CORE Wellesley CollegeMetadata,Library citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk Provided by Wellesley College Wellesley College XLVIII 23 11 WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS, OCTOBER 12, 1939 No. 3 '43 Will Perform Miss McAfee Poet Will Read Dr. M. Anthonisen College Elects In Plays; College To Open Series Of Leads Well Selected Verse of To Sponsor Dance Marriage Lectures Head Barn Dedication A Window to the South John Holmes Contributes and Dr. Margaret Anthonisen is the Wellesley Chooses Dorothy Perchance to Dream, two short To "Atlantic Monthly," first speaker in the Marriage Lec- Hastings President Of plays, will be presented Deans, Dieticians, Officers in Alum- And Other Magazines ture Series open to seniors only, nae Hall, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Barn for 1939-40 Enjoy Free Refreshment Wednesday, October 18 in Pendle- October 14. These plays, spon- John Holmes, Vice President of ton Hall at 4:40 p. m. Her sub- From New Fountain sored by the the Barnswallows Acting New England Poetry Club and ject, "Marriage is a Career," will Three Formals Committee, are known Fresh- teacher of English at Tufts Removing the college banner as Collage, serve as an introduction to the man Experimentals and aim to will give the third in the series that covered the name of The course which has been planned as Dramatic Society Will Try give more practice to members of of Poetry Readings, in Pendleton Well, President Mildred H. Mc- a unit. the Acting Committee, especially Hall, October 1G, at 4:45 p.m. New System, Dropping Afee christened Wellesley's new- Dr. Alan Guttmacher of Johns Freshmen. Eleanor Agee '42 is in Last Informal Productions est refreshment center on Wed- Spring, Mr. Holmes receiv- Hopkins Medical School will pre- charge of the plays. ed the annual award of the New- sent the second lecture Tuesday, nesday, October 11, at 3:30 p.m. in Dorothy Hastings '40 becomes Stress will be placed upon act- England Poetry Club for his book October 24. He will deal with the Alumnae Hall. Following the ded- this week the new President of ing and the minimum of proper- of poems, Address to the Living. biological and psychological as- icatory speech, guests, including Barnswallows, following the all- ties and scenery will be used. Ex- His latest book is The Poet's Work, pects of marriage. Deans of the college, supervising college election necessitated by the psrimentals are an innovation in an anthology of poetical passages In addition to the first two lec- dietitians and officers of all-college illness of Elizabeth Van Wie. Miss Barnswallow activities this year drawn from many sources. Don tures, the series will include such organizations, joined Miss McAfee Hastings has been an active mem- and promise to yield interesting Marquis, Rudyard Kipling, Ralph topics in ordering free refreshments. as budgeting, consumer ber of the Association as well as of results. W. Emerson, and Virginia Woolf Anne Cohen '41, Chairman, and spending, prenatal care, the young Dance group and Verse Speaking Following the Freshman plays, are included. Each section of the the members of the student dedi- child, and problems of adjustment. Choir. the College Dance Committee plans book is prefaced by a critical essay cation committee demonstrated the Members of the student commit- Miss Hastings' dramatic career a nickleodeon dance in the Alum- on "The Poet's Words," "The tee charge soda fountain to honorary guests in of the lectures are began with her part in the Nativ- nae Hall ballroom until 11:30 p. m. Poet's Knowledge," "The Poet's '40, before opening it to the entire Janet Chase chairman, Nancy ity Play her Freshman year. She which students may attend with Difficulties," "The Poet's World," student body at 4:30 p.m. Myers '40 and Janice Murchie '41. was Fire captain of Little at this or without escorts. The informal and "The Poet's Nature." Records provided for the first The faculty advisors are Dean time also. Sophomore year Miss party will be in further celebration Mr. Holmes contributes week at The Well included Sun- fre- Lucy Wilson, Dr. Anthonisen, and Hastings appeared in the Verse of the opening of the new soda quently to The Atlantic rise Serenade, Over the Rainbow, Monthly. Mr. Lawrence Smith. Speaking Choir Recital as well as fountain, The Well, which will Harpers, Scribners, What's New? Blue Orchids, Comes op- the Yale Re- in the Theatre Workshop-Dance erate during the dance for view, the Virginia Quarterly, Love, and eleven other popular fa- those and Group production. Junior Year who wish refreshment. the New Yorker. Since 1935 the vorites. The student body may Service Fund Sets Miss Hastings became a member Dancing will be free of poet has written a weekly column express preferences by dropping