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Connecticut College News Vol. 29 No. 1

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Vol. 29-No. 1 October 6, 1943 5'0 per copy Pres. Schaffter Is Retiring and Incoming Presidents Soviet Ru ia to be ubject Authority on Law, Of Two Convocation Lecture

Public Housing - lr, . H. Chamberlain ews tall Try-outs New President Former To Be Held Thursday And Dr. C. Lamont to Member of Faculty at Try-cuts for those Inter- Be Guest p aker ested In joining the ews Vassar and U. of Iowa staff will be held In the News Soviet Russia wlJl be the sub- office, Plant house basement. ject of two convocation lectures Dr. Dorothy Schaffter, who suc- on Thursday night, October 7, on Tuesday, October 12 In Palmer ceeds Dr. Katharine Blunt as at 7 o'clock. auditorium. Dr. CorlIss Lamont, philosopher, lecturer. writer, and president of Connecticut college, There are many positions on the staff to be filled. In ad- chairman of the atlonal Council has an extensive background ill dltion to news and feature re- ot Amertcan-Sovlet Friendship, public administration and educa- porters, there is a need for Inc., will speak at 4:20 p.m. on tion. Her knowledge of these photographers, artists, memo Soviet Russia In the Ught of This War. Mr. WlJIlam Henry Cham- fields has been acquired both by bers tor the advertising starr, members for the business berlin, author, lecturer, and from research and experience. She starr, and girls In the clrcula- 1922 10 1940 torelgn correspcn- comes to the college after 13 tion department. dent ot The Christian SCience years as a member of the faculty Monitor In Russia. the Far East at Vassar where she has been a and France, will speak at 7 :15 professor in political science. Pre- p.m. His subject wlJl be The So- viously she was on the faculty of Ec., Soc. Dept. vi ts In World Affairs. The lee- iures w111be followed by a dtscus- the University of Iowa from The two presidents pictured OU the opening- day or college which she had received the great- slon at 8:15 p.m. with Dr. La- er part of her education. It was Split; Warner and mont, Mr. Chamberlain and the there that she studied for her audience taking part. three degrees, Bachelor of Arts, Thirty New Members Added Cobbledick Heads Dr. Lamont Studied at Oolumbta Master of Arts, and Doctor of Dr. Corliss Lamont. took his Philosophy, the last conferred .. . A split has been made th Is fall Ph.D. In philosophy at Columbia maxima cum laude. TFo acuIty Ad mimstratron In the former department of Eco· university and taught philosophy Dr. Schaffter has done a great , nomtcs and SOCiology, resutung there ror tour years. From 1940- deal of research in the field of ceived her A.B. at Mount Holyoke in two separate departments: de- 1942 he was a member ot the starr law. While at Iowa she worked Seven c.c. Graduates and Ph.D. at Yale. She has partment of Economics, headed of the New SChool for Social Re- on the codification of the public by Miss Florence warner. and studied at Cornell, Harvard MedI· department of SOCiology, headed search, where he lectured on the health law of New Jersey and did Are Included Among philosophy or humanism. He Is research work in municipal legal- cal school and Wooas Hole. She by Mr. M. Robert Cobbledlck. now lecturing on Russia at Cor- izing acts for the State Historical The New Members is both a Mount Holyoke and The division was effected to ra- nell university. He I the author Society of Iowa. She also assisted A.A.U.W. fellowship holder. She cilitate the handling of these two of The Illusion of Immortaltty, in a survey of local gov- Thirty new members had been has taught at Mount Holyoke and groups of students. The combined You Might Like Soclallsm, and ernment which was done for the added to the faculty and adminis- University of Maine Marine Sta- department had grown so large Russia Day by Day. He Is serving Illinois legislature. trative staffs of Connecticut Col- tton. Since 1935, she has been as- in recent years that it Included as a dlrector of the American The new college president is a lege at its opening in September. societe professor at Rocklord col- from one fourth to one third of Civil Liberties union, and is a member of the National Associa- Seven of these people are gradu- lege. the entire student body, making member of the advisory board of tion of Housing Officials and has ates of Connecticut college. Mr. Wililam H. wlckwar, asso- It too difficult to manage. the American Humanist assocla- been chairman of the Women's Dr. Hartley W. Cross, visiting ciate professor of government, re- "The change was a necessity. tlon. Dr. Lamont made hls first Committee of the National Public professor of economics, received ceived his A.S. and A.M. at the Everyone wanted it," declared tour of Russia in 1932 and reo Housing Conference as well as a his A.,B.,A.M., and Ph.D. at Clark University of London. He is a Miss Warner. turned to that country In 1938. He member of the Committee on university, where he was fellow holder of the University of Lon- All the majors in the former has written several pamphlets on Law and Administration of the and assistant. Since 1929, he has don and Rockefeller fellowships. Idepartment of economics and so- Ihe USSR. His articles and book He has tutored to graduate candt- clology were called together Mon. Citizen's Housing Council of New been professor of economics at reviews have been published in York City. She was also the Springfield college; visiting pro- dates for the administrative grade day evening, September' 2ft, to The ew Republic, Soviet Russia of the British Civil service. In the state in which of the two tields founder and a member of the ex- fessor at Mount Holyoke college Today, The ation, and other London School of Economics he they wished to specialize. This ecutive committee of the Pough- and Syracuse university; and lec- magazines. was the lecturer on local govern· year a slightly greater number Mr. William Henry Chamber· keepsie Better Housing League. turer for the University Exten- ment and social admi.nistration. elected sociology, but it is ex· lain received a Lit. D. from Hav- In this same field she made a sion, Massachusetts Department He comes here from Rockford peeted that in general the division ertord college In 1943. in 1922 Mr. study of state housing agencies of Education. Dr. Dorothy Richardson, asso- college where he was assistant will fall about filty fifty. Chamberlain went to Russia as in 21 states under a grant from and then associate professor. "It doesn't really matter which the Moscow correspondent of the ciate professor of zoology, reo See "Pres. Schaffter"-Page 4 department has more," stated Christian SCience Monitor. Our· Botany Dept. Adds l\lembers Miss Warner, "for we are all ing the twelve years he spent in The Botany department has Connecticut college." Russia he met and interviewed V R n 0'1' Connteen three new members. Dr. Eliza· According to Mr. Cobbledlck, many prominent men, such as Second ~ear U 'J beth BlndJoss Johnson, assistant the actual courses and plans tor President Kallnln, Leon Trotsky, .. C professor of botany, graduated the departments will continue as and Premier Rykov. In 1935 he J\.TewTeep-Rzdzng ast trom Connecticut college In 1936. they stand. It Is possible, how. became chief Far Eastern corres· Seeks III J I I She has smce earned her ~.A.ever, that there may be further pondent for the Monitor. He by Grace WI"lson '45 . d th carnation that and Ph.D. at Columbia umver· changes another year. served as war correspondent in . and Bernice hopper~, an e. 