48 20 5655 https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/a5c954c4f1c8f93d95e84c62feaab46d.pdf 1412d4bc23e4426a15f0aecb434b10e8 PDF Text Text COLLEGIAN ·ST. Arts This particular obscure column of ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE this journal seems so increasingly popular, that we hardly know, from Friday, April 28: week to week, whom to anticipate here 2 :00-4 :00 P. M. next, eating our porridge, as it were. 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Last week it was an aloof reviewer 7:00 P. M. treating the art show; which show, 8 :00 P. M. caught between a taut apathy and the cotillion board's frolics, bleeds. The question raised then of the relation of the fine arts to the program is by no means solved by the art show, which is not even a successful substitute; the Saturday, April 29: 10:30 A. M. show will rather reflect the lack, o.r 10:30 A. M.-12:00 M. need, or whatever it is. It may all be a quite chastening affair. This Sun- Sunday, April 30: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. day afternoon. however, in the Junior Common Room the student and fac8:00 P. M. ulty contributors invite you all, all. Work by graduates and students in the armed forces has been included. We Monday, May 1: are inadequate to the job of explaining 2 :00-4 :00 P. M. the cotillion board's relation to this , 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. aside from its own blatant self5 :00 P. M. aggrandizement. Our complaint about April musicals 7 :00 P. M. has been generally ignored, and now it's Swing Fever at the Circle with Tuesday, May 2: Kay Kyser. a jolly band, and Lena 2 :00-4 :00 P. M. 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Horne. A tedious round, so this week we invite you to come down and help 7 :00-8 :00 P. M. us litter the Circle aisles with old razor 8:00 P. M. blades. Wednesday, May 3: Why anyone should budge for The 3 :00-5 :00 P. M~ Heaven-!y Body we don't know. It is 7 :00 - 8 :00 P. M. evolved about a complicated pun, and 7:30 P. M. brings Wm. Powell and Hedy to the 8 :00 P. M. Circle starting Wednesday. This would seem to be man writ at his 8 :00 P. M. smallest. 8 :00 P. M. The Curse of the Cat People could hardly duplicate the awe produced by The Republic Wednesits original. day and Thursday. The revival of the cat woman, Simone Simon , who was Thursday, May 4 : quite dead, and these repeated slurs on 2 :00 - 4 :00 P. M. American womanhood puzzle us. 3 :00 5 :00 P. M. Private Hargrove will still be at the 7 :30 P. M. Circle tomorrow and the Capitol during the week; it is certainly an excel- Friday, May 5: 2 :00-4 :00 P. M. lent thing and the best in town . Pri3 :00-5 :00 P. M. vate Mulvehill bas the grace sufficient 7:00 P. M. to become ou·r own candidate for di8:00 P. M. rector of the draft. THE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN is the offi ci a l news organ of St. John' s College , published every Friday during the a cademic year. Entered as second cla ss matte1· October 15 , 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, umler the Act of March 3, 1879. • CALENDAR Fri., Apr. 28 - Recorded Concert Athletics Chorus Rehearsal Formal Lecture-Biology and the Periodic System - George Wald, Harvard University Book Shop Back Campus Humphreys Hall Great Hall McDowell 24 Back Campus Faculty Meeting · Athletics Art Show and Open House Cartels Now-James S. Martin McDowell Basement Woodward Hall Records by Request Athletics Dormitory Managers Meeting Chorus Rehearsal Book Shop Back Campus McDowell 21 Records by Request Athletics Bible Class Mathematics Club Book Shop Back Campus McDowell 22 McDowell 21 Athletics Bible Class Boat Club Meeting Chamber Music Group Rehearsal Recorded Concert A YD presents Furman L. Templeton , speaking on Status of Minority Groups during and after the War. Back Campus McDowell 22 McDowell 21 Humphreys Hall Records by Request Athletics College Meeting Book Shop Back Campus Great Hall Recorded Concert Athletics Chorus Rehearsal Formal Lecture lectic-Richard field Book Shop Back Campus Humphreys Hall Great Hall Saturday, May 6: 10:30 A. M . 10:30 A. M.-12:00 M. Sat., May 6, 1944 Faculty Meeting Athletics Humphreys Hall DiaSco- Book Shop McDowell 24 McDowell 24 Back Campus St. John's Coll eg1an Vol. L VII--:--N o. 5 'ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1944 The Seventeen Elements I the 1,oisonous to the living body. Experimentally we are sure of the second explanation and the first leaves us with future research. Returning now to our original pro bl em of the parallel between bio- atom, a theoretical structure of the atom was devised so as to ex'Plain the The problem of paqllels has been of changes that occur when a chemical regreat interest throughout the ages. At action takes place. The prope.rties reSt. John's both tutors and students are suiting from this structure are then very prone to draw parallels from the plotted, still showing the periodic different fields of thought. It is not characteristic. Such a chart was desurprising, therefore, to find Professor vised by the Englishman, Bohr who George Wald, of Harvard University, un f ortunat~ IY was k'll ed m actton m · · · 1 delivering a lecture at St. John's on the t h e 1ast W orId W ar. Th.is new way parallel of biology and the Periodic o f d escn·b·mg t h e a t om is k nown as t h e · System. logy and the Periodic System; how far have we come? · ls it possible to make such a parallel between the living organism and the elements of the Periodic System? A~d if possible, have we done so or have we merely ..Bohr atom." Now that we have a somewhat genera! idea of the entities of nature we are in a position to proceed to the other side of our parallel-the living organism. The body or living organism has been found to be in a constant change or flux which is known as the "metabolic process." T h e great bulk of the body is composed of about eighty per cent water. The remaining twenty per cent is made up of a certain number of elements, salts, and metals. Of the ninety-two possible elements only seventeen are found in the body. They are hydrogen, carTo assure h1"mself that we under- bon, nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur, phosstood or at least had heard of certain phorus. iodine, sodium, chlorine, potechnical terms , he began by defining tassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, the entities of matter such as: the pro- copper. zinc, cobalt, and manganese. ton , neutron, electron, atom, element, · Our first questions are; why only sevenand molecule. Once t" hese entities were teen and why just these seventeen. Our defined , he was then able to discuss first answer might be because these ele- But the moment any parallel is drawn, argument usually follows. And here again the eternal problems of parallels enter. In order to decrease argument on the one hand and to increase argument on the other, Professor Waid presented certain experimental observations of nature together with certain theories about these observations in such a manner that the student was able to decide for himself whether or not a parallel can be drawn between biology and the Periodic Systern. their relationships and combinations ments are the most available and which led to the classification of the abundant. But upon investigation we Periodic System. find this not to be . the case. ProfesOur parallel actually begins then sor Wald , therefore, suggested that with the Periodic System, which classi- these particular seventeen elements fies the elements in such a way that were chosen because of their tendency we are able to determine many of the to form molecules to keep the organproperties of the individual elements, ism alive. If we return to our periodic as well as the relationships they have chart we find that these seventeen elewith each other. And it is because of ments are . found in the first third of the relationships found when certain our series. From this we can imply properties are plotted one against the chat atoms of small size form most other, that the term "periodic" takes a,1ble molecules that are best fit for the meaning. This was shown by means organism . However this does not exof charts which , as an example, plot- plain why the seventeen were chosen ted the melting point against the atom- and not the others in this first third. ic number. However, such properties One explanation is that it is possible as melting point and atomic number that we haven't found all the elements do not tell the complete story. In in rbe body. The second is that some order to speak more intelligently about cf the other elements in this group are Price: I Oc shown some common properties . in both systems? This is the problem we began with, and this is the problem with which we end. Professor Wald presented certain observations and theories. We are to construct the parallels. L. R. War Meeting An error in the calendar of the COLLEGIAN served as introduction to Mr. Martin's lecture. He was not sure whether to give a lecture on Cartels Now ' as 1· n th e ca l en d ar. or on I n t ernational Cartels and National Law ' which was the original title.. The question was resolved, however, when x·t was po1"nted 0 ut that the t1.tles a re synonomous. Th e l ecturer t h en gave a sh ort " entomology" of the word cartel, through · · its G ree k , Latin , I ta 1· 1an, an d F rench mean in gs. The dictionary meaning of cartel-a combination of separate firms to keep prices up-was too brief. A general definition of cartel was then given. A cartel is an interchange of trade over and above one set of national laws. In other words, a finished cartel product is one that i~as gone through its various stages of produc~ tion in various countries. This involves a fusion of companies, a poolipg of resources, and a system of quotas to keep prices up to a constant level. This was too narrow, however, and did not include certain phases of cartel organization. A cartel can be an aggregation of companies to promote I �Pagt 'J, ST. common i·nterests. such as the allocating of markets, the sharing of patent rights. and the sharing of materials." to bring about the same end of a constant price level. This, unlike the first, could be between several companies, all producing the same thing. The first definition can be illustrated by .the textile industry. within the United States. Various sections of the country do various phases in the production process of cotton, for example. But the difference comes when t;be production process oversteps the national boundaries. This causes a multitude of problems. The traditions and laws of two countries may conflict. and consequently hinder the workings of a cartel. The fact that the industrial organization in the several member countries of a cartel may be different But the also confuses organization. efficiency of cartel production was brought out when it was contrasted with the so-called "gold-rush" method · of production. In gold-rush production, you have a raw material, say magnesium, and a body of consumers. Several companies discover the potentialities of magnesium, and all decide to make a magnesium can-opener. All begin grabbing for magnesium and begin producing magnesium can-openers by the tnousands. Soon the market is flooded with magnesium can-openers and an overproduction and unnecessary waste result. One of the original grab-baggers. in order to flatter the public and outshine his competitors, may begin adding things to the original, say a cigarette lighter. Further waste results when the improved gadget again declines in popularity. The next part of the lecture was devoted to an explanation of the fallacy of cartels in America before the war. Contrary to the Fortune advertisements, the United States was not over-producing gadgets before the war; and the United States was not the leading 'holder of technical knowledge, or "know-how." To prove this, our relations with Germany were reviewed and it was shown bow the United States companies were neatly checked. An American representative would go to a German firm and ask for knowbow. The German firm would finally part with the information after J 0 HN' S • COLLEGIAN thoroughly restricting the American company with quotas and limitations. . Wh en several American companies tired of this sort of treatment, they would pool resources and set up their own corporate know-how company. ,. 1 But t~is research company would out-1 grow its creators, and become a Frank. II . . enstem; eventua y se 11 mg out its findings to some other nation, say Japan, before giving them to its creators. Thus the original American companies ~ould just be getting the know -how into production,. while Germany and Japan were already in full production of the product. Arts Hollywood has always shown certain . respect for the English novel, but Jane Eyre as a film would be worth seeing in any case; at " least, the merits of the book have not been detracted from too violently. Orsen W dies has attempted to portray the tension in Rochester's character by glooming about and garbling his lines by rapid reading; he hardly has the face for it. However, Joan Fontaine does an excellent job, with the proper noble pathos. Scenery and music are quite This situation was not remedied melodramatic, and generally give the any by the trade restrictions and patent effect of a Gothic novel. laws which this country placed on its The opening scenes at home and manufacturers; but, as was pointed Lowood School are remarkably well out, companies usually found ways of done, probably indicating Aldous Huxevading these restrictions though some- ley's touch, since he had a hand in the times becoming unpatriotic in doing so. script. The lecturer summed up the investigation by showing the inadequacy of an economic means, such as the cartel. to fulfill political ends, such as a world federation. This was illustraced by a comparison of the Magna Charta , a political agreement on paper, to a cartel'. an economic agreement on paper. Festung Europa gets another jolt this week when Humphrey Bogart lands; surely this bodes well for the invasion. Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Sidney Greenstreet and a choice group of seedy villains lead the Wehrmacbt a wild chase. Michele Morgan bas also been put into Passage to Marseille so that Bogart can apply his limited set Mr. Buchanan. m the discussion, said that cartels were a result of the depression, being used as a means to keep up prices. The lecturer then pointed out the economic background of the depression-an unlimited overproduction and a limited consumption; and connected this to cartels, as being an answer to the depression problem. of facial tricks. We might mention · that it will be here and there all week. but without Ingrid Bergman such splendor is mirthless. Who knows but that the movies anticipate the allies again. Forgetting for the moment the myth of arts in Annapolis, and don't think it isn't a pleasure. we have intended to say somethir.g about the Phillips Gallery in Washington for a while. and now find the space. Until May 3 0 they continue to exhibit the American paintings of their collection. Winslow, Horner, Whistler. Innes, Albert Ryder. and other older American artists are included; of the moderns, Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Austin, Dove, Grosz. Weber and so on. Though the gallery space is not too large, the choice is good. and those who have seen the recent exhibition of American "romantic" paintings at the Modern Museum will be interested to compare and explore. Further, there are concerts at the Phillips every Sunday at 5, which ,all should be enough. The lecturer's own views on cartels, though never clearly stated, were obviously negative. This was evident in the discussion of Union Now, when be stated that a working federation would not be possible through cartels only. This could be a great defense of law. since law is the only means to establishing political ends. The discussion period was handicapped by the college's general inexperience at economic discourse. But after Mr. Martin's attack on college economists, maybe that isn't so bad after all. G.M. V. St.John's Coll eg1an Vol. L VII-No. 6 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1944 But The Greatest of These Is Dialectic To talk about dialectic is one of the most frustrating human enterprises; for, if one can tru~t one's basic insights into the matter, dialectic should be practiced-not explained. Mr. Scofield overcame the intrinsic difficul.ties of his topic in one of the most illuminating as well as one of the best presented lectures beard at the college in a long time. The trivium, as expounded by at least one tradition, contains grammar, rhetoric and logic. It is not unfitting tbat a discussion of dialectic which in another tradition takes the place of (ogic should begin with a summary of the nature and function of the above mentioned parts of the trivium. From our experience we know that 1J1an, in thinking and speaking, deals Nith three kinds of symbolic entities: Nords. concepts and images. When we consider the order of these kinds of symbols we find words and concepts at the extremities, while images form the connecting link. The formal aspect of these symbols is determined by the arts and sciences of the trivium: grammar dealing with words, rhetoric determining images, and logic regulating concepts. The inherent nature of symbols. namely to signify something other than themselves as well as referring to themselves and other symbols, leads to a two-fold division within each one of the parts of the trivium. Wocds, the matter of grammar. are used in the first imposition when they are considered as being imposed on things other than words; in this relation they are objects of the art of grammar. Words, used in the second imposition refer to themselves and other words; as such they are the elements of the science of gram~ mar. Analogous distinctions between concepts, the elements of logic, yield ficst and second .intention of concepts, and similar divisions of images provide the first and second revelation of images. From this description of the trivial skeleton of discourse, Mr. Scofield proceeded to describe the dialectical organism. There is a truth which every beginner of the study of philosophy meets, but which the advanced philosopher has often forgotten. This truth is that the object of philosophy, which by many bas been said to be everything, is an organic unity. To be sure, the lover of wisdom must dissect, at least mentally, this organism; but he should never point to the dismembered corpse and call it an adequate representation of the whole. A knowledge of this basic truth together with a faith in the capacities of the human under·standing make the dialectical enterprise possible. Mr. Scofield at this point used a metaphor-attributed to St. Augustine -which states that the realm of dialectic can be considered as a set of concentric circles. The dialectitian ideally is at the center of the circles and from there he can move directly to any one of the circumferences which he should desire to investigate. Usually, bowever, the dialectician finds himself on some circumference where his desire may be to move to the center or to some other .circumference. From this general consideration of dialectic, the speaker turned to the investigation of the relation of dialectic to seminars. The function of dialectic in a seminar is determined by what dialectic is. Dialectic is not the means for conveying facts, nor is it the tool for the attainment of knowledge, and here is meant demonstrative knowledge,- as found in bodies of coherent propositions; but dialectic is the means for intellectual stimulation which leads to the attainment of insights. The point of view which maintains that the end of a seminar is the establishment of a set of facts or the conveyance of particular bodies of knowledge often leads to the ossifi.cation of the dialectical organism. The relation of the books to the seminar was next explored by the (Continued on Page 2) Price: lOc War Meeting Picking up where Mr. Buchanan left off his recent discussion of adult edu·Cation as the Principle of the Republic, Mrs. Olga Plunder last Sunday evening gave us an intelligent and candid appraisal of the St. John's attetnpt to realize the ideal. Which endeavour seems, to the writer, by no means inconsiderable in spite of the difficulties, disappointments and disillusions made plain by the speaker, who as director of the program here since its inauguration in July, 1940, knows well its pains as Well as its pleasures. Mrs. Plunder began with a ratio: St. J obn' s is to the world as its adult education program is to Mr. Buchanan's scheme of universal education extending through the entire span of life-a ratio which she said would have been more valid if the program as conveived had been successful. Certainly from one point of view the ratio is valid; both antecedents have had stormy careers. One might add that even to be born is a success. The St. John's formula for adult education grew out of rather heterogeneous discussion groups of Annapolitans and faculty wives. It lived through a hectic three years and became a war casualty-not without a struggle, however-this past winter. There were several immediately practical raisons d'etre. ( 1) There is always a problem of communication between college and community. (Isn't it strange, she asked. that the word community implies a communication that usually is not there?) College and town connections verP very bad and very tense. Teas, musicals. and the like are aids but are not the solution. ( 2) It is almost a foregone conclusion that every college should have an A.E. program of some kind. (3) There was the importance of having faculty members teaching adults, particularly when the Program was new, as an aid to better teaching. ( 4) If an A.E. scheme were really effcctive it would help the undergraduates realize there is another world out- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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J 0 HN' S r COLLEGIAN comm on i·nterests, such as the allocat- thoroughly restricting the American ,. ing of markets, the sharing of patent company with quotas and limitations. 1 rights. and the sharing of materials." to Hollywood has always shown a Whe·n several American companies bring about the same end of a constant tired of this sort of treatment, they cerrain . respect for the English novel, price level. This, unlike the first, would pool resources and set up their but Jane Eyre as a film would be worth could be between several companies, all . h h' own corporate know-how company. seeing in any case; at 'least, the mer1.ts pro d ucmg t e same t mg. But t~is research company would out - of the book have not been detracted The first definition can be illustrated grow its creators, and become a Frank·1 · d · h' · . . from too violently. Orsen Welles ha b y ,t h e text1 e In ustry wit 1Il the enste1n; eventually selltng out its finds United Stares. Various sections of the ings to some other nation, say Japan, attempted to portray the tension in country do various phases in the pro- before giving them to its ~reators. Rochester's character by glooming about duction process of cotton, for exam- Thus the original American companies and garbling his lines by rapid readpie. But the difference comes wher,. ~he would just be getting the know -how ing; he hardly has the face for it. production process oversteps the na- into production, while Germany and However, Joan Fontaine does an extional boundaries. This causes a mul- Japan were already _ full production in cellent job, with the proper noble titude of problems. The traditions and of the product. pathos. Scenery and music are quite laws of two countries may conflict. and This situation was not remedied melodramatic, and generally give the consequently hinder the workings of a any by the trade restrictions and patent effect of a Gothic novel. cartel. The fact that the industrial laws which this country placed on its The opening scenes at home and organization in the several member manufacturers; but, as was pointed Lowood School are remarkably well countries of a cartel may be different . out. companies usually four{d ways of done. probably indicating Aldous Huxalso confuses organization. But the evading these restrictions though some- ley's touch , since he had a hand in the efficiency of cartel production was times becoming unpatriotic in doing so. script. brought out when it was contrasted The lecturer summed up the invesFestu11g Europa gets another jolt with the so-called "gold-rush" method ' tigation by showing the inadequacy this week when Humphrey Bogart of production. In gold-rush production, you have a of an economic means, such as the car- lands; surely this bodes well for the raw material, say magnesium, and a tel. to fulfill political ends, such as a invasion. Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, body of consumers. Several com- world federation. This was illus- Sidney Greenstree.t and a choice group panies discover the potentialities of traced by a comparison of the Magna of seedy vfoains lead the W ehrmacht a magnesium, and all decide to make a Charta, a political agreement on paper, wild chase. Michele Morgan has also magnesium can-opener. All begin to a cartel, an economic agreement on been put into Passage to Marseille so that Bogart can apply bis limited set grabbing for magnesium and begin pro- paper. We might mention· ducing magnesium can -openers by the Mr. Buchanan. m the discussion. of facial tricks. thousands. Soon the market is flooded said that cartels were a result of the that it will be here and there all week, Arts I with magnesium can-'o p·eners and an ·v erproduction and unnecessary waste ·r esult. One of the original grab -baggers. in order to flatter the public and outshine his competitors, may begin adding things to the original. say a cigarette lighter. Further waste resuits when the improved gadget again declines in popularity. 