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New London, Connecticut, \: ednesday, March 3, ] 943-Mary I{ent Hewitt Is ChosenPresident of Student Gov~tMcCorkindale, Bonfig,Nicolson, PassavantAnd Oberg Elected

Tracey to DiscussProhlems of Math

Society of FriendsTo Hold Open MeetingThere will be a meeting of

the Society of Friends onSunday, March 7, at. 11:00a.m. in the religious ]l~raryof the chapel. Visitors wIll bewelcome.

Date Changed; Mr. LeeTo Give Talk March 4Mr. John G. Lee, research

director of United AircraftCorporation, will speak to thestudents interested in thesummer V.A.C. course onThursday, March 4 instead ofon March 2 as originallyplanned. The meeting will beheld in President Blunt's of.fice at 4 :20 p.m.

Mary Kent Hewitt '44 was chos-en president of the student gov-ernment as a result of college-wide elections held from 8 a.m. to5 p.m. Thursday, February 25, inthe men's faculty lounge in Fan-ning. The other officers electedare: Stratton Nicolson '44, vice-president of student government;Barbara McCorkindale '44, chiefjustice of honor court; BeverlyBonfig '45, speaker of ,the Houseof Representatives; ""'Y"irginiaPas-savant '44, president of ServiceLeague; Jane Oberg '45, chair-man of entertainment of ServiceLeague; Dorothy Chapman '44,president of the Athletic Associa-tion; Cherie Noble '44, presidentof Wig and Candle; and FrancesSmith '44, chairman of the Stu-dent-Facul ty Forum.Participating in the voting were

99.4% of the student body, whichincluded all the members of theupper three classes. The electionswere conducted by a committeeheaded by Irene Steckler '43, pres-ent vice-president of the studentgovernment, who was assisted bythe following girls: ConstanceHaaren '43, Wilma Parker '43,Jean Wallace '43, Nancy Grosven-or '44, Betty Rabinowitz '44, MaryPower '45, Virginia Cliffe '45,Margaret Healy '46 and LouiseEnequist '46.The newly elected girls togeth-

er with the recently chosen honorcourt judges and class officers,will be inducted into their officesat a special chapel service to beheld in the spring.To celebrate the elections, the

old and new officers sat at twospecial tables in Jane Addams'dining room Thursday evening.At this dinner, the new officerswore corsages sent them in hon-or of the occasion by their prede-cessors.------

Dr. William J.Hale,To Speak TuesdayThe Shape of Industries to

Come will be the subject of Dr.William J. Hale's talk on Tues-day, March 9, at 4:20 p.m. in thePalmer auditorium. Dr. Hale,whose daughter, Ruth Elizabeth,is a graduate of Connecticut col-lege in the class of '39, is a chem-ical research consultant lor theDow Chemical Company in Mid-land, Michigan. He is also presi-dent of the 'National Ar-got Com-pany in Washington. He is theauthor of several works on chem-urgy, of which field he is thechief exponent. Among thesebooks are The Farm Chemurgic,Chemistry Triumphant, andFarmward March. He has alsowritten textbooks, scientific pa-pers on organic chemistry, andaddresses on chemurgic develop-ments for industrialization of ag-riculture. He is the patentee of anew process for the manufactureof phenol, aniline, acetic acid, andtheir derivatives.A Ph.D. from Harvard, memo

ber of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi,and other honorary societies, Dr.Hale taught chemistry at the Uni-versity of Chicago for a numbe.rof years. At one time he was di-rector of the organic chemical re-search for the Dow. For tW?years he was chairman of the. di-vision of chemistry of the Nation-al Research Council and is now amember of the American Chem-ical Society. From 1936 to 1939 hewas visiting professor of chem-urgy at Connecticut college.

Professor J. 1. Tracey of Yaleuniversity will speak at a mathmeeting to be held Tuesday,March 9, at 7 :30 p.m. in 106 Billhall. He will discuss mathemati-cal problems which have beenbrought to his attention duringrecent years at Yale. The prob-lems will cover a wide range fromarithmetic to calculus.Professor Tracey has written a

number of math books. He is thefather of Mary Jean Tracey '41.. StUdents and faculty interestedIn math are welcome to attendthe meeting. Mathematiciansfrom the vicinity, high school andCoast Guard Academy are alsocordially invited.Dinner and a coffee are being

planned before the lecture.

Students to HoldInformal RecitalThe second student recital of

the year will be given in HolmesHall on Thursday, March 4, at7.30 p.m. A program of piano andv~cal numbers has been planned.The singers who will take part

in this recital are Co~sta~ceSmith '43, Geraldine HannIng 45,Leah Meyer '45, Dorothy Poust'45, Barbara Morris '46, and Cath-erine Lyman '46. .Pianists who will perform 111-

elude Louise Enequist '46, M~Allen Thompson '45, Anne T~er.nan '46 and Margery Watson 46.Faculty and students are ~or·

dially invited to attend the recital.Moran, Corby PrepareFriday Organ RecitalThe organ recital on Friday,

March 5, in Harkness chapel willfeature compositions for organ~nd piano, with Mary Jean Moran44 at the organ and Jeanne Cor-b~ '43 at the pi~no. The programWIll consist of two numbers: Pas-torale, by GuHmant and PavannePour une enfant d~funte, by Ra-vel.

First MascotHunt Clue toFall March 6by Marjorie Lawrence '4:>Excitement! Sophs hunt the

campus; juniors walk about withknowing smiles, and talk in sub-dued tones. The mascot hunt aC.C. tradition, will begin thisSunday, March 6, when the classor '44 attempts to outwit theclass of '45. Each year, a weekbefore the junior banquet (whichthis year will be a coffee, due tothe war shortages) the juniorsplant clues which the sophs at-tempt to find and then interpret-c-and they all lead to the samething-the junior mascot, or, inmore practical terms, a replica orthe junior gilt to the college.The first clue will be hidden be-

fore ten o'clock p.m. on March 6.A new clue will be planted eachday and the sophomores will at-tempt to track them down. Thelast day of the hunt, a replica ofthe gift is hidden somewhere inFanning, and if the sophs are tri-umphant they will present them-selves at the junior coffee withthe replica and add prestige andhonor to the name of '45. If theirsearch is futile, they will appearbefore the juniors with the cluesthat they have, and perhaps aguess as to what the actual giftmight be.The sophomores elect a mascot

hunt captain and a clue captain.These two people have a commit-tee but the entire class is draftedto 'aid in the hunt. The juniorcommittee is shrouded in mys-tery, and its members are r~.vealed only when the search ISover, Loud shrieks, running, fran-tic glances, alert awareness of themovements of' every junior-these are the antics of '45. In-trigue, "subversive" activities, si-lence and mystery-these are theactivities of '44.On March 13 the gift will be re-

vealed. In all events an excitingweek is ahead, and the hectichunt is on, as the sophomores,the Sherlock Holmes of the day,walk about campus in their jeans,their noses to the ground, andtheir eyes wide open!

CarlHambro, WhoSaw orwayInvaded~Will Speak on Peace

DR. CAI~L .1. HAMllRO

Dr. Julia Bower ToSpeak at PembrokeDr. Julia Bower, head of the

mathematics department, willspeak at a meeting of the NewEngland Association of Teachersof Mathematics on Saturday,March 6 in the Alumnae Hall ofPembroke College, Providence,Rhode Island. The subject to bediscussed will be Women andMathematics in a World of War.Other speakers who are also ad-dressing the group on the sametopic are Miss MacDonald of .FallRiver, Dr. Mode of Boston univer-sity, and Dr. Wriston, presidentof Brown university.