's la Then sity, been assistant at Barnard France until the armistice in Rlesner '45 landed m the admIral .). d in college and instructor at Connec· 1940. Since his return to this there was the day on an ISan . ' IJ d Well II Swingshift Maisie riveting bl that the ferrying ticut co ege an es ey co· Dr. Warner Is Jew country he has devoted himself to Rosie, what's left of' candlelight the dee~ 1 u~ (it says here, in lege. Her husban?, Lt. Raymond independent writing and lectur· d' . boat go as . I t E Johnson an Ichthyologist, is ing. He is the author 01 Russia's an cafe SOCIety, and pluggmg small print), and the grr s go ". g in 'the as W31' Service Head Iron Age, Soviet Russia. The Rus- Sa~, the engineerman, have .all their coupon 17's danced off. ~~ ~~~~on specialist acting as fight· The new faculty chairman of. sian Revolution, 1917·1921. Japan deCIded to get together to gIve well, for God, country and er director officer. Or. Betty F. the college War Service commit- Over Asia, Collectivism: A False the home front an "E" in the having of fun! ew and Thomson, instructor to botany, Is tee is Dr. Florence Warner, chair· Utopia, The Confessions of an In· brand newall-student Conn teen The shoW grew and gr sical a graduate 01 Mount Holyoke col· man of the economics depart· dJvlduallsl, The World's Iron Age, show. Though the average stu· today it. is a full. gro~ :u Any. lege and received her Ph.D. at ment. She succeeds Miss Marjorie Canada Today and Tomorrow. dent's budget may be knock- show WIth a varIety. ~ngthe fun. Columbia university. Sh.e has Dilley. HIs latest book. The Russian En· kn.eed and slightly tongue-tied at one may con:e B:-"dJom willin , taught at Mount Holy~ke, ~- The protective services, a sepa- Igma: An Interpretation, will be ~hIS point, and it 'Won't be able to I The ne:v. SCflP~ IS readl~ld faC:s ard colleges and the Umverslty of rate sub-comm,ittee under the published thls fall. mclude as many bonds as it had and -waltmg for new an f 0 tober Vermont. Miss Louise C. Pottor.f, 'War Service committee, will con· anticipated the Conn teen shoW at try-outs the week 0 can s research assistant Ln botany, is a tinue to be under the direction of now settin'g itself up for busi- 11. Tuned-Up voices, !1~wal~ty~i graduate of Wellesley colJege and ~USS Frances Brett. The protec· Fr hIDen Mu ic R cital ness, can make that olive drab dancing shoes, and O~Igmt I Try_ has worked at the Boyce- Thomp- live services toclude wardens, To be Held on Thursda a~d navy blue turn gay. A little serve ~s entrance tIc~~~i've ba. son Institute for Plant Rese~. aides, first aid corps and messen- This Thursday night In Wind· ~llt of time and originality will be outs will be on ~ comp scheduled Mrs. Helen E. Howarth LeWIS, gers. Recreation corps have been dropped trom the proteetlve ser· ham house living room the fresh~ Invested to make this year's show sis. One date WIll be nother for assistant prof.essor of physics and man class will present a music worry Broadway'S lights and give for dance hopefuls, a I cts astronomy, IS a graduate of vices because long air raid drills recital under the auspices of the ~ double return in patriotic Amer· !ingers, ano~er for nov~ ty b~Ue: Swarthmore college and received and blackout tests seem improb- lean fun and so on. WIg and Can de t s of her M.A. at Smith college. She is able. 11 necessary, this commlttee MUsic club. Leah Myer '45, vlre- . wil' I d· I the a e will be reorganIzed. preslde.nt of Mu Ic club, I plan' Last year's cast tells never-to· tin boar? lSP ay Freshmen a holder of the Penn~ylvania and ning the program. be-forgotten tales about the jeep the varlOUS try-outs. U Feb. Swarthmore fellowshIpS. She has Faculty and student wardens and aides have already been ap. The perlormers \Y'm be memo ri?es, the boat trips (complete cannot join the ~r~upe ~~h~ are taught at Cedar Crest college, bers ot the class of '47 and not WIth those trusty reflectors), the ruary (says the C) bu .out/ The Smith col;lege, and Hood college. pointed and messengers tor the e wardens will be appointed. necessarily those girls who are real, red-meat meals those ration· welcome;o con: to tJ:"Y demand: Mrs. LeWIS has been an ass,istant takIng music here at college_ free service cam s serve the mis· class of 47 WIll be. m e tucked on the staff at Harvard Obse.rva· Information concerning blood doning, knitting and other tunc· Variou instrUment. and voice COUnting of head~ in tho~e bumpy names and talents WIll ~ce. The tory and was co·author of a arrangements will be represented buses, the orchestra that insisted away for future ~efew be a red source book in astronomy. tions 01 the War Service commit· tee will be announced. later. in the program. t~eir time was better than your week of October 1 W.I 1 ' See <'1"'.tew Fac:ulty"-Page 5 tUYle,'the wild and wooly Lindy- white, and blue occaSIOn. Wednesday, October 6, 1943 Page Two CONNECTlCDT COLLEGE NEWS CONNECTICUT.UPS Sally Ford '44 '"" CONNEUICUreCoILEGENEWS FREE SPEECH Established 1916 Published bv the students ot Connecticut College The Editors or the "News" do not hold ~en;-~ every Wednesday throughout the college year trom Sep- selves responsible tor the oPlnlon~ exprl~~~ty of tember to June except during mid-years and vacations. this column. In order to Insure t e va. of Entered as' second-class matter August 5, 1919, at this column as an organ for the expression the Post OIDce at New London, connecfrcut, u~der the honest the editor must know the names act ot March 3, 1879. oprntons, ot contributors.

Member I:Usocialed G:>IIel5iolePren Dear Editor, ~cI Convocations are scheduled next week. It so happens that they corne at the peak o~ the season G:>IIe6iale Di6est during which colds are usually spreading on cam- Charter Member or the New England pus. Although students are ur~ed to attend th~ Intercollegiate Newspaper Association convocation lectures, those With bad colds 0 coughs should stay away. Coughing annoys spe,:k- •• ~J1••• "T.D ..0 ...... TIO.....L ...IlV.J1Tl.IH .... ers, as Dean Burdick has pointed o~t: Peo~le :v~ National Advertising Service, Inc. contagious colds alarm those who SIt In their VIC c.u ••• PM'~."" R."...... __ • .&0 MADiSONAvr;;. Nl:w YO"K. N. Y. ity. t For the sake of health and in courtesy 0 our ...... ". ~u"•. Lil. " •• 'U , . guest speakers, let's do away with coughs in c~n- vocations. Nothing is worse than to mISS the glst EDITORIAL ST.UF of a sentence because of a cough which obliterates d=-:.'- Edjtor~ln-Chle.l the key word. '44 Nancy Troland '44 Senior Editor Feature Editor Allce Adams '44 Trudy Weinstock '44 Associate EdItors Helen Crawford '44 Norma Pi.ke 'I'epp '44 CALENDAR News Editor 1\Ian~glng Ed1to~ I Georgine Downs '45 Bernice Rtesner 45 President's .Reporter '--- Shirley Armstrong '45 Wednesday, October 6 Depuj-tmerrt Editors Organ Recital _ 5,15 Harkness Chapel The mighty senior retnrneth Clubs EdItor _~ .__.__ . Marjorte Alexander ::: Wig and Candle Meeting ..... Cartoonist ._. .__ ..._.._. ..;_.._._...Sally Ford, Music Editors _. . Libby Travis '44, vtrgtrua Bowman 45 ...... __..._.....7:00 Commuters' Room Reporters ThurSday, October 7 Ruth Howe '44 Mary Lewis '44, Virginia Eells '45, Mar- Freshman Reci tal _ iorie Lawrence' '45, Caryl Maese! '45, Shirley Armstrong 45, Jane Barksdale '45, Jean Howard '46, Norma Gross ...... 7:30 Winthrop Living Room o. M. I. MOVIE '46 Betty Rei!tel '46, Priscllla Wright '46, Eleanor Jack- son '46, Bryna Samuels '46. Home Economics Club Meeting _ (()D'ce of ~ore MINUTES Proof Readers ...... 7:30 New London Hall Information) Ruth Buchanan '46 MurIel Duenewald '46 Saturday, october 9 by Marjorie Alexander '44 Evelyn Isler '46 Marion Stephenson '46 by Hedi Seligsohn '45 Suzanne McHugh '46 Sally QuintaI'd '46 Junior Fashion Show . Typists ...... _..2 :00-3:00 Knowlton Salon Hanna Lowe '45 Mary Allen Thompson '45 Movie 7:30 Palmer Auditorium New Moves on the Chessboard H**· Excellent ** Fair BUSINESS STAFF Sunday, October 10 Aside from sweeping military *** Good * Poor Business l\lunager operations in Southern Italy and Martha Davis '44 CCOC Breakfast 7 :30 a.m. Buck Lodge **The Phantom of the Opera on the Russian front, the last few . The Garde theater will present Assistont Business Managers V es~~.~~.,....~~:...~~.~~.~_~~. 7 weeks have witnessed vital Sally Hosack '45 Nance Funston '45 ~gsk~·~k~~·~~···Ch~·P~i" The Phantom of the Opera begin- changes in the political strategy Tuesday, October 12 ning 'on Wednesday, October 6 Business Stuft' of the war. The recent German Barbara Wadsworth '45 Anne Ordway '46 and lasting through Saturday, Oc- Convocation Symposium on Russia occupation of the Vatican can be Miriam Imber '46 Jessie MacFadyen '46 tober 9. This is the same story VirginIa Dwyer '46 Betty Williams '46 Corliss Lamont. 