0 The next part of the lecture was devoted to an explanation of the fallacy of cartels in America before the war . C6ntrary to the Fortune advertisements. the United States was not over-producing gadgets before the war; and the United States was not the leading 'holder of technical knowledge, or "know-how." To prove this, our relations with Germany were reviewed and it was shown how the United States companies were neatly checked. An American representative would go to a German firm and ask for knowhow. The German firm would finally part with the information after depression, being used as a means to keep up prices. The lecturer then pointed out the economic background of the depression- an unlimited overproduction and a limited consumption; and connected this to cartels, as being an answer to the depression problem. but without Ingrid Bergman such splendor is mirthless. Who knows but that the movies anticipate the allies again. Forgetting for the moment the myth of arts in Annapolis, and don't think it isn't a pleasure, we have intended to say somethir;g about the Phillips GalThe lecturer's own views on cartels, lery in Washington for a while, and though never clearly stated, were obviously negative. This was evident now find the space. Until May 30 they continue to exhibit the American in the discussion of Union Now, when paintings of their collection. Winhe stated that a working federation slow, Homer, Whistler. Innes, Albert would not be possible through cartels Ryder, and other older American artists only. This could be a great defense are included; of the moderns, Marsden of law, since law is the only means to establishing political ends. Hartley. John Marin, Austin, Dove, Grosz, Weber and so on. Though the The discussion period was handi- gallery space is not too large, the choice capped by the college's general inex- is good, and those who have seen the perience at economic discourse. But recent exhibition of American "roafter Mr. Martin's attack on college mantic" paintings at the Modern economists, maybe that isn't so bad Museum will be interested to compare and explore. Further. there are conafter all. certs at the Phillips every Sunday at 5, which ,all should be enough. G.M. V. 1. • St. John's Coll eg1an Vol. L VII-No. 6 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1944 But The Greatest of These Is Dialectic To talk about dialectic is one of the most frustrating human enterprises; for, if one can tru~t one's basic insights into the matter, dialectic should be practiced-not explained. Mr. Scofield overcame the intrinsic difficul .. ties of his topic in one of the most illuminating as well as one of the best presented lectures beard at the college in a long time. The trivium, as expounded by at least one tradition, contains grammar, rhetoric and logic. It is not unfitting that a discussion of dialectic which in another tradition takes the place of [ogic should begin with a summary of the nature and function of the above mentioned parts of the trivium. From our experience we know that nan , in thinking and speaking, deals Nith three kinds of symbolic entities: .vords, concepts and images. When we consider the order of these kinds of symbols we find words and concepts at the extremities, while images form the connecting link. The formal aspect of these symbols is determined by the arts and sciences of the trivium: grammar dealing with words, rhetoric determining images, and logic regulating concepts. The inherent nature of symbols, namely to signify something other than themselves as well as referring to themselves and other symbols, leads to a two-fold division within each one of the parts of the trivium. Words, the matter of gr,ammar, are used in the first imposition when they are considered as being imposed on things other than words ; in this relation they are objects of the art of grammar. \Y ords, used in the second imposition refer to themselves and other words; as such they are the elements of the science of grammar. Analogous distinctions between concepts, the elements of logic, yield first and second 1intention of concepts, and similar divisions of images provide thc first and second revelation of images. From this description of the trivial skeleton of discourse, Mr. Scofield proceeded to describe the dialectical organism. There is a truth which every be" ginner of the study of philosophy meets. but which the advanced philosopher has often forgotten. This truth is that the object of philosophy, which by many has been said to be everything, is an organic unity. To be sure, the . lover of wisdom must dissect, at least mentally, this organism; but he should never point to the dismembered Price: I Oc War Meeting Picking up where Mr. Buchanan left off his recent discussion of adult education as the Principle of the Republic, Mrs. Olga Plunder last Sunday evening gave us an intelligent and candid appraisal of the St. John's attempt to realize the ideal. Which endeavour seems, to the writer, by no means inconsiderable in spite of the difficulties, disappointments and disillusions made plain by the speaker, who as director of the program here since its inauguracorpse and call it an adequate repre- tion in July, 1940, knows well its se.ntation of the whole. A knowledge pains as Well as its pleasures. of this basic truth together with a faith Mrs. Plunder began with a ratio: in the capacities of the human understanding make the dialectical enterprise possible. Mr. Scofield at this point used a metaphor-attributed to St. Augustine -which states that the realm of dialectic can be considered as a set of concentric circles. The dialectitian ideally is at the center of the circles and from there he can move directly to any one of the circumferences which he should desiri:e to investigate. Usually, however, the dialectician finds himself on some circumference where his desire may be to move to the center or to some other 'circumference. From this general consideration of dialectic, the speaker turned to the investigation of the relation of dialectic to seminars. The function of dialectic in a seminar is determined by what dialectic is. Dialectic is not the means for conveying facts, nor is it the tool for the attainment of knowledge, and here is meant demonstrative knowledge,- as found in bodies of coherent propositions; but dialectic is the means for intellectual stimulation which leads to the attainment of insights. The point of view which maintains that the end of a seminar is the establishment of a set of facts or _he conveyance of particular bodies of t knowledge often leads to the ossification of the dialectical organism. The relation of the books to the seminar was next explored by the (Continued on Page 2) St. John's is to the world as its adult education program is to Mr. Buchanan' s scheme of universal education extending through the entire span of life-a ratio which she said would have been more valid if the program as conveived had been successful. Certainly from one point of view the ratio is valid; both antecedents have had stormy careers. One might add that even to be born is a success. The St. John's formula for adult education grew out of rather heterogeneous dis cussion groups of Annapolitans and faculty wives. It lived through a hectic three years and became a war casualty-not without a struggle, how ever-this past winter. There were several immediately practical raisons d'etre. ( 1) There is always a problem of communication between college and community . (Isn't it strange, she asked, that the word community implies a communication that usually is not there?) College and town connections w ere very bad and very tense. Teas, musicals, and the like are aids but are not the solution. ( 2) It is almost a foregone conclusion that every college should have an A.E. program of some kind. (3) There was the importance of having faculty members teaching adults, particularly when the Program was new, as an aid to better teaching. ( 4) If an A.E. scheme were really effective it would help the undergraduates realize there is another world out- �Page 'J, ST. JOHN'S ST. COLLEGIAN side the college walls, and not a world week, a daily language tutorial and to be snubbed. math lectures. Some of the effects were startling. Seventeen courses were offered in the first set-up, deliberately varied to suit Community seminars of remarkable talwants and tastes and abilities of regis- ents were organized in at least Baytrants and faculty, including language onne and Shreveport. Education For courses, mathematics, lectures, among Freedom, Inc. , the brainchild of one of others, and of course, seminars. (The the most enthusiastic "students," word is anathema to townspeople, we sponsored a radio series this winter were informed.) There were 296 per- which started an educational furore sons participating, with 4 3 6 registra- that reached to PM and far beyond. tions-naval officers, reservists, teachThis is not an inauspicious list of ers, professional and business people, accomplishments. Why then was the one enlisted man, wives, and towns- program discontinued? The fourpeople. The program was financed by term college year forced the cancellation the college and administered by the of the summer school. The war college faculty and instruction com- brought about added burdens on everymittee. one, particularly on a diminished fac\ Other subsequent phases were a ulty, and many people found themNegro seminar (still functioning), pro- selves too busy to read. Then there posed to reach the isolated 25 % of were problems solely Annapolitan. the population of a town which doesn't The town is not a real community; it know whether it's- southern or north- is dominated by the Colossus of the ern; a monthly town meeting (New Navy, and St. John 's vs. the Navy is England style) which sometimes led something like a flea biting an eledirectly to action by town authorities, phant. People who are only tempor-notably in civilian defense-even ary residents of a town never really excited a phone call from the Gov- enter into its problems and its life. ernor :-yet, ironically, doesn't seem Nevertheless there were valuable !esto be missed-seminars in Washington sons learned. An A.E. program and Baltimore (also still functioning) should be concerned mainly with learnand one at Fort Meade, rather a fail- ing. Most programs are simply social ure for obvious reasons ; an exciting or propaganda, not at all what the seminar on War and Peace (the facts, adult re~lly wants-whether he knows not the book) and another for fac- it or not-something for the whole ulty wives: civilian defense courses man. Schedules designed to fill leisure which suffered from a cold shoulder hours fall short; genuine A .E . is for by local 0. C. D. authorities; and a all one's time. There should be a fullsort of information bureau to service time faculty , working on the whole inevitable inquiries from all parts of program and not only on individual the country about organization. All classes. Teachers should be better paid told, some 1400 people were directly and should not be doing this as someexposed to the program, many more thing extra. indirectly. Most importantly, the results of the But the high spot was the adult resident school fairly shout the value resident school on the campus in the of sustained study, of living and summer of 1942 for a six weeks' studyjng together. Mrs. Plunder sugcourse. For excitement, fun , work ac- gested that a full-time operating adult complished , and subsequent results, it resident school was an essential on the was the most significant and important campus-on every campus. But why venture. The small group which at- not go further , into every communtended, was geographically, intellect- ity? Or, in other words, a People's ually, professionally diverse, but it be- University (the Dean's phrase, and a came almost at once a genuine com- happy one, with a history). The summunity. There were teachers, a music mer residents brought experience to the student, a sports writer, a nun, a priest, books and the books to their experia m1mster, and others. Everyone ence. Add learning together to livworked hard, read all the assignments, ing and working together and we are and still had a wonderful time. nearing the Principle of the Republic. Schedules were heavy, three seminars a It is the writer's opinion, shared by ,. others. that adult education should flourish all the more in wartime. We 1 have the Russian and the English examples to encourage us. The war made them more community conscious than even and an increase in study was one result, study with one's fellows about common problems and common experiences. Such a scheme of universal education necessitates government assistance, and the recent ventures by the government into the field of the A.S.T. I P . arouse hope that perhaps will come about the realization that education for peace is even more essential than education for war. T . I. F. (Con~rnutid horn Page on61 speaker. The end of the seminar is not primarily to find out what the author intended to say, for this is in · 'bl many cases 1mposs1 e, b ut rather to illuminate the terms which the author uses and the problems which he sets forth. The most powerful tool that the dialectician has as assistance in this enterprise is the use of analogy and the construction of likely stories. It is important to see that not any fictitious account will do, but only an account which is like the things it is trying to describe. The success of this enterprise is guaranteed to the dialectician by his unshaking faith in the possibility of the dialectical enterprise. In the final part of his lecture, Mr. .Scofield compared the pattern of dialectic to that of tragedy. Dialectic like tragedy rests on love and faith. This faith, as the speaker rightly pointed out, is not a Christian faith (which has as its final end salvation), but rather a dark and desolate faith which accepts failure as a part of a human destiny which must be significant yet beyond human understanding. The love in tragedy is not a love of God but a love of life. The Odyssean love for adventure may be one of the most important archetypes of this love. Mr. Scofield concluded the lecture by expressing the hope that "the dialecric that can bring together the members of a college by giving them a way of deepening and integrating their intellectual life could perhaps do someth~ng toward bringing together and keeping together the world." A.H. College Meeting Mr. Nabokov started things, in clothes and words designating new seasons. The female sections of the chorus have been dropped because of inadequate members (this seems to be the social problem of Annapolis). It will now be composed mainly of students, with a few scattered Blues. A concert is planned for the late spring with a program of Mozart, Shubert, and some ancient Russian Church hymns. New members are needed, particularly tenors. Mr. Nabokov pointed out that the music is simple, and that one needs neither previous vocal experience nor the ability to read music. Those of us w,hose interest in music may be even so slight as the humming of a popular ballad ought to drop in at Humphreys tonight at seven o'clock. Mr. Buchanan followed this plea with a bit of paternal analysis and advice. By way of introduction, he read the familiar passage in the Republic in which Socrates discusses the necessity of philosophers coming down from the upper world of being to pilot the state. Dwelling in the upper world they come to care nothing for the corporeal things from which they have loosed themselves; and consequently " snub" the world of images for a time. They are brou.ght down into this world to govern, through duty. Snooting or snubbing is a short&top of vision caused by self-attention. The Dean sees it increasing on the campus. Interest in "The Books," or in Ideas is dangerous, if we do not understand them as things by which we know , rather than the thing which we know. The laboratory is being snooted because it is not being seen tbrough to the things beyond it, wh1ch are the physical world. Lab is a sometime cave in which we look at, and operate with, things, in the hope of attaining knowledge of them . We cannot afford to snoot our world at present, because it is in a critical stage. Mediums through which we can know our world are the newspapers and Library Meetings. One is not intell.igible to one's self, unless one knows one' s worid. College meetings are a way co know your community, and yourself as a JOHN'S COLLEGIAN part of it. Though not compulsory, they ·are important. This college can be made significant if the available mediums are employed. Word to Freshmen: Education is cooperative; both student and teacher must practice an art for learning to take place. Seminars may be puzzeling. A respect for, and faith in your fellow seminarians is necessary, as ·they are auxiliary teachers. Question periods can be illuminating; they may help you to start on your own. Mr. Buchanan sees the increasing activity in boat building and athletics as a possible sign of selfishness. He presents us with the order of charity, as given by the Angelic Doctor, as food for thought. First, is love of your God; then, love of your own soul; next, love of your neighbor's soul; and love of your neighbor's body; finally, love of your own body. He then refers us to chapter thirteeen, first Corinthians, wherein is written: And now abideth faith, hope, and charity, these three; the greatest of which is charity. T.C. AYO Page 3 principles, the non-white peoples will have, of necessity, to be included. Mr. Wallace id his The Century of the Common Man, is one of the more important leaders who is in favour of this policy. In Teheran, too, there were provisions made to put other races on an equal political footing. If these provisions are not carried out, this war is sure to be a political defeat for the Allies. At this point the speaker drew an interesting parallel between the present conflagration and the American Civil War. Munich, leading to the second World War, is the equivalent of the Missouri Compromise which resulted in rhe Civil War. He also adapted Lincoln's statement "This nation cannot exist half slave, half free," to " A world half fascist and half democratic." In the political emancipation of the coloured peoples of the world, Russia, because she has achieved racial equality already, and the U. S., because of her democratic form of government, must lead. England's intentions towards non-white races, although manifest in many parts of the Empire, are doubtful in the light of the recent occurrences in India. Mr. Templeton then proceeded to Under the auspices of the A YD, Mr. Templeton of the staff of the Afro- outline the general characrer of the American newspaper chain spoke on American Negro, and his aim in the new post-war world. He told of their minority groups. His speech was refreshing insofar as good record in the Armed Forces, and it was, by his own decision, free of their humanitarian spirit. Their great philosophical implications, being bas- desire is to be recognized as C1t1z~ns, ed only on his own experiences. His and with that shoulder the rights and most recent one was on the train com- responsibilities of citizens. Mr. Teming down from Baltimore. The front pleton believes that the Negro is capsection of each coach is reserved for able of doing this-if given education and then the chance to practise it. members of the white race only ..In line with his policy of speaking primarily fi;om experience, Mr. Templeton confined himself to the discus1ion of the problems faced by the colored minority in this country. This war must abolish racial minority questions, he stated, for in order to make understanding among peoples at all possible, the present concepts of " race" will have to be drastically change. He believed that the reduction of physical distances would also cause the abolition of cultural and racial distances and differences. The population of the world is two-thirds negroidian. Therefore, if the world is going to be governed on democratic Following are the suggested remedies for the racial situation in this country: The removal of Messrs. Bilbo, Rankin and their partisans. the abolition of the poll tax and J im C row laws; it is essential above all, that the Coloured Man be given the physical opportunity to raise his standard of living and of education. This war presents a big opportunity for the realization of these ideals, Mr. Templeton believes, through the outlook of the men of both races coming back from the war. They will have seen thar they can live togethe r on an equal basis from experience in the trenches and foxholes where segre- �ST. gation laws do not exist. The Negro having done his duty to his country, will consider it his due to receive the rights to which he is so justly entitled. This might cause trouble; but it would be chiefly the fault of the intolerant white population. JOHN~~ COLLEGIAN ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 3 :30-5 :00 P. M. 7:00 P. M. 8:00 M. P. Arts If you could manage to miss the 'features, Memphis Belle is worth a try for a few shots of nature in war. Like Action at Tarawa, which was blighted by it, la Belle has technicolor, probably the worst thing man has yet made of nature. Our purist friends are shying away from Knickerbockec Holiday and Nelson Eddy, a frustrated singing waiter of sorts. Anyway the re's Charles Coburn and September Song. The Circle, Sunday. Out of Kay Francis, Carole Landis, and Martha Raye, Hollywood has trifled together a bland sample of omphalos-gazing, Four Jills in a Jeep. Given the title, no more need be said. Fri., May 12-Sat., May 20, 1944 Friday, May 12: For a better understanding among peoples we must abolish ( 1) The concept of cultural superiority, (2) Power Politics and Nationalism, and (3) The concept of racial superiority. These necessities must be made clear to the Saturday, May 13: people in order to be successful at all. The greatest hope of the coloured peo- 10 : 3 0 A. M. - 1 2 : 0 0 M. ple for support among the whites are 1O:00 P. M.-2 :00 A. M. the young college students; and prin- Sund· y, May 14: a cipally, the Labour Unions. In clos4:00 P. M. ing. Mr. Templeton expressed once more the hope. that racial discrimination would end. And should the folly of our ways be realized, a · new day Monday, May 15: would begin for the whole world. 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. C.H. B. 3 :30-5 :00 P. M. 5:00 P. M. Coming events at all theatres of the Annapolis monopoly next week cast an insufferable gloom before chem. To demonstrate this we can mention Tr:ocadeca, Million Dollac Kind, My Best Gal and a few more juveniles to plague you. The Republic particularly comes under our frigid eye; also news events, everywhere. • CALENDAR 7:00 P. M. Athletics Recorded Concert Chorus Rehearsal Formal LectureShakespeare as Libecal Artist - Mark Van Doren Back Campus Book Shop Humphreys Hall Great Hall Athletics Outdoor Informal Back Campus McDowell Plaza Recital-Daphne Hellman, Harpist; George de Svirsky, Pianist Grear Hall Athletics Records by Request Dormitory Managers Meeting Chorus Rehearsal Back Campus Book Shop McDowell 21 Athletics Records by Request Bible Class Mathematics Club Back Campus Book Shop McDowell 22 McDowell 21 Athletics Bible Class Cotillion Board Meeting Chamber Music Group Rehearsal Recorded Concert Back Campus McDowell 22 McDowell 21 Athletics Records by Request College Meeting Back Campus Book Shop Great Hall Athletics Recorded Concert Chorus Rehearsal Formal LectureArithmetic and Geometry-Jacob Klein Back Campus Book Shop ' Humphreys Hall Great Hall Athletics The Film Club Presents -The Man Who Knew Too Much Back Campus Iglehart Hall Humphreys Hall Wednesday, May 17: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 7 : 00-8 :00 P. M. 7:00 P. M. 8:00 P. M. 8 :00 P. M. Humphreys Hall Book Shop Thursday, May 18: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 3:30-5:00 P. M. 7:30 P. M. Friday, May 19: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 3 :30-5 :00 P. M. 7:00 P\ M. 8:00 P. M. Saturday, May 20: THE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN ls the official news organ of St. John's College, published every Friday during the academic year. Entered as second class matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 10:30 A. M.-12:00 M. 8:30 P. M. Vol. LVII-No. 7 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY MAY 19, 1944 Price: 1 Oc played with a steady, strong, systematic h.:nd; (so strong in fact that she Sunday afternoon, in ;he pleasant, kept catching her thumb on one bad early-American, Great Hall of St. string, thus causing an uncomfortable Will You, Won't You, Will You, Won't You, Will You Join the Dance? John's College, a harp and piano re- feeling)· Tuesday, May 16: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. · 3 :30-5 :00 P. M. 7 :00-8 :00 P. M. 8 :00 P. M. St. John'.s Coll eg1an If the plea raised by the Mock turtle. who might be us, is to be considered as worth the notice and attention of someone (taken as a social and political animal), then that plea must provide as its basis, a thing which is worth notice and attention. After the whitings and snails have sung their song.; while it is apparent that what the whiting offers is of worth; and the snail is still saying, "Too far , too far!" then perhaps the snail is in need of a little prodding. To drop a cumbersome metaphor. and to heave a brick in the wind, or a straw at a window, we think vaguely , but we feel reasonably, that something is wrong. The social and political ac.tivities of the college are at the present time functioning badly, or not functioning. We assume, with no apologies. that the end of a social community is the mutual benefit of its membe rs; and that this end may be, and generally is, brought about through an organized and directed effort on the Fantasia cital took place. The harp was pluckThe two novelty numbers. St. Louis ed by one Daphne Hellman; the pian- Blues, and Dans la Nuit by Salzede, istic honors being done by Alexander came off quite well, yet, as regards the former, this reviewer after long conDe Svirsky. The platform was castetemplation, would not recommend the fully decorated with flowers-the en- harp's entrance into the hallowed back tire effect before the concert was in rooms of Lower Basin• Street. (At fact , one of spring freshness and least not this harp.) I also thought sparkle. A perfect setting for the Trepak by Tchaikowsky. sounded much better when played orchestrally skillfully manipulated harp sounds as part of che "Nutcracker Suite." would produce. Slim and graceful, The highpoint of the program was the Miss Hellman entered, wearing a sky- encore. blue afternoon frock, of some silky, As 1 left, I couldn't help hearing airy , gossammer stuff. Mr. De Mr. De Svirsky loudly claiming to an Svirsky wore a well tailored grey incredulous Mr. Nabokov, that most of the stuff he'd been playing, was really worsted, with a slight stripe. in the score. I then hurried out to lie Before I comment on the musital on the grass. endeavors of the two artists, I would like to use this space for a· verbal Seriously speaking, the performance chascisement. This reviewer must, in could scarcely be considered a treat for accordance with certain codes of honor music lovers. The instrumentalists and propriety, frown upon those mem- showed no signs of having gone bers of the audience who, shuffiing through any serious preparation. They restlessly. emiting slight, but audible lacked not only the technical proficiency giggles. and who in failing to return required of any true artist, but they for the post-intermission part of the lacked even the musical zeal and deep program. must have caused some an- interest of the amateur. The entire afnoyance and perhaps even embarrass- fair was spiritless and sloppy; the ment to the performers. I am sure. pianist, especially, .acting routinely all though , chat the laughing could not the way through9 bave been caused by the musicians' renditions-but undoubted! y it arose because of the inherently light, almost funny qualities, in certain of the selections ; a notable example being the Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov. I have never before heard the almost hilarious sections of this number played with such emphasis on the humor. Mr. De Svirsky can certainly be said to have achieved his desired effect. It would have been pedect in fact , if Mr. De Svirsky only hadn't forgotten to take his foot off the pedal. Miss Hellman seemed a bit nervous at first. but when that wore off. she If this fosters any discontent, or loss of interest in the College's concert series. I have but to mention Szigeti, and the Budapest Quartet, to strengthen such weakened faith. E. V. T. May! Queen of blossoms, And fulfilling flowers, With what pretty music Shall we charm the hours? part of representative members . This is not difficult, for human beings, as similar animals. have an affinity of de sires. What is a common enterprise is a common desire, and conversely. At this college, a large and most important part of those actions which the members feel are for their particular and corporate benefit , are carried on in an organized and directed manner. This pertains principally to McDowell Hall. Some snails find McDowell a cozy shell. and snail-like. are unaware of the varied, common , communal desires, whose needs should be supplied. These should become a functioning part of the means towards the final end of the community. which we state. again without apologies , to be in part. the Good Life. Snails in large numbers prevent the fulfillment of these desires and needs . And in turn, they and their fellows suffer. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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JOHN'S COLLEGE 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 3 :30-5 :00 P. M. 7:00 P. M. 8:00 M. P. Arts If you could manage to miss the · features , Memphis Belle is worth a try for a few shots of nature in war. Like Action at Tarawa, which was blighted by it, la Belle has technicolor, probably the worst thing man has yet made of nature. Our purist friends are shying away from Knickerbocker Holiday and Nelson Eddy, a frustrated singing waiter of sorts. Anyway there's Charle Coburn and September Song. The Circle, Sunday. Out of Kay Francis. Carole Landis, and Martha Raye, Hollywood has trifled together a bland sample of omphalos-gazing, Four Jilts in a Jeep. Given the title, no more need be said. Fri., May 12-Sat., May 20, 1944 Friday, May 12: For a better understanding among peoples we must abolish ( l) The concept of cultural superiority, ( 2) Power Politics and Nationalism, and ( 3) The concept of racial superiority. These necessities must be made clear to the Saturday, May 13: people in order to be successful at all. 10:30 A. M.-12:00 M. The greatest hope of the coloured peo1O:00 P. M.-2 :00 A. M. ple for support among the whites are the young college students; and prin- Sund, y, May 14: a cipally, the Labour Unions. In clos4:00 P. M. ing, Mr. Templeton expressed once more the hope. that racial discrimination would end. And should the folly of our ways be realized, a · new day Monday, May 15: would begin for the whole world. 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. C.H. B. 3 :30-5 :00 P. M. 5:00 P. M. Coming events at all theatres of the Annapolis monopoly next week cast an insufferable gloom before them. To demonstrate this we can mention Tr:ocadera, Million Dollar Kind, My Best Gal and a few more juveniles to plague you. The Republic particularly comes under our frigid eye; also news events, everywhere. • CALENDAR 7:00 P. M. Athletics Recorded Concert Chorus Rehearsal Formal LectureShakespeare as Liberal Artist- Mark Van Doren Back Campus Book Shop Humphreys Hall Great Hall Athletics Outdoor Informal Back Campus McDowell Plaza Recital-Daphne Hellman, Harpist; George de Svirsky, Pianist Grear Hall Athletics Records by Request Dormitory Managers Meeting Chorus Rehearsal Back Campus Book Shop McDowell 21 Athletics Records by Request Bible Class Mathematics Club Back Campus Book Shop McDowell 22 McDowell 21 Athletics Bible Class Cotillion Board Meeting Chamber Music Group Rehearsal Recorded Concert Back Campus McDowell 22 McDowell 21 Athletics Records by Request College Meeting Back Campus Book Shop Great Hall Athletics Recorded Concert Chorus Rehearsal Formal LectureArithmetic and Geometry-Jacob Klein Back Campus Book Shop ' Humphreys Hall Great Hall Humphreys Hall Wednesday, May 17: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 7 : 00-8 :00 P. M. 7:00 P. M. 8 :00 P. M. 8 :00 P. M. Humphreys Hall Book Shop Thursday, May 18: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 3 :30-5 :00 P. M. 7 : 30 P. M. Friday, May 19: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 3 :30-5 :00 P. M. 7:00 P\ M. 8:00 P. M. Saturday, May 20: THE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN is the official news organ of St. John's College, published every Friday during the academic year. Entered as second class matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 10:30 A. M.