Dr. Quimby to PresentAmer-ican Music RecitalThe last of the current series of

recitals featuring works of con-temporary American composerswill be given by Arthur W. Quim-by at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday,March 10. The American workthat will highlight this programwill be Fantasy on the GardenHymn, by Arthur Shepherd ofCleveland.

George F. Thomasor Princeton toSpeak at VespersGeorge F. Thomas, professor

of religious thought in Princeton

dl D ift M fi University, will speak at the Yes·W;g & Can e ra s en or per service at 7:00 p.m. on Sun-e- day, March 7 in Harkness Chapel.

S . Producti Dr. Thomas is a graduate ofRoles in przng ro uctwn Southern Methodist university,was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford

pany, is both a versatile and ef- with honors in theology, and re-Iective actor. celved a Ph.D. from Harvard Unl-The part of Mr. Bingley will be versity. As professor of religion

played by Larry Miner, a student at Southern Methodist universityat Bulkeley high school. Mr. Min- and professor of philosophy ater contributed to the success of Swarthmore college, Dartmouth"Quality Street." college, and the university ofRussell Quandt, Mr. Darcy, and orth Carolina, Dr. Thomas has

Robert Milikin, Mr. Lucas, are had a wide and varied experiencenew-comers to our stage. Mr. with students and their problems .Quandt is a surveyor on a nearby In the fall 01 1940, Dr. Thomasgovernment project, while Mr. was selected by the trustees' com-Milikin attends Bufkeley high mittee on Princeton's religiousschool. program to be the first incum-Stockman Barner. last seen as bent of the chair of religious

the azi policeman in Letters to thought on the Harrington SpearLucerne, will take the part of Mr. Paine Foundation, thus embark-Collins. Mr. Barner has appeared ing Princeton upon a programat many C.C. plays including "which will enable her to reclaimStage Door. .. her historic role in religion andColonel r'ttzwunam IS being make a major contribution in

played by Mario Hernandez. Mr. education." While largely eon-Hernandez may be a fictional fined. to Princeton by his dutiescolonel, but he will soon be a Iac- there, Dr. Thomas does some lee-tual ensign in the Maritime ser- turing and preaching. He has reovice. cenlly finished delivering a seri~sRobert Hai.nlen completes the of lectures on Curren.t Trends I~

cast as Mr. Gardener. He too lives IReligious Philosophy 10 the In~ti.in New London and attcnds Bul- tutc for Religious Studies wh_lchkeley high schooL ! is just closing in ew York City.

by Phyllis Schiff' '43Connecticut college is a female

institution. Woman students runits newspaper, magazine, govern-ment and the rest; but when Itcomes to producing plays, themale of the specie must be takeninto account. When Wig and Can-dle chose Miss Elizabeth Bennetfor presentation on March 19 and20, the problem of casting. thenine male parts was a serIOUSchallenge, ow rehearsals havebeen under way for many weeksand the cast both male and fe-male is complete. Who are th~seyoung men who have been niceenough to express and to provetheir interest in C.c. campus dra-matics? , .In order of appearance let s m-

traduce the male cast. ~ussellHarris in the role of the nice Mr.Bennet is no newcomer to theC C theatre world. He can be reo~e~bered as the lovable old ser-vant in Letters to Lucerne and asthe unreasonable father in StageDoor. Mr. Harris, who is now em·played by the Electric Boat com-

Author and StatesmanRepresents orway InLeague of ationsDr. Carl Joachim Hambro, who

was president of the orwegianparliament at the time of the Ger-man invasion in 1940 and whohas since been a leader of thecrwegtan government in exile,

will speak in Palmer auditoriumWednesday evening, March 10, at8 o'clock under the auspices ofConnecticut college and the Nor-wegian Relief Society of NewLondon.It was Dr. Hambro who saw

the need of immediate removalof the Norwegian governmentfrom the capital when the Naziarmy and navy was moving in.He expedited the transfer of theroyal family to safer quarters.Since 1940 his aid and advice tothe Norwegian government in ex-ile has b en important and rnval-uable. He followed closely the ac-tivity in Europe ·Ieading up to thewar and disagreed strongly, atthe cost of his own popularity inNorway, with the appeasementpolicy which Chamberlain advo-cated.Dr. Hambro's topic will be

"How to Win the Peace." He isparticularly well-qualified in thisfield since not only is he a greatNorwegian statesman but also animportant figure in world affairs.He has presided over national andinternational bodies representingall types of political thought. Hehas been especially active in theLeague of Nations, representingNorway in that organization since1926. He presided over the lastLeague assembly in 1939 and isnow chairman of its supervisorycommittee.Dr. Harnbro's experience is not

limited to politics and interna-lional affairs. He has the reputa-

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CONNECfICUT i\ ColLEGE NEWS CONNECTICUT·UPS

by Hedi Seligsohn '45Apparently One War is NotEnough to Keep SomePeople Busy!While OUl;' soldiers are fighting

on distant fronts and our facto-ries are trying to win the battleof production, Congress is wag.ing an undeclared war with thePresident. Ever since the newCongress went into office, it hasbeen trying to wreck every phaseof the President's war program.While the last months have beenspent quibbling over the farmproblem and the various tax bills,Senator McKellar of Tennesseehas taken advantage of the op-portunity to introduce a bill thathe has been advocating for overten years. The purpose of his billis this: The President would berequired to nominate every feder-al employee earning $4,500 ormore a year. Every nominationwould have to be confirmed bythe Senate. Altogether 35,000 of-ficials and employees now in gov-ernment service would be affectedby the proposed measure.The McKellar Bill is a by-pro-

duct of the feeling, prevalent inthe 78th Congress, that the Ad-ministration must be taught thatthere is a legislative branch too;it is also tied up with the "get thebureaucrats!" movement in Can.gress, Aside from the fact thatother slogans might be more con-ducive to constructive activitiesthese days, the proposal wouldeven in peace time be consideredrather inappropriate by mostAmericans. In a letter to VicePresident Wallace, who is thepresiding officer of the Senate,

Here we are in a cultural center-but do we President Roosevelt listed hisever move out of our own small orbit of classes main arguments against the bill:homework, bull sessions, dates, and letter writing "1. It would wreck the Civilto really take advantage of the opportunities of- Service system, in which appoint-fered us here at college? The reply immediately ments are based on merit.given to this question would be "there is no time." "2. Neither the President norBut there is time-time enough to listen to the the Senate should take time offWednesday organ recitals in the chapel, time from important war work toenough to look at the art exhibits in the museum delve into qualifications of thous-time enough to listen to lectures in the audito: ands of jobholders; if the Senaterium: and time enough to go to vespers on Sunday attempts such a thing it wouldevenmg. become a mere "rubber stamp."

