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Connecticut College News Vol. 29 No. 18
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Vol.29-No. 18 ew London, Connecticut, \l'edn day" Marth 15, 1944 5<: p"r ropy
Metropolitan Opera Quartet French Group Will Red Cross Asks Help inal Program f Pass Summer in CC In Work on Kit Bags The War Service commit- oncert n to tee needs girls desperately to 'French Quarter' wind thread for the Red un. larch 19 Cross kit bags. The Red Cross B has found it impossible to Special Festivities, send the materials for mak- ~1 .ropolitan Quartel Five Related Courses ing the kit bags on campus, To Pre nt lection but the thread to be wound Planned for Students for these bags has arrived. or n rt las i This work is under the dl- The director of the summer ses- rection of Mrs. Garabed Thls year's Connecticut colleec sion has announced that five re- Daghlian and will be done in series will be brought to a close lated courses dealing with the Iit- the astronomy room on the by the M ,ropoll'an Opera Quar· erature, history, philosophy, art third floor of Bill hall on tel, which Is presenting a pro- and language of modern France Monday, Tuesday, Wednes- gram Sunday all moon, 'Iarch will be offered at Connecticut col- day, and Friday afternoons 19, at 3:30 tn Palmer audilorlum. lege during the summer. from 2 :00 to 5:00 p.m. The lour ing rs tn th Quane, These courses constitute a It is essential that this fnclud Ino fanlnl,' nor; Igor Gorin, barnon ,Josephin Turn- French group, which has as its thread winding be done im- in la, soprano, and Helen Olhetm, center a 12 weeks study of French mediately. A notice about this literature and thought since the work was sent to approxi- contralto. mately 300 students, and as fn this tnrernauonat quartet. Revolution. This six point course, .yet only ten have signed up harmony, achieved In the eon- to be given in French, is open to trast ot colors, tones, and values, students who have had at least on the War Service bulletin board in Fanning hall. Is a result not only ot dlrrer~n !J three years of high school French Any students who feel that In vocal pitch but In nationality, and one year of college French. they cannot sign up for a reg- training, and e xp r tcnce. and Springing from this theme will ular time, but who are able to even 01 olT·ltme hobbies. Helen be three courses, each of six give some time for this work lnetm. rcr inslance, wa born In weeks duration and three points during one of the times when ew York state. Ihe d scendem credit: Modern French History, the room in Bill hall is open, Left 00 right ure Igor Gorin, JOSCI)hlne 'I'umlnia, H len OJh lin of Viking forebears who arne to The Mind of Present Day France, are asked to drop in. unci Nino Martini America 300 years ago, J phtne and French Art. Tumlnla. was also born tn the French History Offered United Sta". but her singing parents cam to the "land oC op- Modern French history will be portunity" from Silly shor,ly be- offered during the first half of Early Planning Is a Necessity Flower Show Will (ore h r birth, and she gr w ul'Jin the summer session and will be an ltaltan- Am rl un envlronm nt. taught by Miss Reynolds. This For Graduation With Honors Feature Idea For Ino Martini, on th other hand. study begins with the Revolution was born and reared In Italy. of 1789 and extends into the pres- by Shirley Armstrong '45 honors work with the approval 01 Victory Gardener while Igor Cortn. born In Rus- ent time. Major emphasis will be her major department. She shall sia's kraln I grew up In Au· Only a few students undertake placed upon the twentieth cen- write a thesis during the year and tria. tury. honors work each year at Connec- The Connecticut college Annu- her mark on her honors work will All Aehl ve Radio Fa1l1 First The Mind of Present Day ticut. This is partially due to the be determined by this paper. A al Flower Show, a completely stu- France, taught by Miss Ernst, grade of A or B will be consld- dent exhibition with a galaxy 01 Despite the fact thai every fact that many of us are not ac- member oC the quartet had earu- will also be offered during the ered "passed satisfactorily for quainted with just what honors attractions, will take place In first six weeks. The opposing honors." She shall have had regu- er established himself as an opera New London hall and the green- and concert singer In Europe and schools of thought in metropoli- work means, what the require- lar advisory conferences but will houses on March 25 and 26_ The Sou Ih A rnertca, real recogni lion tan France and its North African ments are, and how to go about it. have planned the work hers~U territories will be studied. The It is also due to the fact that far hours at the exhibit on Saturday in this field in the United Stales and carried it out on her own m- came only after he had achieved class will be conducted in English. from all of us are qualified to wiU be 2:QO.5:oo p.m. and 7:00· itiative. radio fame here. Igor Corln at- Reading and papers are to be satisfy the specified conditions. When Ginny begins her work 9:00 p.m.: on Sunday the doors tributes his cordial American re- done in English and French ac- Let's suppose that Ginny Jones for departmental honors, she will will be open from 2:(x)'6:00 p.m. ception to hIs twe years as Iea- cording to the advancement of thinks she would like to graduate start to work on a thesis, mean- Many virtues of the botanical