-12:00 M. 8:30 P. M. Athletics The Film Club Presents -The Man Who Knew Too Much Vol. LVII-No. 7 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY MAY 19, 1944 Price: 1 Oc Back Campus Iglehart Hall played with a steady, strong, systematic h~nd; (so strong in fact that she Sunday afternoon, in ;he pleasant, kept catching her thumb on one bad early-American, Great Hall of St. string,· thus causing an uncomfortable Will You, Won,t You, Will You, Won't You, Will You Join the Dance? John's College, a harp and piano re- feelirig) · Tuesday, May 16: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M . · 3 :30-5 :00 P. M. 7 :00-8 :00 P. M. 8:00 P. M. St. John'.s Coll eg1an If the plea raised by the Mock turtle. who might be us, is to be considered as worth the notice and attention of someone (taken as a social and political animal), then that plea must provide as its basis, a thing which is worth notice and attention. After the whitings and snails have sung their song.; while it is apparent that what the whiting offers is of worth; and the snail is still saying . "Too far , too far!" then perhaps the snail is in need of a little prodding. To drop a cumbersome metaphor. and to heave a brick in the wind , or a straw at a window, we think vaguely , but we feel reasonably, that something is wrong. The social and political ac.tivities of the college are at the present time functioning badly, or not functioning. We assume, with no apologies. that the end of a social community is the mutual benefit of its membe rs; and that this end may be, and generally is , brought about through an organized and directed effort on the Fantasia cital took place. The harp was pluckThe two novelty numbers. St. Louis ed by one Daphne Hellman; the pian- Blues, and Dans la N uit by Salzede, istic honors being done by Alexander came off quite well, yet, as regards the former, this reviewer after long conDe Svirsky. The platform was tastetemplation , would not recommend the fully decorated with flowers-the en- harp's entrance into the hallowed back tire effect before the concert was in rooms of Lower Basin .. Street. (At fact , one of spring freshness and least not this harp.) I also thought sparkle. A perfect setting for the Trepak by Tchaikowsky. sounded much better when played orchestrally sounds a skillfully manipulated harp as pan of che "Nutcracker Suite." would produce. Slim and graceful, The highpoint of the program was the Miss Hellman entered, wearing a sky- encore. blue afternoon frock, of some silky, As I left, I couldn't help hearing airy, gossammer stuff. Mr. De Mr. De Svirsky loudly claiming to an Svirsky wore a well tailored grey incredulous Mr. Nabokov, that most of the stuff he'd been playing, was really worsted, with a slight stripe. in the score. I then hurried out to lie Before I comment on the musical on the grass. endeavors of the two artists, I would like to use this space for a· verbal Seriously speaking, the performance chastisement. This reviewer must, in could scarcely be considered a treat for accordance with certain codes of honor music lovers. The instrumentalists and propriety, frown upon those members of the audience who, shuffting restlessly. emiting slight, but audible giggles, and who in failing to return for the post-intermission part of the program. must have caused some an- showed no signs of having gone through any serious preparation. They lacked not only the technical proficiency required of any true artist, but they lacked even the musical zeal and deep interest of the amateur. The entire af- noyance and perhaps even embarrassment to the performers . I am sure. though. that the laughing could not have been caused by the musicians' renditions-but undoubtedly it arose because of the inherently light. almost funny qualities, in certain of the selections; a notable example being the Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov. I have never before beard the almost hilarious sections of this number played with such emphasis on the humor. Mr. De Svirsky can certainly be said to have achieved his desired effect. It would have been perfect in fact, if Mr. De Svirsky only hadn't forgotten to take his foot off the pedal. fair was spiritless and sloppy; the pianist, especially , .acting routinely all the way through• If this fosters any discontent, or loss Miss Hellman seemed a bit nervous at first, but when that wore off. she part of representative members. This is not difficult, for human beings , as similar animals, have an affinity of de - sires. What is a common enterprise is a common desire, and conversely. At this college, a large and most important part of those actions which the members feel are for their particular and corporate benefit, are carried on in of interest in the College's concert an organized and directed manner. series. I have but to mention Szigeti, This pertains principally to McDowell and the Budapest Quartet, to strength- Hall. Some snails find McDowell a en such weakened faith. cozy shell. and snail-like. are unaware E. V. T. May! Queen of blossoms And fulfilling flowers With what pretty music Shall we charm the hours? 1 1 of the varied, common , communal desires, whose needs should be supplied. These should become a functioning part of the means towards the final end of the community, which we state, again without apologies , to be in part. the Good Life. Snails in large numbers prevent the fulfillment of these desires and needs . And in turn. they and their fellows suffer. �ST. Page~ Constitution of the St. John's Student Employment Cooperative As it is the function of a newspaper to print charters and similar papers, it has been thought advisable to print the constitution of the employment cooperative in full ; that it might have a wider circulation among the members of the college. It is the hope of the editors and of the cooperative that this constitution should serve as a paradigm for other similar papers. JOHN'S ST. COLLEGIAN I the coming term, and shall constitute Article VII. a. Amendments to this a steering committee responsible for Constitution may be submitted to the the proper conduct of the affairs of the 1 Board of Directors wh o shall submit organization. The remammg two them to the next general assembly of members shall be elected not earlier the membership . Upon acceptance by than one month nor later than six a two-thirds majority vote, the weeks after the beginning of the fol-1 amendment shall become part of this lowing term. Election of the directors Constitution. shall be by secret ballot. b. Upon the presentation of a petie. The presiding member of the tion bearing the signatures of oneBoard shall be elected by a majority of fourth of the members of the organizathe Board members at their first meet- tion, the Board of Directors shall call ing after the completion of its election. a general assembly not later than one The senior member shall be temporary week after the receipt of the petition. chairman of the steering committee until a permanent chairman is elected for Article VIIL a. Th is Constitution shall become effective immediately upWhe reas it is desirable in an y com - a term of one year. on acceptance by two-thirds of the munity -to organize .all communal acf. The secretary and the treasurer membership of the founding assembly. tivities for the common good, and for the organization shall be ap- - b . Upon ratificatio n of this ConWhereas this is best accomplished by pointed by the Board members from its stituti on by the founding assembly. a participation of all concerned, and own membership at their first meet- temporary committee shall be named ing, for a term of one year. to apply to the College for a charter. Whereas such participation is most fully realized by action on a cooperaArticle IV. The members of the Upon receipt of the charter, the comtive basis, we do hereby propose that Board shall appoint, and negotiate a mittee shall call a meeting of all those the St. John's Student Employment contract with, two managers from the having expressed intention of joining Bureau be organized cooperatively in general membership, for whatever the Student Employment Cooperative, accordance with the following articles . terms the Board members see fit. It at which time the Board of Directors Article I. The organization shall shall be the duty of these managers to for the coming term shall be elected. be known as the St. John ' s Student administer the business of the Em- After the electio n of the officers the Employment Cooperative, organized ployment Bureau under the terms of committee shall disband. for the purpose of obtaining employ- the contract. Managers shall be exment for the members of the organiza- officio members of the Board of Dition. Membership in the organization rectors. without a vote. As Mark Van Daren ' s lecture, entitles each cooperator to sharing in Article V . a. The Board of Di- Shakespeare as Liberal Artist , was in the available jobs throughout the comrectors shall meet at least once each some sense prefatory. 2. review will be munity. month during the academic year. printed in a forthcoming issue. which Article IL a. Membership is open will treat Mr. Van Doren' s first two b · The chairman of the Board shall lectures on this subject. It was felt to all undergraduates of the College in good standing . have power to call special meetings of that this lecture could ~e understood the Board. more completely in the light of chose b. A student becomes a member upc. There shall be at least two as- later ones to be given during the sumon pa yment of a fee sec by the Board semblies of the whole membership each mer term.-The Editors. of Directors. academic year, at one of which the Article III. a. The governing body steering committee shall be elected and shall be a Board of D irectors, elected the chairman of the Board shall pre On Saturday , May 20 , at 1 : 30 by the members for a term of one yea r. sent to the assembly a report of the P. M .. five crews representing the college will participate in race with the b . The Board shall be composed of year' s activities. fi ve members, elected f(om the general Naval Academy. The crews are as d. The Board may call a general membership of the organization. follows: Van der Voort, Mr. Harper. assembly of the whole membership at Mr. Hammond-Stone, Mr. Smith, W. c. Not more than three members its discretion. Smith, G. Smith-Marine, and Hoxbyshall come from any one class. The Article VI. If a vacancy occurs on' Ross. The boats will be the Naval freshman class shall be represented by the Board of Directors, the chairman Academy's fourteen-foot International at least one member. shall call a general meeting of the mem- Class dinghies. This type of dinghy d. Three members of the Board bership not later than two weeks after carries a jib, and a mainsail plus a shall be elected at least one month be- the vacancy occurs , for the purpose of two-hundred-pound bronze centerfore the close of each academic year for filling this vacancy. board. PREAMBLE Lecture Boat Races Arts JOHN'S COLLEGIAN Backcampus E ver since April Fool's day we've Owing to th~ heat and lack of interbeen expecting it, and now at last. est in lacrosse, the athletic department Errol Flynn is back in town , the sterl- decided to establish a spring edition of softball. There seemed to be sufficient ing qualities that once marked him as mthusiasm to make this worthwhile; Fairbank' s successor a bit tarnished. alth ough it remains to be seen whether but with enough of the old stuff show- this will last for a term. and more. ing through. to capitalize Leave it to film industry on anything; conse- quently, he has been cast as a good Frenchman gone slightly bad who reasserts himself and joins the Nazi h unt in Uncertain Glory. Justice is inexorable in Hollywood. however, and in the end he is sacrificed to the greater glory of virtue and the postwar world. Paul Lukas is not so lu cky; he bas to drag on through the whole tiresome epic. This will be current at the Circle at the beginning of the week and then the Capitol. Paca-C arrol East Pinkney 18 9 Page 3 bringing in the winning run. Duriach went the way for Chase-Stone and pitched a good game. Polakoff started for East Pinkney, but owing to several walks and hits, was relieved by Van Sant in the third. Sweeney While packing feverishly in the early hours of the morning there came to us thought. On Saturday at four o'clock there will be a faculty-waiters game. To those of us who witnessed the rather slovenly football that was produced by these two groups, this event will bring the hope of a more inspired performance on both side-; ; and we fear, a sneaking anticipation of ribald or slapstick co medy. With the re~ent shuffling of 4-F's and pre-draft material. no one was able to name the winning team; consequently when the freshmen won the first game, everyone was pleasantly surprised. Van Sant pitched a steady game for Ease Pinkney, but Sherman, of Paca-Carroll. mar.ched through the aftern oon with only two walks. Ray, Our money is all on the waiter~. if of East Pinkney, hit a good home run, yo u want a tip. Mr. Garis at third but t o no avail. since Sherman blasted seems such a peachy t o uch. three homers to help his team take the On Saturday, also, one of St John ' s After that lull, the Circle springs honors. rare excursions into the tabooed.field of to life again W ednesd~y with Up In Pinkney-Randall inter-coll'egiate (academic?) athletics, 12 Arms. This is Danny Kaye's first Chase -Stone will take place. The college will race 7 movie, and for the chance of seeing his the Navy at one-thirty in the Severn antics as well as applauding Dinah Randall squared off with Chaseriver. Due to the departure of several Shore' s singing. you might well pamStone; Cosgrove pitched fot the upper members of this community, it appears per your complexes and make the trip classmen _while Durlach hurled for the that honors such as t_!Jey may be will down. It comes to the Capitol first , freshmen . Two doubles by Cosgrove go to the Navy. But Mr. Plunder has Sunday. and Garis were the highlights of the done more marvelous things than this. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs game. March osky hit a double for the drops in at the Republic for th~ee days losers. WE THEY come Sunday. Since this was Disney's Paca -Carroll 6 first and possibly best full length efPinkney-Randall 2 fo rt, we suggest you take it in, with a more critical eye this time. For the seco nd time the March Freshmen robbed the upper class of a The Lady and the Monster , or, The little athletic prestige. The pitchers Brain in the Beaker will curdle the on Friday were Sherman , of Pacast rongest heart at the Republic either Carroll, and R o bertson, · of PinkneyFriday or Saturd~y next. This brings Randal~ Garis , <?f P-R . surprised Von Stroheim back to his retorts and everyone by reaching third base, much balances, looking much too sinister for winded, after having gotten his bat the ideal scientist of the Parke Da~is mixed up with the ball m some ads. miraculous manner. We are still wonSurely the best film around this dering. Epstein hit two doubles to week-end is The Man Who Knew Too help P-C, with Sherman and Bounds Much, which the Film Club shows to- assisting with a double apiece. morrow night at 8 :30 in the gym , East Pinkney 10 fi nally. An early Hitchcock with Peter Chase-Stone 9 Lo rre, spies, and shooting- when the fo rmula was new. On Monday there was the. first really exciting game of the season. The Enseigner a lire, telle serait la seule affair lasted for thirteen innings and et la veritable fin d'un enseignement each inning of it was exciting. In the bien entendu; que le lecteur sache lire et last half of the thirteenth with Smith tout est sauve. - Peguy . on third , Ray connected with the ball �JOHN'S ST. COLLEGIAN CALENDAR College Meeting IST. JOHN'S COLLEGE THURSDAY, MAY 11- Fri., May 19-Sat., May 27, 1944 After announcing the program for examinations for the coming weeks, Mr. Buchanan spoke -of a parallel which exists between the political system of democratic government. and the delegation of authority in the polity for a college. 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 3 :30-5 :00 P. M. 7:00 P . M. 8:00P.M. of government goes down through the tration both having seniority, on which they base their political status. In order to make the government of 10:30 A. M.-12:00 M. 4:00 P. M. 8 :30 P. M. thus, Back Campus Back Campus Iglehart Hall they become Monday, May 22: sovereign states. THURSDAY. MAY 18Amid the laughter of an audience which has often had occasion to benefit 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 3 :30-5 :00 P. M. 7 :00 P. M. 7:45 P. M. by his organization's efforts. Mr. Bird, the chairman of the Cotillion Board. reported on the financial plight of this enterprise. Athletics Faculty-Walu!rs' Softball Game The Film Club Presents -The Man Who Knew Too Much that charters might be given to the units; Back Campus Book Shop Humphreys Hall Great Hall Saturday, May 20: the college more effective, it was hinted dormitory Athletics Recorded Concert Chorus Rehearsal Formal Lecture- Arithmet.ic and Geometry-Jacob Klein In both cases the power executive offices to the individual members; the government and the adminis- Vol. L VII-No. 8 Friday, May 19: Strictly speaking. the Board will require as an absolute minimum eighty-one dollars to finance the Athletics Records by Request Chorus Rehearsal Dormitory Managers Meeting Back Campus Book Shop Humphreys Hall McDowell 21 Tuesday, May 23: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 7 :00-8 :00 P. M. 8 :00 P. M. Athletics Records by Request Bible Class Mathematics Club Back Campus Book Shop McDowell 22 McDowell 21 Athletics Bible Class Cotillion Board Meeting Chamber Music Group Rehearsal Recorded Concert Back Campus McDowell 22 McDowell 21 Humphreys Hall Athletics Records by Request College Meetmg Back Campus Book Shop.Great Hall Athletics Recorded Concert Chorus Rehearsal Form~! Lecture-Music -Scott Buchanan Back Campus Book Shop Humphreys Hall Great Hall Athletics Faculty Meeting May Cotillion Back Campus McDowell 24 Iglehart Hall remainder of its program for the term. If this amount is not obtained there will be no dance (formal) ; which is a ghastly thought. If the sweating board members are left with the five dollars mentioned by the speaker, and nothing but chillblains for their plans, the college will be the loser, in a community sense; and in its failure to support what may be considered a necessary and beneficial enterprise. The speaker asked that all who plan to buy tickets to the dance, and that all those who intend to complete their payment . should do so at once. If this Cotillion Board or any future social organization is going to serve the community, the community must be willing to do its share. • THE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN is the official n ews organ of St. John's College, published every Friday during the academic year. Entered as second class matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879 . Wednesday, May 24: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 7 :00-8 :00 P. M. 7 :00 P. M. 8:00 P. M . 8:00 P. M. Book Shop Thursday, May 25: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M . 3 :30-5 :00 P. M. 7:30 P. M. Frid·ay, May 26: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M . 3:30-5:00 P. M. 7:00 P. M. 8:00 P. M. Saturday, May 27: 10:30 A. M.-12:00 M. 10:30 A. M. 10 :00 P. M.-2 :00 A. M. • ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1944 6 .. D Mr. Klein began by clarifying the term liberality in the context of the Liberal Arts, saying that it here means trying to understand what you are doing. From examples in the History of Science one discovers change in Man by seeing the change in his way of looking at the world. When science progresses certain things are forgotten, and the progress seems to equal the failure in recalling what was known in the past. As a science progresses it is in continual danger because of the nature of the means of advance. In any science the character of terms is lost because of the application of old names to newly-known things. This shift leaves but a passive u~derstanding or sediment of the original meaning. In the W~stern Tradition the sediment of the WJY number has been understood can be found. In attempting an answer to the question, "How many?" one counts, and this counting implies a knowledge of what one counts. But one can count sheep or dogs and answer how many sheep, or how many, without saying how many dogs. This implies that what one counts is not sheep but units and counting is a summing of "ones." The problem is, then, how many " ones" can be One. Units can be arranged in patterns which give a multitude of them a. unity; thus three units are arranged in the pattern of a triangle. This is the wedding of Arithmetic and Geometry, but at a certain point this unity breaks down. The problem of side and diagonal numbe rs is an example. Arithmetic is replaced by Geometry, for mathematics becomes the science of the classes of patterns. Diphantus assumed the unknown as known in solving problems. this is the analytic method, and th1? proof of a problem was the synthesis. These problems were about things and mathematics had no universal object. When the operations of numbers are imposed on signs this is second intention bandied as first intention. This Vieta Idid and the I reunion of Arithmetic and Geometry was made. but then mathematics had for a universal object general magnitude, and the concept of number an_d line is as _re~resenting gene~al m~gn~tude. This ts the concep~ive t.hi~kmg tha~ we have today but m this is the sediment of the original understanding. This lecture on the Liberal Arts was given and to be understood in a historical pattern, perhaps an understanding or sediment of the original understanding of the Liberal Arts can be gained from the chronological study of ideas. In all fields of knowledge more and more sediment is lost as the ages roll on, and it may be that the human mind grows darker and darker-0 Fates! 0 Misery! - 0 dark forboding of impending doom,. B. F. P. Program Notes to the S d· C un ay oncert I. Three ancient Russian church chants-Harmonized by N. Nabokov. II. Two Two-part InventionsJ. S. Bach. III. Concerto Corale-N. Nabokov. for flute and piano on a choral theme by Hans Leo Hassler. IV. Quintett op. 114 (The Trout) -F. Schubert. for violin, viola, 2 'cellos. and piano The source of the three Russian church chants is the "Velikyi Znamennyi Rospyev" (Great Neumatic Chant). one of the two great codices of traditional liturgical chants of the Russian branch of the Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church. This codex was compiled some time between the thirteen th and the fifteenth centuries and by and large represents the equivalent of the Byzantine Chant or the Plain Chant of the Roman Church. Some of its melodies are extremely old and probably have as their source the an-1 cient' Hebrew chant. Price: 1 Oc The great period of the "Znamen nyi Rospyev" was the seventeenth century. The Chant was then used not onl y in secluded monasteries but by congregations all over Muskovy. It was at that time probably that arose the quaint tradition of harmonizing these ·chants in thirds and sixths and the habit of singing them with many antiphonal repeats between one solo voice and the full choir. The Western influences of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries drove the "Znamennyi Rospyev" out of the Church and supplanted this highly developed tradition of liturgical singing by a new style gleaned from the Italian canta and opera. Onl y a few monasteries kept up the old traditional singing. These three chants were deciphered from old Russian neumes of an eighteenth century edition of the "Znamennyi Rospyev." The harmonization attempts to reconstruct the seventeenth century one and conforms to the ones the author heard in his youth in northern Russian monasteries. Traditional singing of the chants is either soft or loud; it attempts few other nuances and avoids any kind of "bel canto." Usually the singing is harsh and straightforward. without any attempt at professionalism or sheer beauty of sound. The "Concerto Corale" for flute and piano consists of three movements and is written on the theme of the chorale "Herzliebster J esu" by the great German composer Hans Leo Hassler (seventeenth century). Bach has done a number of famous harmonizations of this choral melody. The first movement is a choral prelude in which the whole of the chorale is stated intermittently between sections of a dirgelike repetitious melody. The . econd s movement is a large cadenza: a dialogue between the flute and the piano. Concealed in the context of the music arc fragments of the choral melody woven into a two-part polyphonic development. The last movement, whose theme is also an outgrowth of the � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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THURSDAY, MAY 11- JOHN'S COLLEGE Fri., May 19-Sat., May 27, 1944 After announcing the program for examinations for the coming weeks, Mr. Buchanan spoke . of a parallel which exists between the political system of democratic government, and the delegation of authority in the polity for a college. Vol. L VIl-N o. 8 Friday, May 19: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 3 :30-5 :00 P. M. 7:00 P. M . 8:00P.M. In both cases the power of government goes down through the Athletics Recorded Concert Chorus Rehearsal Formal LectureArithmet.ic and Geometry-Jacob Klein Back Campus Book Shop Humphreys Hall Great Hall Athletics Faculty-Walters' Softball Game The Film Club Presents -The Man Who Knew Too Much Back Campus Back Campus Athletics Records by Request Chorus Rehearsal Dormitory Managers Meeting Back Campus Book Shop Humphreys Hall McDowell 21 executive offices to the individual members; the government and the administration both having seniority, Saturday, May 20: on 10 : 3 0 A. M. -1 2 : 0 0 M. 4:00 P. M. which they base their political status. In order to make the government of 8 :30 P. M. the college more effective, it was hinted that charters might be given to the dormitory units; sovereign states. thus. they become Monday, May 22: THURSDAY. MAY 18Amid the laughter of an audience which has often had occasion to benefit 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 3 :30-5 :00 P. M. 7:00 P. M. 7 :45 P. M. by his organization' s efforts. Mr. Bird. the chairman of the Cotillion Board. reported on the financial plight of this enrerprise. Iglehart Hall Strictly speaking. the Board will require as an absolute minimum eighty-one dollars to finance the Tuesday, May 23: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 7 :00- 8 :OO P. M. 8 :00 P. M. Athletics Records by Request Bible Class Mathematics Club Back Campus Book Shop McDowell 22 McDowell 21 Athletics Bible Class Cotillion Board Meeting Chamber Music Group Rehearsal Recorded Concert Back Campus McDowell 22 McDowell 21 Humphreys Hall Athletics Records by Request College Meetmg Back Campus Book Shop.Great Hall Athletics Recorded Concert Chorus Rehearsal Form~l Lecture-Music -Scott Buchanan Back Campus Book Shop Humphreys Hall Great Hall Athletics Faculty Meeting May Cotillion Back Campus McDowell 24 Iglehart Hall remainder of irs program for the term. If this amount is not obtained there will be no dance (formal) ; which is a ghastly rhought. If rhe swearing board members are left with the five dollars mentioned by the speaker. and nothing but chillblains for their plans. the college will be the loser, in a community sense ; and in its failure to support what may be considered a necessary and beneficial enterprise. The speaker asked that all who plan to buy tickets to the dance, and that all those who intend to complete their pa yment. should do so at once. If this Cotillion Board or any future social organization is going to serve the community , the community must be willing to do its share. • THE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN is the officia l n ews organ of St. John's College, published every Friday during the a cademic year. Entered as second class matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879 . Wednesday, May 24: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M . 7 :00-8 :00 P. M . 7:00 P. M. 8:00 P . M. 8:00 P. M . Book Shop Thursday, May 25: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M . 3 :30-5 :00 P. M . 7 :30 P. M. Friday, May 26: 3 :00-5 : 00 P . M . 3 :30-5 :00 P. M . 7:00 P. M. 8:00 P. M. Saturday, May 27: 10:30 A. M.-12:00 M. 10:30 A. M. 10 :00 P. M.