These things do require minutes and hours, "3. Delays in clearing appoint-That's true. We say there isn't sufficient time in ments would hamper the war ef-the day to study and attend recitals, eXhibits, con- fort.certs, and lectures and still get the utmost value "4. The McKellar Bill, if passed,from each. But there is time if we take a long. would lay all of us open to therange view. These lectures and recItals are not charge that we are playing poli-Just lectures and reCItals in themselves. If we go tics with the war program."~~lo~ the surf~~e, we find them related to our. The President's argumento udles a~~ our life. We can study and enjoy these failed to impress Senator McKel.~portunJhes. We can broaden Our perspectives. lar. Paying a polite tribute to theb f can move out of our Own small orbits which "Chief," he proceeded to cite thee ong to pre-war college women. Constitution and declared that

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EDITORIAL STAFFEdItor-ln-ChtefBetty Shank '43

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Total PeaceOn Wednesday evening, March 10, Connecticut

college will have the privilege of hearing Dr. CarlJ. Hambro, president of the Norwegian Parlia-ment. We are privileged not only because Dr.Hambro is a well known and able speaker, but alsobecause the opportunity to hear him will aid us inknowing what the world of tomorrow must belike.

We know that military victory must be de-cisive and complete before that new world canhave real birth. But if we are unprepared for theday after that military victory, we can hope fornothing-we will have neither purpose nor secur-ity,

It is the right and the duty of each one of usto inquire of OUTsell and of others what kind of aworld we really want. Our inquiries must be basedupon a new confidence and a new understandingof our fellowmen. Dr. Hambro has proved himselfto be a true defender of the rights of humanity,As a champion of the small nations of the worldhe has opened the way for the development of thatnew confidence and understanding.

We of Connecticut college have often askedwhat can we do--now and in the future. In oursupport of Dr. Hambro next week, we have an ex-c~llent. opportunity "to do" now. In understandinghIS beliefs, we may gather some material not onlyfor believing but also for "doing" tomorrow.

Educate the GrumblersLast week most of us filed into Winthrop

school along with several thousand New London-ers to get our ration books. The same thing washappening all Over the country; as a result pea.pIe became intensely aware of rationing. But whatkind of an awareness was it? Was there a willingacceptance of this war-time necessity, or wasthere, perhaps, an attitude of petty annoyance?

Generally speaking, C.C. students have ac-cepted rationing with good spirit, but every now~d the.n one ~un~,across the perennial griper, thepoor little thing who can't get along without anew pair of shoes, a whole pat of butter, and twocups of coffee. for breakfast. There's only onethmg to do WIth the perennial griper-squelchher.; laugh her down before she spreads the con-tagIOn!

Perhaps, however, she needs a little educationPerhaps she needs to be told about the men atBataan who fought for sixty sleepless hours with.

FREE SPEECHThe EdJtors of the "News" do not hold them-

selves responsible tor the optrucns expressed InthIs column, In order to insure the validity otthis column 88 an organ tor the expression othonest optmons. the editor must know the namesot contrtbutors.

To the Performers of the Conn teen,From the snatch prevues some of us have had,

we think you're great! And we applaud with zealyour morale-building effort for the sake of thearmed forces. But, just because we're awfully farbehind the man behind the man behind the gun,is that why we are being gypped out of a full-fledged performance?

'43 Enthusiasts

Dear Editor:Here follows an open letter to managers and

cast of the Conn teen Show:Ladies;

As the writers of this letter understand 'it, theConn teen show was a great success, but-due topetty jealousies and misunderstandings whichmany won't openly confess, the audience of thisshow was made to suffer. These writers, thereforesuggest that in as much as a production is giv-en not for the benefit of those in it, or even for afuture college audience at C.C., that the entirecast, together with Mrs, Ray, whose experience is

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Calendar ..Wednesday, March 3

Organ recital _ _ 5 :15 ChapelBasketball games; all classes 7 ;00 Gym

Thursday, March 4John G. Lee of United Aircraft .

......................................................4 :30 President's officeFreshman major talks 6:45 KnowltonJunior class meeting 6:45 Bill 106Informal Student recital 8:00 Holmes

Sunday. March 7Mascot week beginsVespers: the Reverend George F. Thomas.

7:00 ChapelMonday, Mareh 8

Phi Beta Kappa initiation _.4:30 Faculty roomDance rehearsal 7:00 AuditoriumBasketball practice:

Juniors and freshmen 7:00 GymSeniors and sophomores 8 ;00 Gym

Oratorio rehearsal. 7 :30 Bill 106Tuesday. March 9

Dr. William Hale, Convocation.4 :20 Auditorium

Amalgamation meeting 7;00 AuditoriumNursery School Aides 7:30 Fanning 114Religious Commissions 7:30 Chapel libraryMath Club, Dr. Tracey 7:30 Bill 106

Wednesday. March ).0Organ recital _ 5:15 ChapelBasketball games, aJl classes 7:00 GymNursery School aides 7:00 Fanning 114Dr. Carl J. Hambro _ 8:00 Auditorium

out coffee, or about the Russian soldiers and civ-ilians who tramped the frozen streets of Stalin-grad with rags and newspapers tied around theirfeet,

In the general rationing for defense why notInclude complaints? A ,careless remark at the din-ing table, however unimportant, may be one of themany small contributing factors to the breakdownof that all important intangible item called mor-ale. But more than that, a willing sacrifice with atouch of good humor is a truly characteristic ex-pression of the spirit in which sincere patriots ac-cept the smaller deprivations of war economy.

Time Enough

Sally Ford '44

"There's no point in going to class-he'd never recognizeyou anyway!"

O. M. I.(()nnce of ~oreInformation)

BOOKREVIEW

by Betsey Pease '43The Days of Ofelia by Gertrude

Diamant is a story of Mexicanlife as colorful as the book's ownbright cover design. Ofelia is ayoung, charming and unworldlyMexican girl who becomes theauthor's maid, an occupation oftrue glory, Her story shows whatlife in a Mexican city can meanfor the half-starving, half-naked,illiterate, but religious and honor-able country emigrant. Largefamilies who are close to depriva-tion and delinquency and knowonly their immediate surround-ings clearly need a better stand-ard of living, Gertrude Diamantpresents us with a miniature pic-ture of the problem of Mexico-apicture nevertheless rich with au-thenticity and variableness. ThisMexican scene of which we knowlittle is one of utter degradationin a decadent economic system,but the light of humanity lies inthe soul of the decent Mexican.He, too, fights for independence,but his independence does notspell prosperity. With the phllcs-ophy that, "what cannot be, willnot be," these Central Americansstagnate in spite of their heartyspirit.Ofelia was one of thirteen

children in the Escoto family theauthor learned to understand. Shetells of the tragic love story ofengaged brother Daniel who fallsvictim to the charms of another,and observes Ofelia's healthbloom as she matures.Other aspects of Mexican life

are also observed-the parchedlands of the Otomi Indians, theholiday when everybody takes thecensus, the depleted market place,the inefficient government author-ities, and the picturesque dancesand rituals of a wedding in thetropics. Mexican life, flavored,charming, and humorous as wellas provincial, slightly bigoted and.tragfc, is described in The Daysof Ofelia,

the Senate had the power to con·firm appointments of "policy de-termining" officials, The Senatorsprang his most embarrassing a~'gument when he named PresI-dent Roosevelt's ten top appoin·tees, who, he contended shouldhave been confirmed by the Sen-ate, but were not. Among themWE're Harry Hopkins, Paul Mc-Nutt (as War Manpower Com'mission nead), Donald Nelson,

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Wednesday, March 3, 1943 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NEWS Page Three

Chinese Students Navy Junior, Kenny Hewitt Was Army Clerk Brazilian Art IsTalk on Educ~t~on.ls Modern Dance Devotee ~nd Wide Tracele; Topic of LectureWar and RehgIon by Sally Kelly '43 ginla via Annapolis, which she By Dr R Smith