tured soloist on radio'S weekly with academic or departmental the student. while having conferences with world will be revealed. Both art· "Hollywood Hotel" and various honors. The first thing she does is See "French Group"-Page 5 her advisor, but doing her work istry and practicality In plant guest appearances on such pro- to keep up her grades as best .she entirely on her own initiative. growth and practice will prevaU. grams as Kraft Music HaJl and can. When she has become a Jun- When completed, Ginny's paper In this year of war, a major key· Ford Sunday Evening Hour, Het- Rev. F. Lorentzen ior, she has decided upon the fi~ld will be graded by a committee in- note will be suggestions lor the en Olheim appeared on the Coca· in which she hopes to receIve cluding her advisor. victory gardener. Long before ·'Concer1'~-P.5"e 6 honors. After a comerence wi.th Will Be Leader of Must Write Paper their time, flowering branches her major advisor, she sUbmI~s wUl be In proluse bloom and stu- Ginny may, on the other h3;nd, Annual Conference her petition to undertake thiS dent gardens in the greenhouse have done 45 hours extracurrlCU' work, if she has either a 3.00 avo will display their finery. Mini· L on H nd r on to The Reverend Frederic L. C. lar work with supervision from erage for her last thre~ years, ature floral arrangements will Lorentzen, rector of the Church or an A in at least 12 pomts ~d the department. She would show p ak on Po t- ar of the Holy Trinity of Westport, portray the "feeling" of Ihe Four no grades below B in her major the results in a paper judged and Powers and a welJ-illustr8.ted map Conn., will be on campus as lead- department in her junior. or sen· graded by the department. wiU give significance to geograph. Ent rpri in er of the annual religious confer· Simply because Ginny has com- ior year. If Ginny is takmg less ical nora, Leon Henderson, fonner head ence to be held under the auspices pleted the work does not mean than 12 points in that depart· o admission to the 1944 sho\,- 01 Office of Price Admini traUon. of Religious council from March she will graduate with depart· ment she must have A in all her will be charged, bu t a sale 01 ",W be the convocation speaker mental honors, lor she must have 19 to 21 inclusive. He will speak work'in the major field_ potted plants wlU be incJud~, the on Tuesday, March 21, at 4:15 at the vesper service at 7 o:c1ock passed it satisfactorily. Option B Conditions proceeds 01 which will ~ gwen to p.m. .Mr. Henderson ,....as former- on Sunday evening and preSIde ~t Ginny, however, may graduate the \Var Services committee_ Ginny may also elect to do hon· ly connected "ith th Ru II the discussion held afterwards ill at the same time with hon0r:t' Among those students working Sage Research 10undation in ~f'ew ors work under option B. In ~at high honors or highest honors if the Religious library. on Flower Show are Ruth Howe York City, where he was a re- On Monday and Tuesday morn- case she will have a 3.00 st~d..i:"g ~he has an average of 3.50, 3.75, '44, chainnan; Tina DIMaggio ·44, search economist and adminJ tn.. in her sophomore and JUnior ings he will conduct the chapel See IIHonors"-Page 5 Dorothy Raymond '44, Barbara tor. He leIt this position when he services and will be available for years and will not need more Baudouin '45, Carolyn Miller '45. was appointed b)' President personal consultation until noon, than 12 points to complete ~er Iargaret Piper '45, Eleanore Roose\o'elt to set up and adm1nl and also on the afternoons of major requirement. If she obtams Mr. Beach, Custodian IStrohm '45, Lelia carr '46, Va!· ter the O.PA Willie in \Va lling· those days in the living rooms of the approval of this department. ton he made numerous radio ad- the various donnitories. At 7 p.m. Ginny will then begin her hono~~ Of Gymnasium, Dies ~:'~I~:::~~~s:~~d'~7~~: dresses and was a prominent there will also be group discus- work which will count as William Randolph Beach 01 cy Leech '47, Marion Low '47, and member 01 the Roosevelt admin- sions in the Religious library. points. a! Nameaug Avenue, 79, .cust~ian Patricia Thomas '41. Istration. Mr. Lorentzen is a graduate of The honors student must so, of the college gymnasIUm Since He leIt \\'ashinglon a year ago the University of Wisconsin, did under option A, complete 45 1927, died late Saturday ~temoo~ to accept the position which he his theological work at tI:e Berk- hours extra curricular work un- at the Lawrence MemorlaJ hospl- Ro 'c and lranpwood now holds, chainnan of lhe Board eley divinity school (EpISCOpal) der the supervision of the depa~t- taJ. He had been a patient there Are ew Editors of the Educational Researcl1 In· t The results of this work In in New Haven, while there als? men. vill be for the past three weeks .. Dorothy Royce and Shirley stitute 01 America. Mr. Hender- the form of a paper \ Mr. Beach was born III e~ doing graduate work at Y~le miI- Strangward, both 01 the Junior son advocates drastic measures to versity. His particular Interest judged and graded by the de~art- London and was a lifelong reSI- prevent post-war un mployment ment. However, the mere satisfy- dent here. Before coming to the class, have been appointed co-edl· has always been work with you~g tors 01 the "C" Handbook lor and \\--ams the nation 01 the dan· people. Before entering the m~n- ing of these conditions does not college, Mr. Beach was employed gerous ituation which is becom· entail the award of honors. at the ew London YMCA. He next year. These appointments istry, he was assistant superm- are made by Cabinet. The staff Lng more and more serious. H tendent of camping of New York was a member of the Methodist stresses the fact that pOSSible un- speei.lications . church and he was also a second also includes Susan Balderston State. He has also served as ch~P- Option B has as itS. speCifica- '44 and Barbara Snow '44, present emplo)"tlle.nt mu t be planned lor degree Mason. now In order to prevent It. Mr. lain of a' penitentiary, of NorwICh tions that a junior haVIng a 3.