4:20 Auditorium recorded as one of the greatest which was both a play and a Advertising .l\tgr. Ass't Advertising l\tgr. William H. Chamberlain _..7 :15 Auditorium blunders the Axis has committed movie several years ago. The plot Mary Adelaide Cox '44 Marlon Kane '44 Discussion 8:15 Auditorium during the whole war. Hitler ap- deals with a series of murders Advertising Staff parently failed to take into con- which occur at a famous opera Virginia Weber '44 Mariorie Schwalbe '45 sideration that the important neu- Debby Rabinowitz '46 house and involves most of the tertainment which is brought to C. C., and their tral countries, Spain, Eire, and Circulation .Manager main purpose is to. provide an outlet for any tal- characters in some extremely Mary Lewis '44 Argentina, have an almost exclus- ents or interests which may be found among the ively Catholic population which .frightening situations. Nelson Ed- CircuIIlUon Staff college group. was profoundly shocked at this dy, Susanna ;Foster, and Claude Anne Hester '45 Nancy FavOI'ite '45, Margery Vallar '45, Rains take the leading roles. The Betty Hill '45, JuUa Shea '45, Nan~y Walker '45, Ellen The "Share the Interest" movement which has outrageous step. The Nazi action Halght '46, Lou.isa Angus '46, PriSCilla Stokes '46. always moved people to join some club or .other is has resulted in public denuncia- singing of Miss Foster and Mr. more important now, in war time, than ever be· tions all over Latin America and Eddy is excellent, as m~y be. ex· fore since many of the campus organizations are in official Church circles, some of pected, but Claude RaI~s gIves The First Discussion active in helping all of us keep up-to· the-minute on which had heretofore displayed a the most convincing actmg per- pormance. This picture, although "In short, nothing is lacking--except serious dilfferent aspects of world news and problems. favorable attitude toward the The International Relations club, for instance, Axis. Undoubtedly many "neu· rather entertaining and colorful, discussion about the meaning of the war and the is not one to be added to your best means of using the fruits of victory creative- sponsors discussions and lectures on various cur- tral" observers are beginning to rent topics and was responible for bringing Mrs. turn toward the United Nations "must see" list. The second fea- ly," stated Reinhold Niebuhr after studying the ture on this program at the ,British and American army educational programs. Franklin D. Roosevelt to the campus for a lecture in the sudden realization that it is only last fall. safer to be On the bandwagon. Garde is Footlight Glamour, an- At the beginning of this college year it is only other of the Blondie series, with natural that Connecticut college students should Aside from the serious subjects of the war The State Department figures and current issues, there is a club which fits the Penny Singleton and Arthur give their attention to "the meaning of the war in the news again. In the first in- Lake. and the best means of using the fruits of victory talent and interest of every student in the school. stance we are extending our best effectively." Whereas the activities of the anned For the would-be artists, there is the Art club wishes to Coraell Hull who is ***Heaven Can Wait forces are such that these fundamental thoughts which provides the posters and illustrated adver- celebrating his 72nd birthday in The next program to be s.hown cannot occupy their full attention, students in col. tisements for almost all the campus events. Hot Springs getting equipped for at the Capital Theater will be lege are not preoccupied with activities in the line Those who are particularly interested in foreign the Russian winter. (Is there an Heaven Can Wait, starring Do.n languages have the opportunity to practice on of duty. College students are in an occupation of official retirement age for Cab· Ameche and Gene Tierney. ThIS their conversation in Spanish, French, and Italian peace, but they are in an occupation which has inet members?) Mr. Hull will be picture, starting Friday, October through attending meetings of the various groups. wartime significance and applications. One of the accompame. d·III t h e commg . M os- 8 for one week, is one of the mostnt All of those clUbs, too, are noted for the interest. foremost applications of a student's occupation cow conference by Edward Stet- unusual comedies of th~ curre ing movies and other entertainment which they se. this year is expected to be the careful considera. tinius who has been appointed by movie season. The openmg sc:ne cure for the benefit of the whole college. The Sci. tion of the meaning of the war and the best means the President to take Sumner I takes place in a rather startlmg of using the fruits of victory creatively." ence clubs have long been among the most popu. lar organizations because of their varied and Welles' place. Mr. Stettinius, so conception of pur~atory. The P~~: Even as the News is taking this opportunity we hear has pro·Russian tenden. then reverts to the humorous at the beginning of the year to dedicate the infor- worthwhile projects. Home Economics club, for , h' life be· example, does work in planning and preparing cies, which is more than can be count of Don Amec e s Th' mation in its opening issue to the freshmen, so said for his senior partner. An· fore his arrival in purga~ory. f 15 meals for the children of the New London Mission the freshmen may also take their opportunity at other name has been added to the is Mr. Ameche's best pIcture ~r the beginning of the year to dedicate the informa- House and everY member of that club has an op. portunity to help in the project. list of delegates to some time, and Miss Tierne~ IS tion they collect. It is suggested that not only the Moscow, that of W. Averell Har- goad as his more than un er Spare time will not be found hanging heavily freshmen, but also the upperclassmen, shall make riman who is replacing Admiral standing wife. Charles Coburn, ~ t particular efforts during the coming year to apply on anyone's hands with the great variety which these special interest groups offer each person on Standley as Ambassador to Rus- The More the Merrier fame, he~ : their growing information and insight to the earn· sia. Mr. Harriman has been in the list of a capabl~ suppor~I~t est consideration of the war and the post-war campus. All of the organizations extend a weI. come invitation to the class of 1947 to enter any Moscow previously on several cast. If you are lookm~ for fIg a- peace. Let this be our dedication and goal. lend-lease missions and is ac- entertainment and de.fi~Ite re ~_ News wishes especially to commend Mr. Laub- and all of their programs. If you've always har- bored a secret desire to get acquainted with some quainted with the Russian lead. tion, Heaven Can Walt IS your enstein for the incentive toward this goal which; ers. All those who, like us, had swer. of the opportunities which the campus clubs offer, he provided in the selection of his topic for the beeJ:l disturbed at the thought of now is the time to enter these activities and de. vespers address last Sunday. Mr. Laubenstein gave what would happen when two velop that hidden ambition. Further information the student body an early start in the serious re- such astute politicians as Mr. Mo- have expressed the vIew.. that e flection on the significance of war. His suggestion about any of these student groups may be ob. tained from their leaders: lotoff and Mr. Eden sat down at they would rather wait until th that spiritual rebirth form the basis of future the conference table with a recip- international situation was som~· peace is worthy of consideration. No doubt other Art club-Joanne Jenkins, Jane Addams house; rocal trader from Tennessee, will French club-Dorothy Raymond, Mary Harkness what ~'clearer" before underta . professors will suggest different topics for consid. sigh with relief: the stakes are house; Home Economics club-Barbara Wieser, ing such sweeping steps. As eration in connection with this subject, the mean. mounting considerably for the things look now, they are m. for a ing of the war and the peace to corne. Freeman house; International Relations club- United States delegation. Hedi Seligsohn, Jane Addams house; Italian club good long wait. -Mary Cusati, Commuters room; Mathematics The Senate Foreign Affairs "Share the Interest" club-Barbara Wadhams, Freeman house; Orni- committee has not acted upon the thology club-Barbara Jones, Commuters room; Fulbright resolution. There is 'flea 'fl"9 7~ An important part of the life on the Connec- Science club-Ruth Hine, Freeman house; Span. some talk that Tom Connally ticut college campus is centered around extra cur. ish club-Frances Stout, Mary Harkness; StUdent may Soon introduce a new meas. ..."'"'