Just about two years ago a says Is almost like home. • •Misses Lin, Tsung, blond, blue-eyed freshman danced Last summer Kenny stepped

a "Greeting" in the modern dance out of her traditional role andTing Among Guests recital; last year she was treas- played a part In the army as a S€-Here for Week-End urer of her class; this year she is cret file clerk and receptionist at

Mary Harkness' house president. the Hampton Roads port of em-You 'know her now; she's Mary barkation.Kent Hewitt (Kenny), C.C.'s new Kenny uses the dance as herpresident of student government. means of expression. Tops at itHome Changes Often even when a freshman, she hadK . N . her first taste of it in a Tacoma. enny IS a avy Junior, as five prep school. This ear she is

mmutes' conversation with her h . f th C. C Dwould reveal. A rna of Anna _ c airman a e . '. ance. p po Group. She's a good SWimmer,~s, na.vy banners, pictures of of- having lived on the coast all hereel'S In blues and whites, and the lif F II fi d h t lth thb k N W· I e. a n s er ou WI e00, avy ives, in Kenny's juniors on the hockey field. Bullr?om are slight hints to the tran- sessions with coffee (wheneverstent that her heart is not with there is coffee) and parties withthe army. She has reason to be Mary Kent Hewitt '44, new the same are ever popular relaxa-proud .of her f~ther, a Navy sen- president of Student Govern- tions with the new president and~or-~lce Admiral H. Kent Hew- ment, succeeding Betty Goss- her second floor group.Itt, WIth medals on his coat from weller '4·3. ...the African maneuvers. Her four MajOrs III Spamshyears at Connecticut will be her That Kenny is of a serious na-longest residence in anyone coma, Long Beach, Washington, ture was evident to all in herplace, since Kenny's life in a navy Newport, Hampton Roads-she's "campaign .speech." Sh~ is deeplyfamily entailed migrating every lived in them all. She's just re- Interested III her Spanish major.two or three years. Consequently, turned from a ten-day trip to Vir- Not settled ~:>n a career, ~heshe has a cosmopolitan air. Ta- dreams cccastonally of wor-king

in Latin America for the Statedepartment, Pan- American Air-lines, etc. The WAVES enter thepicture of her future also, per-haps to compensate for her desireto be a midshipman. As for Ken-ny and World War II (aside fromworking for the army, living ac-cording to navy family traditions,and occasional thinking of theWAVES), she is quite contentwith her present role. To her "thecollege is an integral part of thewar, and I hope that in some waywe can do even more next year torealize the impact of the war andhelp in every way that Is pos-sible."

Barbara Snow '44, president ofInternational Relations club, in-troduced C. C.'s three Chineseguests, Miss Adet Lin, Miss xu-ang Me Tsung and Miss MingTfng, who led' the discussion onChina Saturday evening, Febr-u-ary 27 in Knowlton salon as partof the International Weekend pro-gram. Miss Adet Lin, who wasfirst to speak, chose as her sub-ject, "What the Chinese wouldlike Americans to know aboutChina." Miss Lin remarked thatwhile the Americans know littleabout China, the Chinese knoweven less about America. Al-though the U. S. is generally well-informed, we are liable to thinkof Chinese only in connectionwith the laundrymen we see. TheChinese on the other hand have arather favorable impression ofAmericans from coming in con.tact with a few missionaries anddoctors.Finish the War Quickly"There is no reason to learn

about China unless you want to,"said Miss Lin, "but we can nolonger regard each other as 'fun-ny' because we absolutely mustwork together for victory. Themain thing now," she empha-sized, "is to finish the war quick-ly." China has been at war for sixyears. Atrocities, starvation andabout ten million civilian and mil-itary casualties have affectedChinese life immeasurably. Asexamples of what the war hasdone to certain lives, Miss Lintold of an American Chinese pilotwho was shot down in his planetwice, horribly burned, and final-ly smuggled out of occupiedChina, leaving his two childrenbehind him, to a U. S. hospital.Miss Lin's own cousin, whom thewar changed from a "useless"person to an active patriot,fought until he sickened and diedfrom lack of proper food.Miss Lin closed with an amus-

ing story of how, even in retreat,the Chinese resisted the ap-proaching enemy by digging theirabandoned trenches deeper sothat the Japanese, shorter in sta-ture than the Chinese, would notbe able to use the trenches sincethey could not see over them.See "'Chinese Students"-Page 6

Former Girl Scouts Blood Bank WillOffered Positions Revisit Campus H

Demand SufficientThe personnel office has an-nounced that job opportunitiesare now open, tor former GirlScouts, for local executive posi-tions. Recent college graduatesinterested in group work as aprofession and alumnae who al-ready have work experience inallied fields may find interestingand worthwhile jobs at salariesfrom $1,500 to $3,000. The basicrequirements are group leader-ship experience, camp staff expe-rience and the ability to workwith people. Applicants shouldwrite to Miss Julia Warnerrc.c. '23) Girl Scouts, Inc., 155East 44th Street, New York Cityfor full particulars.

Communion Service toBe Held TomorrowThe Reverend Frank S. More-

house of Saint James EpiscopalChurch of New London will con-duct a communion service inHarkness chapel at 7:30 a.m. onThursday, March 4. Dr. More-house will be assisted by the Rev-erend Clinton R. Jones.

Catastrophes Long ConcealedNow Mischievously Revealedby Helen Crawford '44"What marvelous experience

you girls must get, doing all thislovely housework!" So cries theoften enthusiastic visitor, and theEmily Abbey girl smiles blandlyOver from behind her all-envelop-ing apron, privately thinking,"Lady, if you only knew!" True,the experiences occurring in theCOoperative dorm are many andmarvelous, but by far the mostmemorable and entertaining onesare those minor catastropheswhich OCcur behind the scenes ofthe apparently smooth-runningcoop. life.In the cooking line especially

unusual or inedible results haveoccurred. The classic Emily Ab-bey tale involves Ginny KramerLeonard, C. C. '42, who arose on adark and dismal morn to whip up~affles for the breakfast. Not un-hI the last crumb had vanisheddid she discover that she hadused~ in sleepily groping aroundthe Icebox, the leftover oysterstew where the recipe called forOne quart milk.When Verna (Veepie) Pitts '42

was breakfast cook she took apan the night befo~e to find out

how many waffles each personcould consume. The figures werestaggering, but Veepie ~en tahead, making thirty-two timesthe recipe. Calculations had goneaskew somewhere, for Emily Ab-bey had waffles and wafflesthrice daily for the ensuing twoweeks.The most 'recent catastrophe

occurred when a speedy dinnercook served up a piping hot din-ner which she had seasoned withpepper instead of paprika. Butthe consequences were evenworse however, when Nancy Fa·vorite' '45 innocently used bakingsoda for baking powder in muf-fins-they looked delicious buttasted, frankly, terrible!

Return Engagement ForCountry Dancers Mon.

A coun"try dance open housesponsored by the country dancegym class will be held on M0!1-day, March 8 at 4:20 p.m. 10Knowlton salon. The dance heldlast Monday was so successfulthat a return engagement hasbeen requested. Blue jeans willbe the costume for the occasion.

