Connecticut College Digital Commons @ Connecticut College 1954-1955 Student Newspapers 10-6-1954 Connecticut College News Vol. 40 No. 2 Connecticut College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1954_1955 Recommended Citation Connecticut College, "Connecticut College News Vol. 40 No. 2" (1954). 1954-1955. 10. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1954_1955/10 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1954-1955 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. , , ONNECTICUT LLEGE 88 10., per eop,. VoL 4O-No. 2 New London, Connecticut, Wednesday, October 6, 1954 'Director of Arboretum Discloses Connecticut Concertgebouw To Have and Not Of Amsterdam To Give ... /College Hopes to Acquire Mamacoke Island Everyone knows, or should know, that the Bloodmobile is ~ "'-.-// I Dr. Goodwin Announces To Play Here corning to CC on Wednesday, ~ '\ Appropriation of Sum Palmer Auditorium will be the October 27. Blood is some- scene on Tuesday, October 12 at thing that everyone has and -1 To Make Idea Possible 8 p.m., of the first appearance be- "to have and not to give is fore an American audtence" of the the worst of all miseries .i Marnacoke Island, a 4O-acre Amsterdam ConceMgebouw Or- (Confucius)." ~.. wooded hilI situated in the chestra. The Concertgebouw has This is the first year that a Thames river, just north of the student organization is in long been recognized as Europe's :g New London city line in Water- leading orchestra. It is limiting charge of the Bloodmobile, so its stay here to five weeks, dur- let's all set a new record and a ford and across the river from ing which time it will make ap- make ourselves as well as the Sub Base, may soon become pearances in major cities around others happy. GIVE! the properly of the Connecticut the country. The American Tour College arboretum, it was recent- is sponsored by the Government ly announced by Dr. Richard H. of the Netherlands and the Munic- ipality of Amsterdam, and, in Each College Area Goodwin, director of the arbore- the United States, by the Neth- ~ tum. ul erlands-America Foundation, Inc. The acquisltion of this land is This is also the opening concert Shows Tireless Aid ~ I. in the Connecticut College Con- now dependent upon one factor; cert Series. In making the tour, ,!y the ability of the advisory com- the orchestra hopes to strength- Of Katharine Blunt mittee of the arboretum \0 raise en the cultural relations between • "Her dynamism and belief in the -required $15,000 by March, the United States and the Nether- this Institution when it was not (fJ as easy to believe in as it is now 1955, to complete the purchase lands. u.l from the Merritt-Chapman and Varied Program made Katharine Blunt a much I Scott Corporation. Eduard Van Beinum will con- loved and respected figure in edu- / L duct the orchestra in a varied and cational circles," said President <t: Finances interesting program. The first Rosemary Park recently in one of ::t: A down payment of $1,500 al- piece will be the Overture, Del' the many tributes made to the L \I ready has been made and grants President Emeritus of Connecti- and individual gifts totalling cut College, Miss Katharine close to $5,000 \ have been re- News covers the com mis- Blunt, after her death on July Poetry Anthology ceived. 'We hope to complete this sioning of the Nautilus. 29, 1954. Lost and Found project without any cost to the See Page 5 Miss Blunt's vital interest and Calls for Original college budget," said Dr. Good- Branford Basement pleasure in the educational facil- win. Work Publication Thursday, 4:30·5:30 ities of the college promoted the Mamacoke Island is connected Freischutz by Weber. The Second erection of -many new buildings If you find something, re- All college students are cordial- to the mainland by a strip of salt Symphony by Henk Badings in during her term as president. Pal- turn it to the information of- ly invited, to .submit original marsh. Actually, the land is a three movements will follow. Ra- mer Auditorium, Mary Harkness, fice in Fanning, from where verse to be considered for possl- peninsula except during high vel's Suite No.2, Daphnts et Bill Hall, Harkness Chapel, Emily it will be .taken to Branford ble publication in the Annual An- tide, when the water rises over Chloe, in three movements, is the Abbey, Buck Lodge and Grace basement. thology of College Poetry. - the marshy neck, The acquisition third choice. The program will be .Smith House are now an integral This is the Twelfth Annual of the property