&-, Z'''9 ricular activities. The various· clubs sponsored by Industrial Group-Elise Abrahams, Mary Hark- ure for United States participa- WAR STAMPS = the students are responsible for much of the en- ness house. tion in international post war co. operation, but some senators Wedoesday, October 6, 1943 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NEW P ee Three Freshmen Up On Traditions To Speak at Convocation Dail Dilemma of Will Miss No C. C. Tricks Bus chedul by Helen Crawford '44 flowers from the sophomores Bewhiskered villains and pea- smg the Spring Song on the ow larified nuts, sophs with spy-glasses, and Chapel steps and in the quad. All sunrise serenades are no news to For [he benefit of freshmen and C.C. breakfasts on strawberries upperclassmen who may not be the C.c. gal who knows her tradi- athndcream, and the seniors picnic t with the bus schedules at everung. amillar tions. To further the wisdom of of •ew London. NC"'s has com- the class of '47, the highlights of Fathers' Day and Freshman piled the toUO\\'ing Intormallon: the college year still to come have Pageant I Buses Cor New London (marked been briefly described: AU fathers are invited to C.C. Ocean Beach) pIck up passengers Ballowe' en Party for luncheon with the president on the east side of campus, ),10- Horror reigns while Miss Oakes baseb~ll. with the daughters and hegan avenue, at ft e minutes tells an eerie ghost story. but hi- the origtnal pageant presented by past and twenty-five minutes be- every The larity returns with cider and the freshman class in the outdoor fore hour. first bus in doughnuts. theatre. the mornIng passes the college at 7:05. Christmas Customs Competitive Plays Buses for. ew London (marked The identity of the Madonna, Each class has ten days to pro- New London) pIck up passengers secretly chosen member of the dUc~ a one-act play which is giv- on Williams street, west side or senior class, is revealed in a beau. en ~n the auditorium, and the campus. at ten minutes before tfful pageant of music and art, in preSIdent. of Wig and Candle pre- and twenty minutes aIter every which all classes participate. The hour. The first bus for town on sents a silver cup to the director DR. CORLtSS LiUlONT w. H. CHAMBEIlLAIN candle-lighting ceremony is fol- of the winning play. this side of campus is at 5:20 a.m. lowed by campus-wide caroling, Competitive Sing and Melodrama ------Buses from the "parade" down- and the freshmen hang a wreath town which go to the college on Presiden t Schaffter's door. White dresses only are in order leave there every fifteen minutes Mascot Hunt and Junior Banquet as each class marches up the li- Problem of Future Seniors Slave; during the day. The last bus for Sophomores scurry wildly brary steps to sing, and the silver college leaves Slate street at around campus searching clues cup goes to the class excelling in 10:45 p.m. A student who is at Academic Changes All But Three Ocean Beach must plan to take which will lead them to the hid- quality of songs, performance the 10:25 p.m. bus from the beach den replica of the junior class and attendance. if she is to reach college before mascot, a gift chosen by each Following the sing, the seniors Discussed by Pres. Study or Work give an old-time "mellerdrarner" mldntght. junior class for the college. The The following buses wiU let climax comes at the junior ban- in the gym, and peanuts a-plenty by actty Relffel '46 are consumed. Asks Student Opinion Three cheers for the seniors, passengers off at the college: quet when the sophomores report Connecticut college, Scotch Cap their findings, the replica is un- Laurel Chain On Summer Cnrriculum who have set a new low this past summer! All but three members Road, Quaker HUI, Norwich. The veiled and the gift is presented to Members of the junior class are bus marked Norwich via Sub President Schaffter. And Urges Discussion ot this ambitious class did volun- chosen by the seniors to carry the teer work, had jobs, 01' studied. Base does not pass the college. May Day laurel chain in the Outdoor The- In her chapel speech of 'Tues- As usual, many of the girls The last bus from Norwich Inn Gala occasion: Seniors, with atre at Class Day. day, October 5, President Schaff- studied-many of them here at to New London leaves the drlv way of the Inn at 10:55 p.m. tel' emphasized the fact that ev- college. Thirty w re extra-patri· Students have been warned to eryone must continue to think of otic and applied their three v's, allow plenty time to return to the future regardless of how busy vim, vigor, and vitality, to war or Girls Mount Shaky Blunt Fellowship campus from downtown now that she is at the present. Today, not work for three months. Seven- buses are overcrowded and taxis tomorrow, is the time for serious teen of the girls worked in war Ladders to Aid in Established as thinking. It is not only professors plants, and three of them donned are hard to secure. and trustees but also students in overalls and helped fight the food Apple Picking Farewell Gift colleges now who must ponder shortage by working on farms. Medical Aptitude The Katharine Blunt Fellow· the problems of educational Then, as always, thel'e were the by Marjorie Lawrence '45 ship is being started by the sale change. It Is up to them, she girls to be .found in department Te t to be Given "Ladder! Ladder! Ladder!" So of the book entitled Chapters In stated, to decide how many of stores, as camp counselors, as so- rang the cry through an orchard the History of Connecticut Col- these changes are desirable, how cial workers, at clerical jobs, and On ovemher 5 in Norwich yesterday afternoon lege, by Irene Nye, former dean many have been brought about in banks. Two seniors worked lor when fifteen willing workers of faculty. The book deals with merely by the present necessity, a newspaper, one of them as a re- The AssocIation of American from C. C., clad in blue jeans and the three administrations of the and how many should be perma- porter for the New London Day. Medical College' aptitude test will be gtven on ovamber 5. Any plaid shirts, contributed their bit college from its beginning nent. Five girls answered the pl a of toward relieving the labor short-- through the retirement of Miss "The experiences of the present the hospitals, working in chil- student who thinks she might en- tel' medical school during the age by picking apples. Blunt. students will determine the post- fren's wards and as nurse's aides war retention of the curricula." It among the other never-ending next two years should contact Stiff shoulders, lame backs, Pktures showing the changes Miss Mary McKee, 302 New Lon- that have taken place in the col- is the responsibility or the stu- tasks. All in all, pay envelopes hoarse voices, and rosy cheeks; don hall. The aptitude test will be lege since its beginning are in- dents 01 Connecticut college, the ranked In bulk from $35 to $550, these, plus 186 bushels of apples, given at 3:00 p.m. In room 409 cluded in the book, as well as a president said, to use their expe- totalling an impressive S17,206! were the fruits of the afternoon. New London hall. A fee ot one descriptive history of the college. riences in the determination of Barbara Snow walked into the Feminine fright gave way to dev- employment office In East Hart- dollar is required of each student il-may-care abandon as the fifteen Copies of the book are being future policies. The question ot the retention of military training ford and got for herself the job taking the test. climbed merrily up and down sold by a girl in each dormitory of wrapping the parts 01 war ma- The test has been adopted by (sometimes not too intentionally at $2.10 per copy. The money de- and of acceleration is a vital Issue at this moment. The decision chines, which were made in the the association as one of the nor- down) insecure ladders. rived from the sale of the books mal requirements for admission. must be made as to whether col- factory to be shipped to other fac- will be used to establish the Kath- It measures one's ability to learn Canvas bottom buckets were leges will revert to the former tories for assemblage. arine Blunt Fellowship. The idea material similar to that which strapped feedbag style in front of plan of shorter hours, will con- for this fellowship in memory of Gets $550 as Electj-iclau's Helper will be studied in medical school. the picker. The buckets with their tinue at the present accelerated the retiring president was con- Top honors for earnings during It also measures general informa- collapsible bottoms were mighty rate or will change to a schedule novel but a decided handicap to ceived by the alumnae associa- the summer months go to Tina tion, scientific background, and supplemented by community ac- DiMaggio, a day student, who ability to draw accurate conclu- the amateur C.C.