Fort Trumbull Cheers Cast ofC. C. Stage Door Connteen

"My Hero." Ethel Sproul '44 ex-hibited a most unique and adrnir-able talent in her handling of In-dian clubs. Yvonne Forbus '43proved herself an accomplisheddancer. The girl has stage appeal.Words cannot do justice to LynnThompson's ('43) conga or Hel'a('43) good neighbor rhythms.Johnnie Cruikshank's '46 mono-logue and Marian Reich's '43 pl-ano playing were most excellent.Four stars to Scotty Poust '46and Alice Willgoos '46 for theirsongs and Barb Andrus '43 forher tap rou tine.Hail to the singing and dancing

choruses! Southern and collegiatesingers, tap and questionable bal-lets all merit praise. The juniors'own Jeanne Feinn was the mostastouncting apple-eating, roller-skating, soprano the world hasever been privileged to view. Thehonorable end-men, Adams, Like-ly, oble, AurelJ and McEvoy area cl)allenge to Abbott, Costello,Hope, Benny, Allen and even Ver-onica Lake. As for the ThreeBlind Lice, they will never be la-beled as their brothers they por-trayed.The songs of Skip Rose.nsteil

'44 and Lolly Bobrow '44 areslated for everyone's "hit par-ade." We are sure "\-Ve're Em·phatically Democratically In·c1ined" will become a nationalpassword. Dawn AureU's andRanny Likely's script deservesspecial applause.Three rousing cheers for themen of Fort Trumbull. They werethe per1ect auctience. A thank youto them for giving up their owncoffee and cake for the cast's re-freshments.Rumor has it the show has

just begun. Future bookings arepouring in and as the sailor boywho acted chauffeur to the troupeso nicely put it, "It was a Dodgergame, all hits and no errors."

The War Service committee isnow ready to arrange with theAmerican Red Cross to come tothe campus for the convenienceof students and faculty who areinterested in contributing to theRed Cross Blood Bank. Red Crossequipment will be in New Londonin April and again in May.In order to determine whether

there is an interested group ofgirls large enough to start aneth-er program, the committee re-quests girls who are interested inparticipating to sign on the WarService bulletin board in Fanningby March 8.Health is ImportantAs in the previous program of

blood donation, all students par-ticipating will have to have par-ental signatures on blanks to befurnished by the committee; andif they are under 21, they willhave to have Red Cross releasessigned in addition. Students parti-cipating should maintain goodhealth habits for a period of sev-eral weeks before the donation.Probably there will be no experi-ments conducted in connectionwith the program this time, andweekly conferences are notplanned; but students will makeregular written reports eachweek on forms to be provided bythe committee. A good record willbe necessary for college permis-sion to make the donation. Thereseems to be a concensus of opin-ion among those working withcollege students that not morethan two donations during a col·lege year are advisable for anyparticular individual.When it is determined that

there is a group of at least 100 onthe campus who wish to makethis very important contributionto the war effort, further instruc·ions will be given individually.The committee will appreciate aprompt response from any whowish to participate, since arrange-ments must be made with theRed Cross as well as on campus.

by Phyllis Schiff '43They were cheering in the

aisles! Dots and dashes and lotsof flashes-Connecticut collegehas scored a hit! The fifty-centadjectives of Broadway and vert-ety: super colossal, stupendous,and gigantic are pure understate-merit. It cannot be denied thatwreaths of orchids must adornthe fair heads of the Conn teentroupe, C.C:s home made varietyshow for the men of Fort Trum-bull.Opening night, Sunday, Febru-

ary 28, at Fort Trumbull will longbe remembered by both cast andaudience. Connecticut college hasproducd a most amazing collec-tion of singers, dancers, jugglers,song writers and M.C.'s.A special white orchid should

go to Cherie Noble '44. She saidthe Conn teen could be producedand she proved it. A personal"you were wonderful" from yourreviewer to each and every mem-ber of the show.Anne Ojala '46 won the hearts

of every man present as she sang

Labor Problems CourseStudents May Sign owMrs. Chase Going Woodhouse,

whose course in labor problemsis scheduled to be offered in thesummer session, has been offereda teaching position elsewhere forthe summer. In order that shemay make more definite plans forthe summer, it has been sug·gested that those girls who areconsidering the study of laborproblems this summer i.ndicatetheir intentions either to Mrs.Woodhouse or to the office of thePresident, even though registra-tion for courses is not called foruntil April.

Mrs. Holmes, DaughterOf Library Donor, DiesMrs_ Holmes, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. George Palmer, whodonated the Palmer Library, hasrecently died. A portrait of Mrs.Holmes her two sisters and hermother: painted by the Swedi~hartist, August Franzen, hangs 10

the library.

Opens Internationaleek-End; Dr. mithhows everal Slides

Dr. Robert Smith, director ofthe Hispanic Foundation of theLibrary of Congress, gave an il-lustrated lecture on "The HistoricBackground of Brazil as seenthrough its Art and Architecture"on Friday, February 26 in Knowl-ton. Dr. Smith explained that theold image of Brazil is changingand that the new style of rune-ttonal architecture reflected inthe modern public buildings Is anofficial government style. Thefirst group of slides showed paint-ings by Franz Post, one of agroup ot Dutch artists, who cameto Brazil in the 17th century withPrince Maurice of Nassau andbrought back a pictorial recordto Holland. The Dutch found nogreat tradition of art but simplebuildings, many of wulch weresmall churches built by the Jesu-its who came to save the souls ofthe Indians. These churchesshown in the paintings of FranzPost are of simple design, havingtwo rectangular windows and aporch in front.Turning to the architecture it·self Dr. Smith showed slides ofmany churches of the Colonialperiod of Brazil, the 17th and the18th centuries. One of theseshowed a Jesuit church of theearly 17th century which wassimple, straigbtforward, and geo-metric in design. These Jesuitchurches were a transplantationfrom Portuguese architecture,Dr. Smith explained, showing a

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Page Four CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NEWSWednesday, March 3, 1943

Otto Aimetti

c. C. Girls Ha"e 213 Relatives I. R. c., SpanishOr Fiances in Armed Services Club, S.I.G. L~arn

Of South America

many races and cultures. Therethe negro is recognized and reospected for his contributions!Heliodora de Mendonca '43

spoke on the family and educa-tional structure of Brazil, her na-tive country. In this connectionshe pointed out the 'clash betweenthe older generation with its Por-tuguese culture and that of theyounger generation influenced byAmerican movies. She also tracedthe various stages of Brazilianeducation and the role the gov-ernment plays in education.Among those attending the

meeting were several members ofthe Colored Men's ProgressiveGroup of New London.

Students IohilizeFor ursery Aides'Training Course

Forty-six students attended theorganization meeting for the nur-sery school aides course, the l.ec-rures and discussions of whichwill be given Tuesday eveningsfor one group and Wednesdayevenings for another group from7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in 114 Fanninghall for a period of five weeks,ending April 6 and 7.Girls with some experience in

handling groups of children willdo volunteer work at the childcare centers downtown duringtheir training period. Those wholack this experience will observeat the same centers and at thee.e. nursery school. The assist-ants at the New London Day Nur-sery will attend the Tuesday andWednesday meetings to help co-ordinate the course work with theprogram of that center. All thosetaking the course will visit theDay Nursery and the Nameaugchild care center sometime dur-ing the course. Certificates fromthe War Services committee willbe given to those completing theten hour course. The hours ofservice at the child care centerswill also be certified.The hours when help is most

needed at the Day Nursery aredaily from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; allday Saturday; and after schoolon Monday, Thursday, and Fri-day.Students who are interested in

joining the Nursery Aides classcan attend the first meetings,whether or not they have signedup to come.

