Harknes, into HIwereth e maJon.ng d te n eo ogy. CC s e pans 0 spen th e rest of her from Wesleyan ,'n 1953 led every- s mo er an S15 r were Twenty points are needed for h I 'tht M'I d d f ,the spotlight as senior class song d d hi I'ttl . t al d lif e WI . I t graduate rom one to guess they'd o,et the date gra s an 5 1 . e SISer re.a ,y membership and they must be ' , f D I " 8 '-'i leader. Last year Dottie served h h f h t the U mversIty a e aware m 4 soon The U S Army whi h . as opes 0 commg ere, so 1 IS earned in three different fields of ~n~ the U.,of Indiana .Med..Scho~l keeping ~ig' in pittsb~rg~ ~:g: ~~~s~o·~fa~i~h:~~~·t~f ~~~ ~ppropr~ate that they are wait- theater work such as acting, cos- In 53.. He snow takmg hIS reSI· forces indefiniteness regarding Junior class. mg ~ntil Sally.graduates before tumes, make-up, or scenery. Each dency m the ear, nose and throat the actual date however weddmg bells rmg. student signs up on the lists in division at Roosevelt Hosnital in AI,'c,'a has k'nown Tw'I' f' The CI~ss of 1956 has elected Mrs. Jim Perkins will be Jo Fanning or in the workshop of · £; g or Windham resident, Ann Lewis, Milt ' aft th· J NewY or. k CIty. Gail and ~t many years at the shore, but her as Song Leader. Ann transfered . on s .J?ame . er IS un.e. the auditorium, the activity and have set thIS June as the weddmg first college week end with him . . JIm, who lS a SOCIologymajor In the num!?er of hours spent doing month after which they plan to' .. .. to ConnectIcut lrom the Umver· his senior year at Dartmouth it. Two hours will give one point . '. ,. durIng he,r JUnIor year m hIgh s',t of Colorado d r' g th sec-" ' reSIde In WIlmmgton Delaware . . y u m e halls from LIttleton N H. He's except in the case of acting when , . school made hun more than Just ond semester of sophomore year . t b 't' It h ClaJre Levine one of the gang, a position which As newly elected President of gomg h? t~ a. ~Iher A~;r e points will be given depending upon the !!ize of the role played.. Mrs. David Harrison is the he has held ever since. the Sophomore Class, Nancy ~::~~ :al=e III e Ir orce. HaI'?i~ton took over the job of or- 'Another Windhamite planning The girls divided up into two gamzmg the sophomores for to march down the aisle on De· groups and were taken on tours Mascot Hunt. Now living in Bran- cember 28 is Carole Walzer. She by Chippi Chapin and Jeanne ~ord, Nancy served as house pres· is engaged to Harvey Billingham, Carey. They were shown the ldent of North Cottage last year, a Phi Delta Theta and a Russian stage, the drops, the lighting Sideline Sneakers an~ during. the latter part of the maJor, who graduated from Col- equipment, the costumes and by Joan Flaherty by June Ippolito sprIng semest.er she w~s class gate in '54. Harvey is at present make-up and the dressing rooms. Informality was the order of A big hello tQ everyone! This Honor Court Judge. BeSIdes her studying under an executive See 'Wig & Candle"-Page 5 the day on Saturday, September is your new reporter bringing official capacities within the class, 25, when the Athletic Association you the latest news of AA activ- Nancy is an active leader in AA_ anq the Outing .Club entertained ities on campus. I would first like Although she is interested in and and welcomed the Class of 1958! to welcome all the fershmen and enters into almost every sport, Susanne K. Langer Enlighiens Following hockey games be- congratulate them on the enthus· her special~ is tennis. tween the upper-classmen and iasm they have already shown The Class of 1957 has yet to the freshmen <' and it is shameful toward AA activities. elect a new Secretary, Treasurer, Philosophical Minds at College, to admit that the old CCers d~dn't Honor Court judg~ and Song Round Robin Leader. .. Everyone is interested in Con- do too well!), cider and dough· necticut's