-ite. In spite of tion. tivities and entailing a five year th.e handicap, each girl picked The fellowship will be open to proved hersell to be worth $550 sions from a given set of data. conege course. as an ajectrtctan's helper at a sub- With a vengeance, feeling like a graduates in any field. It has not President Schaffter also urged been decided as yet whether the marine construction factory. competitor, and every so often that plans for the summer ses- Dawn Aure]l may well be ap- A Funds Aboli bed the cry would be raised, "What money wiD be used this first yeCl;r sion be given careful considera· preciated by the boys In the Phil- or held back until the amount IS By Congres; elf Help bushel are you on now?" tion. Here the courses may either ippines for her work in helping Yesterday wasn't the only day. greater. be the same or include additions to get rellef to them_ But that is Funds ot Increa ed Contingents of fifteen have been to the curriculum 01 the regular ----- not all she did! She used her The ational Youth Admjnis· asked to go every day until the college year. As a source of inlor- spare time to study conversation· tratlon was abolished by a Con· apple crop is picked and packed. mation for the future college pol· Volunteers Sought al Japanese. gressional bill this last summer. Hats off to the precedent break- icy on this and other I ues, she Mildred GremJey, another day Although many students on cam- ers. The record's been set. asked for student discussion and As Attendants for student, "had loads of fun" work- pus 10nnerJy received aid from opinions. ing with templates in the mold NYA nothing has been substi- In concluding, the pre ident The Carnegie Room loft at the Electric Boat Company tuted for it. added, "U Connecticut coUege is in Groton. For the benefit of lay· Canon West of St. The Carnegie music room, 1.0- Students are still working lor to be successful in the post-war men, a template is a wooden pat- student credit, a system whereby cated in Palmer auditorium, wtll world, it will take the best efforts tern for a part of a sub. A lofts- girls reduce their college bills by John's Cathedral not be opened until a schedule of of aU the alumnae, faculty, and man decides how curved each of working in the dining rooms, the hours nas been worked out. Due students." The contribution 01 these parts should be. Milty ham- library and many of the scholas- To Speak Here to the abolition of the NYA pro- their ideas wilt be a great and ap- mered nails "with a red hammer," tic departments, but tudent cred- . The speake~ at the vesper serv- gram the attendants for the com· preciated. aid_ and did heHacking from June till it Junds have not been increased Ice October 10 at Connecticut col- ing y~ar will be volunteers. Ant september. She beat old Sol by over the am.ount available last lege will be Edward Nason West, one wishing to volunteer fO: thIS Officer Chosen at Sr, getting up at 4:45 a.m. and year. All campus work except the canon of the Cathedr~ of S1. inh !=:houldinterview Mr. Quunby, worked nine hours a day. sandwIch Shop Is for student JOhn the Divine, . head of the music department. Class feeting Sept. 30 Helen (one man team) Craw- Canon West is a native of Bas· credit. The Carnegie room is a ~usi- Elections were held at the sen- ford certainly did more than her to~ and is a graduate of Boston cal recreation spot, _furmshed ior class meeting In BiU hall last share to alleviate the Jabor short· ~l1lversity. He received his train- with a complete selection of v~· Friday, september 30. and the fol· age by doing six to eight jobs at Ing for the ministry in the Gen- Reserve Room Closes ried musical recordings, a mUSIC lowing officers were chosen: Con- various times as the secretary to eral theological seminary in New library a piano, a Capehart rec- stance Geraghty, Honor Court the manager of a summer hotel. At4:00 on aLurday York. From 1934 to 1937 he was p ord-player, and comfortabl judge; Lucretia Llnc~ln, cl~ Helen's work was so diversified c~z:ate at Trinity Church in Os- Due to the shortage of chairs. Any record in the large marshali aney Bennitt, chatr- that she did everything from dish- workers in the library, the re- smmg, N. Y., and rector of the collection will be played by the man of senior class proclamation. washing to dancing! (1) he serve reading room \\-ill close same parish from 1937 to 1941, attendant upon req uest. :r Barbara Gahm discussed possi- Mary Louise Duncombe also When he was appointed to the on Saturday afternoon a l scores to many of the recordmgs ble guest art.ists for Sykes Fund, s~ in the more unusual tasks 4:00 p_m. Reserve shelf books C::thedral staff as the Canon Sa- are also available. eftst. but no decisions were concluded. thlS summer. She planned the may be withdrawn from the Albums of recorded m.usic in· Elinor Houston remi.nded the Icomplete daily schedules (or 110 library at 3:30 p.m. on Satur- The service will be held in Dles clude overtures, sympho , con- class that each memner should campers. besides teach.ing sailing, days. Harkness Chapel at 7 p.m., and certos operas, Gregorian chants, furnish the personnel bureau life saving, and land sports: Chalk the neWly organized choir for and r~presentative music of all with three application pictures. one up for this all-round gtrl! 1943-44 will make its first ap· pearance. types. Wednesday, October 6, 1943 Page Four CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NEWS Norwich Inn, Skipper's Dock~ Movies to be Presented GYMANGLES Here Saturday Night Among Entettainnwnt Centers Movies! Movies! Movies! wet tack '44 phone 6153; Mrs. Reed, 69 Oneca Where: Palmer Auditorium by Mllrjorie Lawrence' 45 by Trudy e~s the mo- no phone, and a number of ath: When: Saturday night, Oct. 9 When ~he big man of hat to ers. The two hotels in town have Time: 7:30 p.m. ment arrives on campus, W k t single rooms at $250 Admission: 10 cents; one thin do with him? All black IDar e s Well have a gO~d ti~e' j dime. aside there still are lots 0 fpaces' . Limber up! Relax! Give! The has invited you all to a breakfast that ~anbe reached withoU.t cars. sports spectacle of C.G is now in in Buck Lodge this Sabbath morn. On Saturday night take him for progress. The summer student, The time: 7:45 a.m. The feature: dinner to Skipper'S Dock, or the IN SYMPATHY Rosie the riveter, Gertrude the food. Who: freshmen!!! Spiritual Rebirth Mohican Hotel, both in New L~n- The student body of Con- grind, we're all "gettin' physical- Dance Tryouts don. Lighthouse Inn, also for din- necticut college extends its ly fit." Of Nations Asked The first dance tryouts were ner demands an Ocean Beach deepest sympathy to the Jam. Team Work held last night when Dance group Spiritual rebirth of nations as bUS'. Norwich Inn, Dean's, and ily of Joan Connell '46 on the Hockey, soccer and speed ball also gave the "Fire Ritual." These a means of avoiding world strife Fife and Mondo's answer the call loss of their daughter dUring are the team games offered this tryouts will be held two more was the topic of Dr. Paul Lauben- for a dine and dance evening, via, the summer. fall. Stick work is required in the times, and then the understudy stein's vespers address, Sunday, respectively, Norwich, Westerly, first, footwork in the second and group will be announced. Leotard October 3, in Harkness chapel. and New Haven buses. the latter is a combination soc- Lou, come on and try out! Dr. Laubenstein based his ex- On Sunday show him the cam- cer and basketball, requiring No More Riding , position upon three biblical texts: pus and the Arboretum, after Flowers from Fisher's hand and footwork; all require John III, 7, 2 Corinthians 17, and breakfast at Martorn's, if a free What's happened to the riding? PROMPT DELIVERY team work. The schedules were Isaiah I, 5-7. He used these three corner can be found there. Then The stables are closed, the horses posted today for the various phys- biblical passages as proof that the hourly trains running to 104 Slate Street are gone. Here's the answer. The ed sections, and the season's be- spiritual rebirth has always been Westerly make spending the rest demand for riding was not great Phone 5800 gun. advocated as the means of avoid- of the day at Elm Tree Inn an enough to warrant the continua- ing strife. He quoted extensively Individual Sports tion of the sport and recreation. easy possibility. from the writings of Jacques Ma- Tennis, archery, rifle, and golf Hay, like meat for us, is hard to Back in New London, if the are the fields for individual sport. ritain and from Lin Yu-Tang both yearn is again for nourishment, get, and seems