Ethel Sproul '44Attends Conference

by Bernice Riesner '45 Thompson '46 is an ambul~.z:tcedriver in Egypt, in the British

"Do you have a father, brother, Middle East Armies. Patricia Wy- Brazil and Mexico formed thehusband, or fiance in the armed man '46 has a father who is a topic for the joint meeting of therorces?'' The answers to this Colonel in the Field Service, in International Relations club, the

N the Control Branch Ordinance t Iquestion, with which ews re- hi Spanish club, and the Studen n-Corps. The father of Cynt iaporters and their assistants have Blancke '46 is a Lieutenant Com- dustrial Group, held on Februarybeen hounding every girl on cam- mander in the Navy and the fath- 24 in Windham living room.pus, have finally been tabulated, er of Mary Vance '46 is a Lieuten- Jean Wallace '43 reviewedand here are the facts: In the ant Colonel in the Field Artillery. Louis Quintanilla'S book, ~ Lat~nclass of '43, there are five fathers, Janet Pierce '46 has three broth- American Speaks. Mr. Qumtar.1I1-

ers in the service; one brother is la speaking not only for MeXICOforty- five brothers, nine husbands a first-class seaman in Iceland, but also for all Latin Americanand fourteen fiances in the ser- another brqther is in training for countries said that a true unionvice; fifty-eight of them are in the army, and her third broth~r of all Pa~-American countries isthis country and the remaining is a first-class seaman who IS possible, but only with the coop-

probably m the Aleutian Islands eration of all nations involvedfifteen are overseas. The class of The father of newly elected and most particularly that of the'44 has three fathers, sixteen Student Government president, United States.brothers, one husband and five fl- Mary Kent Hewitt '44, is a Vice The background and culturalances on service duty; of these Admiral in the Navy. The father heritage of Mexico was the themefourteen are here in the U. S. and of Frances Hutchins '43 is a cap- of the second talk by Mary Kenteleven are overseas. The '45 girls tain in the Air Corps in Miami, Hewitt '44. Kenny pointed outhave five fa thers, forty-eight FRl'OChrimdao'nWd~4il3e,tshaecfao~~a~~e;r~ that a democratic system existedbrothers and six fiances in ser- until the time of the Europeanvice; forty-seven of them are in the Navy. Dorothy Webster '45 conquests, when the class systemthe U. S., and the remaining has a brother who is a Chief of first came into existence.twelve are overseas. The class of Communications in the Coast Jane Storms '43 discussed the'46 has eleven fathers, forty-four Guard, and her father is a Cap- contemporary political trends ofbrothers and one fiance in the tain in the same branch of the Mexico beginning with the dicta-armed forces; of these, for-ty-six service. A brother of Sarah Baur- torial ru le of Diaz and followingare in the U. S. and ten are over- schmidt '45 is a Naval Comman- the government personnel andseas. The total for all classes is del' in Honolulu. policy down to President Cama-213, forty-eight of which are over- The fact that so much mail cho and. the role of Mexico in theseas. with foreign post-marks is re- present war.Some interesting evidence was ceived in the post office may be Miss Dorothy Mateer, dean of

turned up in uncovering the de- partly explained when one real- sophomores, spoke on the politi-sired statistics. Ann Hogate '46 izes that Hawaii, Alaska, Pearl cal character of Brazil, pointingand Barbara Hogate '43 have a Harbor, Honolulu, Africa, Pan- out that one must not draw paral-sister who is an ensign in the ama, Syria, the Aleutian Islands, lels between Brazil and the U. S.,WAVES. There is an overlapping and the U.S.A. were all listed as but rather study Brazil as ain the case of one fiance and one station bases, training bases, or whole, as a separate nation in herbrother, because Nan Thompson actual fighting territory for C.C. own right. Miss Mateer discussed'43 is engaged to the brother of students' relatives in the service. aspects of geography and popula-Pat Wells '45. tion and then traced BrazilianAlean Brfsley '45 has a sister in history from the Portuguese dyn-

the WAACS, and Sue Steffens '45 0 M I asty to the present day. She em-has a sister in the WAVES. The • •• phasized the sociological aspects,Steffens family is doing right (Continued from Pa~e Two) the family, individualism, obedi-well by Uncle Sam with a brother ence, and the paternalistic pat-in the army, a sister in WAVES, and Vice President Wallace (in tern as related to the politicaland a fiance in the service as a his capacity as chief of the Board structure.Coast Guard Cadet. of Economic Warfare), Trouble "Black Cat in the Snow" byWe are happy ~o .report that for the McKellar bill started last Erico Verissimo and "The Negro

t~e. casualty list IS In ~he o~e- Friday, when Senator O'Mahoney in Brazil" by Arthur Ramos weredigit class. Ch~r]otte Hillas 441 sent an amendment to the Judici- the subjects of a paper read byhas a brother ~n the Navy who ary Committee, proposing certain Barbara Snow '44 in the absencewas. wounded In the southwest changes, among them a provision of Louise Rosenstiel '44. Mr. Ver-Pacific. , which specifically exempts any issimo was very unfavorably im- Crocker House Block~ary Fullerton 46 ha~ a broth- person who is paid from the ap- pressed with the existence of 168 State St., New London

er In the Ar~y Coast AIr Patrol, propriation for the White House racial prejudice in this country F'Iuwer Phones 5588 and '7069ranked ~s a lIe~tena~t. ~he Jath- office in the executive office of the for in Brazil there is a fusion of • _er. of :ShIrley WII~on. 46 IS a Cap- President. This would take _~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~·llIn tht~ A;tI~~lrcrarMco~st Messrs. Hopkins, Nelson, Byrnes i '\.

I ery: e ro er 0 anon and most of the others of the ,President's "top ten" appointeesoff the list.The bill will be recommended

to the Senate by Senator Wheel-er.. (For those of you who don'tremember him, he is our oldfriend from the America FirstCommlttee.) It seems as if theAmerican people are in for an-other set back. This time, how-ever, not by the Axis, but by ourown representatives who are do-

ing a thorough job in fighting the ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4war at home first, before turning _to more significant tasks.Do You Plead Guilty?The Office of Price Administra-

tion has asked the F.B.I. to in-vestigate recent heavy buyingruns on clothing stores on thetheory that Fifth Columnists mayhave had a chance in promotingthem. Alarmed by the feverishpurchasing that has depletedclothing stocks in New York, De-troit, Chicago and Washington,officials pointed out that the in-spiring of such runs would be inline with the policy of Fifth Col-umnists to create confusionamong civilians.So far, no evidence seems to in-

dicate that the buying rush wasstarted by subversive elements.Nevertheless, the authorities haveexpressed the fear that continuedruns might force rationing ofclothing before such a programwould normally be necessary. Atthe same time, the OPA has an-swered inquiries from all partsof the country and announcedthat there was not the slightestchance of a rationing order, pro-vided the civilian population actedintelligently. So relax!