-2 :00 A. M. • ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1944 D .. D Mr. Klein began by clarifying the term liberality in the context of the Liberal Arts, saying that it here means trying to understand what you are doing. From examples in the History of Science one discovers change in Man by seeing the change in his way of looking at the 'world. When science progresses certain things are forgotten, and the progress seems to equal the failure in recalling what was known in the past. As a science progresses it is in continual danger because of the nacure of the means of advance. In any science the character of terms is lost because of the application of old names to newly-known things. This shift leaves but a passive U!lderstanding or sediment of the original meaning. In the W~srern Tradition the sedimen t of the w J y number has been understood can be found. In attempting an answer to the question, " How many?" one counts, and this counting implies a knowledge of wh at one counts. But one can count sheep or dogs and answer how many sheep. or how many, without saying how many dogs. This implies that what one counts is not sheep but units and counting is a summing of "ones." The problem is, then, how many " ones" can be One. Units can be arranged in patterns which give a multitude of them a. unity; thus three units are arranged in the pattern of a triangle. This is the wedding of Arithm etic and Geometry, but at a certain point this unity breaks down. The problem of side and diagonal Arithmetic num bers is an example. is replaced by Geometry, for mathematics becomes the scie~ce of the classes o.f patterns. Diphantus assumed the unknown as known in solving problems. this is the analytic method, and the proof of a problem was the synthesis. These problems were about things and mathematics had no universal object. When the operat ions of numbers .are imposed on signs this is second intention bandied as first intention. This Vieta Idid and the I reunion of Arithmetic and Geometry was made. but then mathematics had for a universal object general magnitude, and the concept of number an.d line is as .re~resenting gene~al m~gn~tude. This is the concep ~ive t.hi~kmg tha~ we have today but JO this is the sediment of the original understanding. This lecture on the Liberal Arts was given and to be understood in a historical pattern, perhaps an understanding or sediment of the original understanding of the Liberal Arts can be gained from the chronological study of ideas. In all fields of knowledge more and more sediment is lost as the ages roll on , and it may be that the human mind grows darker and darker-0 Fates I 0 Misery I - 0 dark forboding of impending doom. B. F. P. Program Notes to the S d· C un ay oncert I. Three ancient Russian church chants-Harmonized by N. Nabokov. II. Two Two-part InventionsJ. S. Bach. III. Concerto Corale-N. Nabokov. for flute and piano on a choral theme by Hans Leo Hassler. IV. Quintett op. 114 (The Trout) -F. Schubert. for violin, viola, 2 'cellos, and piano The source of the three Russian church chants is the "Velikyi Znamennyi Rospyev" (Great Neumatic Chant), one of the two great codices of traditional liturgical chants of the Russian branch of the Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church. This codex was compiled some time between the thirteenth and the fifteenth centuries and by and large represents the equivalent of che Byzantine Chant or the Plain Chant of the Roman Church. Some of its melodies are extremely old and probably have as their source the an-1 cient' Hebrew chant. Price: 1 Oc The great period of the "Znamennyi Rospyev" was the seventeenth century. The Chant was then used not only in secluded monasteries but by congregations all over Muskovy. It was at that time probably that arose the quaint tradition of harmonizing these ·chants in thirds and sixths and the habit of singing them with many antiphonal repeats between one solo voice and the full choir. The Western influences of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries drove the "Znamennyi Rospyev" out of the Church and supplanted this highly developed tradition of liturgical singing by a new style gleaned from the Italian canta and opera. Only a few monasteries kept up the old traditional singing. These three chants were deciphered from old Russian neumes of an eighteenth century edition of the "Znamennyi Rospyev." The harmonization attempts to reconstruct the seventeenth century one and conforms to the ones the author heard in his youth in northern Russian monasteries. Traditional singing of the chants is either soft or loud; it attempts few other nuances and avoids any kind of "bel canto." Usually the singing is harsh and straightforward. without any attempt at professionalism or sheer beauty of sound. The "Concerto Corale" for flute and piano consists of three movements and is written on the theme of the chorale "Herzliebster J esu" by the great German composer Hans Leo Hassler (seventeenth century). Bach has done a number of famous h a rmonizations of this choral melody. The first movement is a choral prelude in which the whole of the chorale is stated intermittently between sections of a dirgelike repetitious melody. The . econd s movement is a large cadenza: a dialogue between the flute and che piano. Concealed in the context of the music are fragments of the choral melody woven into a two-part polyphonic development. The last movement , whose theme is also an outgrowth of che �ST. Page'/, chor-al melody, is in a gay mood, at ~imes reminis.cent of early Chaplin movie music, at other times lyrical and elegiac. This m ovement ends with a new harmonization of the complete choral melody and returns one to a mood somewhat similar to the first movement. The Schubert "Quintett" is a late work. It is named "The Trout" because of the lengthy series of varia.tions on the song by the same name which the composer has incorporated into the "Quintett." Otherwise the "Quintett" is so well known that it does not require any further comments. The s,1me bolds for the "Two; part Inventions" of Bach, with, perhaps , the exceptions that on Sunday, instead of being played on the piano, the Inventions will be performed on a violin and a flute . Such experiments with Bach are permissible, particularly with such "exercise" pieces as the Inventions or the Fugues. In his more purely polyphonic works Bach is readily "nondenominational" so far as instrumen are concerned. As long as the instruments playing the polyphonic lines are individual and produce the minimum amount of sound, they are acceptable and may in many cases clarify and render more perceptible the "Ideal Picture" of Bach' s polyphony. Thus, every decrease in volume increases the clarity of polyphonic music and approaches to what Schumann called the best "Klanggebaude" (soundstructure) for Bach' s music. which, according to him , is purely " mental. inner sound. " Backcampus Pinkney-Randall 25 East Pinkney 3 This week's crop of games began with a bang as the above score shows. Pink ney -I< andall display ed good hit/ ting and fielding . Maury pitched for Pi·nkney-Randall and blasted a hom er and a double. Desjardins. Cosgrove, Sharp and Van der Voort all hit doubles. Haines started for East Pinkney , but due to six runs in each of the first two innings, relinquished what was left of the pitching honors to Van Sant, who always pitches a steady game and manages to keep the score relatively low. Paca-Carroll Chase-Stone 3 JOHN'S COLLEGIAN I The March Freshmen stepped out on any m o re. All this has vicious dfects the field last Thursday with only o ne up o n any learnin g p rocess. By way of 1 defeat on their record. With an infield ending, we were exh o rted, rightly, to that is solid and well co-ordinated. give Mr. Kasner the reverence due to a P . -C. has been able to keep their op- modern Socrates, since that is his posiposition from scoring at too rapid a tion in mathematics today. rate. This has been true of all their games; the only game they lost was by five runs, which isn ' t too bad a score for softball ar St. John's. Sherman pitched for Paca-Carroll, allowing only one extra-base hit, made by Marchosky. Durlach hurled for the September Freshmen, and did a go od job. Calloway hit a double, and Elliot I a triple, to take the batting honors for P . -C. D. H. College Meeting A notice concerning the arrangements for room renovating this vacation w as the first announcement. Mr. Smith also gave some hints about w here various people will be next term. All articles to be left in rooms over the vacation must be boxed and put in closets . Everybody must leave by 5 P. M. Saturday afternoon. Continuing in the same vein, Mr. Buchanan announced that final ex aminations will be given to those September Freshmen who desire it, before vacation, but otherwise later in July. We also learned. much to our surprise. that this final week is going to be cough . with orals and don-rags; co nsequently an official apology. Then turning to a more serious and bloody vein (to make a bad pun), Dr. Buchanan diagnosed another phase of the college's war disease. The symptoms are manifested in a series of .Phenomena, both in the teachers and the student body . The college is not unique in having this disease , for the war spreads contagion. The difficulty about the faculty is not a complex one . . To put the Dean's words bluntly; they are not what they ought to be. There are two causes for this: The fact that most tutors haven ' t had a vacation for several years; and the fact that a number of tutors are learning along with us . The student situation is more The rigors of the contemplative life these sorry days are hardly eased by those tw o variables, the m ovies and the weather; nothing in the wind this week excites us, so we pass on our sus picion that it is not accidental that these natural phenomena are found to gethcr at their m ost spectacular in the misty mid-regions of Southern California. At the Circle, a local mother of the muse , Sunday through Tuesday, you can see the nasty, brutish, and sho rt Japanese at his vilest. Like most of its kind, The PurpJe Heart, might have been carried off successfully, if this can be done at all during the war. Ev en tho ugh "now it can be told," remem ber. however much this has been clouded. that the War Department isn't doing the telling. Anyway, the heart, perhaps also the film industry, has its reasons which the mind cannot comprehend. Now that the old nickel has go ne out for good, Buffalo Bill is here to fill that little gap in our lives; we' ve never felt it much, so it's sc rcely worth our half-dollar. Joel McCrea. a rugged frontiersman to this day . and Maureen O'Hara are united in happy camaraderie clearing the great plains. just as if the Union Pacific were t hat :mportant. The saga has been touched and technicolored up . probably to give the Red Man a fighti ng chance. Ir languishes at the ·Capitol and t hen the Circle in the usual time order. Up In Mabel's Room, a no! so very gay thing. demonstrates with efficiency that ex nihilo, nihil. A trite plot and dull situations commend it to students of life among the lowly. The Repub· lie. ================= rHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN is the ANNAPOLIS. FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1944 Vol. L VII-No. 9 Socrates In The Kindergarten Arts )fficial news organ of st. John's Col· tege, published every Friday durin~ the academic year. Entered as secot~'" point?" in some, and another view ::lass matter October 15, 1919, a t '"' Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, that the student body is just no good under the Act of March 3, 1879. complex. The situation is characterized by an attitude of ''What's the St. John's Collegian Mr. Kasner gave a lecture on Mathe- matics. He began by giving the com- mon high ~chool definition of mathematics as the science of number and space. cussion He then proceeded to a disof Fermat's Last Theorem. The problem is : to prove that whole numbers x, y, and z can be found to fit the equation x 11 plus y 11 equals z;11. where the exponent n is greater than two. Fame an·d fortune awaits the discoverer of a rigorous proof of this problem . This is one of the important unsolved problems in numbers. Before discussing the coloring of twodimensional space on maps, Mr. Kasner lamented the fact that eight precious years of his youth were wasted in grammar school performing dull computational work. Since the Greeks had a name for almost everything, he inqu ired among the audience for a name which the Greeks might have given to this sort of work. The answers which were offered seemed poor. Of course we all should know that the real name fo r this is gymnastics. The color problem m mapping is simply this : t o prove that only four colors are necessary to color a map , so that no two touching countries have the same shade. This has been proved experimentally . One should not be discouraged, but the best mathematicians do not yet have it. If, however. you are one of those indomitable spirits, it was suggested. that you spend at least five years at this. Next came a short discussion of the packing of space with regul~r solids. T he problem was discussed by Kepler, and has had quite an interesting backgro und. This came up in relation to the cellular regular and semi-regular solid. three, and in every other dimension , strangely enough, rhe ~ame holds true. The whole lecture ~eemed to be a resume of a fow still unsolved problems in mathematics. But there must be more to marhem ;nics than this. We would like to give a partially transcribed copy of a conversation between Mr. Kasner and a few students in the Coffee Shop. It ~ight give a little insight into what was running throughout the lecture. Price: 1Oc 1st and 2nd S.: Thinking. Mr. K . : Right! You boys are lucky th at you are young. You don't have so much to dog your minds. This we think will help to explain Mr. Kasner' s attitude towards mathe matics . Mathematics is not simply a body of knowledge to be known b y rote. It involves thinking. It presents problems the solution of which req u ires imagination and thought. The knowledge already acquired is to be Mr. Kasner (afcer a long talk on the used as an instrument for real thinknature of the Googol) : See ! even the ing ; and real thinking is the analogue kindc1garten kids understand it b etter of creation. than you. You don ' t know how J. H. C. much better younger people understand. First Student: Mr. K.: ran? 1st S. : Do you know John Kie- Who? Mr. K . : John Kieran of /nFcrmation Pfeasf:. The one ·w ho l.no Ns all l"he birds by name and can q uo te all of Shake~ ;:H2.fe by heart. lst S.: ' T is the voice of the student, I heard him declare, You h ave stuffed me too full , I will fa int in desp<tir. As a lab ha 5 m y eyel ids. so a lecture m y nose ; Oh, yes! Mr. K.: He' s a nice fellow , you understand, but do you think h e will ever do anything great? Do you th it:k. he will ever write a great poem ? 1st S. : Overheard in Looking Glass House Perhaps ! No. Trim m y belt with the luncheon and turn in my toes. Whrn t he Don Rag is over, and gay as a t ar, Fo r Mortimer Adler, Buchanan and Barr. Mr. K.: And do you kno w why? He has too much in h is head. He But when the tide rises, and beaches spends too much of his tim e· remembe r the stiff; ing. And what doesn' t he h ave t ime It' s Nabokov , Standen , and W . Kyle for? What? Come on. you know. Smith. ln Mathematics he was grea er Lecture Than Tye ho Brahe, or Erra Pater : Ton ight at eight, William Gorman For he by Geometrick scale Could take the size of Pots of Ale; will give the last lecture of the term , Resolve by Signes and Tangents and the last of the quadrivia} art series, straight. on Astronomy. A rev iew will be T he lecturer then announced that [f Bread or Butter wanted weight ; published in an issue of the COLLEGin the fourth di~ension there are six l\nd wise] y tell w_bat hour o' th day lAN following vacation. regular solids ; in the fifch there are The Clock does strike, by Algebra. I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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He began by giving the com- mon high ~chool definition of mathe- matics as the science of number and space. cussion He then proceeded to a disof Fermat's Last Theorem. three, and in every other dimension, strangely enough. the ~ame holds true. The whole lecture ~eemed to be a resume of a fow still unsolved prob]ems in mathematics. But there must be more to m.nhemalics than this. We would like to give a partially transcribed copy of a conversation between Mr. Kasner and a few students in the Coffee Shop. It ~ight give a little insight into VI-hat was running throughout the lecture. Price: 1 Oc 1st and 2nd S.: Thinking. Mr. K. : Right! You boys are lucky that you are young. You don't have so much to clog your minds. This we think will help to explain Mr. Kasner' s attitude towards mathematics. Mathematics is not simply a body of knowledge to be known by rote. It involves thinking. It presents problems the solution of which requires imagination and thought. The knowledge already acquired is to be Mr. Kasner (after a long talk en the used as an instrument for real thinknature of the Googol) : See! even the ing; and real thinking is the analogue kinde1garten kids understand it better of creation. than you. You don't know how J. H. C. much better younger people understand. The problem is: to prove that whole numbers x, y, and z can be found to fit the equation x 11 plus y 11 equals zn , where the exponent n is greater Fame an·d fortune awaits th an two. the discoverer of a rigorous proof of this problem. This is one of the impo rtant unsolved problems in numbers. Before discussing the coloring of twodimension al space on maps, Mr. Kasner First Student: Perhaps! lamented the fact that eight precious Mr. K.: Do you know John Kieyears of bis youth were wasted in gramma r school performing dull com- ran? 'Tis the voice of the student, I heard putational work. Since the Greeks bad 1st S.: Who? him declare, a name for almost everything. he inMr. K.: John Kieran of ln/c,cma- You have stuffed me too full. I will qui red among the audience for a name which the Greeks might have given to tion Pfeasr::. The onl.' v: ho l.no-vs all faint in despcr:ir. this sort of work. The answers which i-he birds by name and can quote all of A:; a lab has my eyelids. so a lecture were offered seemed poor. Of course ~-ihakc~;Jcare by heart. my nose: we all should know that the real name lst S.: Ob, yes! for this is gymnastics. Trim my belt with the luncheon and The color problem in mapping is Mr. K.: He's a nice fellow. you turn in my toes. simply this: to prove that only four understand, but do you think be will colors are necessary to color a map, so ever do anything great? Do you thi1:k Whrn the Don Rag is over, and gay as a tar. that no two touching countries have he will ever write a great poem? Overheard in Looking Glass House the same shade. This has been proved experimentally. One should not be discouraged, but the best matbematicians do not yet have it. If, however, you are one of those indomitable spirits, it was suggested, that you spend at least five years at this. Next came a short discussion of the packing of space with regular solids. The problem was discussed by Kepler, and has bad quite an interesting background. This came up in relation to the cellular regular and semi-regular solid. 1st s.: No. For Mortimer Adler, Buchanan and Barr. Mr. K.: And do you know whyr He has too much in his head. He But when the tide rises, and beaches the stiff; spends too much of his time· remembering. And what doesn't be have time It's Nabokov, Standen, and W. Kyle for? What? Come on. you know. Smith. In Mathematics be was grea ~r Lecture Than Tycho Brahe, or Bera Pater: Tonight at eight, William Gorman For be by Geometrick scale Could take the size of Pots of Ale; will give the last lecture of the term, Resolve by Signes and Tangents and the last of the quadrivia! art series, straight. on Astronomy. A review vill be The lecturer then announced that [f Bread or Butter wanted weight; published in an issue of the COLLEGin the fourth di~ension there are six l\:nd wisely tell what hour o'tb day LAN following vacation. regular solids; in the fifth there are The Clock does strike. by Algebra. I �Page 't ST. JOHN'S selves with mer~ly playing the master- the rendition too weak, but all this fully arranged notes. However, they was overcome in the finale which lends 1 gave the same treat~ent to the Beet- itself more to the insertion of some hoven Concerto movement, and made spirit into the playing. Mr. Abralittle attempt to differentiate it from hamson is especially to be complimentA pleasant break . in the liberal arts the inventions. The three selections ed for a fine interpretive performance routine of this College took place on were well done technically, which in at at the piano, light and melodious, but least the two Bach pieces is all that never whispery or hollow. Sunday afternoon in the · Great Hall. could be desired. A deep feeling for the music, the Here the Fine Art, Music, was disThe Nabokov Concerto Chorale for zeal of the amateur, and a fair portion played in the traditional manner, void of technical achievement, combined to of all speculation on ratio, vibration flute and piano is a very difficult thing to review. It belongs to a peculiar make this performance affirm strongly and the like. It was Music-only to type of musical work which as yet, a new role now being played by the be listened to for sound and meaning, hasn ' t quite caught hold, outside of the College-that of a musical oasis in the for beauty and significance, for stimu- inner circles of musicians, except per- artistic desert that is this town of lation and relaxation. haps through the music of Prokoffief Annapolis. and Shostako vitch . It is strange, but E. V. T. The opening number of the varied not unlikable stuff which can only be ind well contrasted program was a spoken of in the negative. This work ~roup of three religious chants of old is not beautiful. not ugly-not meant R.ussia. The chorus performed these, to be either one. The modern however, not as traditionally as was harmonies seem always to be striving (The following excerpts are from a for something else-to speak, to talk. :laimed in the "Program Notes," for This concerto is a good example of the letter received in the community from :he lusty and tough qualities didn't new music (that which is not sound a St. Johnnie in the service. We in:how themselves, but seemed lost in ·a effect ), being a mystical sort of thing, vite members of the college to submit hesitancy, perhaps a nervous feeling , which , when it reaches certain accoml · similar letters for possible publica.h d b · h on the part of the singers. The leader p1is e e1g ts, strong y impresses. The third movement of this Concerto tion. ) kept up a steady beat but the chor- Chorale does this. was the "Trout" Quintet of Schubert. " Hope you received my last note a diversity of sound from the various I'm sure that the performance itself from the_ dark continent (it's not so :ould have been polished up a· great sections, one heard only the individual deal more, but the artists succeeded in dark here, only our destination is). Vol'ces i· ns te a d of the t eno rs or the :resenting the work in a straightfor- As yet I haven ' t done very much as1"de "Where Should This Music Be? l'th' Air, or th' earth? " ST. COLLEGIAN I I Innocents at Home and Abroad basses. And further , the basses, par- ivard manner. coached as they must ticularly the second basses, when lack- have been , by the composer. Mr. ing Mr. Nabokov's powerful assist- Sheinkman was at the piano and Mr. Goldstein again handled the flute ance, dropped out almost entirely. In part. the grand finale of the Chant for the The final number of the program Feast of Epiphany, the basses failed was the " Trout" Quintet of Shubert. completely to build up any volume. This is a somewhat disconnected" overand this strong passage became only a romantic. and technically difficult tenor group solo with a slight mur- work. On the whole, it was permer 10 the background. The " Kon- formed adequately enough ; but redakon" or Cbnstmas Chant was the membering the last p erform ance of this chamber music group, this was somebest performed of the group. what disappointing. This number Critical standards aside, the chorus also was saved from confusion, it did a competent enough job, to give to ;eemed to me. by Mr. Nabokov's the audience these chants in a treat- strong conducting. ment that was never dull. Backgrounds during the solo secThe Bach Two-Part Inventions tions tended always to sound a bit The solos were played by Mr. Goldstein on his tinny, not firm enough. flute , and Mrs. Benac on the violin. themselves on the whole were carried The two artists played these selections off better than the full quintets, quarfor what they are-exercises, making tets and trios. The lightness of the no attempt to color, contenting them- work was over-emphasized, making from calisthenics and some rather strenuous hiking. There is a lot of interesting scenery. I have had one pass to visit a city with Hollywoodlike buildings, and a colorful population of bargaining Arabs. They offered us 4 0 cents for a pack of cigarettes, and 20 bucks for a mattress cover, French civilians and all sort' of uniforms, mostly U. S. which the /\.Hied French and Italians also wear, usuall y wi th th eir o w n hats, shirts, and insignia. I had some pretty good wine and beer here. This afternoon I attended my first overseas dance. What with the girls knowing no English and I no French, I bad a wonderful time. The girls wore no lipstick or rouge, but skirts so short_ ___ ,, "We do our laundry in helmets and get only one shower a week, and have to wait hours for everything; but one gets used to that. It could be worse Sophomores: Note The Metaphysical . Sectarian He was in Logick a great Critick, JOHN'S COLLEGIAN Backcampus The standin<gs of the softball teams at the beginning of the week were as follows: Pinkney-Randall and PacaCarroll tied for first place with three wins apiece. East Pinkney was third with one victory, and Chase-Stone last with a zero in the win column. Profoundly skill' d in Analytick. He could distinguish, and divide A Hair 'twixt South and South-West side: On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. He'd undertake to prove by force Of Argmnent, a Man's no Horse. He' d prove a Buzzard is no Fowl, And that a Lord may be an Owl; A Calf an Alderman, a Goose a Justice, And Rooks Committee-men and Trustees. He'd run in Debt by Disputation, And pay with Ratiocination. All this by Syllogism, true In Mood and Figure, he would do. For Rhetorick, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a Trope: And when be hapned to break off • I'th middle of his speech, or cough, H'had hard words, ready to show why, And tell what Rules he did it by. Else when with greatest Art be spoke, You'd think he talk'd like other folk. For all a Rhetoricians Rules Teach nothing but to name bis tools. His ordinary Rate of Speech Paca-Carroll East Pinkney 17 Which learned Pedants much affect. It was a parti-colour' d dress Of patch' d and pyball' d Languages: 'Twas English cut on Greek and Latin, Like Fustian heretofore on Sattin. It had an odd promiscuous Tone, As if h' had talk' d three parts in one. Which made some think when he did gabble, Tb' had Babel: heard three Labourers of still saving face , successfully, and PacaCarroll kept the . leading position. Durlach, as ever, pitched for ChaseStone with two strikeouts to his credit. And Sherman sent down six men unassisted for the winners. Not at all bad, is this department's comment. East Pinkney Chase-Stone 11 1O Of all the games played, this was the first to be won by both teams. Due to an abundance of err~rs, PacaThis may sound queer, but this is the Carroll was able to swamp the East story. Pinkney nine by a sizeable margin. It was the last half of the ninth, the Sherman again pitched for Paca-Carscore was 11-10 East Pinkney. The roll, and East Pinkney used White. bases were loaded, with Campbell at Both pitchers went all the way. Epbat. Campbell bit the second ball stein clouted two home runs and Sherpitched to him on the ground to the man hit a double. These were the shortstop, White. Harris was on seconly extra base hits of the game. ond and raced for third, but unfortunately passed in front of White, hitPinkney-Randall 10 ting the latter's hand. The runs rollChase-Stone 9 ed in and the ball game was over. East A close game was played between Pinkney, however, protested the last these two teams last Thursday. Chase- play. The umpires, not recalling the Stone, it appears, was trying to save rule which indicates that Harris had face, and Pinkney-Randall to gain first interfered with the field of the ball, place. refused to change their decision. A Durning pitched for the winners, role to that effect was finally found , and Durlach performed for Chase- and when the mistake was pointed out, Stone. Second base was legitimately a little conference was held. in which occupied on hits by Van Doren , Elliot it w as decided that there had been an and Durlach. error committed by the umpires. The victory was given to East Pinkney. Paca-Carroll 3 Chase-Stone's noble gesture kept them Chase-Stone 2 in last place. This was a close one, with few hits Although Paca-Carroll won more and good fielding . Chase-Stone was g:i mcs that Pinkney-Randall last week, the latter still maintained their position in the league, since the last game Or Cerberus himself pronounce with East Pinkney had been cancelled A leash of languages at once. because of vacation and such. This This he as volubly ~ould vent, game will be played at a later date. As if bis stock would ne' r be spent. 4 Calender In loftiness of sound was rich, A Babylonish dialect, Page 3 Beside be was a shrewd Philosopher ; SAT URDAY, JULY 8 And had read every Text and gloss 9 :00 A. M.-5 :00 P . M .-Registraover: tion for incoming Freshmen; McWhat e're the crabbed' st Author hath Dow ell Hall. He understood b'implicit Faith, What ever Sceptick could inquire for ; 8 :00 P . M.-Discussion of Program for Freshmen; Woodward Hall. For every why be had a wherefore : Knew more than forty of them do, SUNDAY, JULY 9 4 :00 P. M.-Matriculation ; Great As far as words and terms could go. All which he understood by Rote, Hall. And as occasion serv' d, would quote; 6 :00 P. M.-College Dinner; Dining Hall. No matter whether right or wrong : They might be either said or sung. MONDAY, JULY 10 Samuel Butler. 9 : 00 A. M .-Classes Begin. �JOHN'S Arts COLLEGIAN Fragment of a Fragment Mr. Smith opened the meeting by ACT I The season lends itself to but a brief appraisal; even the most jaun- College Meeting stating the rules for appropriate dress Scene- The coffee shop. in the coming summer term . diced eyes begin to take on a new and Time-Within certain limits, present, feverish sparkle. At this point, we past, or future. should like to pay several tributes, the Ente~ Alice from the right. She notes for which have happily been lost pauses at the blackboard and makes in the general wreck. Besides, our stock of complimentary cliches is run- several additions and correction. She walks slowly up stage, and then turnning low, and we have no more garlands to fling. So, with our blazer ing, slightly in front of the center cocked at a jaunty angle, making a table, she faces the audience. nounced that for the He an- dining-room, lectures, etc. , the absolute minimum is a T -shirt and a pair of long pants. • Note: In the dining-room a neat ap pearance is also desired. Mr. Buchanan read the annual letter to parents following Mr. Smith. A discussion of our relations with the ·· outs1'd e wor ld comp 1 d t h e meetmg. ete This vacation, we will be going into an outside world that has changed con our balances and slip away. Voice (from under table) - That' s not siderably in relation to us, from that But rather you which the first " New Programmers" the question! And just in time, it seems; for Andy should ask: who am I and should experienced . We will be meeting with Hardy and Henry Aldrich, with all an organized faction , or the "Hook, I be here? Lynd, and Stinker" group as it was their cute tricks , show up in a pair of emotionally exhausting banalities. This Alice-Well, I always thought I knew called. who I was ; and if I knew where I is probably what is meant by our way This opposition has solidified into feeble V-sign over our head, we fold Alice-Where am I? of life. Later on, for those of you who linge:: on, there will be Lady in was, I'd know why I am where I a clique which thinks we are plotting the destruction of the present educational system. This may be due to a series of radio talks given by various ne w program-supporters this past winter. am. the Dark, now with Ginger Rogers; Voice- But y ou don ' t. Between Two Worlds (not so long ago Alice ( plaintively ) -No. Outward Bound ) . and Gaslight (otherwise, Angel Street ). An anti - Voic_~-Ha! quarian enthusiasm might be worked The various names we have been called were recounted to illustrate the public feeling about us. In the beginning . it was a " nice experiment." People said that it w ould take care of itself. But now , by way of contrast, we are being called " Communists , P apists , or Fascists. " It w as pointed oat that this group of names has a nice balance. There is a movement among the up just to see what has been done chairs around the table and a large with these. green caterpillar emerges ; with hookah. If that sounds a bit grim , we suggest you continue to cultivate the Tiger Woman , that shy It climbs to the t op of the table ; there is a moment of silence while the caterpillar smokes. w oodland creature in sheer leopard tights. Caterpillar-Where' s your blazer ? Al-I don ' t h4ve an y. Anyone who plans on dispersing to New York, can see almost anything in the summer lull , if there is one to This vacation, w e will be encount• ering not only people who are cu ri· ous about the program , out some who will be suspicious about our intentio ns. Some advice concerning the methods of dealing with th ese people w as gi en. "Be Socratic. Drive them up to the wall with questions." Cat-And your flannels? A.!