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Wellesley College Library Wellesley College C0lleac XLVIII 23 11 WELLESLEY, MASS., OCTOBER 26, 1939 No. 5 Emanuel Feuerniann Eva Le Gal tie Musician Juniors Plan lien Societies Name To Present Musical Show New Members Cello Solos '41 Comediennes Rehearse '40 -'41 Pledgees Attend Songs, Dance Routines Traditional Dinners In Mr. Feuerniann Will Play For "Phoney Island" Society Houses In the First Recital Of The Juniors are teeming with '39-'40 Concert Series lofty ideas for producing what they Receive Roses plan to be the greatest Junior Mr. Emmanuel Feuermann, rec- Show. Surprises never seen be- Members Arrange for Formal ognized by leading musical author- fore on the campus will be seen on Initiations to Reveal ities as one of the greatest cel- Friday night, November 3, at Society Secrets lists of our time, will appear as lumnae Hall when the class of '41 the first artist in the Wellesley presents Phcfciey Island. The tap Wellesley's six societies an- Concert Series in Alumnae Hall, dancing is clever, the songs peppy, nounced their new members from Tuesday, October 31, at 8:30 m. p. but the Production Manager, Eliz- the Junior and Senior classes on age of eleven At the Mr. Feuer- abeth Hartz, says specialty num- Wednesday, October 25. Accord- his debut with the mann made bers and witty repartee will be fea- ing to tradition, each of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, and tured. The setting is on a make- pledges received a rose of the color four years ago he first came to believe island in the glamorous chosen to represent her society. America as the guest artist of West Indies. The old society members enter- the New York Philharmonic-Sym- The Chairman of the Junior tained the new ones at dinner phony Orchestra. He has appeared Dance Will Follow Show, Frances Clausen, announces Wednesday evening, at which time frequently with major symphony the following cast: Suzanne, Mar- the pledges were called upon to orchestras both here and on the Barn Presentation jorie McCullough; Gloria ' Glub, perform various stunts. continent. Peggy Westheimer; Clarissa De- Formal initiation into the socie- His Wellesley appearance will The Royal Family' voe, Elinore Lincoln; Connie, Selma Drama to Present ties will take place in the society be Mr. Feuermann's first solo re- Gottlieb; Rahrah, Barbara Pren- The Wellesley Barnswallows houses Sunday evening, October cital around Boston, although he tice; Mary Lou, Betsey Coe; Betty, Dramatic Association 29. At these ceremonies the new- played the will present Eva Le Gallienne has several times in Marion Jennings; Jane, Barbara ly elected members will become The Royal Family, directed by Mr. Boston Symphony. Mr. Feuer- Brown; Ann, Betty Perrin; Nan- Martin Manulis, a comedy And Skilled Cast acquainted with the traditions of for Tuesday by Edna cy, mann's program Jean Cocroft; Sissy, Nancy the societies, their secrets, and Ferber and George S. Kaufman, in night will include Sonata in D Bordon; Robert, Nancy Stearns; Alumnae Hall, Saturday, October Miss Eva Le Gallienne will star their aims. Major, Opus 58, No. 2 by Mendels- Captain Strong, Peggy Walbridge; 29 at 8 m. in Hedda Gabler at Alumnae Hall Agora took in the following girls sohn; Populaire Espagnol by p. Mr. Cartwright, Ellen Luberger; Suite tonight at 8:30 p.m. Her New The from the class of 1940 : Betty Jane De Falla; and Sonata in A Minor comedy is primarily con- Queenie, Jane Becton; Lulubelle, York company, including Earle Allen, Louise Baldwin, Patricia (Arpeggione) by Schubert. He cerned with the members of the Jean Kuebler; Quachs, Lorraine Larrimore and a noteworthy cast Hambright, Marjorie Li, Betty "royal family" of the Cavendishes, Stanley; Native Attendants, Phyl- will also play Apres un Reve by from the legitimate stage, will ap- a family Jane Reeves, Hilde Seelbach, Bet- Faure; Bouree Auvergrate by of actors and actresses lis Johnson, Margaret Wallace, pear with her. Written in 1890, sy Staples, Mary E. in the Barrymore tradition. The Edwina Hirsch, and Dorothy Proc- Sward, and Canteloupe; Burlesca by Langoen- Hedda Gabler is one of the action most Mary Van Hagen. The members doen; and Dunidoff's At the Foun- of the play centers about tor. famous works of Henrik Ibsen, from the the various members of the family, The Singing and Ukulele Chorus Junior class include: tain. who is considered the father of and their reactions in the amusing Virginia Andersen, Martha Biekr, includes: Mary Barrows, Margaret modem social plays. The perform- situations in which they become Doris Bockmann, Shirley Brimnv.