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conference was to consider voca-tions for women from a Christianpoint of view. The outstandingspeakers at the meetings includedthe Reverend Stephen Bayne,chaplain 01 Columbia university;Dean Angus Dun, dean of theEpiscopal Theological school,Cambridge, Mass.; Miss AdelaideCase, a professor at the Theolog-ical school; and Miss Helen Trum·bull, assistant secretary of col-lege work in New England_

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by Marilyn Sworzyn '43East may be East, and Westmay be West, but the twain "met"during International WeekendFebruary 26 to 28, when Connec-ticut college played hostess tothree Brazilian girls and threeChinese girls in addition to thefive foreign students on campus.Native Chinese costumes and in-termittent spurts of Chinese andportuguese added to the spirit ofinternationalism.The Chinese guests included

Miss Adet Lin, Miss Ka ung MeTsung, and Miss Yoeh-Ming Ting.Miss Lin, oldest daughter of theeminent author Lin Yutang,hopes to return to her nativeChina immediately following thewar. She is now writing another. book and is taking an extensioncourse in English literature atColumbia. Miss Lin is also anurse's aide. She presented Mad-ame Chiang Kai-Shek, upon herarrival in New York on March 1,with a bouquet of flowers.Miss Kaung is working on her

Ph.D. in American literature atMount Holyoke. Last month MissKaung received a messagethrough the Red Cross sent byher father, a Methodist bishop,last May from occupied China. Itwas Miss Kaung's father who reo

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Three Problems OfA Peaceful WorldForm Vesper TopicThree fundamental problemsthat must be answered it there isto be a lasting peace were dis-cussed by Rev. John J. LaFarge,S. J., of ew York City. at ves-pers on February 28. in the lastof the Interfaith month servicesof vespers. The problems were:how to reconcile freedom of theindividual with authority; how toreconcile this world with theKingdom of God; and how to ree-oncile loyalty to one's nation withtoleration of the rest of the world.In discussing these problems,

Father LaFarge emphasized theimportance of the family unit insolving them. In answer to thefirst question the speaker pointedout that it is necessary to dlstin-guish between authority andforce. True authority comes fromthe free will of the individual. notfrom outside dictatorial compul-sion. We need authority. there-fore. not force. in the post-warworld, if the family's importanceis to be maintained. In answer tothe second question, the way inwhich we may reconcile thisworld with the Kingdom of Codis to realize that God, the culmin-ation of all good, does exist inthis world. Though primarily In-terested in the salvation of oursouls we must understand thatthe earth is important and mustmake our highest values work inthe world of economics and poliotics. In this way His will shall bedone on earth as it is in Heaven.Lastly, Father LaFarge explainedthat patriotism is necessary, butthat nationalism is not.

Amalgamation MeetingTo Be Held March 9An important arnatgarna-

tion meeting will be held nextTuesday evening, March 9, at7:00 p.rn. in Palmer auditori-um. It has been requestedthat no outside visitors at-tend this meeting.

ceived. Generalissimo Chiang Rai-Shek mto the Christian faith. Ofthe seven members of MissKaung's family, all but one broth-er, w~o is in Yunnan province,are m occupied China. MissKaung expects to return to Chinaafter the war to teach American!iterature.Miss Ting is a sophomore-jun.

lor pre-medical student at MountH?lyoke. Formerly of Shanghai,MISS .Ting anticipates returningto China to practice medicine. Shehopes to follow in the footstepsof an aunt who is now a doctorin China in the war area.From Rio came Senorita Ma-

rilia Carneiro, Senorita BalbinaVieira and Senora Celina Aguirre.Senoritas Carneiro and Vieira arestudying at the Fordham univer-sity graduate school of socialwork on scholarships from theBrazilian government. SenoritaVieira recently arrived in thiscountry. Senorita Carneiro hasbeen in the United States sinceJanuary of 1942, and plans to re-turn to Rio in July with a mas-ters degree in medical socialwork. Senora Aguirre formerlyattended Syracuse university.She is now in this country withher husband, who is an employeeof the Brazilian government.The three Brazilian guests par-

ticipated in a panel on Brazil onSaturday afternoon, February 27which was led by Heliodora deMendonca '43. Senorita Carneirospoke on social work in Brazil,Senorita Vieira explained sociallegislation in Brazil. and SenoraAguirre spoke on Portinari, thegreat Brazilian artist.The Connecticut college foreign

students who participated in theweekend included: Heliodora deMendonca '43; Anita Galindo '46.Hanna Lowe '45, Hedwig Selig-sohn '45, and Mary Robinson '46.A tea' in honor of the foreign

students, given by the Home Eco-nomics club, was held in Wind-ham living room at 4 p.m. on Sat-urday, February 27. This was fol·lowed by a banquet in Knowlton.Knowlton dining room was deco-rated to carry out the theme ofthe weekend with three largeBrazilian, Chinese and Americanflags as wall decorations. TheBrazilian flag was loaned by theCoast Guard academy and theAmerican flag was the propertyof the college. Mr. Wong, propri-etor of Wong's restaurant, loaneda somewhat smaller Chinese flagwhich unfortunately could not behung beside two very large Bra-zilian and American flags. Neith-er a large Chinese flag could beobtained nor two proportionatelysmaller Brazilian or Americanflags. Jane Storms '43, ElizabethHill '45, Betsy Clarendon '43 andAnne Hester '45 did a "BetsyRoss" at the last moment andproduced a handsome handmadeChinese flag which prevented an"international crisis." HelenCrawford '44 completed the themewith her design of placecards inthe shape of flags which werestuck in gumdrop standards.The International Weekend was

concluded on Sunday morning,February 28 with an informal dis-cussion in Windham at whichBrazilian, Chinese and Americanrecords were played. The twainthen "departed," but the know-ledge of the cultures of Braziland China has permeated thecampus.

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freshman major talks was held inThames dining room on February24 at 6:45. The natural sciences-botany, chemistry, home econom-ics, physics, zoology, and mathe-matics-were d ls c u s s e d . DeanRosemary Park introduced thespeakers.Dr. Julia Bower, the head of

the department of mathematics,told of the requirements that amath major must fulfill. Shestressed the fact that in mathe-matics each successive coursetaken is built up on the one thatpreceded it so that the course tak-en in the freshman year sets thebackground for the one to be fol-lowed the next year.The second speaker was Dr.

George Avery, head of the botanydepartment, who spoke for thedepartments of botany, chemis-try, physics, and zoology. He reoiterated the importance of a wellrounded course chosen to fit one'spersonal needs and interests. Alllaboratory sciences have an im-portant contribution to make toliberal education through thetraining in coordination of handsand brain afforded by lab work.This training plus an apprecia-tion of accuracy in detail and indrawing conclusions may be ob-tained from the study of all sci-ences. Dr. Avery spoke of thepersistence necessary for reosearch work and of the great sat-isfaction when a real discovery,no matter how small. has beenmade in any of the sciences. Hepointed also to the great demandfor trained scientists today in allfields connected with the war ef-fort and with the planning forpeace. Particularly, Dr. Averyemphasized in this connection theinternational aspects of science.Home economics was discussed

by Miss Margaret Chaney. Shespoke of the various approachesto the subject in her departmentthrough the study of foods or ofthe household and institutionalmanagement or through theclosely related fields of child nu-trition and development. Manyopportunities are open to homeeconomics majors, such as dieti-cians in hospitals, tea rooms. andlarge institutions. positions in thehome economics department ofmagazines. In addition valuableexperience for running one's ownhouse is obtalned.