to be included in of whom emphasize the necessity The all-college tennis tournament the bracket of items in "the high- try Peterson's or Dante's, the lat- for spiritual rebirth if a lasting matches are now being played. er cost of living." The horses ter famous for spaghetti and oth- Peterson's peace is to be achieved at the end Watch the bulletin boards for fu- were sold; Miss Martin took some er Italian dishes. of the current World War. One of Connecticut's Best ture developments, which will 'be to Fairfax in Virginia, where An on-campus attraction is, of Loved Traditions exciting. Rumor hath it that there she is now teaching: Good luck, Dr. Laubenstein emphasized course, the Sandwich Shop. But is plenty of freshman talent, and Miss Martin; we miss you. that Christian ideals should be don't forget the .Carnegie room several of the class of '47 wield a upheld now more than ever in or- FRESHMEN A.A. Equipment for the musically minded and the mighty racquet. der that the prophesied kingdom East-Grace Smith recreation room Now available for student use of good will be achieved on earth. Get to .know it Brea.kfast in Buck Lodge for ping-pong addicts. .are bikes-kept in the garage The freshman choir made their If he's more athletic, investi- C.C.O.C. (Connecticut college (last one on the left end) by initial appearance of the season gate New London's bowling al- 247 State St. outing club, freshman friends) Grace Smith house. Sign for them at this vespers. leys, the college tennis courts, in Grace Smith when you ask for and the Connecticut countryside the key at the desk. These are for hikes and for rides on the bi- The Specialty Shop ready now; let's use 'em. Music Dept. Acquires cycles provided by A.A Also there are skis, sleds and Here a C. C. girl can find toboggans. (Always ready for Four Stein way Pianos Room for Rent, Please? • Good Shepherd Fingering Yarn what may come.) These are in Four Stein way pianos have Where to put the date is always • British Wool • Accessories The • Berkshire Hose • Hankies the gym and may be had for the been acquired by the Music de- a problem, and is best solved by 223 STATE STREET asking and signing the name on partment. One has been placed in contracting for a night's lodging .Nichols & Harris the dotted line. each studio and one in the recital for him well in .advance. Most Co. Entitled to Blazers hall of Holmes hall. New aqua convenient are the nearby houses colored rugs and drapes are a where rooms can be had from Pharmacists A.A. promises more informa- further addition to the equipment $1.50 to $2.00. Among these are tion on the blazer situation later. of Holmes hall. Mrs. Jordan, 766 Wiliams, phone Lighthouse Inn Your name is on the bulletin 2·2820; Mrs. Rogers, 151 Mohe- H. C. Dotten, Reg. Ph arm., Mgr. board in Fanning if you are en- Overlooking Long Island Sound I gan, phone 5628; Mrs. Mahaffey, 119 State Street, New London titled to wear an AA. blazer, and 740 Williams, phone 4520; Mrs. soon the facts abou t purchase Pres. Schaffter Dunmire, 20 Nameaug, phone A Century of. Reliable Service Spacious, Attractive will be known. (Continued. from Pa~e One) 8604; Mrs. Dewey, 58 Nameaug, Rooms A.A. House Managers House managers, or representa- the Carnegie Corpotatlon. This tives will be elected this week, study was published in 1942. Phone 4331 and then the Interhouse activities The state administrative staffs will begin. So dust off the shin; for the first year of the National guards, toss balls just for fun, Youth Administration were or- MARVEL SHOP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.1 swing a racquet quite easily- ganized by Dr. Schaffter in Wash- -;: Fall season's begun! ington. She also served as a mem- 129 State, Street ber of the executive committee or Freshmen Sing at the American Political Science Kayser Hose Aben Hardware Association. Dr. Schaffter has been active in Silk Underwear Vesper Services a number of civic organizations We Are Moving To A large freshman choir per- including the League of Women Negligees formed in each of our first two Voters and the American Associ- LARGE QUARTERS vesper services this year. It has ation of University Women. 123 Bank St. been customary in the past for the freshmen to sing at opening Formerly Montgomery Ward vespers. This year such a large number indicated interest in the Watch For Opening - Howdy, Neighbor participation that it was neces- - sary to arrange for the freshman ifl I vg3TP1mLAT2 Ii _'~======~IchoirThe in selections the next which vesper were service. sung -( ~ ~ September 26 are as follows: "Let All Things Now Living"- N. J. Gorra & Bro. Welsh folk melody. 239 State Street "How Lovely are the Messen- gers't-c-Mendelssohn . • Last week the freshmen sang: Sportswear "Thanks be to Thee"-Handel. Coats Dresses Suits "Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Braernar Sweaters Ones"-folk song. This coming Sunday the regu- Exclusive with us lar choir will return singing: "The Cloth of Heaven't-c-Irom Lingerie Housecoats a poem by William Yates. Hosiery Socks "Glorious Forever"-Rachman- inoff. ~"""""""''''''''I'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''i.

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MIddlebury. Mrs. Berta Gamboa graduated (rom Connecticut 001· Summer Students Say Session Press Board Seek De Camino, tnsrructer, comes lege In 1937. She studted at the lrom Mexico City. She received University 01 Cologne. 1937-39. Was Ideal System of Study ew Staff.Memh I' her B.A. and A.M. a. Cornell unl- She Is a holder of lelln w hIps 01 verstry. She has taught in MexIco the Germanlstle Soc\ et y 01 Amer· bY Trudy Weinstock '44 quality of th For Connng Year and spent two years in Spain duro lea, 01 Bryn IawT. and the Anna "I want to go back to summe dan e work, the atten- ing the clvl! war. Ollendorfer Memorial. school!" was the wail of man~ Pla;:dr~co~~ and the interest dis- Press Board, the Connecticut Dr. George HaInes IV. tnsrruc- .fiss Thelma L Gilkes. library Connecticut girls as college reo classes ~ad S\Udents. The small ~Uege organization for students tor In his",!;,. received his B.A. assistant, was graduated lrom opened for the fall term. Gone tween stude~t ~~~erns~~~~~ctsbe- l~t~restedin journalism and de- at Swarthmore, and his :\t.A. and Connecticut college in 1939. She are the mass week-end excursions sible, and more indlvld lor pos- strmg newspaper experience, is Ph.D. at the Unh'crslty 01 Penn- received her BS. in library set- di . ri VI ua atten- to theb eacn,h th e aft er- mner erg- Ion could be given anxious to add new members to sylvania. He has taught at the ence at the Carnegie Library Unlverslty of Pennsylvania and school. Mrs•. ladeline W. Logan, arhettesp~~P\~~i~OgOff~;aEYSastanhdouthse,The total enroliment for the both its writing and photography Drexel Institute 01 Technology. library assistant, received her t e ap ,e summer was 129 d staff Th bj B.A. and certificate in library sci· bridge games in the Sandwich f tho • an about 75% s. e su ect or the tryouts. Dr. Doris E. Peterson. Instruc- o t IS ~umbe~ were resident stu- which wU1 be held next week, Is ence at the Unlverslry at Buffalo. d tor in EngUsh, received her B.A. so'h P en S. Sixty-nina Con ti t I Among the other addllJons to Although "Just wonderful!".' lege girls came f orthe e summereu co - Dr. Chester. Destler's Monday and Ph.D. at the University of was the con:ment on the third session, and 26 other colleges mornmg current-events report. . She spent a year In the college stalf are: Miss Kath· erlne A. Manning, assistant dl- summer se~slOn held at Connec- were represented. The girls carne Members of all classes may par- England working in Ihe British Museum on the subject of waiter rector of residence, Mrs. Eleanor ticut. the important ~atter to from .19 states, the District of Co. ticipate in these tryouts. Further L. Roberts and . Irs. Edith Ray not~ was the enthusiastic appro- lumbla, Brazil, and Ontario. A details wU1 be found on the Press Savage Landor. She has been in· structor at the Universities of Horn who are new infirmary batlOn of the system of classes novelty was added to some Board b II . bo · f W·th I u etm ard on the first l\11nnesota and Illinois. nurses and Miss Mlldred Stevens. an presen ta t lOn 0 courses. 