~ editors, as ex·officlo members. He is survived by his widow. the- State Hospital and of Hartford re Other members 01 the staft 'wiU Henderson applies economic standing for her sophom.o an t Mrs Mabel Morrison Beach. ories to practical governmental Retreat. junior years and needmg no be appointed later by the new edi· More detailed announcements The funeral services were held admlnlstrsUon. more than 12 points to complete Tuesday alternoon at two o'clock. tors. of the various sessions of the con- her major requirements may do ference will be made later. Wednesday, March 15,1944 Page Two CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NEWS CONNECTICUT·UPS CONNECTICUT CoLLEGE NEWS FREE SPEECH Established 1916 Published by the students or Connecticut College The Editors ot the "News" do not hold them- every Wednesday throughout the college year from Sep- selves responsible for the opinions expressed in tember to June, except dUllng mid-years and vacations. this column. In order to Insure the validity or Entered as second-crass matter August 5, 1919, at this column as an organ tor the expression of the Post Omce at New London, connecticut, under the honest opinions, the editor must know the names act or March 3, 1879. of contributors.
Merober I4ssocialed CoIJe6iale Press To the Editor of the News: \ The Sunday afternoon fire in the Arboretum Dutribulor of swept over five acres of land and destroyed most Colle6iale Die;esl of a. stand of young nut trees. Worse still, it took practically all of the young pines on the hill near Charter Member of the New England Intercollegiate Newspaper Association the ski run. This is the second fire this year, and the most destructive since 1937. Everyone would like to see towering pines in the Arboretum, but with fires every five to ten N;ti;:iAd~;;~i~;~;:"~ years a. forest is impossible. The area of greatest Coil••• P".lUiKI R.",.,NI.n.-. damage has been kept free of brush at consider- ... 0 W"OI.O'" AVI[. NEW Yo",,- N. Y. C.'e ...... u ••• L•• A... l .. - .... ' .... el_ able expense for seven years. The investment in j I maintenance has therefore been lost. But even more important is the loss of those seven years . EDITORIAL STAFF We have to start from scratch again. The friends . Edltor-Jn·ChJef t: Kaney Troland '44 who have given the funds to make this planting and maintenance possible may not want to give Feature Editor Senior Editor again. Our record isn't very good. Allce Adams '44 Shirley Armstrong '45 .. ~f~ The fire bug may have been a small bOy who Associate Editors Helen Crawford '44 Norma Pike Tepp '44 didn't know any better. It is just as likely to have O~~- ...\ News Editor l.\lanaglngEditor been a student or a visitor who tossed a cigarette Georgine Downs '45 Bryna Samuels '46 carelessly into the grass. The smoking rule in the ~~.-.../ Presldene'e Reporter Arboretwn is not as respected as one might wish, Betty Reltrel '46 and many of us let strangers go their way smok- . Department Editors ing ... when we ought to say a friendly word and :; Clubs Editor .._.. ..__..__ _.__ Marjorie Alexander '44 see that they stop on the spot. Cartoonists ._... Jean Abernethy '47, Frances Osborne '47, Amusing though it may sound to some, why Jean Stannard '47, Joan Somerby '47, Charlotte Beers '45, Nancy Faulkner '46 can't we have a student volunteer fire company Music Editors _..._..._Libby TravIs '44, :VIrginiaBowman '45 that will help to guard against as well as fight Reporters grass fires on College and adjacent property? WILLIAM MOVIE Ruth Howe '44, Mary Lewis '44, Virginia Eells '45, Mar- This has been suggested from time to time by a jorie Lawrence '45 Caryl Maesel '45, Jean Howard '46, RANDOLPH Prtscma WrIght '46, Muriel Evans '46, Sara Levenson '46, few students and members of the faculty. Is there MINUTES Janice Somach '47, Patricia Wiman '46, Jane Rutter '46, student leadership for such a project, either in the BEACH. Miriam Stelnber'1 '46~Betty HHI '451 Mary Carpenter '46, Sally Radovsky 47.l-..l!ollenHasson''1.7,Mary E. Van Nos- present fire committee, or in some other student by Marjorie Alexander '44 trand '47, Barbara r ry '46, Janet McDonough'46. organization? Proof Readers George S. Avery, Jr. Ruth Buchanan '46).Suzanne McHugh '46, Sally Qulntard Director I The students of Connecticut ** * * '46, Anne Frank '40\ Lorraine Plmm '47, Elizabeth Jones college have felt the sorrow of a *** Excellent •• Fair ·47,Joan Somerby 'Q7,Jean Stannard '47. double loss within the past Good • Poor Hanna Lowe '45 Typists I Jane Shaw '44 Marcia Faust '45 t, -' Mr.month,Charles with the Guild, passing for of twenty both Note: The pinch-hitter-- for the BUSINESS STAFF CALENDAR years custodian of the library, "four star reporter" of Movie Business Manug er and Mr. William Randolph Beach, Minutes was unable to attend all Martha Davis '44 for seventeen years custodian of the movies in order to review Assistant Business Manager the college gymnasium. them for News readers, but the Nance Funston '45 Thursday. March 16 Both of these men were favor- following outline of coming plc- Bustnese Staff Ch . R h I 4 20 Ch I hI' MIrIam Imber '46, VirginIa Dwyer '46, Anne Ordway '46, Norr e S earsa h I C . 