new Chairman of the nuts were served at Buck Lodge. The Freshmen Round Robin Tennis Tournament, which was Philosophy Department, Mrs. It was well-deserved refreshment, Susanne K. Langer, who is a well- as everyone had exerted herself held Saturday, October 2, at the IRe Open Meeting North Courts, proved to be great Wednesday, Oetober 6, 1954 I Page FolU' Play Production Reveals Concert Result of Past Tryouts me .O-...... ,...... o.e) For Strindherg's Drama On Monday, October 4, tryouts merous. In 1953, It toured Switz- were held in the auditorium for erland and Germany. Its .perform- Strlndberg's Dream Play. Results ance at the Music Festival in posted in Fanning showed that Edinburgh has' served to spread the following people are in the its fame throughout the world. cast of this play production per- formance: The American tour is made to Daughter __ Joan Freudberg thank the United States Govern- Glazier, father, Blllposter, mas- ment and the American People ter of quarentlne Gail lor the numerous tokens of sym- Berquist pathy and interest during the Officer Betsy Beggs ftOCid and for the moral and actu- Mother, Portress, Christine __ al aid given to the Netherlands ____ Janet Torpey during the years after the war. Teacher, Lord, Chancelor _ ~ Sari Frankel Lawyer Kim Reynolds NEW LAB SEES NEW FACES Poet . ..__ Liz Peer Dean of Theology .. __ ._._._ .._ Happy McConnel Congratulations to all those THEPLAZA• who have made the cast The first New York', molt fubionable rehearsal for Dream Play will be hotel o.erlookibl Central P.rk Wednesday, October 6. .. d app« Fifth Aveaue DOW olen SPECIAL STUDENT RATES $4.50 per person per day Four in a room MAXINE'S HAND LAUNDRY $5.00 per person per day GALLOWS LANE, QUAKER HILL, CONN. Three iD • room $6.00 per persoo per day Telephone GIhson 2-1683 Two in a room (Loaoted Opposite Conoeetieut College Arboretum) $7.00 per !'ersoo per day One ID a room. All roo... wiIh ...... t !HId.. FREE DELIVERIES FREE First (Jail!! Work Prompt Delivery PHONE 2-4461 Hom. 01 rhe f.mou. Per"'n Room and the Cosmetic HeadqIJarters $1IUITJ. R~Me.row for Pick Up Monday Thursday Evening Cheeb Caahed Charse AuoUDta dUUn, and d4lIcin,.
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Page Five Wednesday, October 6,1954 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NEWS men may not act during the first Joint Curriculum Groton Praises V55 Nautilus semester but they may do any Wig & Candle other back-stage work. The club Planned at N.Y.D. A Ad N al P (Continued from Pal'e Three) hopes that those who were not New York, N. Y.-ILP.l-A S vantageous av ower given a chance will be back in joint five-year liberal arts-eng!n- by Elaine Diamond us a chance to choose the battle- Girls who were particularly in- February forthe next production. eering curriculum for students at With the words, "Quartermas- ~~~~~~~~t~~rd~hsao~"~~Ji~~~~ terested in one committee signed Ir,======;\ New York University's Heights ters, hoist the colors," and "Lieu- al 'wright. up with the various chairmen. center, has been announced by tenant Axene, set the watch," the The second, and even more Signs will always be posted, how- FISHER FWRlST Dean William B. Baer of the Uni- world's first atomic submarine, modern atomic submarine, the ever, so that all who do want to versity College of Arts and Sci- the USS Nautilus. officially be- sea Wolf, is now under construe- work on an aspect of a particular Vanity Flowers ence and Dean Thorndike Saville came a part of the US Navy at the tion at the Electric Boat Division. production will have the chance Admiral Wright said the Nautilus to do so. Play Production and (or of the CollegeofEngineering. ~~;a~~i:~~e :-:c~~~Ya::t~~is just the first ship of "The new Wig and Candle are both present- All OccuioDll The program )"Iill be available vision of the General