-Does one have to have them? sp eak of Othello t akes to the road, Cat ( sil~nce) . but other stand-bys compel attention. Al-Where can I buy them? Oklahoma! and One Touch of Venus should be possible by now. Cat-There are establishments which cater to the outfitting of little boys and girls ; to your left, through the outer door. rHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN is the Jfficial news organ of St. John's Col(Exit Alice. A moment's silence. lege, published every Friday during th e academic y ear . Entered a s second ::lass matter October 15, 1919, at the Caterpillar ( meditatively ) - But it' s Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, an octagonal mushroom. under the Act of March 3, 1879. (Curtain) I Relations with you r parents are im• portant. Try to deal with them un• derstandingl y, and if an intellectual common-ground can not be reached one of affection must be substituted. Even Socrates stressed the importa nce of pa rents if only in a metaphoric sense, when he said in the Crito, tba he would not leave prison because t laws we re his parents. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Stock O f complimentary cliches is runnl.ng low, and we have no more garSo. with our blazer lands to fling. cocked at a jaunty angle, making a feeble V-sign over our h ea d , We fo ld our balances and slip away. And just in time , it seems; for Andy Hardy and Henry Aldrich, with all their cute tricks, show up in a pair of emotionally exhausting banalities . This who I was; and if I knew where I was, I' d know why I am where I Later on, for those of you who linge: PD, there will be Lady in the Dark, now with Ginger Rogers; am. Voice-But you don't. Between Two Worlds (not so long ago Alice (plaintively )-No. Outward Bound) . and Gaslight (otherwise, Angel Street) . An anti- V oic.t:I-Ha ! There is a movement among the quarian enthusiasm might be worked up just to see what has been done chairs around the table and a large green caterpillar emerges; with hookah. with these . If that sounds a bit grim , we sug- [t climbs to the top of the table; there is a moment of silence while the cater- gest you continue to cultivate the pillar smokes. · W that shy woodland Tiger oman, Caterpillar-Where's your blazer? creature in sheer leopard tights. Al-I don't h•ve any. Anyone who plans on dispersing to that for the dining-room. A.!-Does one have to have them? Othello takes to the road, Cat (sil~nce). but other stand-bys compel attention. Al-Where can I buy them? Oklahoma! and One Touch of Venus Cat- There ace establishments which should be possible by now. cater to the outfitting of little boys and girls ; to your left, through the outer door. rHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN is the Jfficial news organ of St. John's c_o11ege, published every Friday durmg the academic year. Entered as second ~lass matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879. (Exit Alice. A moment's silence. Caterpillar (meditatively) - But an octagonal mushroom. (Curtain) Vol. LVII- -No. 10 I nsulsus ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1944 other faculties of sense impression and imagination, feelings and passions. Man is not an intellect alone. This conjunction is the source of fallibility. This fallibility requires a co -operative art. Secondly, man is by nature social; i.e. his faculties are socially conditioned. We think by talking to our- A week ago, Mr. Mortimer Adler, gave a first lecture on the Trivial Arts. which was primarily addressed to the new members of the college. The lec turer said in his introductory remarks th at he would define the Trivial arts, as Liberal arts, and state their function and necessity, in regards to their selves in social languages which employ symbols. These are instrumental definition. The trivial arts are the skills of signs when they carry some intellireading and wntmg, speaking and gence. Formal signs have no reprelistening. A trivial artist is a man who sentatio-ns, but themselves re-present is proficient in doing these four ideas and images. These signs never things. He is not a wise man, but a change or lose their meaning. Here ambiguity enters. and with it skilled man. The ends of the arts This opposition has solidified .into an d sciences respectively . have creative the trivial arts. Often these ideas and a clique which thinks we are plotting , an d causal relationships. This is the images arc disproportionate. When a the destruction of the present educaword comes to represent both an idea primary difference between them. and an image at the same time, we tional system. This may be due to a This leads to three distinctions be- have ambiguity. As this is a property series of radio talks given by vario us tween the kinds of art ~hich form of the human intellect. the liberal arts new program-supporters this past the subject matter of this lecture. are required as disciplines of the mind's winter. Arts are either useful or fine; free or facult ies. This linguistic concept preThe various names we have bee n se rvile ; cooperative or operative. It is eludes a formal grammar or logic. As called were recounted to illustrate the sufficient to say that the trivial arts a language can .never be perfect in the public feeling about us. In th~ begi~: are by these distinctions. useful, as they sense that it is univocal as to sign and ning . it was a •'nice expenment. • have an end outside of themselves; free, as to thing signified, our grammar People said that it would take care of conventional grammar. itself. But now , by way of contrast. as they are not concerned with matter must be in themselves ; and cooperative as they Similarly, each a rt, science, or mental we are being called " Communists, P aaid the natural function of man to power has a logic, which is conven pists , or Fascists." It was pointed o.ut tional in relati on to an underlying that this group of names has a mce know. T he so-called liberal sciences must logic which cannot be grapsed by the balance. be sciences of the mind' s functions. human mind. . This vacation , we will be encoun~­ As the second intentions are the i~ ­ The trivial arts themselves, seem in ering not only people who are cu n· tentions of the mind thinking upon some way to be necess;ry to the op ous about the program, out some .who . itself, logic. if it is a science, is a scieration of the faculties of thought and will be suspicious about our intentions. en ce of the objects of second inten- communication in man. For a man to Some advice concerning the methods of tion . The science of grammar will exercise his potentiality to think is for dealmg with these people was given: regard words, as symbols, in the sec- him to exercise his potentiality to prac" Be Socratic. Drive them up to the ond imposition. Rhetoric, then betice the liberal arts. I say practice, for wall with questions." comes a combination of the other when a man is thinking he is using , Relations with your parents are im· mem bers of the trivium. In this light, symbols meaningfully. The art ap portant. TJ'.Y to deal with them un· a liberal science becomes an exposition pears to be no longer only a skill but derstandingly, and if an intellectu a~. of th e rules of its art. the operation of thinking itself. Incommon-ground can not be reache ' The lecturer then stated what he stead of being regarded as a technique one of affection must be substituted. believed to be a truth; which he feels with . which man operates as he exe.rEven Socrates stressed the importa~CC to reface the necessity for the trivial cises his faculty of thought, the art of parents if only in a metaphori cal art ; and a philosophical maxim which may be regarded analogically as the sense, when he said in the Ctito, th: states the reason. Man' s intellect op- thought process itself. Th ose works he would not leave prison because t crates only in conjunction with his Continued on Page 2 laws were his parents. it's I I Price: I Oc Letter To the Editor A co-operative organizatio n is not a business venture. It should always operate as its name implies, with a view to greater co -operation between its members who are in need of certain commodities, and the co-operative' s management whose job it is to distribute the needed commodity. Ordinary business ventures which are honest have the idea of such co-operation. They want to sell their products with the least friction between themselves and the buyer. But yet, being essentially businessmen, they lay aside this consideration whenever their personal . interests must be sacrificed to preserve it. Therein can be seen the need for the true co-operative. Such an organization is one that is concerned only with serving the needs of the consumer. This concern is so pred ominant in this type of service organization , that even should some profit~ result from a miscalculation about overhead , etc. . those profits ar.e immediately distributed in the form of dividends to all member consumers. So much for the theo ry of the cooperative. The Student Employm ent Co -operative has no co -operative features as yet, except for its nam e, and perhaps the voting power which comes with paying the fee for membership. I think the actual co -operatism can I Cat-And your flannels? New York. can see almost anything in the summer lull , if there is one to speak of. nounced He an- lectures, etc., the absolute minimum is a T-shirt and a pair of long pants. Ente~ Alice from the right. She Note: In the dining-room a neat appauses at the blackboard and makes pearance is also desired. several additions and correction. Sh e Mr. Buchanan read the annual letd then turnwalks slowly up stage, an ter to parents following Mr. Smith. f f h ter ing , slightly in ront o t e cen A discussion of our relations with the table, she faces the audience. outside world completed the meeting. This vacation, we will be going into Alice-Where am I? an outside world that has changed con Voice (from under table) - That' s not siderably in relation to us , f!om tha t which the first "New Programmers" the question! But rather you experienced. ·We will be meeting with should ask: who am I and should an organized faction, or the "Hook, I be here? Lynd , and Stinker" group as it was Alice-Well, I always thought I knew called. is probably what is meant by our way of life. St. John's Collegian I only result .-if two thin gs are made to happen. I) The co- operative officials, especially the manager of jobs, must alter drastically their attitude t owards the member students. The manager must remember that he is there to serve them not to serve himself (by minimizing his duties) or, to serve the town speople. (for their benefit is of a secondary character in relation to the benefit of the members.) It is only natural that once in a while a student will have to return a job at the last minute because of unavoidable circumstances , but his convenience must always be served before that of the employers. 2) The financial �Page 1. ST LETTER T9 EDITOR Continued from Fiest Page policy of the organization is at present unco-operative in nature, and as such, unfair. Two of the strongest tenets of belief throughout the entire history of the co-operative movement have been : a) that one pays only foe the services rendered, and not for membership privileges, and ( b) that payment shall be in proport;on to services rendered, and not at a uniform rate. It is quite easy to see the unfairness of the uniform rate if one imagines a consumer co-operative proper. and an employment co-operative is essentially the same thing. What I specifically suggest in regard to this organization' s finances , is this: (a) that payment be made at the end of a term, and (b) that payment be graduated in -a constant ratio with the amount of money earned. The problem of those who are slow in paying what they owe can be very simply solved by the caution fee ; and I see means of _ no reason why the College shoula object to this , since it is but a transference of debt. ( c) The co-operative also ought to have a constant balance of fifty dollars in the treasury, which sum can be lent by the College,. and slowly paid back. This will give a solidity to the organization which is invaluable. Any profits, (which can only come after the amortization of the loan by the College) , can be returned as dividends to members in a constant ratio to the amount they were taxed. JOHN'S ST. COLLEGIAN Backcampus The Vicious Circle Last Wednesday Randall reached Mr. Hammond started the proceed'th the announcement, that into a bag and pulled out a former ings wl · h k h _,, athletic director, a bespect:icled and wor k ers are nee d ed m t e wor s op much-abused faculty member, and a to assemble the sailboats M r. Pl un d er . . h d I variety of interesting ringers, to fill as prepare • out a team which was one of the Mr. Smith continuing this meeting, league powers last term. The power made several remarks to the new fresh- was lacking however, and this time men. His points were : 1) No swim - East Pinkney won a 10-6 decision for ming in College Creek ; 2) Any lack its third victory of the spring season. or damage of furniture in dormitories Tom Robertson, of Randall, turn must be reported to the house manag- ed in a fine pitching job, striking out er ; 3) proper clothes must be worn 1 many, but, unfortunately the Randall to College functions which includes fielding was not of the quality neces long trousers and shoes ; and 4) the sary for winning. East Pinkney, the influx of non-college members onto team with nobody batting over .288, the campus is to be discouraged. seemed to take on a new form with ' I Then Mr. Fulton told bis little story about co-operatives. It took him nine minutes. The only fact worthy of repetition is the paradoxical raise in rates. One dollar and twenty-five cents per term from now on, of which seventy-five cents must be paid in advance. Fifteen cents per job for nonmembers. We have also turned into a society of flyj ng trapeze men-sitting pre cariously on our little step in the in tricate system. Then we climb along the knotted rope, the idea being to get to the top. This is Mr. Robert son's way of assuring 'every one a fair chance t o play a superio r tennis player - tennis being the sport in question . . The first hierarchy, as far as we could ascertain, is made up arbitrarily, but it is hoped. it will shape down to a real means of determining the better playIt is quite obvious that these meas- ers in the College. These will be seedures. especially the one concerning payed when the tournament comes along ments will tend to increase memberin August. The saving factor for ship and generally strengthen the or- those of us who are more proficient in ganization. With this system, everythe art. is the rule that a person can one who takes a job will become a be challenged by the same opponent member, and there can be no miscal- only once a week. The changes are culation as to the amount of money made thus ; if the contender wins, posirequired, since a term ' s expenses w ill tions on the ladder are exchanged, in not have to be guessed at, but will be case of the opposite being true, nothing known defin itely. happens. Wakefield and Ray each getting one for three. The rest of the team distributed the other two bits made. The following Tuesday afternoon , the two freshmen dorms opened the regular summer season with a game that was not good softball, but was interesting because of several exciting plays. The new freshmen won, 7 -6 . The g!lme itself was an exchange of rallies as the West Pinkney team bunched hits in the first and fourth to take a 5 - 1 lead at the end of the fourth . Then in the first half of the fifth Paca-Carroll loaded the bases and Mr. Gorman came to bat. He promptly hit a home run over the left fielder's head. It was a home run. because Ned Lathrop dropped the ball on the home-plate put out. Always the .down Ned charged foul-play, saying that Mr. Gorman had knocked the ball out of his hand intentionally. This was followed by references to M r. Gorman's home town and an all us10n to h 1s ancestry. · ' W est p·tn k ney •s b ase-runmng was · · 'fi no t o f t h e b es t an d tt was typ 1 ed b y Alan Straumfjord' s performance. I Only if these steps are taken or something equally fair and workable is done, will the true spirit of co-operation and mutual benefit reign supreme. E . V . THAU Thanks to faulty coaching his performance was something like this: First to second, second to third, hesitation, a return to second only to find it occupied, then a smashing run and C. H . B. slide into third. He was safe and came home to score the winning run. Homere est nouveau ce martin, et Orchids to you, Alan. rien n' est peut-etre aussi Vieux que le Sherman pitched the usual steady journal d'aujourd' hu1. game and struck out the side in one CHARLES PEGUY inning. Hungerford, too pitched a comm endable game but seemed to we.i'ken in the latter innings. The W est Pinkney batting was good with Hungerford, Cameron . gettin g two for three. and Wilson Elsewhere on Backcampus came four announcements: Tennis instruction • will be given ; tennis will be run on a ladder system ; golf instruction will be given : and plans for a track meet and the coaching of runners are being nude. The announcement that track instruction will be given is especialiy noteworthy. and the coaching will be a big help in raising the calibre of the coming track meet. Last summer' s meet was somewhat of a comedy with everybody a physical wreck and the runn ing times ridiculously high. For example, the hundred was won in 11.8 seconds. Track instruction will also help some of the larger-footed "turtles" which are so much in evidence around the campus. G. M. V. Continued from First Page of the liberal arts become thoughts, or mental p rocesses recorded by symbols fo r symbols. This is not to say that • a natu ral faculty is an art, but that the natural faculty functions through art so that art may be said to be a natural fac ulty, disassociated, and limited by means of symbols. The quadrivia! arts may be re garded as sciences ; the manipulations of wh ich are related to them, in the same way that the trivial 'sciences' are related to their arts. The quadrivial art of mus ic becomes a mathematical science, dealing with some body of kn owledge; what it is is not clear, other than the mathematical symbols themselves. Geometry is also a science of symbols, and their mathematical manipulation. If this is pushed further, logic becomes the science of formal symbols, and their conventional relationship ; and this convention must · be absolute, and completel)t conclusive. But this has been stated to be impossible. W.W. R. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN Page 3 The Meaning of At.h le tics (with hollowed-out oxskins. horns and all), jiu-jitsu. and football flourished in the age of Confucius, about Early athletics have their origin in the experience of actual warfare and 600 years before Christ. At that time the Chinese were not only devoted to hunting. The hunting of the wild bull sports, but had something of the athwas a dangerous sport and a neces- letic spint. Confucius enumerated sa_ one for the safety of the country- archery, swordsmanship and chariot ry side, as the labour of Heracles in cap - driving as among the proper arts at turing the Cretan bull and Theseus which a gentleman should be profithe bull of Marathon testify. cient. In the West the earliest picture of Bull fighting also developed in Egypt, though not so spectacularly a true boxing match is on a vase from as with the Minoans of Crete who had Cyprus which may be dated about as sports, the bull ring, boxing and 1100 B. C. We know from Homer perhaps wrestling. In Egypt wrest- that boxing had developed before his ling was part of the training of the time. common soldiery. It is in Homer that we first find For thousands of years in Egyypt the true spirit of sport, the desire to the upper classes lived a life of luxuri- be ever the best and to excel all other ous ease and security in · the fertile men , the joy in the effort. Every Nile valley. They were not a mili- Achaean warrior is an athlete and the tary people, recrutttng their army description of the funeral games in the chiefly from the warlike tribes of the twenty-third book of the Iliad is by Sudan, and the athletic spirit did not far the earliest account of sports that develop. Nor are the combats rep- we possess, and for the sheer joy of resented by Minoan artists real athle- sport bas never been surpassed. It is t ics. They are not proper boxing but generally agreed that the state of soa sort of free fight like the fights of ciety which the Homeric poems dethose common pugilists, pugiles cater- scribe existed at least two or three cenvarii, who fought in companies in the turies earlier. Roman amphitheatre. Boxers and cowThe story of ancient athletics is the bo ys alike are performing noi: for story of Greek athletics. The -Greeks. their own joy in the contest but for as far as we know, are the only truly the pl~asure of the spectators. It was athletic nation of antiquity. To them not from Crete that the Achaeans de- we owe the word 'athlete' and the rived their love of sport, nor is Crete ideal that it expresses. This does not the home of Greek athletics. mean that the Greeks were the invenExcavations are constantly/ revealing to us the existence of highly developed civilizations in the third millenium or earlier. in Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, the highlands of Persia, and even northwest India. But so far they have not revealed to us the sports of those lands. In the luxurious civilization of Mesopotamia we should hardly expect sport to flourish. But further north in Asia Minor or Persia there were hardier races. Those old Persians who learn~d to ride, to shoot, and to speak the truth must surely have . been fond of sport. Wrestling and ball games are widely popular in India. but we have no early records of them . For any record of sports in ancient times we must go further east to China, where boxing, butting tors of the various sports and games that we describe as athletic. (The love of play is universal in all young things. Running, jumping, throwing various objects, fighting, are common. But play is not athletics, though the instinct of play is undoubtedly one of their motives, and recreation is an im portant element. The child plays till he is tired and then leaves off. The competitor in a race goes on after be is tired, goes on to the point of absolute exhaustion; he -even trains himself painfully in order to be captable of greater and more prolonged effort and of exhausting himself more completely. Why does he do this? Why does he take pleasure in what is naturally painful?) The idea of effort is the very es- �JOHN'S Page 4 sence of athletics as the Greeks understood the term and as we understand it; it is indeed inherent in the word itself. For the Greek word from which athlete is derived has two forms , a masculine form. athlos, usually meaning a contest, and a neuter form. athIon, usually denoting the prize of the contest. The idea of the contest is the earlier and root-meaning, for it determines the meaning of the words derived from it. COLLEGIAN I only in physically vigorous and virile I nations that put a high value on phy- The word is used by Homer to describe the ten years' struggle of the Trojan war; it is used of the labours of Heracles. The meaning of the word is clearest in the adjective, athlios . formed from it, which from meaning 'struggling' , 'contesting' comes to mean ' m~erabl~ . ' wretched' . Yet the Homeric warrior delights in these grievous ( alegeinos) con tests , and Pindar describes ·the athlete as one 'who delights in the toil and the cost'. The game that appeals to every true athlete, the game he delights in. is the hard game, the game that puts to the utmost test all bis physical powers and all his skill. But why does the athlete delight in the grievous contest? The athlete is one who competes for something. but it is certainly not the material value of the prize that attracts him. The prize may be an ox or a woman skilled in fair handicraft. a tripod, or a . . cup , b ut t h e most covete d pnze m the Greek world was the wreath of wild olive which was the only prize at the Olympic games. The real prize is the honour of victory. The motive char turns his effort into joy is the desire to pat to the test his physical powers. the desire to excell. It is not every peop~e any more than every individual that feels this joy in the contest, in the effo rt. The athleti sp irit ca n n ot exist where conditions of life are too soft and luxurious; it cannot exist where conditions of life are too hard and where · all the physical energies are exhaus-ted in a constant struggle with the forces of man or nature. It is found rHE -ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN is the )tficial news organ of St. John's Col1ege, published · every Friday during the academic year. Entered as second ~ lass matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879. competition and wonderful as were the results that it produced, it was sical excellence. Bue for the tradition and is a dangerous motive when unwhich the Greeks inherited from the controlled. It was akin to that spirit Achaeans, the latter development of of individualism which was the bane Greek athletics would have been im- of Greek politics. We may doubt if possible. And we may doubt whether team games could ever have acquired the modern athletic m ovement would the same popularity among the Greeks ever have taken place but for the spirit as individual contests. Nor was the handed down to us by our Anglo- worship of success always compatible with the feeling of generosity towards Saxon ancestors. the defeated, or scrupulousness as to No peopie has ever been dominated to such an extent by the desire to ex- the means of obtaining victory. Overcell as the Greeks; no people has ever competition led only too soon to been so fond of competition. They specialization and professio nalism with had competitions in music. drama, its attendant evils: it proved fatal to poetry. art , even beauty competitions. the true amateur spirit. But st imulating as was the spirit of JIM HORNEY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CALENDAR Fri., July 21-Sat., July 29, 1944 ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Friday, July 21: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M . 8:00 P. M. Athletics Formal Lecture-Shakespeare, Mark Van Doren Back Campus Great Hall Athletics Back Campus Athletics Back Campus Athletics Back Campus Athletics Freshman Lecture-The Quadrivium, J a c o b Klein (Other members of the College cordially invited) Back Campus . Great Hall Athletics College Meeting Back Campus Great Hall Athletics Formal Lecture Frontiers of Poetry, Si9ter M : Madeleva, President, Saint Mary's College, Holy Cross, Indiana Back Campus Great Hall Athletics Back Campus Saturday, July 22: 10:00 A. M .-12:0 M. Monday, July 24: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Tuesday, July 25: 3 :00 -5 :00 P . M . Wednesday, July 26: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 8:00 P. M. Thursday, July 27: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 7 :30 P. M. Friday, July 28: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 8:00 P. M. Saturday, July 29: 10:00 A . M. - 12:00 M. St. John'.s ~~II eg1an Vol. L VII-No. 11 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1944 Artes Som nae Price: 1Oc A cynic quite recently said that Mr. Van Doren' s lectures are really not leecures at all, but courses- in art apprecia tion. I objected, n ot because his Judgment was wrong, but because his sense of values was corrupted- corrupted as a by-product of the St. John ' s study of the liberal arts. For in truth , we argue too much under tbc banner of Olympian dialectfr and ap- what Mr. Van Doren said, or why he said, but that he said, that is crucial. I propose to be a passive vehicle from here on; being al ways conscious that the letter can but give an indication of the spirit. And it is, at its best, a starting line for the reminiscense of those wh o heard. Shakespeare is the whole of Shakes peare : thirty -seven plays, o ne hundred and fifty -four sonnets, and several nar- peace's occupation with words (all this on the grammatical level)' that bis taste, if it is conscious, sometimes degenerates, at least in this prudish age. Anyway, " only a second, or rather a tenth rate artist has perfect taste, des-::ending arithmetically to one of first rate, who se taste is usually atrocious.,, As witness Mr. Van D oren cited passages from the ends of Lear, Hamlet, and Anthony and Cleopatra. preciate far roe little. It is no thorn in my flesh that 1\-lr. Van Doren did not prove anything. He conveyed a!td indicated and appreciated. This review suffers from the handicap of being an appreciation of an appreciation. Such a personal attitude is ineYitable; and fatal, as the daily issues of P. M. demonstrate. Since this was the second lecture on Shakespeare, the lecturer briefly r~counted the major points of his previous discussion. And since the following was chiefly a specific ampliticat ion of these points, it will be best not to summarize the summary; but to p recede from topic to topic. There i5 no use of first putting the lecture on paper with heavy lines in deep relief, with connections and examples to fill and tie together. Mr. Van Doren's categories unless presented by himself, are quite meaningless, if set down in a sho rt schematic outline. As this is St. John ' s College, Shakespeare was, of co urse , first initiated into the species of the libe ral arts. It was clear that the usual meshes could neither explain nor co ncain such an unwieldly monster. Therefore, it became necessary to st retch the ropes well beyond recognit ion. It must be admitted, that , at a pl ace where everybody strives to be a more liberal artist, and where nearly every body talks about the liberal arts, an d where no two people will ever agree on their respective natures and limits, this was both necessary and pa rdonable. But enough of introduction and commentary. To paraphrase a well kno wn saying of. Aldous _ Huxley on D . H. Lawrence, It was not so much rative poems. All this is a unity; in divisible with o ut loss. There are an infinite number of opinions of all shades, all held with the deepest conviction t o testify to its greatness. Shakespeare's liberal art is concealed among "bones, blood vessels, and mirrors," as it o ught to be. Like the human heart, it is invisible from the outside; at its best, almost inaudible, and supplying blood to specific parts of the body. For convenience sake, let us look at Shakespeare in light of the trivial arts. Grammar. Logic. and Rhetoric. Grammar is simply the basic ingredients of his disco urse, or his style. Significantly, or curiously we find that be has not style, or rather thirty-seven differno style, or rather thirty-seven differ plays. There is no Shakespearean way -only the right way to say something, and " right poetry" is indeed the crown of poetry's expression, being but the inevitable thing a specific character would say-surely . the highest of all praises. Shakespeare is most Shakesp~are when be is contrasted with the greatest of poets; in his love of words and of figures of speech. We have the unsuppressible Dr. Johnson as Impeccable testimony. The Elizabethans lived in a great school, conscious in the analysis of discourse-an age which classified 180 figures of speech and produced the most witty audiences the world has ever seen. Their poets wer·e expected to be able to argue ( a thing modern poets despise ) , with not only good argument, definition , syllogism, cause, and effect, but also to be masters of sophistry, which has the power to 1 corrupt souls. So great was Shakes- Shakespeare's lo gic is bis power of abstraction. or simply bis power of thought. George Bernard Shaw whose constant habits are renovation and heresy, " a very bri ght man, as we all know ," and one who can never forger Shakespeare, refers to Sbakespeare's greatness as the " word magic of the boy, " implying that he lacked thought, probably because be didn't stump England to discuss the questions of the hour. Mr. Van Doren thinks that Shaw is great, but wrong in this instance. Shakespeare simply "kept his brains inside his bead-where they ought to be." In all the plays we constantly hear enunciations of general truths, but more important, the great characters are all both unique and at the same time classifiable types. Man as a "rational animal" loves nothing better than men he can both appreciate and classify. This is the chief reason why Shakespeare endures. The characters are real because they are not Shakespeare-all are not the author in the guise of a character, as so often b2ppens in modern art, where, for example, as in D. H. Lawrence, nearly all male characters are none other than D. H. Lawrence: a tremendous personality, perhaps the greatest of our age, but really as ignorant of himself as be !eaves us of others. We would wish to see the general formula, "the more interesting the man, the less interesting his work" discussed in relation to John Milron. The rhetoric of Shakespeare. wl-.irh is " nothing but the final result of all effects-the plot and each cbaract' · in I his own truth ," was saved for the ne>:t time. K. E. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For the Greek w ord from which COLLEGIAN I only in physically vigorous and virile I nations that put a high value on phy- athlete is derived has two forms, a masculine form. athlos, usually meaning a contest, and a neuter form. athIon, usualiy denoting the prize of the contest. The idea of the contest is the earlier and root-meaning, .for it determines the meaning of the words derived from it. The word is used by Homer to describe the ten years' struggle of the Trojan war; it is used of the labours of Heracles. The meaning of the word is clearest in the adjective, athlios, formed from it, which from 'con testing' 'struggling', meaning comes to mean ' miserable', ' wretched'. Yet the Homeric warrior delights in these grievous ( alegeinos) contests, and Pindar describes ·the athlete as one 'who delights in the toil and the cost'. The game that appeals to every true athlete, the game he delights in. is the hard game. the game that puts to the utmost test all his physical powers and all his skill. sical excellence. But for the tradition which the Greeks inherited from the Achaeans, the latter development of Greek athletics would have been impossible. And we may doubt whether the modern athletic movement would ever have taken place but for the spirit handed down to us by our AngloSaxon ancestors. No people bas ever been dominated to such an extent by the desire to excell as the Greeks; no peopie bas ever specialization and professionalism with been so fond of competition. The · · d y its attendant evils: it proved fatal to bad competitions m music, rama, . . the true amateur spirit. poetry, art, even b eauty compet1t10ns. But st imulating as was the spirit of JIM HORNEY I CALENDAR Fri., July 21-Sat., July 29, 1944 ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Friday, July 21: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 8:00 P. M. But why does the athlete delight in Saturday, July 22: the grievous contest? The athlete is 10:00 A. M.-12:0 M. one who competes for something. but it is certainly not the material value Monday, July 24: of the prize that attracts him. The 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. prize may be an ox or a woman skilled in fair handicraft, a tripod, or a Tuesday, July 25: 3 :00-5 :00 P . M . cup, but the most coveted prize in the Greek world was the wreath of wild Wednesday, July 26: olive which was the only prize at the 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Olympic games. The real prize is the 8:00 P. M. honpur of victory. The motive that turns his effort into joy is the desire to put to the test his physical powers . the· desire to excell. It is not every peop!e any more than every individual that feels this joy in i:he contest, in the Thursday, July 27: 3 :00- 5 :00 P. M. effort. The athletic spirit cannot exist 7 :30 P. M. where conditions of life are too soft and luxurious; it cannot exist where Friday, July 28: con.ditions of life are too hard and 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. where · all the physical energies are ex8 :00 P. M. haus-ted in a constant struggle with the forces of man or nature. It is found THE--ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN is the ) fficial news organ of St. John's Col1ege, published - every Friday during the _ academic year. Entered as second ~lass matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879. competition and wonderful as were the results that it produced, it was and is a dangerous motive when uncontrolled. It was akin to that spirit of individualism which was the bane of Greek politics. We may doubt if team games could ever have acquired the same popularity among the Greeks as individual contests. Nor was the worship of success always compatible with the ·f eeling of generosity towards the defeated, or scrupulousness as to the means of obtaining victory. Overcompetition led only too soon to Athletics Formal Lecture-Shakespeare, Mark Van Doren Back Campus Great Hall Athletics Back Campus Athletics B·ack Campus Athletics Back Campus Athletics Freshman Back Campus Great Hall Athletics College Meeting Back Campus Great Hall Lecture-The Quadrivium, J a c o b Klein (Other members of the College cordially invited) Athletics Formal Lecture - Fron- Back Campus Great Hall tiers of Poetry, Sister M: Madeleva, President, Saint Mary's College, Holy Cross, Indiana Saturday, July 29: 10:00 A. M.-12:00 M. Athletics Back Campus l ~8 A4 _ • ' St. Joh n.s Vol. L VII-No. 11 eg1an ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1944 Artes Som nae A cynic quite recently said that Mr. Van Doren's lectures are really not leetures at all, but courses in art appreciation. I objected, not because his Judgment was wrong, but because his sense of values was corrupted-corrup ted as a by-product of the St. Joh n's study of the liberal arts. For in truth, we argue too much under tbr. ban ner of Olympian dialectfr and apprec iate far toe little. It is no thorn in my flesh that l\fr. Van Doren did not prove an yching. He conveyed a11d indicated and appreciated. This review suffers from the handicap of being an appreciation of an appreciation. Such a personal attitude is ineYitable; and fatal. as the daily issues of P. M . demo nstrate. Since this was the second lecture on Shakespeare, the lecturer briefly recoun ted the major points of his previous discussion. And since the follow ing was chiefly a specific amplification of these points, it will be best not to summarize the summary; but to precede from topic to topic. There is no use of first putting the lecture on paper with heavy lines in deep relief, with connections and examples to fill and tie together. Mr. Van Doren's catego ries unless presented by himself, are quite meaningless, if set down in a short schematic outline. As this is St. J obn' s College, Shakespeare was, of course. first initiated into the species of the liberal arts. It was clear that the usual meshes could neither explain nor contain such an unwieldly monster. Therefo re, it became necessary to stretch the ropes well beyond recognition. It must be admitted, that, at a place where everybody strives to be a more liberal artist, and when nearly every body talks about the liberal arts, and whe re no two people will ever agree on their respective natures and limits , this was both necessary and pardonable. But enough of introduction and commen tary. To paraphrase a well known saying of Aldous Huxley on D . H . Lawrence, it was not so much what Mr. Van Doren said, or why be said, but that he said, that is crucial. I propose to be a passive vehicle from here on ; being al ways conscious that the letter can but give an indication of the spirit. And it is, at its best, a starting line for the reminiscense of those who beard. Shakespeare is the whole of Shakespeare: thirty-seven plays, one hundred and fifty-four sonnets, and several narrati ve poems. All this is a unity; indivisible without loss. There are an infinite number of opinions of all shades, all held with the deepest conviction to testify to its greatness. Shakespeare's liberal art is concealed among "bones, blood vessels, and mirrors," as it ought to be. Like the human heart, it is invisible from the outside ; at its best, almost inaudible, and supplying blood to specific parts of the body. For convenience sake, let us look at Shakespeare in light of rhe trivial arts. Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric. Grammar is simply the basic ingredients of his discourse, or his style. Significantl y, or curiously we find that be has not style, or rather thirty-seven differno style, or rather thirty-seven differplays. There is no Shakespearean way -only the right way to say something. and " right poetry" is indeed the crown of poetry's expression, being but the inevitable thing a specific character would say-surely . the highest of all praises. Shakespeare is most Shakesp~are when be is contrasted with the greatest of poets; in bis love of words and of figures of speech. We have the unsuppressible Dr. Johnson as 1mpeccable testimony. The Elizabethans lived in a great school, conscious in the analysis of discourse-an age which classified 18 O figures of speech and produced the most witty audiences the world has ever seen. Their poets were expected to be able to argue ( a thing modern poets despise ) , with not only good argument, definition , syllogism, cause, and effect, but also to be masters of sophistry, which has the power to corrupt souls. So great was Shakes- Price: 1 Oc peare's occupation with words (all this on the grammatical level)' that his taste, if it is conscious, sometimes degenerates, at least in this prudish age. Anyway, "only a second, or rather a tenth rate artist has perfect taste, descending arithmetically to one of first rate, whose taste is usually atrocious." As witness Mr. Van Doren cited passages from the ends of Lear, Hamlet, and Anthony and Cleopatra. Shakespeare's logic is his power of abstraction, or simply his power of thought. George Bernard Shaw whose constant habits are renovation and heresy, ''a very bright man, as we all know ," and one who can never forget Shakespeare, refers to Shakespeare's greatness as the "word magic of the boy," implying that he lacked thought, probably because he didn't stump England to discuss the questions of the hour. Mr. Van Doren thinks that Shaw is great, but wrong in this instance. Shakespeare simply "kept his brains inside his head-where they ought to be." In all the plays we constanrly hear enunciations of general truths, but more important, the great characters are all both unique and at the same time classifiable types. Man as a " rational animal" loves nothing better than men be can both appreciate and classify. This is the chief reason why Shakespeare endures. The characters are real because they are not Shakespeare-all are not the author in the guise of a character, as so often happens in modern art, where, for example, as in D . H. Lawrence, nearly all male characters are none other than D. H. Lawrence: a tremendous personality , perhaps the greatest of our age, but really as ignorant of himself as he !eaves us of others. We would wish to see the general formula, "the more interesting the man, the less interesting his work" discussed in relation to John Milton. The rhetoric of Shakespeare , wl-.icb is " nothing but the final result of all effects-the plot and each cbaract ' · in I his own truth," was saved for the next time. K. E. �ST. Paget Backcampus Last Wednes.d ay Chase-Stone, by b?ating East Pmkney 3-2, ~caged a surprising, though still unconvincing, comeback. The game was marked by slightly better than average field ing on the part of both teams. Both pii:cbers turned in creditable performances as the Chase-Stone' s cripscore indicated. pled pitcher, Nat Durlach, put sparkle into the game by hitting a double down the third base line to bring in two runs and to win his own game . . b Ch ase- S tone, a It h oug h cut h it y East Pinkney , won , as East Pinkney was unable to bunch their hits. The field play of the C .-S . team was exceptional at the crucial moments when their pitcher allowed men on base. Elliott JOHN'S COLLEGIAN Tale was not good and West Pinkney ' s field-1· did not help matters. In an unexceptional game, Garis. playing third 1 In a far -away Siberian land, during base for Randall had three hits for four a period of little journeying, there times at bat, surprisingly enough. lived an old couple in an old house. 0 Through their defeat of West Pinkney, They were happy in their seclusion Ch~se - Stone now has undisputed pos- I and longed not for any intrusionsesston of first place in the league for any interruptio.n of the habitual orstanding . der of life they adhered to. Iing I ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4. 1944 The Quadrivial Arts T . D. E. One bad night, their methodical order was interrupted, for they were both awakened from their sleep by the Washington. In the first World War, O. n .Tuesday last, the members of the j do or. The bu. sband, not given to mor. Announcement Co t illion Board met, and after review- . bid speculation, opened the door ing certain impediments w hich threat- promptly , and the first far-away visitor ened the success of any future under- entered their humble shack, seeking shelter and food. The old people were raking , decided to disband ; the inof a kindly nature, and the traveler dividual members each resigning their partook of the best thi'ng they could War Meeting artillery regiment in France. Through the years coming between the last and t h e p resent conflict. he spent a great deal of his time as the European representative of large American industrial fi rms , with hea dquarters in Paris. Colo nel Taylor's talk, entitled Eucopean Wacs , will not on! y cover the military aspects of these struggles, but also their political causes. The speaker is especially qualified to cover this subject, since he was in Europe up to the o u tbreak of the wa r, and h ad ample opportunity to see behind the scenes in regard to the antecedent policy of World War II. offer him. He was not unappreciative, and left to the old man ( to share with his wife ), an invention which had not yet made its way to this far-away region. The gift was but a small hand mirror. After taking leave of his guest, the old man gazed into his mirror, and incredulously informed himself, " The Lord be praised. This is truly the very likeness of my dear departed father. " He hid his treasure carefully, but stole away as often as possible to gaze long and lovingly into his mirror. It was, of course, not long before curiosity and resentment drove the old lady to spy on these activities of her husband. She dared not speak out about- the matter, for in those much wiser times, it was not unhusbandlike to constructively correct a prying wife in a way she was little likely to forget. The woman' s chan ce finally came, however, for due · · to an mcreasmg co Id ness b etween t h em, I the husband spent much time in the woods away from his home. During one of the old man' s absences, his wife very slowly and dramatically stole to the hiding place of her husband' s secret. She lifted it up gingerly . but upon looking into it, she straightened up to her full five feet , and proclaimed indignantly , " So this is the ugly old witch my husband loves more than me! " ================= rHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN is the )fficial news organ of S t. J ohn's Colle ge, published every Friday during the acad emic year. Entered a s second ::la ss matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879 . The ability to understand the nature gave a lecture for the freshmen on the quadrivium : the four arts, A rithmetic, Geometry, Music, and Astronomy. He gave the meaning of the Greek wo rd episteme as intuition. The He asked if circles exist. answer would obviously be, " What do you mean by exist?" The modern idea on this subject is that the mathematical or abstract circle is taken Price: 1 Oc War Meeting of a circle is due to a sort of spatial A week ago Wednesd ay Mr. Klein had two for three to lead Chase-Stone' s hitting attack. positions. This was not an admission of failure on the part of the Board The following day, a free-hitting alone, but it also represents the failure Chase-Stone team beat Randall 15-3. of a community. It has been decided Durlach , backed up by excellent field- to try again with a new type of oring, pitched a good game, allowing ganizing method . A new group will only three bits, and letting five men on be organized on Monda y evening at base. The Chase-Stone pitcher heaved The new operational seven o' clock. five hitless innings in which not a man reached first base. Eissler and Van plan is the cooperative idea , which actually covers a great variety of specific Doren were the big sticks in the C. -S. forms . This meeting will start the attack, both having five for five for machinery rolling to decide on a new the afternoon . Only one man on the type of Cotillion Cooperative, and to C.-S. team failed to h it , and only one introduce the organization formally. failed to score, although ev ery man did get on base. Randall' s part in the game was marked by poor fielding , worse pitching , and practically no hitThis Sunday the first War Meeting ting. On Tuesday of the next week, Paca- of the term will be held. The speaker Carroll won from East Pinkney b y w ill be Colo n el \Villiam N . Taylor, forfeit. now attached to the Government in On Wednesday of this week , ChaseStone again beat East Pinkney 21 to Wash ington . In the first World War field 12. Neither pitcher was in good form Colonel Taylor commanded as only one man out of the twenty that played failed to hit ; while every man o n bot h teams scored at least once. The game was loosel y pla yed on all counts ; with too man y errors, cheap hits and walks. The absence of East Pinkney ' s regular pitcher, Van Sant, was sorely felt . Elliott and Durlach hit three for four ; Van Doren , Ell iott and Ray. three for five . The reversal of Chase-Stone after their play of last term has been surprising. But though they have bee n successful so far , they have as yet had no real test. Yesterda y Randall turned back West Pinkney I 0 to I. Hooker' s pitching Vol. L VII-No. 12 Last Sunday, the program of short lectures on the progress of the war was resumed. Colonel William N. Taylor, one-time European representative of the Dupont munitions cartel, was the speaker. understanding, Colonel Taylor started with the cold out of the concrete " circle,'' the word Tekne comes bere b emg used to indicate anything fact that there always has been war. · fro m the root tek , me aning to gener- which closely resembles the mathe- There have been 13 00 years of it since ate, and its meaning is production, or matical circle. This is one of the in- the birth of Christ, in contrast to only kno wledge how. In contrasting the :redible powers of the human mind; 7 0 0 years of peace. know ledge, or science. trivium with the quadrivium, the for- as is counting, which is one of the greatest mvsteries. Mathematics arose mer are arts, while the latter have more by a sort of abstract formulation of the the cha racter of sciences. It w ould " pattern of ideas" applied to material seem t h at. insofar as each involve both things, whose properties· may be ap"kno w- how" and " know that," this prehended by the senses. The unit is distinction w o u ld n o t be valid, but it the most important entity of mathematics ; yet it has no definition : Cf. is harder to expound the science in the Euclid, Bk. 7, Def. 1: " A unit is that trivium than to expound its art , wh ile by virtue of which each of the things the opposite holds true in the case of that exist is called one." the q uadri vium. Physics is the science of movable M r. Klein then w ent on to explain bodies, while geometry is the science of shapes abstracted from these bodies; cbe dual system of positional notation therefore physics depends upon geomein an effort to sho w the arbitrar y chartry, and geometry depends upon acter af signs and symbols. He showarithmetic, since number is prior to ed th at for the number three there are form. at least four different signs. but the Astronomy is an old name for real natu re of " three" is not con tained in these signs. The number itself has physics, since it is " the science which neither position nor shape. w hile the handles movable shapes within this Therefore astronomy design h as both. He stated that men universe. must u se signs ; this is obvious in the pends upon geometry and arithmetic. case of commun ication , but it w ould Music, in the extended sense of the seem that a man could thin k within word, is that which treats of ratio and himsel f in terms of the ideas them- harmony in material things , while selves rather t h an the signs fo r the ratio and h armon y amon g numbe rs is id~a~ . a part of arithmetic The fifth book The quadrivium only seems am- of Eudid is the greatest example of It seems that the eyes biguous in the case of false ope ration, harmonics. " see" numbers , while the ears " hear" because o f its precise and scient ific nature, w h ile the trivium enjoys am- ratio. but it may be contended that biguity as do puns, which are a low the eyes see ratio also, since the eyes perceive the beauty of the golden recform of the tr ivi um . tangle, and that the ears hear numThe lect ure r went on to descri be ber, as in rhythm. Mr. Klein derhe nature of the fou r p arts of t he scribed music as being " numbers in quadrivium. Shapes and position motion ." have nothing to do w ith arithmetic ; they are in the realm of geometry. P. P. It is under this fundamental precept, that a science of war has been established. As the German General Staff bas perfected this science to the utmost :legree, the speaker covered primarily the theories of its chief exponent, General van Clausewitz. War is a legal function , and as such should be waged only for the good of the state; and after all diplomatic means have failed. The important point in this consideration is the fact that it makes little difference whether the war is " won" or " lost" on the tactical level. If the peace is won ( i. e.. the state derives some good from the conflict ) the war is considered · to have been victorious. There are two kinds of war: Real war, waged intelligently by professional soldiers, and entered into only when no other means could achieve the political and economic end of the state ; and false war, violating these principies, and which, according to Clausewitz should be avoided. Once a state has committed itself to war, the military assumes control. and plans the strategy. The essence of strategy is to impose one' s will on the enemy. In other words, it is to fight when and where success seems most probable. Tactics is the means to fulfil the commands of strategy. To illustrate this , Col. Taylor cited an example from the Russo-Polish war in 1920. 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Ch ase- Stone, a1t h oug h cut h it by East Pinkney, won, as East Pinkney was unable to bunch their hits. The field play of the C.-S. team was exceplional at the crucial moments when their pitcher allowed men on base. Elliott · · · times at b at, surpnsmg 1y enough. Through their defeat of West Pinkney, Ch ase- S tone now h as un d'isputed pos· · session o f fi rst p 1ace m the league standing. Tale I n a f ar-away S 1 enan land, dunng 'b · · period of little journeying, there 1.1ved an o 1d couple m an old house. · l'"They were happy in their seclusion · · I an d 1onged not for any mtrus1onf or any Interruption of the habitual or· · · der of life they adhered to. I Vol. L VII-No. 12 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4. 1944 The Quadrivial Arts The ability to understand the nature of a circle is due to T . D . E. One bad night, their methodical order was interrupted, for they were both awakened from their steep by the Washington. In the first World War, o_n, Tuesday last, the members of the do. or. The bu. sband, not given to mor- Announcement I Cotillion Board met, and after review- , bid speculation, opened the door ing certain impediments which threat- promptly , and the first far-away visitor ened the success of any future under- entered their humble shack, seeking shelter and food. The old people were taking , decided to disband; the inof a kindly nature, and the traveler dividual members each resigning their partook of the best thing they could had two for three to lead Chase-Stone's hitting attack. positions. This was not an admission of failure on the part of the Board The following day, a free-hitting alone, but it also represents the failure Chase-Stone team beat Randall 15-3. of a community. It has been decided Durlach, backed up by excellent field- to try again with a new type of oring, pitched a good game, allowing ganizing method. A new group will only three hits, and letting five men on be organized on Monday evening at base. The Chase-Stone pitcher heaved The new operational seven o'clock. five hitless innings in which not a man reached first base. Eissler and Van plan is the cooperative idea, which actually covers a great variety of specific Doren were the big sticks in the C. -S. forms . This meeting will start the attack, both having five for five for machinery rolling to decide on a new the afternoon. Only one man on the type of Cotillion Cooperative, and to C.