79--.-..: F . ape 111 ites of the students, and were fa- tures may be of some e p III Betty Williams '46\ Elsie MacMlllan '45, Elizabeth Davis ursery c 00 ourse - annmg milfar to everyone. A special making plans. '47, Marcia Faust 45, Sue Studner '47, Lorraine Lincoln Ornithology Club Meeting 7:30 Bill 106 chapel service was held yesterday Gung Ho '46, Vera Jezek '47, K tty Wile '47. Advertising lUgr. Ass't Advertising Mgr.Frfday , March. 17 morning to honor their memories. Gung Ho, a movie about the Mary Adelaide Cox '44 Marion Kane '44 Chapel, Northfield Conference Report Performed Many Duties Marine road on Macon Island, is Advertising Staff 9:57 Chapel Mr. Beach, .who died last Satur- scheduled to appear at the Garde VIrginia Weber '44, Debby Rabinowitz '46, Helaine Hays Dance Rehearsal 4:20 Auditorium day, had been an integral and al- theatre from Wednesday, March '4£,""MaryE. Cooder'46, Mary Morse '47, Joan Brower '47, Be ty Morse '46. Saturday, March 18 most traditional participant in al- 15 through Saturday, March 18. Circulation Manager Mascot Hunt ends most every college function for Randolph Scott, Noah Beery, Jr., Mary Lewis '44 Junior Dinner 6:00 Thames fifteen years. During these years, and Alan Curtis are the stars of Circulation Staff all convocations and other kinds the performance. Betti: Babcock '44, Barbara Wadhams '44, Margery Val- Sunday, March 19 of lectures, all college theatricals, The co-feature is a musical Kempsmlthlar- 45, Ruth '46, Buchanan Suzanne '46, Levin Ellen '46 Haight AnneOraway '46~Eleanor '46, Religious Council Spring Conference begins and all the religious services in- called Swing time Johnny, star- Sally Qulntard '46, Priscilla Stokes '46, Joan Weisman '46, Concert, Metropolitan Quartet eluding the Christmas pageant ring Harriet Hilliard and Mitchell '47,Joan Jeanne Brower Harold '47, Margaret '47, Vera Camp Jezek '47, '47, Suzanne Mary Morse Hannoch '47, .....__...... :3 30 A u di Itortum wereh e ld' m th e gymnasium.. A yres ' ore h es t ra. Marian Petersen '47, Jean Stannard '47, Marianne Tudor Vespers, Frederic L. Lorentzen 7:00 Chapel Preparing the gymnasium for From Sunday through Tuesday '47, Helen Vinal '47. each of these affairs, which in- the feature at the Garde theatre Monday, March 20 eluded setting up and taking will be Chip Off the Old Block, a Orchestra Rehearsal 4:20 Auditorium down hundreds of chairs, was the musical starring Donald O'Con- Mrs. Forester's Nightmare Choir Rehearsal 7:00 Auditorium 202 duty which was faithfully per- nor and Peggy Ryan. The co-rea- The Freshman Competitive play which was Tuesday, March 21 formed all this time by Mr. ture is Sherlock Holmes and The presented last Friday night hit the nail on tbe Lecture, Leon Henderson ...... 4:20 Auditorium Beach, in addition to his other Spider Woman, with Basil Rath- head, and the nail is the type which no one has duties in connection with prepar- bone as the lead. bothered to hit on the head. The audience's ap- Wednesday, March 22 ing for gym classes. The Sullivans plause showed appreciation of the situation, but Dance Rehearsal. 4:20 Auditorium Not only did Mr. Beach prepare Currently playing at the Capi. we have a slight feeling that, like Mrs. Forester, for these affairs, but also he was tol theatre, from Tuesday, March there were many present who still felt they were an active participant, partiCUlarly 14 through Thursday, March 16, doing a good job of their war activities. It is al· About Fathers' Day Plans in the religious services. He was are Casanova in Burlesque, star- ways "the other people" who are not being truly chosen to represent the college ring Joe. E. Brown and June conscientious. Mrs. Forester and her friends are This spring will see the repetition of the an· employees on the occasion of the Havoc;. and Klondike Kate, star- not so different from us. The problem of being consecration of Harkness chapel nual Fathers' Day weekend at Connecticut college, ring Ann Savage. "just too rushed" to do, competently, any of the for which plans are already being made. Although in January, 1940, at which time Starting Friday will be the War Service activities for which we have signed the date is not definite as yet, it is not too early Mr. Beach lighted one of the can- Th up is becoming increasingly evident, and most of for students to make suggestions as to what the dIes in the seven branched can. 20th Century F.ox production e us are "just too rushed" to do anything about it. delabrum which has been used at Sullivans, the patriotic story of plans for the weekend might include. five brothers who lost their lives Volunteer work in New London, which de- Some girls who have been impressed with the vespers services ever since. at sea. The leading parts are mands a certain number of hours a week, means a beauty of the choir and the excellence of the organ Loved C.C. Tradition played by Ann Baxter and Thorn· more careful planning of time so that the Nurses' recitals are very anxious that their fathers and Having ·served so long and so as Mit~hell. The co-feature is The Aides and WANS lor example, can report regu- mothers have