Dynamics Navy." There will be a gradual ing plays this fall which will give beginning with the fall semester. Corporation, Groton, Conn., last change to a completely atomic- thespians their chance. Wig and It enables students to obtain the Thursday afternoon. powered fleet. Candle wishes to apologize to the Wire """,ice 10 all 1M _rld degrees of bachelor of arts and The commissioning was the An ordinary submarine, operat- freshmen who came to the Play ing on batteries while completely Production try outs and were not Tel 5-110I TeL S...... bachelor of engineering in a par- third ceremony in connection 114 State 8'- . with the Nautilus. In June of SUbmerged, travels at a compara- permitted to read for parts. There ticular branch of engineering. 1952, the then President Harry S. tively low rate of speed and can is a rule which says that fresh- The program is designed to give Truman laid the keel, and in Jan- go less than 100 miles before it engineering students a more com- uary, of this year, Mrs. Dwight D. must resurface to recharge its -~~~~_~~~~_iiii~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~i prehensive background in liberal Eisenhower, broke the traditional batteries. The Nautilus, using a For Courteous and Prompt Service arts than is possible under the bottle of champagne and launched lump of uranium the size of a Call . the submanne. golf ball, extracts energy equiv- Y ELL 0 wei B standard four-year curriculum. It alent to 460,000 gallons of fuel also will -permjt undecided stu- Warns of Russia's Power oil or 3,000tons of coal and will GI 3·4 3 2 I dents early intheir college careers Admiral J~raula Wright,. US~, be able to cruise around the .. Commander ill Chief of the Unit- world without refueling. In sharp 1~~~~~~LIM~~O~US~INES~~~FO~~B~A~I~'~I'~()(lO~~~~O~NS~~~~~~~ to transfer their Interests from ed States Atlantic Fleet, hailed contrast to former submarines, liberal arts to engineering, or the Nautilus as the answer to the Nautilus will be able to cross vice versa, without serious loss Russia's increasing sea power. the Atlantic ocean submerged LAUNDER.QUIK, INC. of credit. Russia now has 350 submarines, and at full speed. more than double that of the 6-Hour Laundry Service The Nautilus has a crew of United States and currently Rus- eleven officers and approximately Clothes Washed, .Dried and Folded - 9 Ibs. 75c sia possesses the world's most 85" enlisted men, Her commanding Call 2-2889 - Pick Up Days Wed., Tburs., Fri. powerful submarine fleet. officer is Commander Eugene P. "The best defense is a good of- Wilkinson. Lieutenant Dean L. fense and the nuclear powered Axene is the executive officer. submarine could be the best of- ~ Estimated Cost 4' fenisve/ weapon in our present DON'T BE A CUT·UP- BE AN ANGEL - The estimated cost of the Nau- Naval armament ... The Nauti· ~n your HAIRPIECE Ius and her sister ships will give tilus is $29,000,000.First trial v'd9~~ They all runs of the submarine, which Send shaggy dog locks to the doghouse-~oYer ..UP nOW is anchored in the Thames that awkward ..in-betw•• n·look" with an .xquisite river, are set for late in October. Joseph FI.ischer hairpl.ce. Instantly, a variety John Jay Hopkins, Chairman of Mascot Hunt of smart new coiHure. are at your 'ing.,.,ips, lCoJltbaa.ed from P..-e One) the Board and President of Gen- head fOT eral Dynamics Corporation, de- Of sup.rb European hair, th.y match ~'Lourown scribed the Nautilus as "man's p.rfedly . _ . Ie an an,.1 ... Ie a sire. ~ ..... iust plain Ilantoro~sl stick covered creature lay SOrpse- first successful attempt to utilize Oinov.r ....OW why ... " a'. to ."p.,lo, lOOny olh..- like in the Windham hall and en- for propulsion the complex mys- hairpie.c.1 Vi"llt OUt ,alon 0' WltlfE Now to O,p·t. tered the dining room in equally teries of nuclear fission," And, as ~tJlesiIlultra1d C-lO for illud'aled brochuro. "YOUI H...IIPIEe! 