-r, ance is under the sponsorship of Freshman Class Elects involved. (Continued on Page 8, Col. 1) Betsey Coe, Olive Coolidge, Kath- the Speech Department. '39-'40 erine Cox, Grace Gehron, Fiora House Chairmen; The Wellesley members of the The actress will appear in mod- Mariotti, Charlotte Robinson, and To Vote on Minor Posts cast are as follows: Nancy Mc- Forum to Sponsor ern dress, the production being a Hope Sisson. Laughlin '42, Anne Langdon '42, twentieth century, streamlined ver- The class of 1943 announced Linda Horner '42, Betty Birclsall New members of Alpha Kappa Human Crises Talk sion of the old classic. Freshman House Chairmen, Mon- "42, Harriet Hull '40, and Marybelle Chi from the Senior class are: Born in day evening, October 23. They Neal '42. William Hughes of Har- England of an English Alicia Gallagher, Elizabeth Gil- Forum and C. A. will sponsor father, Richard are: Olive Jane Williams, Crofton; vard plays the part of Anthony Le Gallienne, the lies, Edna Jeffery, Hope Kibbe, a study of "Crises in Human Rela- distinguished Jean White, Dower; Nancy Ed- Cavendish. The other parts are poet, and a Danish Elizabeth Moore, Ellen Regan, tions Today" by Rabbi Charles E. mondson, Eliot; Eadith Bell, Elms; acted by the following mother. Julie Norregaard Le Gal- Julia Whiteside, and Elizabeth members Schulman and Dr. Everett Clinchy, Carolyn Walter, Homestead; Helen of the Bishop-Lee Dramatic lienne. Eva Le Gallienne was edu- Young. The society's new mem- representatives of the National Webster, Little; Constance Qua, School of Boston: George Kenn- cated in Paris. At the age of 15, bers from the class of 1941 are: Conference of Christians and Jews, she returned Noanett; Dorothy Kerr, Norum- gott, Donald Frost, Michael Plis- to England and in Constance Alexander, Constance lecture at 5 p.m., beginning with a 1914 her first appearance bega; Helen Francis, Severance; ko, Peter Mamakos, Richard Rob- made on Ballou, Janet Barkhorn, Ada Sunday, October 29, in Pomeroy. the professional Suzanne Aldrich, Tower; Jean bins, William Thayer, Alan Steven- stage in Maeter- Supper and an informal discussion (Continued on Page 8, Col. 2) Thomas, Washington; Martha El- son and William Hubbard. linck's MrAma Vanna. At the end will follow. of 1915 she liott, Commuters. came to America. Mr. Manulis, the director, re- Rabbi Schulman, graduate of The Freshmen will nominate After appearing in several pro- ceived his B. A. at Columbia, where the University of Chicago, Ohio Committee Announces their minor house officers October ductions both in New York and he was active with the Morningside Northern University Law School 26, with the final election October on tour. Miss Le Gallienne scored Heads of Senior Prom Players, and played leads in the and Hebrew Union College, occu- 27. The minor officers will be an- a notable success in Not So Long pies the pulpit of the North Shore And Academic Council nounced October 30. (Continued Ago. Following this came her on Page 8, Col. 1) Congregation Israel of Glencoe, performances of Julie in Liliom The Executive Committee of the Illinois. A student of social prob- class of 1940 announces today that lems, he has written The Problems (Continued on Page 7, Col. I) they have chosen the various heads of Jews in the Contemporary World Foreign Professors Find Wellesley of senior committees. Chairman of and Europe's Conscience in the the Senior Prom will be Myra Ann Decline. Graf, who was vice-president in Stresses Well-Balanced Education Dr. Clinchy received his M. A. Scholar Will Talk her sophomore year and a Village By Virginia Hotchner from Columbia University and Greek Religion Junior in 1938. She has been a Ph. D. from Drew University. Af- On First impressions factota, Secretary-Treasurer of may not be application." Wellesley, he feels, ter he was ordained as a Presby- everything, Professor Martin P. Nilsson, Shafer and on the Business Board but your reporter takes stresses the practical aspects to a terian minister, he became director stock in formerly Professor of Classical of Barn. Mary B. Turner, also a them to a certain extent. greater degree. "Of course, Ger- of the Conference. Since 1935, Dr. Archaeology and Ancient History former member of the Business Chatting with some of the new man education has suffered in the Clinchy has directed the Williams- foreign and later Rector at the University Board, will be the Chairman of the members of the faculty, past few years because every as- town Institute of Human Relations. of Lund, Sweden, will give two lec- Student Aid Committee. She was a she discovered that in most cases pect of life has been subordinated tures in Pendleton Hall, November member of the Executive Commit- first impressions of Wellesley seem to the interests of the state," he News Editors to Join at tee of her class last year. The highly favorable. added. 7 at 4:40 p.m., and November 8 Collegiate Convention 7:30 p.m. "Popular Greek Relig- Academic Council, which will meet Both Miss Louise Holborn and Looking at Wellesley from a ion" will be the general topic of on January 18, is to be headed by Mr.