an opportunity of hearing a pro- faithfully at the college, it was Ghost That Walks Alone, a Co- larly. gram by Mr. QUimby and the choir. perhaps natural that Mr. Beach lumbia production. ·Others desire to have the Conn teen show pre· On campus, the situation is no better. The should feel a pride in Connecticut Claudia proximity of the meeting places for the various sented here at college again, not only because they and a sense of belonging to the a~tivities does little to help. Numerous people who feel that it would prqvide ideal entertainment for SIgned up for some type of service have never reo fathers, but also because many students have still college. The affection between an~l~~:~t~;a~i~~~~~~r~rl~~: ported (granted that in several cases schedules not seen the show. him and the student body could shown from Wednesday, March prevent participation), and those of us who re- A few feel that there should be an alternate be seen any day as girls streamed 15, through Friday, March 17, at in and out from the post office, th V· th tr The co· ported enthusiastically for the first few weeks activity for the baseball game between fathers and each giving to and receiving a e new Jctory ea e. . have in many instances gradually forgotten their daughters which is played annually. They believe cheery greeting from Mr. Beach. feature is The Big Store, 'WIth the responsibiliies. that it is not right for men who have not had He was known to all, and -was I Marx brothers in the leading Response to calls for temporary help from the much time for exercise during the past few years widely loved and respected. His rolSets.t' S t d March 18 War Service committee has often been grudgingly to be urged suddenly to participate in a rather t ··t t M· St d ar mg a ur ay, ' cooperative i1 at all. recen VISI 0 ISS anwoo th V· t th t will shoW strenuous run from base to base. with the request that a piece of e IC ?ry . ea re are with .It is hoped that Mrs, Forester's nightmares, All the students unite enthusiastically in favor wood from Connecticut's first fla Murder m 'FJmes Squ , which were so convincingly presented by means of of the fathers' day luncheon for fathers only. This . g Edmund Lowe and Margaret the microphone, and which gave her a renewed event is the high point of the weekend, according pole be pr~served m. some man- Chapman. Co-feature will be Un- ner was eVJdence of hIS reverence d M 'th W'lIiam Boyd. vision of her real sense of duty, did the same for to the fathers themselves. They heartily enjoy for the traditions of the college, ercover an, 'WI I us. As a spectacle before our eyes, the play could meeting the other men whose daughters are at As Mr. Laubenstein ·stated in easily be appljed to our community. Who knows? Connecticu t. chapel yesterday morning, it is and for his sense of belonging to Perhaps that was the intention of the freshmen in It would be wise for any students who are producing such a play.-A.A. "for his religious constancy, for the college community" that we See "Editorial"-Page 4 his untiring fiqelity to his duties, honor the memory of Mr. Beach. Wednesday, March 15, 1944 CO EX,TIC T COLLEGE ' W p Scthe~re"EmWphasi~es Fans Will Risk Life and Limb rt Week pproa he Botan pt. rrstian ork m Viewing Volleyball Battle Flne Ans W kend April 28-29 ho ampl tuste, Drama, Danre, Something new has been added PoelTy, An Reconstruction must be based ~o C.C. this year. Yes. volleyball or» nicillin on a Christian policy, Dr. Douglas IS very definitely in the running hI' Janl R. 'n V. Steere, professor of philosophy for ~e popularity queen of Con. R Ii f Bard at Haverford, stated Sunday eve- ~~htICut sports, and just to prove AII tube- conlaln1n& • Ding in his vespers address. Ac- 1 ere IS gomg to be a tour-na- ;,el~l<(8 loth t grams or an orang .. n!d All, mo ... cording to the 25th chapter of ment between teams from the PO" rful man ulla drug and in Saint Matthew, Jesus said "Feed freshman, sophomore and junior nt to Ital r p~nt COSI almosl U~ radium,. Is now the' valued ion of the hungry, clothe the naked classes. An ltall.a.n war rellef drive- un- care for the sick, visit those i~ For the uninitiated the games C.C:s botan)' dA>pamn~nl, Thls der the auspices of the \Var Re- minute sample Is the new "wen- prison. As these are done for oth- on March 24 and 31 may promise ller Conrret Board. 15 being spen- ers, so they are done for me." ~o.~e unexciting affairs. The un- dee drug," penicillin. To Ihe av- sored throughout the nation. A erage indl\'Ldual. lit tenn mMns This passage applies to recon- mltla,ted are wrong! To find proof temporary board or trustees has struction, the speaker said. of this fact, drop into the gym on nOlhlng; but soon. alter mof'f' recently been appointed and ln- work and research have been Peace is not an absence of war ~onday, Wednesday, ?r Friday at eludes such prominent people as completed. Ihb n I dro, ~1n he continued, but a time of vital .20 p.m., or better still, come out Myron Taylor, chairman, Anura beneftl civilian medical needs as interaction among countries in to the games when they are Toscaninl, and Don Ameehe, ext nslvel)' as II has ~n sen,1ng the economic, religious, social, played at 7:00 p.m. on those Fr-i. The New London and Grolon the wounded and Infecled mem- and other spheres. Some of these day nights already mentioned. area has been organized. and the bers or our armed terees. interactions stop during war, Dr. Weird Masks Worn drive was