1'llIUUO ...... 0 YOU" 0' I"-:tol"". On .. UA ....SFOtMAl"IONS.. the odd posture. Answering to the Admiral Wright sai", there never Dnd olhor "P'obl."," hClI,,,ioclf. name of Polly Rice (but better has been a more important con- Ok lI)'Its IIIIlI SlUG / . known as Joan Wood '57> the tribution to the accomplishment . body stood during the entire of our mission of control11ng the ,/;jV#H;f14 ~"'" 1~e meal, much to the consternation seas than the development of this .;j; a_no 90n",ino w;,houl this nomo 0" tho lobor. Roosevelt at friends who fitfully sang Ab- nuclear po~er_ 12 W.,t 27t~ St. IMU 445711 Hew hr'!. H. Y. bott Academy songs to rouse her Meet at your collegiate from her stupor. • The juniors were obviously be- reruk:r;v~u.~ ing overcome by the sophs clev- ••. in midtown Manhattan erness at this point, and since I two of the three c1ues had been on; the -ban students ~ found and no one had even the e Congenial College Crowd slightest lead on the Class of '57's e Dancing to Guy Lombardo banner, it looked like a sad fate in the Roosevelt Grill tor Nancy Cedar's cohorts; how- ever, they were not to be outdone keepup with the times~ e Excellent Restaurants and so easily. Nancy was secretly cos- .. - ~ - - 'P;< ,,,.,A Cocktail Lounge tumed and in the guise of anoth- er junior, removed to Carole e Attractive, reasonable Awad's, Lloyd camp's and Mary , 'bt Nt\»lork mime,. of course ~t;¥i,.~!~'(,_~ accommodations Roth's triple suite where she spent the remainder of the eve· ,.. - .... ning writing letters and reading You'll feel more at home.on your philosophy. next week-end or holiday in Peek-A-Boo . / New York if you stay at the Meanwhile the spphomores hotel Roosevelt. Conveniently hunted wildly and, fearing an at- r close to theatres, shops and en- tempt at escape, blocked the door with the hockey goal, net- tertainment areas, the Roosevelt ting any would-be exiters. bo- __ . with its inviting accommo- nus of two points was to be giv- dations and friendly atmosphere en for netting Cedar in the pen_ is the natural place for students l'"lore Fun to stay. Wednesday saw further pranks and chases but by the close of the hunt at 5 p.m_ things had qUieted SPECIAL STUDENT RATES down considerably. The juniors met in Knowlton for dessert and $4.50 per person per day coffee and the sophomores ar- Three in a room rived later to join in hilarity over $5.50 per person per day these and many other ludicrous Two in~ room incidents. One would hardly be- $6.50 per person per day lieve that the lady-like group" in heels and stockings and wear~ng One in a room • corsages was the same one which i' Belt way to bep OR ~p of the eM Is to keep on top of_ the newa. Belt had run about so wildly three y_ way to keep 011 top of the news ia to reed The York Times. Anyon-the- days before shouting "Hunt, New Hunt, Mascot Huntl" l, ,WI tMld8llt wlIl ...... with _that. The Ttm. IIIIbI t1ioee tutbooka come · aIIw ... 11I4IkeepI yOll In touch wItIl 7OUI' II*llaJ 1IlteNte, too. Hke movl-. .. ta.tre.1IIIO"tI.1Ii, radio and TV. G« on the bellI Get III touch with t( ~_TImee CUDptII reprwentative today. HOTEL Diane Willard OOSEVELT A HILTON HOTEL Windham Hall R In the heart of New York City at Madison Avenue and 45th Street /