charge. of the Barn Acting Committee Sixteeen records, including of poetry for the Boston Evening slips with the names of records "Comes Goal of Campaign and acted in Fall Informals. She Love," "Moonlight Serenade," and Transcript. of the cast they would like to hear in the was also a member "Day in, Day Out" will furnish of the Junior Class presentation box placed in the C. G. office. A $10,000 drive was planned at music for the affair. of Taming of the Few. Until Records will be changed weekly. a meeting of the Service Fund The Peggy Van Wagenen '40, Chair- her election this week Miss Hast- Guests at the dedication were College Cabinet October 3. The discussion man, and the Dance Serenades was Vice-president of Agora, President Mildred H. McAfee, Committee, covered arrangements for this ings members of which are Anne Cohen and Chairman of the Barn Design Dean Lucy Wilson, Dean Ella K. Ws New Leaders year's campaign, which is to open '41, Gloria Hine '41. Nancy Wilt- Committee. Whiting, Dean Helen T. Jones, November 1. Present were Miss bank '42, and Eileen Loo '42, are Margaret Taylor, Service Fund Barn announces the Edna Fer- Dean Helen Russell, Dean Mary The class of 1940 announced its in charge of arrangements. Head; Miss Evelyn Wells, Chair- ber-George Kaufman comedy The C. Ewing, Dean Frances L. Knapp, officers for the last time, as all man of the Education Committee Miss Kathleen Elliott, Dean Helen classes gathered on the sophomore (Continued on page 8, •"< I) of the Fund; Miss Grace S. Hughes, Mrs. Constance Covey, steps after chapel Friday morning, Hawk, Library Chairman of Unemployment Re- Miss Bertha Hill, Mr. Wilford P. Provides October 6, to applaud the Senior lief; Mr. Hooper, Mr. Donald W. Height New Books on the minor officers. Following the an- Joseph Haroutunian, Class of 1940 Selects Chairman of World Service; Grace and Miss Florence Tucker. Among nouncement and entrances of all Dorothy Thompson For Crisis in Europe Person '40, officers, Beth Bryson the officers, the Seniors, Juniors, Student Chairman; the college Honorary Class Member and Sophomores each sang to the Margaret Blatherwick '40, Busi- '40, Eleanor Beane '40, Anne Line- In an effort to clarify and en- ness Manager; Peggy '42, berger '41, Barbara Prentice '41, chosen leaders. The Freshmen, Kahin lighten public The class of 1940 elected Doro- opinion on the pres- unfortunately Secretary; Elisabeth Green '41, Theodora North '42, Mary Louise could not sing, since commenta- ent world chaos, the Main Library thy Thompson, eminent '40, their song leader had not yet been Chairman of Publicity; and Elinor Stafford '42, Marjorie Noppel has provided tor and journalist, to its ranks as for a bulletin board announced. Bancel '40, Head Canvasser. Martha Graber '40, Margaret Hud- of the class from and book shelf in the Delivery honorary member son '40, Marjorie McCullough '41, 1940 chose Mary Walling, last its first class Hall, under the caption "New outside the college at Marva Peterson '40, Ann Winship year's class President, as Treas- September 23. Books on the European Situation." Hampton Four to Sing meeting of the year urer. '40, Caroline Knight '42, Virginia Miss Walling was Business Dean Lucy C. Wilson is the hon- Maps, clippings, pamphlets, and Old "Jubilee" Numbers Andersen '41, Katherine Kennedy Manager of Junior Show, a Busi- member of the class from books will be made available in orary '41, Elizabeth C. Blakeney '40, ness Editor of the News, and is In Spiritual Program the college. this location as they reach the Elizabeth Siverd '41, Eleanor Agee Vice-President of Z. A. society. library. Among the interesting Wellesley will have the oppor- Dorothy Thompson, world famous '42, Elizabeth Gregory '40, Esther Jean Kelley, who has been Secre- books now on the Situa- foreign correspondent for the New European tary-Treasurer of Tower Court, an tunity to hear the well-known Williams '40, Mary Tiebout '41, Tribulne, was born in tion Shelf are: Edward Benes: Hampton Quartet in a program of York Herald Marion Peck '42, Helene Kazan- alternate Vil Junior, and a member She Democracy Today and Tomorrow; negro spirituals Friday afternoon, Lancaster, New York, in 1894. jian '40, Jane Strahan '40, Kath- of Barn's scenery committee, was Franz Borkenau: was graduated from Syracuse Uni- New German '40's choice for the office of Re- October 13, at 4:40 p. m. in Bill- erine Edwards '40, Sherley Heid- Empire; versity, and has studied at the Uni- Herman Rauschning: The cording Secretary, while Mary ings Hall. This visit will be the enberg '40, Lucile Sheppard '40, versity of Vienna, Columbia Uni- Revolution of Nihilism; first Vincent "Puck" Clay is the new Corres- which the Institute singers Hannah Schiller '42, Fiora Mari- versity, Dartmouth, and others. Sheean: Not Peace but a Sword.