formally launched at a N tu or P nl Hln Steere said, but many continue. A l :== meellng Sunday, March 12, al There is military interaction with conservative estimate of 'II Penicillin Is a ubolan"" derh'ed what you will see would include a by Polly Been '4:5 Buell hall in Ne"l London. The th e enemy. In neutral capitols, speaker was Dr. Marlo $alvadorl lrom a common mold. drst r-ecog. planes of all nations are used by pre-game tug-of· war to get the of Columbia university, who nlzed In London aboul 1929. Ex· people of all nationalities. There net high enough. On the court them in a large, and rather con· spoke here on Monday evening perlments showed ll>al ll>e mold also, interaction continues as each ~he:e. would then appear several spicuous hole. And so it goes. under the sponsorship of the could be grown In brolh, and IlIaI . mdIvlduals wearing a cross be· The freshman captain, Marie ll>e broth conlalned a powerful tnes to uncover the policies and tween a tank driver's helmet and Italian club. Fazzonl; the sophomore captain, anll·baclcrlal lubolan , II was feelings of the other. By the a deep sea diver's apparatus. Conn ticul college Is parllcl· Debby Rabinowitz; and the jun· paling In lhls drive by collecting nOt untlJ 1941, hO\-\'ever, th I ar· Geneva Code of 1909, there may These players should not be mis. ~or captain, S~okle Porter, have be the interaction of Red Cross t k old clothes from the students. rangements "'ere made for th workers and prisoners of wa'r. a en for Dracula, Frankenstein, 1ssued a warnIng to the specta· producllon or penicillin In lh or any of their friends. Instead These will be sent to Italy In th tOl'Sas well as to their teams that same manner as is used by the- United States. America's entrY In· Normal Commerce Delayed they are the bespectacled mem- this is a dangerous game when- Red Cross. Mary Cusall '45, presl· 10 the war lat I' that year pro- When war ceases, Dr. Steere bel'S of the different teams weal" ever the ball hits the rafters and dent of the Italian club. is collect· vided Ih n lOry ImpelUs. nd stated, normal interaction will ing their glasses guards. comes bounding back like a boom· ing the cloth s on campus. ]( produ lion was pecded up, wllh not be resumed immediately be. When the games begin in earn· erang. However, if you can under· those who wish to donat clothing an ey toward the benefits lh t cause nations will continue to dis- est there is always the possibility go the hazards, have a strong set will either speak to her or 1 av 8 oUr ftghllng rvlex'S could dorlve trust each other's policies. Be- of some very graceful (?) leaps of lungs, and a good constitution, note in the commuters' room, sh (rom Ih drug. cause of the psychological let- a~d bo~nds reminiscent of the be· all the players extend an Invita· will pick up the clothes at the- Penicillin II tT live as Ir al· down after a war, he said dis. gmners modern dance class. tion to brave and hardy specta· dormitories. m nl against uch dl ase as eases are prevalent and civilians I Whenever the ball begins to de· tors. Mrs. Racca of the I1allnn dC'· pn umonla, Sln'ptocoeeu inrec· suffer from epidemics. Social dis- scend between two team-mates, partrn nt said, "So (ar th rc has tlons, gonorrh a, and spinal men· turbances and civil wars, such as they b?th rush toward it with been a good respon from 'he Ingilis. As Dr, Avery explained. we see in Yugoslavia now often great VIgor and purpose. There is, Super-Sleuths Are girls. and all contrlbullons will be Ihls drug Is mor pol nl, bUl Ie follow the cessation of ~ar he however, an old law of physics or gralefully aCCePled." See "Pen I IIlln"-f'age G added. ' chemistry or something which Trailing Clues in The task of reconstruction, Dr. says two bodies cannot occupy Steere emphasized, is to speed up the same space. The vol~eyball Search for Mascot the restoration of this normal teams always attempt the 1mpos- Juniors Take Cup for uperb vital interaction and to restor~ sible, so up into the air go the by Bryna Samuels '46 faith among nations. Once we two, oblivious of all else until the It was nine o'clock Sunday have "melted the ice of the heart crash comes that means skull night when the sophomores Perforntance in Competition of Europe," he said, there will be striking skull. sprinkled themselves around the steps of the Quad (taking xtra by ,Jane nutter '16 by Dr. Gerard ,Jensen confidence in diplomatic agree- Heads in Danger special care not to step on or In Friday, March 10. saw lho pre· The verdlcl or Ihe Judg I 01 the ments and these agreements will A brief second after, the ball the mud in their excitement) and sentation 01 the three final plays compctilive plays last F'r1day be.k~pt. Dr. Steere advanced the drops down upon the two stunned awaited the spectacular arrival of In the compel1llve play series In nlghl brought In a highly popular opmlOn that the last peace was and dizzied heads. Five minutes their Honorable Misses, the jun· Palmer auditorium by the senior, decIsion In which I concur. It was lost. because countries had no later the ball will again make its iors. By the Orne the conversation junior, and lreshman classes. The an unusually 6n competition and chan~y for each o~her.. . way between the same two girls, had turned to discussion of the In· sophomore play preceded the oth· the plize went to a superlatively T~lS reconstructlOn Job WIll be but they have learned their les- evitable indigo of the coming ers by twO