will bring the concluded with Brahms' First part of the campus scene thanks Competition. arboretum territory to almost 300 Symphony in C Minor in four to her efforts. Library Announces acres. Mamacoke rises nearly 120 movements. l Recognition feet above the level of the river Excellent Reputation Received Degrees The recognition afforded by The Concertgebouw orchestra Born in Philadelphia, Miss Regulation of Fine and is surrounded on two sides publication will reflect definite by sheer cliffs. of Amsterdam was founded in Blunt attended Vassar College credit on the author, as well as 1888. The first conductor was Wil- where she was elected to Phi Beta our' school. Over a hundred thous- Rules in Handbook Land Available lem Kes who was replaced by Kappa and received her Bachelor and. manuscripts have been sub- by Sari Frankel The land will be available for Willem Mengelberg in 1893. Many of Arts degree. She also attended mitted to the National Poetry As- In addition to its usual services, pi i c s, outings, and nat u r e world-famous musicians have Massachusetts Institute of Tech- cn sotcatton in the past 10 years. Of Palmer Library of Connecticut study. "It will be a place people been its permanent conductors. notogy from 1902 to 1903, and for these, about 4,000 have been ac- College offers to the public an cannot reach by car, a quiet spot They were drawn by its reputa- her studies in organic chemistry cepted for publication. excellent rare book collection, to be enjoyed by those who are tion for excellence established by she later obtained her Doctor of many important congressional willing to exert themselves to go its first two conductors. Edven Philosophy degree from the Uni- Rules are simple-as follows: Manuscripts must be typed pamphlets, and instructive dis- there," Mr. Goodwin said. "It will D'albert, Edvard Grieg, Vincent versity of Chicago. plays which are changed monthly./ be a wonderful thing for the stlJt' D'Indy, Hans Richter, Joseph Miss Blunt, who served as pres- or written in ink on one side This spring three important ;rules dents, the faculty and the mem- Joachim, Arthur Nikisch, and ident of Connecticut College from of a sheet. Student's home I were made concerning the library bers of the community." Richard Strauss have been among 1929 to 1943 and ftom 1945 to address, name of college and those who conducted it. Many 1946, was inaugurated as the college address must appear fines. It is imper-ative these rules Before colonial days, Mama- other eminent men have served third president, but the first wom- on each manuscript. be foll_o:ved III or~er to p~es~r:e coke was an Indian campsite. In the pr-ivilege of usmg. the library. later times, it was included in a as guest conductors. Its tours an to hold the office. The four- Students may submit as many throughout Europe have been nu- teen years of her leaders~ at The rules are as fol1ow~: grant made to Deane Winthrop, manuscripts as is desired. The 1. The fine for returmng closed brother of John Winthrop. Deane see "Oencertv-r-Pege 4: See "Bluntv-r-Page 6 form may be in accordance with • Reserve Books after 9 a.m. is $.25 See "IsIand"-P e 6 the wish of the student contribu. per~u~ q tor. In order to give as many stu- Wierdly Masked Sophomores, Juniors dents as possible an opporunity 2. The fine for taking closed C II J\.T for recognition and because of Reserve Books out of the Reserve 0 ege L leWSpaper Rock College for Ml:lscotHunt Days space limitations ~ shorter ef· Room during the day is $.50. forts are preferred. 3. The fine for returning books Urges All to Meet to the main desk without paying by I\lary Roth to haunt the few studiers and to Closing date for submission of generally cause confusion .. Ode the original fine is the addition On Thursday, October 7, at 7:00 "Hunt, Hunt, Mascot Hunt!" manuscripts-Nov. 5. of $.25 at the end of the first p.m. there will be an open meet- Oddly dressed figures, masked sophomore covered the quad and Windham in the company of Mar· week; the fine will then double in ing of the Connecticut College and grotesque, raced through the each succeeding week until it is News, The meeting is to be held dorms of the sophomores and gee Zellers '56 thinking she was Religious Teacher a fellow classmate. Yours truly paid. If, for ~xample, a book is in the News room in the base- juniors to announce the opening returned to the library with a ment of Plant House. of the wildest, eeriest and gayest broke up the act by shouting, Speaks at Vespers three week-days on campus.