-S. team failed to hit, and only one introduce the organization formally. failed to score, although every man did get on base. Randall's part in the game was marked by poor fielding, worse pitching, and practically no hitThis Sunday the first War Meeting ting. of the term will be held. The speaker On Tuesday of the next week, PacaCarroll won from East Pinkney by will be Colonel Vlilliam N. Taylor, now attached to the Government in forfeit. On Wednesday of this week, ChaseWashington. In the first World War Stone again beat East Pinkney 21 to Colonel Taylor commanded a .field 12. Neither pitcher was in good form as only one man out of the twenty artillery regiment in France. Through that played failed to hit; while every the years coming between the last and man on both teams scored at least once. t he present conflict. he spent a great The game was loosely played on all deal of his time as the European reprecounts ; with too many errors, cheap sentative of large American industrial hits and walks. The absence of East firms, with headquarters in Paris. Pinkney' s regular pitcher, Van Sant, Colonel Taylor's talk, entitled Eucopwas sorely felt. Elliott and Durlach ean Wacs, will not only cover the milihit three for four ; Van Doren, Elliott tary aspects of these struggles, but also and Ray, three for five. The reversal their political causes. The speaker is of Chase-Stone after their play of last especially qualified to cover this subterm has been surprising. But though ject, since he was in Europe up to the they have been successful so far, they outbreak of the war, and had ample have as yet had no real test. opportunity to see behind the scenes in Yesterday Randall turned back West regard to the antecedent policy of Pinkney 10 to l. Hooker's pitching World War II. War Meeting offer him. He was not unappreciative, and left to the old man (to share with his wife) , an invention which had not yet made its way to this far-away region. The gift was but a small hand muror. After taking leave of his guest, the old man gazed into his mirror, and incredulously informed himself, "The Lord be praised. This is truly the very likeness of my dear departed father." He hid his treasure carefully, but stole away as often as possible to gaze long and lovingly into his mirror. It was, of course, not long before curiosity and resentment drove the old lady to spy on these activities of her husband. She dared not speak out about · the matter, for in those much wiser times, it was not unhusbandlike to constructively correct a prying wife in a way she was little likely to forget. The woman's chance finally came, however, for due to an increasing coldness between them, Ithe husband spent much time in the woods away from his home. J?uri~g 1 one of the old man s absences, his wife very slowly and dramatically stole to the hiding place of her husband's secret. She lifted it up gingerly, but upon looking into it, she straightened up to her full five feet, and proclaimed indignantly , " So this is the ugly old witch my husband loves more than met" ================= rHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN is the )ffi.cial news organ of St. John's Col· 1ege, published every Friday during the academic year. Entered as second ~lass matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879. intuition. He asked if circles exist. ga ve a lecture for the freshmen on the The answer would obviously be qu adrivium: the four arts , Arithmetic, ' "What do you mean by exist?" The Geometry, Music, and Astronomy. modern idea on this subject is that the He gave the meaning of the Greek mathematical or abstract circle is taken word episteme as understanding, out of the concrete "circle," the word knowledge, or science. Tekne comes here being used to indicate anything from the root tek, meaning to gener- which closely resembles the matheate, and its meaning is production, or matical circle. This is one of the inknowledge how. In contrasting the ;redible powers of the human mind; as is counting, which is one of the trivium with the quadrivium, the forgreatest mvsteries. Mathematics arose mer are arts, while the latter have more by a sort of abstract formulation of the the character of sciences. It would "pattern of ideas" applied to material seem that, insofar as each involve both things, whose properties· may be ap"know-how" and "know that," this prehended by the senses. The unit is distinction would not be valid, but it the most important entity of mathematics; yet it has no definition: Cf. is harder to expound the science in the Euclid, Bk. 7, Def. 1: "A unit is that trivium than to expound its art, while by virtue of which each of the things the opposite holds true in the case of that exist is called one." the quadrivium. Mr. Klein then went on to explain che dual system c;,f positional notation in an effort to show the arbitrary character of signs and symbols. He showed that for the number three there are at least four different signs, but the real nature of "three" is not contained in these signs. The number itself has neither position nor shape, while the sign has both. He stated that men must use signs; this is obvious in the case of communication, ·but it would seem that a man could think within himsel f in terms of the ideas themselves rather than the signs for the idt;?a~. The quadrivium only seems ambiguous in the case of false operation, because of its precise and scientific nature, while the trivium enjoys ambiguity as do puns,, which are a low form of the trivium. The lecturer went on to describe rhe nature of the four parts of the quadrivium. Shapes and position have nothing to do with arithmetic; they are in the realm of geometry. War Meeting a sort of spatial A week ago Wednesday Mr. Klein Physics is the sci\!nce of movable bodies, while geometry is the science of shapes abstracted from these bodies ; therefore physics depends upon geometry, and geometry depends upon arithmetic, since number is prior to form. Astronomy is an old name for physics, since it is "the science which bandies movable shapes within this universe. Therefore astronomy depends upon geomerry and arithmetic. Music, in the extended sense of the word , is that which treats of ratio and harmony in material things, while ratio and harmony among numbers is a part of arithmetic. The fifth book of Euclid is the greatest example of harmonics. It seems that the eyes "see" numbers, while the ears "hear" ratio, but it may be contended that the eyes see ratio also, since the eyes perceive the beauty of the golden rectangle, and that the ears hear number, as in rhythm. Mr. Klein described music as being " numbers in motion." P. P. Price: 1 Oc Last Sunday, the program of short lectures on the progress of the war was resumed. Colonel William N. Taylor, one-time European representative of the Dupont munitions cartel, was the speaker. Colonel Taylor started with the cold fact that there always has been war. There have been 13 00 years of it since the birth of Christ, in contrast to only 7 0 0 years of peace. It is under this fundamental precept, that a science of war has been established. As the German General Staff bas perfected this science to the utmost ~egree, the speaker covered primarily the theories of its chief exponent, General von Clausewitz. War is a legal function, and as such should be waged only for the good of the state; and after all diplomatic means have failed. The important point in this consideration is the fact that it makes little difference whether the war is "won" or "lost" on the tactical level. If the peace is won ( i. e., the state derives some good from the conflict) the war is considered · to have been victorious. There are two kinds of war: Real war, waged intelligently by professional soldiers, and entered into only when no other means could achieve the political and economic end of the state; and false war, violating these principies, and which, according to Clausewitz should be avoided. Once a state has committed itself to war, the military assumes control. and plans the strategy. The essence of strategy is to impose one's will on the enemy. In other words, it is to fight when and where success seems most probable. Tactics is the means to fulfil the commands of strategy. To illuscrate this, Col. Taylor cited an example from the Russo-Polish war in 1920. Although it was primarily a tribute to one Lesky And His Motorcycle, it served as partial demonstration of the theories just propounded. In total war, personal feelings must I �Page 'J. ST. be completely discounted. Lives are valuable, but there are instances where lives must be lost, and (this is especially true in defensive warfare) . There it should be the plan of the commanding officer that his losses are sustained - by second-line divisions, in order that the first-line troops can be used for offensive purposes. In keeping with this theory on the purpose of war, Clausewitz advocates, that once a war is certain to end in defeat, it should be discontinued immediately ; that the state may suffer as little unnecessary damage as possible. Planning for the next conflagration is begun at once. This is the way the military command of defeated nations function, Col. Taylor stated. A victorious nation pushes aside the men who have won its war, and the statesmen take over; leaving this nation open to attack by the loser, who has kept his high command intact. This is the cycle of war. The views expressed by Col. Taylor are shared _ by all competent professional· solders. His ideas concerning the conduct of war must be accepted by civilians, for once a conflict is begun, " total war" must be used to bring it to a quick and successful ending. However, the tacit assumption that since there has always been war, therefore we shall of necessity continue in this way, is somewhat doubtful. The speaker' s background leaves him no other alternative, but to statesmen, and to the peoples of the world, war has been mostly a thing to be abhorred, md innumerable efforts have been made to preserve peace. The speaker seemed to offer a natural reason and a justifi<:ation for general staffs, and with this the German General Staff- denounced by the Allies as the cause of wars on the Continent of Europe. He also may be said to have advocated-although implicitly-the old formula that might makes right. Col. Taylor's proposition, that the handling of peace should be done by th e military, also sounded lucrative when he stated it. Upon closer investigat ion , however, we can arrive only at the conclusion, that peace would consist of a series of truces, during which bigger and better wars JOHN 'S C OLLEGIAN . I (the members) , not to serve himself or to serve the townspeople (for their Before I proceed to the details in 1 benefit is of secondary character in reMr. Thau's letter of July 20th, let lation to the benefit of the members)." me offer a few lines which concern it I think that it is dearly understood as a whole. The letter itself deserves that the manager is a connecting link a word of praise for it is the first sign I between the members and the townsof true interest which has come from people. His e~tire purpose is to s~rve the student group in regards to the both groups with the greatest possible political functioning of their coopera- success. Should he place his personal tive. There has been a rather dis- interests above those of either group, it couraging tendency to look at this or- would be due to a misunderstanding in ganization from a standpoint of per- his own mind, rather than to any sonal interest, with little or no regard political weakness on the part of the as to its success as a body serving the cooperative. I find it hard to accept, entire community. This lack of in- as a simple fact, that the interests of terest was clearly evident at the meet- the townspeople .~hould be secondary ings held for all cooperative members. to those of the members. For it is At such gatherings, which were held difficult to draw a line between the only once or twice a term , only a good of on; and the other. If a stuhandful of members would be present. dent fails to report for a job or doe~ Many students were unwilling to un- not perform hi~ duties, he is no: only derstand and support the organization harming himself, but also his employer of which they were a part. Mr. Thau ar.d the cooperative. The very word has brought up a problem which con- cooperative implies a working together cerns every member of the coopera- toward a common goal. It is ag.a inst tive ; and to a somew hat lesser degree, the cooperative principle to place the ev 21v member of the community. This interests of the individual over those of problem can be solved successfully only the group. Letter to the Editor I if it is given interest and attention by the cooperative membership in its entirety. For any democratic institution can stand only so long as it receives the support and interest of its members. Mr. Thau seems very concerned over tht wo rd " Cooperative" in the organization' s title. He has offered two objection; to the sense in which this word has been so far interpreted. First he states that " the manager must remember he is here to serve them would be planned. To prevent this has been the aim of most Allied statesmen since the end of the last war. The extreme pacifist view of total d isarmament is also erroneous, and an enforced peace, similar to the Pax Romana is pe!haps the only way order can be maintained on the Continent for any length of time. This necessitates a military high command, but it should not be in the dominating position of that of Germany, nor should such an ordering body be neglected, as in the Allied nations during peace time. C. H . B. ST. bas no desire to make this payment (which can usually be re -earned on one 'ob) , then it hardly seems reasonable J co give him a voice in determining the affairs of the organization. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN ury. This loan would be paid back as soon as possible. He states in . the case of the caution iee, "I see no reason why the College should object to this, since it is but a transference of debt." But this is the very point to which I think an objection should be made. Once the College assttmes th~ responsibi'lity of serving as a financial support to the Cooperative, the organization ceases to exist for its title is the "St. PerJohn's Student Cooperative.'' In regard to the statement that "payment should be in proportion to services rendered," I again believe an attempt is made to fulfill the principle upon which this statement rests. Expressed more simply, it demands that students be taxed according to the amount of money earned. Yet a basic haps it would then be a true Coprinciple of the Cooperative is that all jobs be distributed equally among Thus every member is members. given an opportunity to take a large num ber of jobs. All members are offe red the same number of jobs. If one takes twenty, while another accep ts only six, it seems only fair that the former be allowed the . additional money which he earned. I cannot see the value of " taxing" a person who ' cakes greater advantage of his oppor' tunities than one who allows them to slip by. As a consequence of these two suggestions, Mr. Thau has proposed the The second of Mr. Thau' s objecfollowing changes : (a) that payment tions is to the financial principles of be made at the end of a term ; (b) that the cooperative. He states two basic payment be graduated in a ratio to the concepts governing any cooperative. amou nt earned ; and (c) that the CoIn brief these concepts are : (a) "one operative keep a constant balance of pays for services rendered, and not for $50. He states that if these changes membership privileges.'' (b) "payare made, " _ ___ everyone w h o ta k es a ment shall be in proportion to se rjob becomes a member, and there can vices rendered, and not at an uniform be no miscalculation as to the amount rate." He states further that the presrequired, since a term' s expenses will not ent organization violates these two have to be guessed at, but will be concepts. I must agree that, if these known definitely.'' The first of these principles are interpreted in such a results already exist, for upon taking a broad sense as to include the entire job a student automatically becomes a studenr body, and as to demand a careCoope rative member. It is difficult to fully graduated system of payment, the , see bow such changes would bring Cooperative fails to completely fulfill about the second result ; for one of the them . Yet if these terms are interchief difficulties facing the organization preted in a somewhat different manner, is collection of dues from members. I think it will be obvious that the If this is p ostponed until the end of the Cooperative is making a definite effort term, the Cooperative will have to to follow them out. It is true that complete a tremendous task in · a few only members have the power of vothurried days. In addition the Coing at Cooperative elections ; but mem operative would have no funds whatbership is open to every student who so_ver to build upon during the earlier e is in good standing. In fact every oppart of the term. Mr. Thau says that portunity is given to students to join. these difficulties can be easily solved in They become members, with full vot· the former case by t aking a student's ing powers, after a very slight down debt from his caution fee, and in the payment; or with the payment of the latter instance by request ing $ 5 0 as a " flat rate" for one job. If a student financial basis from the College treas- operative, but it would no longer be a student organization. WHITTLE JOHNSTON. Page 3 By way of contrast we turn to the East Pinkney " nine old men" who 1 ost their third game of the season to West Pinkney. Afield, aplate, ana apirching, East Pinkney looked bad as they lost 7-2. Maybe it was the green and gold hats that the freshmen were . weanng; or perhaps it was the sterling performance of people like Higman. Hungerford and Grover; but the East Pinkney team couldn't seem to click. Turning from baseball, we see much activity this Satu~day. At 10 :00 A. M. there will be reading knowledge examinations, also a track meet. This is really an interesting clash and we Backcampus are anxious to see whether Mr. Keiffer Chase-Stone's baseball aggregation or Mr. Horney will get the bigger continued to hold the attention of the turnout. Anyway this is the first in a college's athletically-minded students series of four track meets which is bea.s they walloped out their fourth vic- ing held to prepare for the big meet the tory of the summer season over the first week-end in September. vaunted new Freshman ball club on Friday afternoon. Two new faces are now behind the Durlach pitched an plate sticking up fingers. Mr. Bene- excellent game and set a season's rec- diet and Mr. Ross have been added to ord, turning in a one-hitter. Some credit is due also to Durlach's battery companion, Ned Eissler, who talked h F h · 1 · t e res men mto osmg. The West the athletic staff. We wish all the success we can muster to these two, and if they fail we will become a gadfly. but if they succeed we will be very Pinkney team got off to an early start free with the autographed baseball making two runs in the first inning. gloves. The runs were both unearned however and Durlach from then on had everything in control. The Chase-Stone Announcement boys bunched hits in the fourth, fifth Immediately preceding Mr. Martin's and sixth to win 9-2. Note : Chase- lecture on Law on Friday evening at Stone's recent performances are reminseven o' clock, a meeting will take iscent of the showing of last fall's place in the Great Hall which should Paca-Carroll football team. be of political and rit ualistic interest Two weeks ago, we gave away some orchids to a member of the West Pink- to every member of the community. ney softball team. Since then we have The constitutional body of the Social suffered much and have been accused Cooperative will meet to ratify the of injecting hackneyed and trite constitution, which has been drawn up phrases iri what should be a column of in accordance with the cooperative idea. literai:y perfection. This week we try Every member of the college, student again, hoping to establish a precedent and tutor, is of necessity involved in of award-giving. An autographed this operation, which may have an in- baseball glove to the Chase-Stone team teresting for their fine come-back. relationship which will follow it. to the lecture �Page 4 S 'L . J 0 HN ' ~ CALENDAR College Meeting Last night's meeting was started by ST. JOH N'S COLLEGE Mr. Mack's statement concerning the new Cotillion Cooperative. He pointed out that since the resignation of the old Cotillion Board, all social Friday, August 4: activity depended on the students them3 :00- 5 :OO P . M . selves. The impetus will be given by the newly -founded cooperative. To8 :00 P. M . night at seven o' clock, the constitution of this organization will be presented to the College at large for ratification . It is urged that everybody attend, that Saturday, August 5: all may have their voice· in the fo rm10 :00 A . M.-12:00 M . ing of this new enterprise. The meet10 : 3 0 A . M . ing will be held in the Great Hall. The next speaker was M r. Barr. He 8 :30 P . M . first spoke of the coming war-meet ing this Sunday evening. Messrs. Kieffer , Klein, and Nabokov will discuss the Sund<iy, August 6~ p.re.s ent purge in the German General Staff-a :fitting sequel to last week' s 8 :00 P . M . speech by Col. Taylor, only discussed in more idealistic terms. A note on war-meetings in general : They are held only when the re · is something worthwhile to be discussed. Suggestions as to the choice of subjects Monday, August 7 : and speakers from the student body are 3 :00- 5 :OO P . M . welcomed and encouraged by the administration . In the name of Mr. Johnston, . Mr. Barr requested that eve rybod y sit in their appointed places du ring lectures. This is to avoid being marked absent when not seated properly. Then Mr. Barr launched into a short lecture on property-College property in particular. The point of his argument was . that property is only real, when it performs a useful function for its owner. This is in contrast t? "false" property, held legally, but for no apparent utilitarian reason. He illustrated with references to the much beaten-upon Strohmeyer and his Housing P ro ject, College finances, the purchase of Annapolis antiqu ites by St. John's and their resale. and so on . His closing statement was, that real property is dedicated to some function , and that we must learn to use it properl y. Your paraphrase of this is as good as ours, but our guess is, that it concerned doorknobs and furniture . • C O· L. L E G I A N Fri., Aug. 4-Sat., Aug. 12, 1944 Vol. LVIl-No. 13 Athletics Back Campus Formal Great Hall Lecture-Laws and Not Men- Jam es S. Martin Athletics Back Campus Faculty Meeting McDowell 24 The Film Club presents Iglehart Hall Hamartia De Ouk Ellogeitai Me Ontos Nomou~:: This could have been the title of And perhaps we feel that this would have been more valuable- a discussion of what it is , from which law derives its authority. We cannot help remem- bering the "Republic." For the first thing that the lecturer What Price Glory? made quite clear was that he was not Progress of the War- Behjid the German Purge-John Kieffer, Jacob Klein , Nicolas N abokov Athletics King Wm. Room W oodv ud Hall Back Campus 3 :00-5 : 00 P . M. Athlet ics Back Campus 4 :0 0 -6 :00 P . M . Recorded Concert Coogle .Hall Wednesday, August 9: 3 :00 -5 :00 P . M . Athletics Back Campus 4 :00-6 : 00 P . M . Recorded Concert Coogle Hall 3 :00-5 :00 P . M . Athletics Back Campus 7 :30 P . M . College Meeting Great Hall 3 :00-5 :00 P . M. Athletics Back Campus 4 :00-6 :00 P . M . Recorded Concert Coogle Hall 8: 00 P . M . Fo rmal Lecture-Virgil Jacob Klein Great Hall Athletics Back Campus Recorded Concert Coogle Hall Thursday, August 10: Friday, August 11: Satu rday, August 12: , ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11. 1944 Mr. Martin's lecture ; but it wasn't. Tuesday, August 8: rHE ST. JOHN ' S COLLEGIAN, is the ) fficial news organ of St. . Johns qo11 ege published every Friday durmg 1 0 : 0 0 A. M. - 1 2 : 0 0 M . the ~cademic yea r . Entered a s second 4 :00-6 :00 P. M . •lass matter October 15 , 1~19, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879. St. John's Coll eg1an peared to be drawn was, then , that although good (just) Jaws are desirable, it is really essential that there should be law of some kind, which can be inspected, known, and,. oj)served. Henceforward the lecture seemed, one would say, to ramble. Purportedly the rest of it was by way of illustration of the point made first. Mr. Martin enjoys the legal profession, and obviously knows it well. This is, however, no excuse for a pseudoanecdotal description of various systerns of law. giving a definition of law, but rather, The difference between the British as he called it, " a description of ap - and the Gallic civil codes was taken as another illustration of the point. Nor was he unJ·usti:fi.ed Plicability " • · In general, the British courts feel in so doing ; the very fact that any obliged to stick to the findings of an defin ition tendered would have been at- earlier court, while the French think tacked indicates that ' everybody, in a that the law may be re-interpreted to sense, knows what law is , at least in fit each case. The function of the that aspect illuminated by Mr. Martin . British common law, then, is to give more stability to the legal system, The next task was, after the man while yet removing from it the aspect ner of the Eleatic stranger, to delimit of arbitrariness which w~uld be apparce rtain regions wherein law did not ob- ent if the legislator were to try to ta in ; of these, the most important was cover all conceivable cases. All this relates somehow to com• one's thoughts. There is no Law mercial law. Here again are two exwithout society, or without _ govern- tremes. Either in the case of interme nt. This restricts it to men. corporational conflicts the Government Here is the nexus of the problem for the night. According to Mr. Martin's sto ry , at least, one cannot have Law withou t known and published statutes , impartial juridical procedure, and relations between citizens and the law, which have what may be called impersonalized validity. This is, we thin k, what was meant by the title, "Laws _ _ __ an d No t Men." ( An interes ting logical form may · be imposed on this title if desired.) L aw therefore must always bE; quasiuniversal ; it has the appearance of universality within its limits. What reall y seems to be implicit, is a certain arbitrariness which attaches itself to certain laws. E.g., corporation laws, for the corporation which is the subject of the law is artificial. Perhaps even to all laws ; the point was not expl icated. The conclusion that ap- Price: lOc But in either case there must be some government over both the entities, under which there is a form for the matter of law. This is the real reason why so-called "international law" was not "efficacio us"- the power to enforce it was lacking. In France we have an example of the need for international law in the economic and political sphere. The inference was from the supposed loss of the French chemical and mining industries to the better organized Germans. If this, said Mr. Martin, implies "Union Now," it is all right with him . . . . A general statement about Mr. Martin's - lecture would be, not like Aristotle's on Speusippius, "His premises are false , and his conclusions don't follow, " but, "His premises are obscure, and his conclusions inadequately shown." But it may be that in Mr. Martin 's case both are true. H.W. *Romans, V , 13. The Face on the Classroom Floor can say " hands off," which leads to anarchy in this field , or it can stand (This may be considered as allebehind its big corporations, sit in on gorical o r trivial. It will most certheir international tie-ups. It is large- tainly be considered as irrelevant. To ly between corporati<;ms- at least Mr. those who seek its literal meaning, it Martin explained that this field was can only be said that it was found on typical- that ~he danger of men re- the floor of the classroom which unplacing law is evident. Two corpora- doubtedly produced it.) tions would rather arbitrate- and get something decided before, for instance, rhe product in question had ceased ro be- than to get their " rights ," which "In the beginning was the lab, and might very well by then be useless. Yet, be maintained , this psychology the lab was with Mr. Hyman, and the is closely tied up with that of "the lab was Mr. Hyman. man on horseback. " For the legislaThe same was in the beginning with rive function one substitutes the execu- Mr. Hyman. All lab sheets were astive. signed by him; and without him was Between international corporations 'not any lab sheet made that was made. In him was the lab, and the lab was there could be genuine law, the speaker thought; as also between their respec-1 the light of the freshmen; and the rive governments. freshmen comprehended it n ot • • ." The Gospel of Mr. Hyman � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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He pointed out that since the resignation of the old Cotillion Board, all social Friday, August 4: activity depended on the students them3 :00- 5 :OO P. M. selves. The impetus will be given by the newly -founded cooperative. To8 :00 P. M. night at seven o'clock, the constitution of this organization will be presented to the .College at large for ratification. It is urged that everybody attend, that Saturday, August 5: all may have their voice in the form- 10:00 A. M.-12:00 M. ing of this new enterprise. The meeting will be held in the Great Hall. I 0: 3 0 A. M. The next speaker was Mr. Barr. He 8 :30 P. M . first spoke of the coming war-meeting this Sunday evening. Messrs. Kieffer, Klein, and Nabokov will discuss the Sunday, August 6~ present purge in the German General Staff-a fitting sequel to last week's 8 ;oo P. M. speech by Col. Taylor, only discussed in more idealistic terms. A note on war-meetings in general: They are held only when there · is something worthwhile to be discussed. Suggestions as to the choice of subjects Monday, August 7: and speakers from the student body are 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. welcomed and encouraged by the administration. In the name of Mr. Johnston, Mr. Barr requested that everybody sit in their appointed places during lectures. This is to avoid being . marked absent when not seated properly. Then Mr. Barr launched into a short lecture on property-College property in particular. The point of bis argument was, that property"' is onl_y real, when it performs a useful funcnon for its owner. This is in contrast t? "false" property, held legally, but for no apparent utilitarian reason. He illustrated with references to the much beaten-upon Strohmeyer and his Housing Project, College finances, the purchase of Annapolis antiquites by St. John's and their resale. and so on. His closing statement was, that real property is dedicated to some function , and that we must learn to use it properly. Your paraphrase of this is as g.ood as ours, but our guess is, that it concerned doorknobs and furniture. • C 0 L.L E GI AN CALENDAR Fri., Aug. 4-Sat., Aug. 12, 1944 Vol. L VII- No. 13 Athletics Back Campus Formal Lecture-Laws and Not Men- James S. Martin Great Hall ANNAPOLIS. FRIDAY. AUGUST 11. 1944 Hamartia De Ouk Ellogeitai Me Ontos Nomou::: This could have been the title of Mr. Martin's lecture; but it wasn't. And perhaps we feel that this would have been more valuable-a discussion Athletics Back Campus Faculty Meeting McDowell 24 The Film Club presents What Price Glory? Iglehart Hall of what it is, from which law derives its auth ority. We canno t help remem- bering the "Republic." For the first thing that the lecturer made quite clear was that he was not giving a definition of law, but rather, Progress of the Behjid the Purge-John Jacob Klein. Nabokov WarGerman Kieffer, Nicolas King Wm. Room W oodv ud Hall as he called it, "a description of applicab!lity." Nor was he unjustified in so doing; the very fact that any definition tendered would have been attacked indicates that ' everybody, in a sense, knows what law is, at least in that aspect illuminated by Mr. Martin. Athletics Back Campus The next task was, after the manne r of the Eleatic stranger, to delimit Tuesday, August 8: certain regions wherein law did not ob- 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus 4 : 00-6 :00 P. M. Recorded Concert Coogle .Hall Wednesday, August 9: 3 :00-5 : 00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Recorded Concert Coogle Hall 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus 7:30 P. _ M. College Meeting Great Hall 3 :00-5 :00 P . M. Athletics Back Campus 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Recorded Concert Coogle Hall 8 :00 P. M. Formal Lecture-Virgil Jacob Klein Great Hall Athletics Back Campus Recorded Concert Coogle Hall Thursday, August 10: Friday, August 11: Saturday, August 12: THE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN, is the )fficial news organ of St .. Johns qoliege published every Friday durmg 10:00 A. M.