1 C asses by the presence of two fl f F' ' d Miss Constance J. Buckley. assistant dietician. who received hardly an exception, the girls en- men as students, In line with an- oor 0 anmng. her BS. at \Vayne university. joyed the work and found them- other of the summer's "revolu. Those in~erested sh~uJd see part-time assistant In fine arts selves extremely interested in lions," the walls of Winthrop Mrs. ~atherme FJoyd,.dlrector of and secretarY of Ihe Infirma!;,. was graduated !rom Connecticut their chosen subjects. Two house shook with surprise to find pubUclty, in her office in Fanning, courses, given in eighty·minute themselves housing of all things or Ruthe Nash '44, commuters' college in 19'10. Since then she has been a psychla tric alde in the classes five times a week, proved men! These Hmystery men" s~ room, Fanning. Hartford Retreat; clerk at the Flower a distinct success. Interest and at. called because no one ever' saw Press Board members write National Fire Insurance Co,; she tention could be concentrate~, and them, came from the Columbia spo.t news and features for metro- Bouquets and Corsages Ohtan has also been secretary [0 the dI· for the most discriminating as a result were increased. Twen- sound laboratory to study at Fort h new~papers and send out rector of admissions at Wesleyan ty courses were given, plus the Trumbull. orne town Items, university. special United Aircraft program. Although there were no extra· Long Experienc::e 'Vlth Chlldr n Fellman & Clark Informally expressed faculty curricular activities, many "added opinion showed pleasure at the attractions" were offered, among New Faculty Miss Katherine C. Long, nurs· Flori", these piano reci tals, and lectures (Continued hum I'nee Onel ery school teacher, received her B.S. at Cornell university and Crocker House BlOCk by eminent South Americans. As 168 tate St., New London some of the latter spoke no Eng· possesses the Certificate of a· }'Jow@r I'honl-"'iI5'88 lI..nd7069 lish, Spanish students were much Three New Chemlsts tional College of Education. She Compliments of in demand to display their con- The Chemistry department has has taught in New York nursery versational abilities when the three new members: Dr. Mildred schools; dIrected a chUdren's SHALETTS guests came to dinner. On the so· R. Newlin, assistant professor of boal'ding school; taught In Michl· cial side, a picnic was held at chemistry, received her B.A. and gan, Ohlo, and New York kinder- Buck lodge and two dances, one M,S. at Earlham college and her gartens, of them formal, were given in the Ph.D. at Ohio State university. Miss Barbara Sexton, part-time Dean's Grill assistant In sociology, was gradu- dormitories. She has taught at Earlham col· aled trom Connecticut coUege In Graduation exercises were held lege, Oakwood school, Rio Grande You can still get there ... 1942. She has been a clerk·stenog· at the end of the summer for college and Hunter college.' Miss BYBU Bernards rapher In the Research Institute Heliodora de Mendonca '43 and Estelle M. Fasolino, assistant in State Street chemistry, was graduated from 01 America. Nancy Wyman '44, and Kitty Mc- Miss Elaine Ruth Grimm, part- Kee '43 received her degree in abo Connecticut colJege In 1941. She Dining and Dancing has been laboratory technician In time assistant in psychology, re- sentia. ceived her B.A, at Barnard and Backus, Norwich ,and N. E. Bap· Wher tho Group Oets tlst hospitals; graduate assistant her M.A. at Yal . Mrs. Nona Murrell Kip will be Togethe.r 313 s~!~aN~2~o~~~ronn. at the University of Connecticut, r~~ mc Is Sponsoring part· time assistant in math. research chemist tn the American Lingerie - Hosiery - Gloves Miss Hazel A. Johnson. IIbrari· GIFTS . USSR Photographs Thermos Bottle Company, and in· structor in Putnam High school an, with rank of assoclat profes- Full Line of Yarns and Needles A display of Russian photo- sor, received het" B.A. at the Uni- Free Instructions and Annhurst College for Girls. graphs sponsored by the Interna- Miss Marjorie Hanson, assistant versity of Oregon and her B.L,S. New Il11der·arm Womrath Circulating L~brary tional Relations club is now on in chemistry, was graduated from at Columbia university. She has display in Palmer library. The Connecticut colJege i,n 1938, She worked in the libraries of the Cream Deodorant Otto Aimetti prints, which were selected and has been laboratory and x·ray University 01 Oregon; Saginaw. safely arranged by Redi Seligsohn '45, Michjgan, and in Scripps college Just Arrived ... technician at the Neurological Stops Perspiration depict various phases of Russian hospital and University of Kansas and Reed coUege, Portland, Ore· Samples of English Tweed and life such as the minority groups, hospital, and at GrenleJl Mission, gon. Scotch Tweed industry, labor, and' collective St. Anthony, Newfoundland. Miss Martha H. Storek, ,'e· search assistant In Gennan, was 86 State St. Phone 7395 farms. This exhibit, which has been Dr. Record in Soclology Dept. AItRI ...--- planned in conjunction with the Dr. Mason T, Record, assistant PhOne 5805 O. J. Zullllnl convocation lectures on Soviet professor of sociology, received Get Your Favorite Russia by Corliss Lamont and his B.A. and Ph.D. at Yale. He DANTE'S' William H. Chamberlain, will re- has been a reader at Yale and an ItaHan-American Cuisine 1.. DOd no[ fO[ dr~ or men's • Perfume main in the Hbrary until after the instructor at Sweet Briar collegt'. shitu. DOt'S OO[initll[e slcin. • Cosmetics OOOD FOOD lectures Tuesday, October 12. Universities of Connecticut and We Serve to Serve Again 2. Nowaici.ngtodry. Can be ust:d • Toilet Articles New Hampshire. right af[d' shllving. '2 Truman St, New London at the The Home Economics depart· 3. r llSoaodyStOpSperspiration (or ment has two new members: Miss , 1 to' days. Prevents odor. Freshmen Invited to 4. A pure, whiu~. greaseless. Thrifty Cut Rate Evelyn Craig, instructor, received soalnlw van.isbing aeun. Junior Fashion Show her B.S. at New Jersey college ~urner'5 -.\ s.. Awuded AP,Pfovd Seal of Store The junior class will entertai.n for women and her M.A. at American llUnnneo( Launder- the members of the freshman Teachers college. Since 1939 she iJ:lBfor being hmnleu 10 9 Main St. class with a Fashion Show on has been a teacher 01 home eco- fab"" nomics in a Trenton high school jflOt~~r.~bop I The Little store With Big Values Saturday afternoon, October 9, from two until three in Knowlton and has done community nutri- 27 Main St" ew London ~- Salon. The committee includes tion work. Miss Ruth E, Gould, Joanne Jenkins, Ruth Eliasberg, assistant in home economlcs and Specialize in Barbara Avery, and Constance house1ellow in Emily Abbey. re- ceived her B.S. at CornelJ univer· • Corsages Harper Method Arnoldy. Only members of the junior sity. She has been a dietlelan at • Fall Decorations Beauty Shop and freshman classes are allowed Western ReselVe university, Room 310 Dewart Bullding FLOWERS TE:LEQRA1>HED to attend the Fashion Show; how' Comes tram ChUe 302 State Street ever, the faculty is invited. The Spanish department also For Besl Resulls Use has two new members: Miss Elisa Curtis·Guajardo, instructor, ~".."".""""'''''''" ....."''''".,,'''''''''''''''''''.,, ....,,..'''''' ...'''''''' ..'''' .."...... ""...... """"...""..".: HARPER'S LIQUID studied at the University at Chile SHAMPOO YELLOW CAB before acquiring her B.A. at the Try Our Face powder and University at illinois, and her AM. at the University of Wiscon- Lipstick for that College PHONE 4321 sin. She has studied at the Uni· Girl Look. versities of Grenable and 01 Ma· The things LlwL college girls love drid. She was commissioned by r~======~~::;:::;:::;:::;:::;:::;:::;:::;:::;:::;:::;:::;:::;:iIthe Chilean government to study the teaching of modem languages in the United States In 1917. 