weeks. Both seniors flne group o.f actors. earned out, Dr. Steere thinks, by son. The other fellow can get it. Monday, the strains of lusty and juniors presented plays that The lreshm n wi Iy avoided people who make personal and Confusing, isn't it? That's just voices singing "Over There" had have been previously fiJmed, The trying to select a play which financial gestures, private and re- the way the team-mates feel as grown loud enough to be heard Cradle Song and Ladles In Rellre· mlghl suit lhelr lImlled experl· See "Sbeere"-Page 4 the ball drops gently between and bang, there they were, the ment. The freshman class used ence and prepared a theatrical class of '45, marching in lines of some initiative and presented an exhJbitlon In a series o[ tableau.x four to deliver their first potent original And \Ve Like Sheep by which was well1nvented and welJ Pat Mc ult and Elizabeth Mc· performed, but too much on the usan ~ eisher 00 s er message to the sophomores. Z L k Aift From the rankS, Doll Wilson Key. The junior class, without a didactic side-the theme ou t· S doubt, made the best selection. weighed the dramatic etrect. The ~G if rr7 h' Chold '45 strode forth majestlcalJy, un- The seniors' play was well done, .freshmen give promise o.f win· raneso »' rat l ren rolled the scroll impressively lied r with a rakish red ribbon, and but the play itsel1tai1ed in Its ap- ning some (uture compeUtion. peal to the audience. The fresh· Cradle Song doesn't lend ltsell by Jane Rutter '46 buildings are made up of the co- read the first clue: "Means of man theme was well chosen, but to cutUng and is not su.itable tor Child development may have operative store, the office and transportation for arrival at your the continuity was poor. undergraduate actresses. The sounded like a good field to many warehouse and a building in destination wUJ be provided at the "Iors' tLng DOd staging was exceUe.nt; the man· undergrads. Obviously it did to which are the sewing room, gym, point of embarkation. Any mode . agem nl 01 the lIghUng, the otT· Susan Fleisher, class of '41, b.e. auditorium, the grammar and of transportation may be used." The seniors de rYe much credo stage chantlng the organ music cause she not only majored in it nursery schools. Living condi· Doll reroUed the scroll and pre- it .for their setting, speciaJ salute and the chimes' was also flne; and while here at C.c., but she is lions are, for the most part, good. sen ted the great document to to Helen Crawford. Although sim- the canary was in top fonn4 BUl making practical use of what she but in regard to the bed in which Marge Watson '46, the sophomore pIe, It was extremely appropriate even in the hands o( professionals gained from this course. At the she slept, Sue remarks, "Can you chairman. and befit the cloister in which the It is a play that depends too much present time Sue is working .with imagine my surprise ,when I dis- RespectfuJ Distance play took place. Jane OUl's direc- on reUgiou emotionaliSm whic.h the Grapes of Wrath children in covered a black,. widow spider This action presented a slight lion 01 lighting enhanced the set· derives lrom sensory response to California's San Joaquin Valley. with whom I had been sleeping difficulty, however. Marge, rellg- ling and gave it that pro.fessJonaJ dlspla)'.s o( instinct, costume, dol- touch. Although junior and fresh· ster, and sacred music. l: Aur- She is one of the two teachers in for three weeks?" iously attempting to adhere to man settings tell short o.f the.sen· ell alone ~-a.s. given a real cbanc.'e the nursery school of the Wood· Children's Reactions the ruling of no sophomore get· lors, they were, nevertheless, ap- to display her oo\ious gil as an ville camp for migratory workers. The children who attend the ting within three feet of a junior, propriate for the plays presente
•• or how to relax on leave What more friendly way to welcome a soldier to a family gathering than the hearty invitation Have a ·'Coke". It's like saying We're happy you're here. So be sure you have Coca-Cola in your ice. box at home. From "down under" to back in the U. S. A., Coca-Cola stands for the pause that refreshes,-has become the symbol of friendly folks the world over. It's natural (or popular name. BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA.COLA COMPANY BY to acquire friendly abbrevia- tions. That's why you hear Coca-ColaBottling Co., of New London, Inc, cees.cet, called_"Coke". I, Wednesday, March 15, 1944 co
hool ur-s Those Wanting /0 tart rtificat - 6YMAN6L~S Russian Mar ign 'oi arned in 'ar u Any student Interested In ~ ·UI"W'l")' School eour e by Morjorie Lawrence' 45 learning RUSSIAN 'PO"""~ by' the "Rigoletto"; Verdi Miss 'Turninia director. It was she who accepted Lights! and Mr. Gorin. the trophy on behalf of her class Duet: Ai nostri monti, from "II for winning the competition. Joan Trovatore"; Verdi-Miss Olheim Jensen '47 also deserves a vote of thanks for guiding her class into Caught on Campus and Mr. Martini. second place. With the newness Duet: Sous Ie dome epais, from of competitive plays behind her "Lakme": Delibes-Miss Tuminia the next few years should bring and Miss Olhelm. Competitive plays brought classman at the Coast Guard forth big things from Joan and forth a few more incidents than academy, in June. Duet: All' idea di que! metallo, her freshman cast and backstage appeared on the surface. Appar- from "II Barbiere di· Siviglia"; crew. ently the curtains at the