Page Six CONNECTICUT COLLEGE I'IEJTS Wednesday, October 6,1954 \ faculty salaries. Her efforts also Roman Movie Stars HAVE YOU brought appropriations fot facul- Chapel Blunt ty salaries, retirement funds, and Hepburn Plus Peck, (Coa ... ud fro_ ..... ODe) for faculty study and research. Thursday 1 October 7 WATCHED THIS by Judy Schw...... Her retirement was announced Polly Longnecker '55 Campus movie for Saturday, FrIday, OCtober 8 SPACE? our college was an age of contm- in 1941. but the difficulties in 11M· Organ meditation ing a successor caused her to hold October 9, will be Roman Holiday, uous expansion in both the aca- starring Audrey Hepburn and Tuesday, October 12 office until 1943 when she again Dee Frankenstein '55 demic curriculum and extra-cur- retired. In 1945 she was asked to Gregory Peck. This 111m was Wedn_y, OCtober 1JI IT'S MOVED ricular activities which would resum~ her office,and in 1946she Audrey Hepburn's first, and her Carole Chapin contribute to the most satisfae- announced her final retirement best to date. The story was prac- from the administra.tion. tically made to order for the cast. tory development of young wom- As a princess who manages to es- en. IDghest Honor cape from royal duties for a day, EMBLEM NOTEBOOKS Morts for Growth In this latter year the college and falls in Iovq with a newspaper reporter stationed in Rome, Miss She claimed that the growth of bestowed the degree of doctor of . . . Connecticut College emblem screened on fine leather laws on Miss Blunt.cc-the highest Hepburn is indeed wistful and zipper notebook covers and sturdy canvas binders the college could be attributed honor which the college may 'con- naive. Gregory Peck is--handsom- mainly to the efforts of the trus- fer. As president Emeritus, she Iy natural as the reporter. FICTION and FACT tees. faculty, administrative offi- continued to live in New London, There are many remarkable cers, alumnae and others. It is occasionally coming to the college scenes of Rome and its memor- ... The largest newsstand in New England offers you an . known, however, that aside from to speak at assemblies and other able historical and atmospheric enormous sel~lion of readiD.g matler lor class or Ihe the building program instituted functions. highlights. and carried out-during her presi- Katharine Blunt House and the happy interlude .•• dency. she worked for the addi- Katharine Blunt Graduate Fel------tion of facilities to further botan- lowship manifest the esteem in p4ltJtJll, M- . ical research and the adoption of which she is held by the college. Library a nursery school. Memorial Service ' (Continued. from Palre ODe) Depression Yours Harkness Chapel will be the ------AKa Miss Blunt's determination was scene. of a memorial service on is only a very few who do this, Tbe~Jf.w ' Cia ..,.., evident during the years of the October 21 at 11:00 a.m., when and that the majority of the stu- -...... ~- ..._ .. -~- depression, when she continued to students and faculty will meet to dents follow the rules. strive to balance the budget and pay tribute to the memory of OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY 7.00 A.M. TO Il.30 P.M. The privilege of using the Pal- yet maintain .the standards for Miss Katharine Blunt. . mer Library cannot be over-esti- mated. It is essential to remem- ber that the Library'S primary purpose is to serve the needs of the College; therefore, it is only fair that the College serve the needs of the..Library.
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who never settled in Connecticut, left the land to' New London. . In a town meetlrig of 1650,the people voted that Mamacoke "be reserved for a convenient place to build a )lOspittall." The Rev. Richard Blinman later received the grant and eventually the Rog- ers family bought it. In 1942"the Merritt, Chapman and Scott Ocr- poration purchased Mamacoke from the Savings Bank of New London. Outings , Mamacoke has long been used as a place .ror outings, both by foot and by boat. As part of the arboretum, it will be preserved in its natural state. One of the larg- est dead chestnut trees 'in the country can be found on the west- ern side of the island. There also are large specimens of oak and hickory trees. Aside from the salt marshes, there are alluvial river gravels arid.many open ledges. These new
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