toelledcg C0llegc XLVII 2 311 WELLESLEY, MASS., MARCH 29, 1939 No. 23 MR. MacNEICE TO READ Malcolm H. Holmes Announces New Mr. Campbell TO COLLEGE AUDIENCE College Cheers Program of Wellesley Concert Series Will Criticize j|||nor Young English Poet to Give Officers Last Reading of Series Mr. Malcolm H. "Coriolanus" For This Year Holmes of the Music Eleanor Beane, Marjorie Department has an- McCullough To Assist Louis MacNeice, one of the Author and Literary Expert nounced an outstand- In C. G. Offices group of young English poets who Will Give Annual Talk ing group of programs initiated the most recent "new" J. STRAHAN IN NEWS On Shakespeare for the Wellesley Con- movement in poetry, will give the cert Series of 1939- A. Winship, E. Blakeney, L. last 1940. The series will Mr. Oscar James Campbell, pro- of this year's Poets' Readings Sheppard to Act as Senior consist of five pro- fessor of English at Columbia Uni- Wednesday, April 12, at 4:45 p.m. Vice-Presidents grams which should versity, will deliver the annual in Pendleton Hall. of Shakespeare lecture this year, appeal to every type According to tradition, members This group of poets has been entitled "Coriolanus as a Sat- music-lover. of the four classes cheered the influenced by T. S. Eliot, who has officers for 1939-1940 ire," Monday, April 17, at On Oct. 31, Emanuel minor into been interested in 8 p. m., in Pendleton Hall. Mr. their work. Feuermann, 'cellist will office In the court of Green Hall Campbell has made a study of sat- Each one, however, has developed play here. Mr. Feuer- Tuesday afternoon, March 28, at ire at the turn of the century his own poetic manner. Among mann, who made 3:40 o'clock. With the new major officers, they will assume their du- (1600) and will present a fresh them are W. H. Auden, Stephen his debut in this coun- point of view on Coriolanus. The Spender, and C. Day-Lewis. They try four years ago with ties directly after spring vacation. are the York Philhar- College Government's Senior speaker is affiliated with the Hunt- alike in their concern with po- New litical monic Orchestra, has Vice-President will be Eleanor ington Library and is the author and economic affairs of their pronounced one of Beane, and Junior Vice-President, of A Book of Narratives, Come- time; they voice this concern in been their greatest 'cellists of Marjorie McCullough. Barbara dies of Holberg, and several other poetry, which reflects the the '41 all time. Adolph Busch Prentice is Treasurer, Mary works dealing with literature and machine age in its imagery and vocabulary. and Rudolph Serkin, a Louise Stafford '42, Recording Sec- its teaching. retary, and Theodora North '42, Mr. MacNeice, the son of an team who have achiev- MALCOLM H. HOLMES Furness Fund Speaker Col- Ulster clergyman, was born in ed a brilliant success in Corresponding Secretary of Following studies at Harvard Government. The new Supe- Ireland. He was educated in an this country, will pre- lege Ph. this American group whose reper- representatives are: which led to a D. degree, Mr. English school and later attended sent a joint recital of music for rior Court toire will comprise nine original Senior member, Campbell went abroad as a trav- Oxford, where he met other mem- violin and piona on November 31. Margaret Gilkey, ballets including the famous Green Junior member, and eling fellow to work at univer- bers of this group. He has pub- Bringing a ballet company to Nancy Siverd, Table and The Big City. Sophomore member. sities in Copenhagen, Berlin, Par- lished three books of poetry, and Wellesley for the first time, Mr. Esther Duke, The noted pianist, Serge Rach- Fritz '40 will assume du- is, London, and at Oxford. He has a fourth, a long poem, Autumn Holmes has booked the Jooss Bal- Marion maninoff, will play here on Feb- ties as C. G. Fire Chief. had an extensive teaching career, Journal, will appear shortly. Be- let for January 12, 1940. This will ruary 14, and Kirsten Thorborg, News has chosen Jane Strahan serving at the U. S. Naval Acad- sides poetry, Mr. MacNeice has mark the fourth American tour of Metropolitan Opera contralto, will '40 as Managing Editor and Kath- emy, the University of Michigan, written a prose work, In the Zoo, present the final program, March erine Edwards '40 as Business and the University of Wisconsin, and has collaborated with Mr. 12. Miss Thorborg, who has been Manager. Ann Winship will act as well as at Columbia. In 1918 he Auden in Letters From Iceland- Kurt Lewin To Give hailed as a new and important as Senior Vice-President of the was selected by the U. S. govern- He has been a