end of • • • Rossini-Mr. Martini and Mr. the junior play forgot their cue Miss Stanwood returned to her Gorin. , undergrad days last Friday when with the result that Gerry Han- Quartet, from "Martha"; Flo- she became a member of her 4 :20 Perry & Stone ning found herself strangled for tow-Miss Tuminia, Miss Olheim, Jewelers Since 1865 drill class. But it was certainly at the first time in her life. Well, Mr. Martini, Mr. Gorin. STATIONERY - LEATHER GOODS Gerry, now you know what it's the expense of the class, some NOVELTIES . Intermission. like. In rehearsals, it was cur- members of it at any rate. March- tains before the strangling. This ing went fast and furious until Donkey Duet, from "Veron- Watch an~ Jewelry Repair way it was simply curtains. audible groans arose from the ique"; Messager-Miss Olheim State Street ranks. "Well," remarked the stu- ~-~~and Mr. Gorin . • • • dent company commander, "I From Windham comes word The Song of Khivria; Mous- think Miss Stanwood deserves by Lois Johnson 47 sorgsky-Miss Olheim. that Miriam Braum was married some of her own medicine!" last Saturday to Cadet Donaldson Rudolph's Narrative, from "La The Lambert of the Army Air Corps. • • • Genius was caught burning on Boheme"; Puccini-Mr. Martini. Perhaps it was for purely senti- campus Friday during Competi- Duet: Parigi 0 cara, from "La Nichols & Harris • • • Traviata"; Verdi-Miss Tuminia Also from Windham is the note mental reasons or perhaps the tive Plays when R. Effie Fresh- and Mr. Martini. Co. that Nancy Walker plans to mar- call of the East house roof that man (alias Lois Johnson '47) Shadow Song, from "Dinorah"; ry Cadet Gordon Hernpton, first led one sophomore to her last dashed off the following poem be- Pharmacists year's room in said house. As she tween her duties of attending to Meyerbeer-Miss Tuminia. approached the scenes of her the lighting for the freshman Prologue, from "Pagliacci"; Le- H. C. Dotten, Reg. Pharm., Mgr. Many of the Latest childhood, she was horrified to play and writing a letter. oncavello-Mr. Gorin. find over the door of her old room Quartet arrangement of Sextet 119 State Street, New London Styles in Shoes Up in the rafters without mice or from "Lucia di Lammermoor"; a sign that read quite simply men, are now at "Stable." Donizetti - Miss Tuminia, Miss A Century of Reliable Service Squats R. Effie Freshman with Olheim, Mr. Martini, Mr. Gorin. • • • paper and pen. Savard Bros. Nancy Mayers '45. announced 134 State Street She starts to give out with some her engagement to Lt. Edward words that are bright, Blitzer, U.S.N.R. They plan to be When some shadowed damsel married during the summer. Rutter roars up for a light. (Contlnned from PaJt'e Three) MalIove's, Jewelers • •• So Effie haphazardly turns on the Millinery Sandy Sands '46 had a little bet blue- of 74 State Street (25 cents) with Mrs. Sutton that Forgetting it's white that will fire than they were about the better the view. New London there were more people who scene being presented. The acting flunked than passed the English They gently remind her, while ability of all the juniors was ex- Distinction Lit. test. Mrs. Sutton took up the her heart starts to throb, cellent. Gerry Hanning and Marty bet and returned at a later class And soon she is wondering why Miller were unsurpassed. But with the tests and the quarter for she took the job. Ann Simpson, Peggy Sachs, and Miss Sands. Mrs. Sutton was ex- And then she goes back to her Pat Feldman showed perfection Ennis Compliments tremely fair about the matter and letter to scrawl in their portrayal of the sisters said that since more people Until darkened damsel below her and the maid. Peggy Inglis of the shaIl bawl. .. Shop 0/ flunked, aJl those who did so won freshmen carried her role well. the bet, too; so, in magician like Nicky Nickenig, also a freshman I manner she whipped out two did remarkably well. ' boxes of candy for the honor stu- Concert All plays were well directed HYGEIA dents. Better to flunk and be fat Cherie Noble, president of Wig than pass and be puny! (Continued from Page One) and Candle, had charge of the • • senior direction. If credit for the Make DRINKING • superb junior performance goes The all time blow for the week; Cola, Show Boat, and numerous other programs before she was to anyone beside the actresses, it Connie Fairley '45 was standing belongs to Elaine Parsons, their CUP CO. all dressed up over at the bus engaged by the Metropolitan for Kaplan Luggage Shop stop last week. Someone made her first season there in 1935. the usual signs of astonishment Appropriately enough, too, it Your Five at seeing someone else dressed was radio that introduced the J. Solomon Branch up and said, "Where are you go. voice of the members to one an- Gift Headquarters ing?" Connie, figuring it was the other. Mr. Gorin distinctly re- Stationery Offices F.B.I., and therefore a legal ques- members hearing Miss Tuminia tion, replied, "I'm off to New with Bing Crosby on the Kraft School Supplies York to see "Othello." (We put program when she did a lovely Agen ts for Mark Cross the quotes in so you'd get the lyric song and then repeated it in point.) "0," said the inquirer swing time. Although the others "How are you and he getting do not remember the details they Otto Aimetti • Gloves along now?" We concluded Oth- are sure they first heard one an- Just Arrived . . . Handbags ello was on furlough. 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