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Wednesday, Oetober 6, 1943 Page Six CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NEWS ::::::: Rosemary Park, faculty represen_ ArthurQuimby Mademoiselle Is tative. Seeking College ------Caught on Campus Will Feature Board Members Dr. John Wells Hies The students of Connecti_ cut college learned with Sor- BachPrograms Opportunity Offered row of the death during the For the benefit of transfers and by "the juniors in their caps and For Girls to Become summer of Dr. John EdWin freshmen present we will pause gowns." life is proceeding as ncr- by Elizabeth Travis '44 Wells, former head of the long enough to tell you that we mally as can be expected for the On Wednesday, September 29, New Guest Editors English department. mighty class of '44. Arthur Quimby, head of the Con- usually run the names of the lat- necticut college music depart- Mademoiselle magazine is now est engaged and married mem- • • • men t, presen ted the first of a se- conducting its fall round-up of • Ginny Bowman '45 went over College Board members. AU ~om- -======::_! ... bers in this column but the col- ries of Bach organ recitals. Mr. to Mary Harkness house to call Quimby has planned an ambitious en undergraduates who are Inter- lege is living up to its newly ac- on Mrs. Nat Tepp '44 (nee Norma I ested in publication work, adyer- Chinll Glass quired title, Connecticut college program, which will cover the Silver Pike) the other day. Ginny made complete organ compositions of tising creative writing, reporting, for married women, so complete- inquiries as to where the Mrs. Bach, over a period of t~ee fashi~n illustrating, or design are Lam.ps Unusual Gift·s ly that we can not prmr all the lived when she got to the third years. There will be about thirty invited to apply now for Board floor and found she must return names in a six page issue. For reci tats in all, ten of which will membership. Being a College this reason, we give you a con- to the second floor and turn to be given this year. The programs Board member involves reporting L. Lewis & Co. densed course in statistics only. the left. She did so and barged In- will be presented in Harkness to Mademoiselle, via specific as- Established 1860 In the class of '47 we have one to a charming looking suite say- Chapel on Wednesday afternoons, signments, all campus news fr~m. married and two engaged. In the ing, "How do you seniors rate from 5:15 to 5:45, and notices of fads and fashions to war actrv- these grea t rooms with priva te class of '46 we have no married the recitals will be posted on bul- Ities, . State and Green Streets members and three engaged. The bath?" A towel clad figure volun- letin boards in advance. The At the end of each academic class of '45 has one married and teered the information that she members of the college and all year, Mademoiselle selects the NEW LONDON, CONN. eight engaged. In the class of '44 was the assistant house fellow. New Londoners are invited to at- fourteen worthiest College Board Miss Hamil is sending out cards we have the phenomenal number tend. of four married and eighteen en- saying that she Is "at home." The organ music of Johann Se- guestmembers editors on its for roster the August to act col- as i~~~~~~~~~~~;;~~' gaged. Amazement at the prefix bastian Bach is the greatest col- lege issue of the magazine. of "Mrs." in roll calling is a thing lection of organ literature in his- For complete details on how to of the past. A •• • Dimout Hour Changed tory. Bach, born in Germany in become a Mademoiselle College p.m, a.m, 1685, was not the first master of Board member, write to: Miss Now that the underclassmen 6 :30 to 7:00 the fugue and chorale-prelude, Dorothea Zack, College Board C. C. Girl's have stopped being non plussed All members of the college musical forms of the age of poly- Editor, Mademoiselle, 1 East 57 Best Friend community have been 're- phony. Immediately preceding Street, New York 22, N. Y. quested to watch for frequent him came many masters-Pache- Style Shop changes of dimout hours to bel, Buxtehude, Schutz, and many Q be published in News. Fac- others. Bach was greatly influ- Officers of Math Club 128 State St. ulty and students are re- enced by them all, and, absorbing minded that each person on Named at First Meeting Complete Sports Wear what he had learned from their Starr Bros. campus is responsible for in- attempts at the new forms, added The first meeting of the Mathe- for College formation concerning the his own great creative skill and matics club was held on Monday Drug Store dimout regulations for any became the culminating master afternoon, October 5 at Buck room into which he or she of polyphonic music. goes. Lodge.The main business of this meet- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Difficult Sonatas ing was to elect members to fill • Millinery Bach's works are comprised of the vacant offices in the club. of preludes and their companion Those chosen to hold positions Twenty-four Hour Shift fugues, chorale preludes, organ were Phyllis Sack '45, program Distinction For Aircraft Spotters concertos, and trio sonatas. The chairman, and Dorothy Webster chorale-preludes are based on old '45, publicity chairman. A discus- FRESHMEN! Abolished by War Dept. hymn tunes, or chorales, around sion was also held on the mathe- The announcement by the War which polyphonic voices are wov- matic books which the club has department of its decision to abol- en. The trio sonatas were origin- already given to the men at the I:nnis ish twenty-four hour operation of ally written as strict three-part Submarine Base and the Section aircraft observation posts and fll- exercises for his son to study, but Base and the books which are to I Have You Been Shop ter centers was made public Mon- they have become to us more be given this year. day night. Gen. H. H. Arnold, than mere exercises, for their Following the formal meeting, I commanding officer of the Army fluid ease of movement and bril- the entire club participated in a Air Forces, stated in a letter to liant originality have marked baseball game. To :''''', ", ,''''',..,.." "., ,.,.,,, ,: all volunteers of the aircraft them as great works. They are warning service that posts would extremely difficult to play, al- be manned a few hours one day a though to the listener they sound Janet Leech '44 is New week rather than in continuous deceptively simple, and each Bach Community Chest Head "~i~~i=,dtwenty-four hour shifts. In this organ student's supreme ambi- I I Members of the Community tion is to master the six sonatas way the organization will still be Chest committee for the drive which comprise the group. active and prepared in event of coming early this fall have been an emergency. Soda T;:.~e:~~andy announced. They are Janet Leech I I The decision to abolish the '44, chairman; Betty Seissen '45, 1 Steaks and Salads 1 twenty-four- hour watch system Scholarship Funds assistant chairman; Constance on the eastern seaboard was Hopkins '46, secretary; Molly ~ Our Specialty ~ made in order to release manpcw- Greatly Increased Brillhart '45, House of Represen- er for more vital jobs. However', tatives member; Marjorie Geupel it is in no wayan indication that 235 Sta:h;:~, ~:~:5 London By Swayze Grant '44, art chairman; Marion Kane I I this branch of civilian defense is '44, publicity chairman; and Miss :."", """", ,,,,,,,,, ,, ,,.,,, ,,,..,,, r being demobilized. Through the newly established Swayze Scholarships four $1,000 awards were granted this year to Student Body Invited to entering freshmen. These same girls will keep the scholarships Make Attend Weekend Outing throughout their college careers, The members of the student provided the scholastic require- JOHN ELION body have been invited to partici- ments are fulfilled. Several other Kaplan Luggage Shop pate in a weekend outing spon- smaller scholarships from this sored by the Intercollegiate Out- fund, ranging from one hundred Collegiate Your ing Club Association held at the to five hundred dollars have been association's cabin on Mount Car- awarded to girls in various Shoes Gift Headquarters mel near New Haven. Those who classes. wish to go should see Betty Rab- The Clara Louise Migeon inowitz '44, Mary Harkness house Swayze Scholarships were estab- 115 STATE STREET' or sign on the AA bulletin board lished in 1943 by a bequest of Agents for Mark Cross in Fanning hall. Mrs. Virginie Migeon Swift of Torrington and New York in the name of her sister tor students • Gloves Perry & Stone from Connecticut and especially Handbags Jewelers Since 1865 from Torrington and Litchfield • STATIONERY - LEATHER GOODS county. These scholarships are ~~~;;;;;;;"~ .1 Small Leather Goods NOVELTIES based on competition within the ~_,~=====~=1 • Watch and Jewelry Repair state. Mrs. Swift had never made her- ~~~y State Street self known to Connecticut nor had she visi ted here; the bequest was a complete surprise to the college. It greatly increases the National Bank of Commerce available scholarships, with the Howard Johnson's Established 1852 result that in four years there 929 BANK STREET, NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT will be sixteen girls in college on New London, Connecticut full tuition scholarships. • Serving full course dinners Ask for from 8Sc to $2.00 Special Check Book for College Students Compliments of Burr Mitchell • Accornodations for parties Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. up to 90 people