lecturer in the Movies singer, will make her first solo Athletic Association, and Virginia ment to collect information on Tur- classics at the University of Talk, Show appearance in the vicinity of Bos- Anderson as Junior Vice-Presi- key to be used at the Peace Confer- Birmingham and a lecturer in ton at this Wellesley concert. dent. A. A. Treasurer is Martha ence. Greek at Bedford College for Using movies made at the Uni- Subscribers will be glad to Bieler '41, Secretary is Caroline This lecture is made possible by Women. versity of Iowa Institute for Child learn that an increased number '42, and Custodian is Kath- the Furness given by Knight Fund, Horace Mr. MacNeice, who is in this Welfare, Lewin, formerly of Kurt of $5.50 seats on the floe- are to erine Sprunt '42. E. Creswell Howard Furness, Jr., in memory country only on a brief visit, is the University of Berlin, now at be offered, and there will be a dis- Blakeney has been elected Busi- of his father, a Shakespearean the first member of this group to the University of Iowa, and lec- count of $1.00 for those who make ness Manager of Barnswallows. scholar. give readings at Wellesley. payment by June 1, 1939. Old sub- other two important Barn turing this semester at Harvard The scribers will have renewal privi- offices will be filled by Elizabeth University, will speak of his work, leges on their seats until this date. Siverd '41 as Vice-President and April News Investigates Star Market Monday, 17, in Pendleton Tickets as usual will be on sale at Eleanor Agee '42 as Secretary. Hall at 4.40 p. m. Mr. Lewin, who $8.00, $5.50, and $4.00. Further Senior Vice-President of Chris- information can be obtained from Esther Wil- Track Driver Strike In Wellesley is a leading psychologist of today, tian Association is Mr. Holmes at Billings Hall. is is a member of the Gestalt school liams, and Junior Vice-President The newly elected By Dorothy Blum of Psychology, and has formulated Mary Tiebout. Gloria Hine '41, his individual theories in regard to C. A. Secretary is "Don't buy in this store, lady, negligible affair that was petering is Marion Peck this approach to the work of psy- Committee Selects and the Treasurer we're striking for higher wages," out" and maintained that the has been chology. '42. Lucile Sheppard chant the truck drivers who march truckman got from 18 to 26 dollars as Forum's next Senior Dr. Lewin's interests lie partic- Float Night Motif chosen up and down outside the Star Mar- a week. Fiora Mariotti '41 ularly in Social Psychology, the re- Vice-President, ket at Wellesley, while American The problem of the clerks' strike the office of Forum lation of the child to the environ- Hatters, March Hares, and will assume Federation of Labor agitators try Mad was even more confusing. Michael Treasurer, with Hannah Schiller ment, and it is upon this phase of Turtles will provide gay and to shame the clerks into joining Mahon, Union organizer (who in Mock '42 as Secretary. Psychology that he will address his subjects for Float Night them. The situation in Wellesley a spirit of jocularity told the News colorful Wellesley audience, although the and village gives us an opportunity to that he was James F. Curley) designs. The popular humor- exact title of his talk has not yet Former Trustee Gave study in miniature the complex- maintained that 51 per cent of the ous story of "Alice in Wonder- been determined. His movies will Suggestion For Seal ities of the labor situation, with clerks of all three Star Markets land" by Lewis Carroll has been include those made of his study its conflicting stories, and mud- had signed up with the Union. chosen as the motif for the floats of children in three play groups, By Doris Bry slinging. The A. F. of L. claims "But though the men have come on the traditional night, this year organized according to "Democra- that the employer of the three out in the other stores, the ones Friday, May 19, with May 20 as Though we are prone to take the cy," "Autocracy," and '"Anarchy," Star Markets, Mr. Mugar, refused in here are afraid of losing their the alternate date. The wide va- Wellesley seal and coat of arms and showing comparative attitudes to recognize the unions and "won't jobs," he explained. Mr. Mahon riety of fantastic characters will for granted, in passing it at Tow- and accomplishments of the groups. even read a contract." said that the clerks got 15 to 18 enable float and program design- er Court, of 29 on Strike dollars a week and worked for 70 ers to make full use of their artis- how many minimum realize At present, as far as can be hours, while the Union MR.