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Dr. Smith fun doing it." Jeanne Feinn '44Peg Davidson '44, Dotty Hale '44Betty Rabinowitz '44, SallyChurch '44, Eleanor Strohm '45Debby Rabinowitz '46, and CorkyCooder '46 were also among thestudent "registrars" who gave uptheir time to assist in the registering of approximately 6200 peapIe in the Winthrop school district. ------

by Betty Shank '43"It was work but lots of fun,"

seems to be the general opinionof the girls who aided in the Issu-

Portuguese chapel of the same ing of the second war rationperiod. books last week at the WinthropIn the 18th century the ten- school.

dency was towards ornamenta- Marion Bu tterfield '43 andtion in the Baroque manner. Sev- Midge Twitchell '43 were espec-eral slides of Bahian churches of ially impressed with the consider-this period were shown, the ation and kindness shown tochurch of Conciecao da Praia, for 1 b h

them by the principa and y tel Let us have faith that rightexample, in which Dr. Smith teachers. Corn bread and coffee makes might, and in that faith letpointed out the delicate profiling were served to the assistants one us dare to do our duty as we un-O.f the dfoorhsan~ the orn1met~ta- day and hot biscuits ("with lots derstand it.-Abraham Lincoln.uon 0 t e owers. no er Iof butter") and tea on anotherchurch shown. was that of Nossa occasion. Although the classesSenhora do PIllar ~the church of had been dismissed at noon someOur ~ady of the PIIlar~, and the of the children even stayed in the Flowers from Fisher'sEgreja de ~ao Fran.clsco (the afternoon to run errands and toch~rch. of Saint FranCIS) most of assist the workers. They tookwhich IS ~f carved gold. great delight-from all reports-Dr. Smith s~oke of the work o! in presenting some of the college

a famous architect known as Alei- girls with apples.jadinho ("the little cripple), whowas the center of a school of Applicants Friendlyarchitecture. He designed the "The people were very patientchurch of Born Jesus do Matosin- and courteous while waiting forho at Congonhas do Campo in the their new books," was the opinionBrazilian statei n Minas Gerais. expressed by "Butterball" andThe last group of slides showed Midge. The. greatest number of

the new functional architecture books to be Issued by them to onewhich is found in Brazil today. family was eight.An outstanding example is the Midge, in filling out rationbuilding of the ministry of Edu- books for a family with one-yearcation and Health (which is one old twins, happened to commentgreat "box" with one side all upon the fact that there are twinsglass, and with blue venetian in her family, whereupon theblinds on the outside of the win- father with great ceremony pro-dows. A picture of a modern Bra- duced a picture of the young ap-zilian house showed another adap- plicants. "Butterball" also had atation of the same style. proud parent on her list whoDr. Smith then spoke of mod- wanted to know where he could

ern Brazilian painting, which, he get a ration book for his one-explained, reflects the spirit of month old baby.the land. A painting of Portinari One Easily Satisfiedwas shown among others and a. .wood sculptor by the wife of the Algie Adams '4~ in checkingpresent ambassador from Brazil, consumer decla::atIOn. forms ran ,.,---------------:.Mrs. Carlos Martins Pereira de across one case m ~hICh an elder. ·1~·_-"'-'-<'-'-"-<'-"-u-"-f·I··Souza, who is an artist in her Iy woman had. little need for - Harper Methodown right. many of the rationed products. It fConcluding his presentation of seems she thoroughly enjoys po- I Beauty Shop

where Brazil has come from and ta~oes and cabbage and never 1- Room 310 Dewart Buildingwhere it is going, Dr. Smith con- drinks coffee. 302 State Streettrasted a slide showing a Bra- The largest number of cans de-zilian colonial house with its low clared by any person was by oneporportions, white walls, and tiled man. ,:"ho had 1000 cans. The au-roofs, with a slide of the modern thortties finally figured out thatbuilding of the Ministry of Health he would not be due for any moreand Education in Rio. cans until 1946. Barbara McCork-

indale '44, Mary Ann Swanger'44, and June McDermott '44 dis.covered, however, that most ofthe people whom they assisted •••'_,,_,,_o_o_n_,,_o __ ' - •••had no excess canned goods to de-clare. There were naturally someexceptions to this. "Punchy"Leech '44, for example, found onewoman with 110 extra cans to de-clare. Then Dorothy Chapman '44heard of one man who had 300pounds of rancid coffee in hisbasement and who pleaded withthe authorities not to charge himwith all of it.Pat Trenor '44 found that most

of the people needed some assist-ance in filling out their declat-a-tion forms but she said "it was

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(Continued from Pace Three)The former Louise Radford '43

was married to Li. Tom B. Den·egre of the U.S. laval Reserve inKansas City. Iissouri last week.This brings the total number ofresident brides in Jane Addamsto eleven, only at the momentthey aren't all resident.

oz., and name of previous owner:1\1r. Stork. Jerry Anderson, print-er of the ews, who received one,thought she had gotten confusedand sent him her vehicle registra-tion by mistake. He almost re-turned it.

• • •• • Marion Kane '44, better known

as "Killer," has made a requestthat News announce her engage-ment to Ezekiel Schlepkiss, agraduate of the class of '02 of Po-towatomle University (P.U. forshort). Plans for their marriageare indefinite.

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Miss Dilley's constitutional lawclass meets twice on Thursdays(the same class, that is) just toconfuse the issue a little more.Miss Dilley started the semesteroff fine by not forgetting to comeand the students did likewise.However, recently, her studentswaited about fifteen minutes forher in one of these afternoon ses-sions and finally Flip Schiff '43called at her office to see if shewere there. She was, and she hadforgotten. Miss Dilley's secretarymade the comment that shewouldn't have waited that long,as a student. This intellectualcuriosity is the sort of thing thatgives a professor faith to go on,right Miss Dilley?

Has the war affected you? Therubber shortage caused Mr. Sew-ard to lose his equilibrium theother day as he left the psych lec-ture room. As his feet shot outfrom under him, he muttered, "Iknew this rubber shortage wouldget me sooner or later." We'd saythe floor got a pretty good doseof you. too, Professor Seward!

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• • •Mrs. Robert Hughes, Jr., the

former Nancy Wolfe '42, editor ofthe News, has sent out announce-ments of the arrival of a son,Robert Davis Hughes III (whew,a real arlstocrat t) , The announce-ments came in the form of an"application Ior certificate of titleto a motor vehicle" and recipientswere bewildered to say the least.Some of the blanks were filledout in the following manner. No.of cylinders: one, make: Hughes(Robert D. III), body type: male,motor No.: III, model: 7 lbs. 11

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just before the discussion to saya word about religion in China,spoke last, explaining that inChina one's religion is a whollypersonal affair. As an example,she pointed out that there is oneBUddhist, two Unitarians and sev-eral Christians in her own imme-diate family. Although there arerelatively few Christians inChina, Miss Ting said that theyhold most of the leading posi-tions.. Following these talks, ques-tions were asked and BarbaraSnow presided over an active dis-cussion period.

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"There is so much to know aboutChina," concluded Miss Lin, "butI hope you will want to learn, forit is a wonderful country!"Miss Tsung spoke next on edu-

cation in China. While someAmerican high school studentsseem not over-eager to get aneducation, Miss Tsung pointedout that in China education is re-garded by all as most preciousand desirable, the source of hopefor the future. For this reasonmost of the schools and univer-sities have been moved west sothat students could continue theirwork, despite great shortages ineven essential equipment such aspaper and pencils.There are two types of educa-

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