-12:00 M. the ~cademic year. Entered as second 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. ~tass matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879. , St. John's Coll eg1an tain; of these, the most important was • one's thoughts. There is no Law without society, or without ~government. This restricts it to men. Here is the nexus of the problem for the night. According to Mr. Martin's story, at least, one cannot have Law without known and published statutes, impartial juridical procedure, and relatio ns between citizens and the law, which have what may be called impersonalized validity. This is. we think, what was meant by the title. "Laws_ __ _ and Not Men. " (An interes ting logical form may · be imposed on this title if desired.) La w therefore must always be, quasiunive rsal; it has the appearance of universality within its limits. What reall y seems to be implicit, is a certain arbitrariness which attaches itself to · certain laws. E.g .• corporation laws, for the corporation which is the subject of the law is artificial. Perhaps even to all laws; the point was not explicated. The conclusion that ap- Price: 1 Oc peared to be drawn was, then, that alBut in either case there must be some though good (just) }aws are desirable, government over both the entities, unit is really essential that there should der which there is a form for the matbe law of some kind, which can be in- ter of law. This is the real reason spected; known, and,,. observed. why so-called "international law" was H enceforward the lecture seemed, not "efficacious"- the power to enone would say, to ramble. Purport- force it was lacking. In France we edly the rest of it was by way of illus- have an example of the need for intration of the point made first. Mr. ternational law in the economic and Martin enjoys the legal profession, and political sphere. The inference was This is, from the supposed loss of the French obviously knows it well. h owever, no excuse for a pseudo- chemical and mining industries to the anecdotal description of various sys- better o rganized Germans. tems of law. If this, said Mr. Martin, implies The difference between the British "Union Now," it is all right with and the Gallic civil codes was taken him . . . . as another illustration of the point. A general statement about Mr. MarIn general, the British courts feel tin's lecture would be. not like obliged to stick to the findings of an Aristotle's on Speusippius, "His premearlier court, while the French think ises are false, and his conclusions don't that the law may be re-interpreted to follow, " but, "His premises are obfit each case. The function of the scure, and his conclusions inadequately British common law, then, is to give shown." But it may be that in Mr. more stability to the legal system, Martin's case both are true. while yet removing from it the aspect H. W. of arbitrariness which w~uld be apparent if the legislator were to try to cover all conceivable cases. *Romans. V. 13. All this relates somehow to commercial law. Here again are two excremes. Either in the case of intercorporational conflicts the Government Classroom Floor can say "hands off." which leads to anarchy in this field, or it can stand (This may be considered as allebehind its big corporations, sit in on gorical or trivial. It will most certheir international tie-ups. It is large- tainly be considered as irrelevant. To ly between corporations- at least Mr. those who seek its literal meaning, it Martin explained that this field was can only be said that it was found on typical-that !he danger of men re- the floor of the classroom which unplacing law is evident. Two corpora- doubtedly produced it.) tions would rather arbitrate-and get something decided before, for instance, the product in question had ceased to be- than to get their "rights," which "In the beginning was the lab, and might very well by then be useless. Yet, he maintained, this psychology the lab was with Mr. Hyman, and the is closely tied up with that of "the lab was Mr. Hyman. man on horseback." For the legislaThe same was in the beginning with tive function one substitutes the execu- Mr. Hyman. All lab sheets were astive. signed by him; and without him was Between international corporations ·not any lab sheet made that was made. In him was the lab, and the lab was there could be genuine law, the speaker thought; as also between their respec-1 the light of the freshmen; and the tive governments. freshmen comprehended it not • • ." The Face on the The Gospel of Mr. Hyman �ST. Page J., JOHN'S COLLEGIAN stigated the plot, the consequent purge Ii Germany. and consequently for the~, shows that there is opposition between advantages. But for them war ts To the twenty-five students who at- the Nazis and Junkers. Believing the I justified only by the achievement of tended Messrs. Kieffer, Nabokov, and war lost, the aristocratic Junkers want wealth and class superiority. They Klein's discussion Sunday evening of peace, in order to save something of have been shocked, at least since the recent German bomb plot and their economic power, and, perhaps, Stalingrad, by the Nazi treatment of p~rge, this may serve as a review. But to start preparations for the next war. R~ss~an prisoners, Jews, and.. rapine it is not an attempt to reconstruct that We in America and England have a w1thm the state, for these pohc1es can meeting for the remaining three-quar- Junker class. Will they conspire with only contribute to strife within Ger1 ters of the college who were too busy their German brothers to pursue their many and hostility from without. studying "The Politics." No one common interests during the interim? Whether the assasination plot was Mr. Klein outlined the different real or Nazi faked, the consequences could relay the insights that these men presented, two of whom are acquainted viewpoints a historian might take in have been good. The Junker generals, with many figures on the German interpreting and evaluating these whom we Americans would be too He might consider them in soft-hearted to execute, are being killed. scene. Such sources are rarely open to events. us as are offered in these Sunday eve- terms of their historical consequences; And it is from this conservative German class, Mr. Klein believes, that the but this wouid require the perspective ning discussions. real menace to peace will come next. Mr. Kieffer started by stating what of history. Or be might consider them H.R.M. he thought might be a typic~l Ameri- as the result of hidden forces, or the can reaction to news of the bomb plot working of forces of Anarchy, Revoluand purge. On the assumption that tion, Right, etc., in history. But each the plot was a phoney one, he referred of these viewpoints tends to neglect the t o an article in Sunday's Times by actual events, in the nature of which is In the days of the new program beC urt Riess. Mr. Riess believes this is often to be found their historical a sign that Nazi movement is going significance. On the other hand, a fore the war, there was a charter underground. In order to give the microscopic view, which deduces much granted to an organization known as Nazis a hero to rally around during from a few individual facts, is likely the Cotillion Club, the expressed purtheir period of biding, attempts must to be very misleading in this case. For pose of which was the social affairs of be made on the Fuehrer's life to show the Nazis control all information that che college community. The actions the dangers he endures for the cause. comes out of Germany. By suggesting and policy of the club were controlled To complete the making of the hero, topics and events at the proper times, by a Cotillion Board, composed of one these attempts must finally be success- they are able to start discussions in the junior, as chairman, and five sophoful. democracies, which have the effect of mores. At the end of a school year, If the plot was serious, Mr. Kief- making us blind to more timely issues. the board elected one of its sophomore fer suggested that, in Col. Taylor's The topics of radio commentators and members to the chairmanship. and also elected five new members from the terms, the generals might have decided most newspapers are so determined. that the war will be lost and have Mr. Klein interprets these recent incoming sophomore class to complete asked Hitler to make peace now. Hit- events as signs of an increasing though the board for the coming year. War Meeting Carthage, Calypso and a Road Map ler would fiercely and romantically refuse to cease fighting, feeling that to do so would mean giving up the only thing which is meaningful in life, the struggle for domination through war. On the other hand, such a refusal to stop the war might arise from an inberent irrationality in war which will not allow men to employ a science of war to control it, once violence has been resorted to. This would mean that the German generals, and all those who are fighting for the peace to follow, are the romanticists. The wealthy land-owning Junker class, from which most of the German officers come, is most important for our consideration, Mr. Nabokov suggested. The confused reporting which comes from Nazi chieftains might indicate that they were the conspirators. Whether or not the Junker generals in- not new struggle between the Nazis and Junkers. The Nazis as a lower middle class group are hungry for power and property and would always be at odds with the land-owning Junkers, but they will never submit to defeat, prudent though it might be. For the Nazis have inculcated a belief among their youth that life has no meaning except in struggle and conquest. The spoils are secondary and of no real worth. This then is the fundamental difference and cause of struggle between the generals and the Nazis at present. The Junkers have property and class position to maintain even in defeat. The sooner peace is concluded now that they see the victory is lost, the better chance they have of maintaining these two things. They joined the Nazis in fighting only because they believed it might gain for This is the outline of the social or· ganization in the college until July of last year. Since the college lost most of the upperclassmen to the armed forces, a new soci'al organization had to be planned from what remained. T he same general organization as that outlined above was used, but the board was composed entirely of sophomores. This was due to the fact that no mem· her of the junior class was interesttd in the social life of the community. It was the decision of this board that there would be no formal dances and they would center the social progralll about a series of movie-dances. This plan was followed throughout the summer term. In the fall term the board decided to add an informal and a formal dance to the program. Both of these dances were held and might be termed as successful for the board and ST. the community. With the winter term the board dr.opped the movie-dances and arranged an informal and two formal dances for the ~oming ten weeks. The informal dance ended as an interesting evening for the few persons who thought it might be nice to have dates at a dance. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN Backcampus This week, beeding the criticism of many, we will devote more time to the description of games and less to the usual empty chatter which we are becoming noted for. Last Wednesday and Thursday saw no activity on the athletic field and the only sound was the patter of raindrops. On Friday, however, activities were resumed as West Pinkney eked out a victory over Paca-Carroll. Ac the end of the fourth inning the two assortments were tied 4-4. In the last of the sixth PacaCarroll put together a run only to see the lead evaporate in a last-ditch rally by the newer Freshmen. The final score: 6-5. Schutz, Pinkney's fervid first -sacker, socked two for three, and Higman collected two for two. Horney was the backbone of the Paca attack- two for three. Hungerford and Sherman performed in one of the year's best pitching duels. The board had many failures on this dance, the greatest . being the band. The first formal of the term bad a much better appearance than any of the prior affairs but it was successful only because of the number of ex-St. Johnies from the navy present. The last dance of the term was the Senior Ball, held in honor of the Class of Fortyfour. The board started preparations for this dance with grave misgiving, since it was evident that a great number of people in the college community were not interested in the dance or in the success of the social organization. Nevertheless, the dance was held and fro m all appearances the persons who attended found it an excellent affair. But the lack of support cost the the college has no need of amusement Cotillion Club all the reserve funds and relaxation, then one must conwhich it possessed and a few dollars clude that the community isn't doing more. any work, for one only needs relaxaWith the start of the spring term tion from work but not from loafing. the board concluded that they had been This leads to the conclusion that there working from the wrong end and with - is no community at St. John's, but out a representative body. New only an aggregation of individuals members of the board were selected reading a number of books: for a comfrom all classes and a program was ar- 'munity implies a common good and ranged whereby the students would this can only be gained from work. If have an opportunity to meet girls from the failure of the college to support a the town and hinterland. When the social program doesn't mean that the program was given to the student body, college is in no need of relaxation and it was stressed that this program amusement. then the converse of the would be the test of the continuation above is true, and the failure is due to of the club. The important part of the persons in charge of finding the the p rogram, helping the students to right means for the community to recognize possible dates, was a total relax. failure on the part of the board. On If the last statement is true, then the the three dances held, the board oper- St. John's Social Cooperative can find ated excellently. These were an out- the right means for our community; doors informal, a square dance, and a for with the cooperative organization, form al. The reluctance of the mem- the student body will have direct conbers of the college community to sup- trol over the means which are selected. port these dances caused the board to But if the students fail to join the coresign at the beginning of the present operative, the only conclusion that term. may be drawn -is that they aren't inThe purpose of social activities is terested in social affaits. hence they are amusement and relaxation. The failure members- by their own election- to of ou r community to support a social a "community" without relaxation, Program may, or may not, indicate without work, without a common that the community is not in need of good, and without hope. B. F. P. relaxation. If this failure means that Page 3 Now turning to Tuesday on the calendar, we take pleasure in announcing a win by East Pinkney. With good pitching, batting and fielding and a lot of ringers, East Pinkney got enough men for a forfeit. The East Pinkney team returned to its old form on Wednesday as they held Paca-Carroll to a score of 13 - 6. PacaCarroll bunched hits in the second, fifth and sixth, while the Easterners could only bunched them in the fifth. Sherman added to a reputation already well ~stablished as he personally accounted for 11 men. He was supported by the energetic plate work of Gorman and Thomas, who both got two for four. Behind him also was the P~ca-Carroll acrobatic infield which gives performances at every game. Our old friend Atwood (sometimes known as "Happy Birthday to You") Garis sparked his Randall boys to a 7 -4 victory over Chase-Stone yesterday. Mr. Garis exhibited his intellectual prowess if not his ethics as he stumped the experts, Mr. Pumphrey and the magnificent Mr. Ross, with a play that was unique to say the least. We were in laboratory at 1:he time, but when we arrived on the scene tempers were still hot. Inquiring around we got seven versions of the play from seven people. so we gave up and conceded that the press had failed. Van Doren and Garis each got three for four to take batting honors for the opposing teams. Durlach and Robertson twirled for the opposing teams and Eissler and Campbell completed the batteries. Turning from baseball we give you a story on the increased track activity on the campus. The other day, with a PMish glint in our eye we hobbled down to the basin on the rear of the campus, prepared to investigate this new and evil design to get undergraduates into shape. Slipping and sliding down the bank we arrived safely at the bottom and were greeted by a hello from a little figure sitting beneath a very tall signpost which read "seeded keep off." He introduced himself as Jim Horney and asked us if we were interested in track. We blushed, looked coy, and turned to run up the bank again. Bue finding escape impossible, we volunteered to run a litde bit for Mr. Horney to demonstrate �Page 4 s ·1 JOHN'S - our stride. We ran a quarter lap, turned, ;walked back, and collapsed at Mr. Horney's feet. Then Mr. Horney gave us an intelligent and interesting pep talk on how to run. It has helped a lot and it wlll help a lot of other people around here. Kidding aside, Jim, you are doing a great job, and because of this we give you this week's awa~-a p~r ~ g~d~bud tnd COLLEGIAN Istanding among Ibeings. Politeness individual human reduces the amount of friction and annoyance, and encourages declarative questioning. This ll!ads to the second paradeigm: fitnes3 for human intercourse is the ability to listen, which implies respect for tl]e othn man not only as a person, but also for his cpinion. Th<! next step from personal relations, is th~ intercourse of communi· ties The most tangible example of a bad condition in this instance, is our position in regard to the town. The outward manifestations of mutual dislike, are only caused by an inward feeling of disrespect. Therefore, "Prithee, sacrifice a little to the Graces." =====~==========~================= • ' St. Joh ns Coll eg1an Vol. L VII-No. 14 College Meeting "The World's Great Age Begins Anew. The Golden Years Return" Mr. Campbell was the first to speak last night, making a statement concern· ing the relation of the newly-founded Social Cooperative, and the King Will· iam Players. He acknowledged the players' status as a self-containing unit, but now, by force of the charter granted to the Cooperative, a .part of the latter. The problems raised by this incorporation will be discussed in an open meeting in the near future. Thus the impending explosion is being averted by arbitration. After this, Mr. Barr delivered a sequel to . bis speech of last week on property. Having made himself clear on the matter of property per se, he outlined the manners and mores con· cerning its use, and community life in genrr:d. The manners and mores vi property are very simple, since they can be d!?:e!mined by an established set of ru!fs. In regards to community life, i. e., persona! relationships, this is ll'. ur.h more difficult. Appropriate manners are essential to get along at all. be stated, citing something rarely found here, good seminar manners. These are, of course, not easily defined. However, we can safely set up one law: respect persons -not as individuals, but as human beings. In the seminar everyone is on equal level; and every person is presupposed to be intelligent and honest. Socratic irony, but not sarcasm , is a paradeigm for manners in human relations. Manners and Mores are here not empty rules of etiquette and decorum, but an essential prerequisite for under· rHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN, is the )fficial news organ of St. Johns Col1ege, published every Friday during the academic year. Entered as second ~lass matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Homerum Fri., Aug. 11-Sat., Aup19, 1944 ST. JOH N'S COLLEGE imitari et Augustum laud are a parentibus; this, according to the ancient commentator, was the purpose of Virgil in writing the Aeneid. Friday, August 11 : Price: I Oc I CALENDAR shoes. ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1944 To show how imitation and praise shaping force works through the poet; form, so that what the discourse says if Augustus has not reestablished law, the poet makes. If Mr. Klein be right if Rome has not returned the world in holding that back of the story of Aeneas and of Rome lies the myth of from Jove to Saturn, the poet has the Statesman, with its picture of the failed. Are we then to see in the d y- universe, moving now in one direction ing Virgil's request that the Aeneid be under the hand of God, now in the .destro yed confession of political othe r, out of divine control, then, ac· cording to the principle, this idea of despair? reversed direction, the repudiation of If so, we have an explanation , per- the Greek world of love and war and 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus ~ombine to make a myth which shall haps, of the Virgilian sadness, but an the return to Saturn, to . law and to 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Recorded Concert Music Studio 8:00 P. M. Formal Lecture-Virgil -Jacob Klein • Great Hall Athletics Back Campus justify the poet was the purpose of Mr. explanation that lends itself equally peace, will determine the structure of the incidents, the characters; even deKlein 's lecture. From Homer, from well to a different view of the justificatails of description and comments. Hesiod, from the Statesman of Plato, tion of poetry; the reality of the myth The epic of Rome must be the poetic Virg il took the elements of bis myth: is measured not by the actuality of any refutation of Homer. This is imitathe opposition between the Clithonic earthly city, but by the pattern laid up tion with a difference . and the Olympian gods, Kronos in heaven. In which case the poet Our Virgilians owe a debt of grati· (Saturn ) and the golden age, the fails, if he fails. through defect of tude to Mr. Klein . He bas struck out changed direction of the motion of the vision and of speech; and not as in- a new path for them. and has given Athletics Back Campus Dormitory Manager's Meeting Room 21 .Saturday, August 12: 10:00 A. M.-12:00 M. Monday, August 14: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 7: 3 0 P. M. uni verse. Homer belongs to tbe age of strumental cause in the practical order. further evidence that Virgil is the St. Zeus; to the Greek world. But the John's poet. But if. as has been elsewhere mainmiss ion of Rome was to bring back the tained, the mission of Rome was to R. S. Satu rnian reign, and so its national break the heart of the ancient world epic must be the epic of Greece in that it might be ready for Christianity, Virgil is justified in both ways, by his reverse. Tomorrow morning, with the dew faith and by his despair. Only by the Announcement Tuesday, August 15: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus Recorded Concert Music Studio Wednesday, August 16: more than suggest it; the only fault of his proudest affirmation, he rem em- the summer series leading up to the 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Recorded Concert Music Studio Thursday, August 17: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 7:30 P. M. Athletics Back Campus College Meeting Great Hall Athletics Back Campus Recorded Concert Music Studio Formal Lecture-Poetic and Scientific Analogy -John S. Kieffer Great Hall Athletics Back Campus Friday, August 18: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 4 :00 -6 :00 P. M. 8:00 P. M. S d atur I IO: ay, August 19 : 00 A. M.-12: 00 M. I I shall not attempt even to suggest defeat of Aeneas-of Augustus that is hardly off the grass bordering the oval -can tbe return of Saturn be accom the evidence for this reading of the along College Creek, and with nary a plished, if at all. And this the pagan Aeneid, Mr. Klein, himself. did not do poet somehow knows. In the midst bird awake, the second track meet of one could find ~ith his beautiful lee- bers tragedy, and sadness is his neces - Pentathelon, will be held. ture being that he allowed himself in- sary and proper mode of eloquence. Mr. Novak, the athletic departsufficient time for the proof by cumulaMr. Klein gave us an acc9unt of the ment' s presiding expert, will be there rive weight. But perhaps the listeners Aeneid in which the imitation of before the birds and dew at IO: 3 0. should be grateful for the invitation for Homer and the praise of Augustus are All members of the college, including :ollabo ration. Mr. Klein rightly held together by the informing and the lame, the halt, and the blind, are placed his own interest upon the idea, ordering idea of the myth. In the requesteJ to come early. There will its elem ents, its origin, its significance. light of tha-t idea it is possible at least be relays, jumping, weigh throwing to look for an explanation of every and similar activities. For those who This involved some discussion of aspect and part of the poem. From linger; it has been said concerning the bow Virgil conceived his task as poet, this point of view the lecture was a relationship d mind to ,bodyand tbe relationship of poetry to myth shining example- I should say a The two will be brought into acon the one hand, and to history or to model-of one kind of literary criticcord by that combination of mental political action on the other. Mr. ism _ r interpretation . o and bod.: ly training which will tune up Klein's view , if I understand him, is In his treatment of the imitation of one string of the instrument and relax that Virgil would have felt that the justification of bis poem was the reality Homer Mr. Klein is genuinely original. -the other , nourishing the reasoning part of the myth he had made; and that the The underlying principle here is that in c .2 the study of noble literature and alreality of the myth was to be meas- the great .classical works of lite_rary art I ray'.ng the other's wildness by harmonr1 ured by the actuality of Rome. The the doctnne or theme determmes the ana rhythm. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Collegian Description An account of the resource The Collegian began as a student newspaper; became a college community literary publication in 1952 and continued until 1969; became a student newspaper again in 1969; discontinued publication from 1980 until 1989 when it again became a student literary publication.<br /><br />Click on <a title="The Collegian" href="http://digitalarchives.sjc.edu/items/browse?collection=26">Items in The Collegian Collection</a> to view and sort all items in the collection. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource St. John's College Greenfield Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available St. John's College Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource St. John's College owns the rights to this publication. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Student publication The Collegian https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/bb50a61bdacb9bb2d3b7a6655af42f33.pdf 50e17f679d8edb945a2e1a90442f609d PDF Text Text Page 4 s ·1 JOHN'~ - our stride. We ran a quarter lap, turned, ~alked back, and collapsed at Mr. Horney's feet. Then Mr. Horney gave us an intelligent and interesting pep talk on how to run. It has helped a lot and it wll.l help a lot of other people around here. Kidding aside, Jim, you are doing a great job, and because of this we give you this week's award-a pair of gold-plated track • COLLEGIAN Istanding among individual human beings. Politeness reduces the amount of friction and annoyance, and encourages declarative questioning. This }\!ads to the second paradeigm: fitness for human intercourse is the ability to listen, which implies respect for tl:!e otba man not only as a person, but aiso for his c-pinion. Th<! next step from personal relations, is th<- intercourse of communities The most tangible example of a bad condition in this instance, is our position in regard to the town. The outward manifestations of mutual dislike, are only caused by an inward feeling of disrespect. Therefore, "Prithee, sacrifice a little to the Graces." CALENDAR ili~L College Meeting Mr. Campbell was the first to speak last night, making a statement concerning the relation of the newly-founded Social Cooperative, and the King William Players. He acknowledged the players' status as a self-containing unit, but now. by force of the ch arter granted to the Cooperative, a . part of the latter. The problems raised by this incorporation will be discussed in an open meeting in the near future. Thus the impending explosion is being Fri., Aug. 11-Sat., AugJJ19, 1944 ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Appropriate manners are essential to get along at all. he stated, citing somethin~ rarely found here, good seminar manners. These are, of course, not easily defined. However, we can safely set up one law: respect persons -not as individuals, but as human beings. In the semina r everyone is on equal level; and every person is presupposrd to be intelligent and honest. Socratic irony, but not sarcasm, is a paradeigm for manners in human relations. Manners and Mores are here not empty rules of etiquette and decorum, but an essential prerequisite for under- Vol. LVII--No. 14 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18. 1944 "The World's Great Age Begins Anew. The Colden Years Return" Hometum imitaci et Augustum [audare a parentibus: this, according to pose of Virgil in writing the Aeneid. Friday, August 11: 3 :00 -5 :00 P. M. 4 :00-6 :00 P . .fyi. 8 :00 P. M. To show how imitation and praise Athletics Back Campus Recorded Concert Music Studio justify the poet was the purpose of Mr. Formal Lecture-Virgil -Jacob Klein • Great Hall Klein 's lecture. From Homer, from Hesiod, from the Statesman of Plato, :ombinc to make a myth which shall Virgil took the elements of his myth: Saturday, August 12: 10: 00 A. M.-12: 00 M. Athletics Back Campus 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 7: 3 0 P. M. tbe opposition between the Clithonic and the Olympian gods, Kronos (Saturn ) and the golden age, the changed direction of the motion of the Monday, August 14: Athletics Back Campus Dormitory Manager's Meeting Room 21 Price: I Oc I the ancient commentator, was the pur- averted by arbitration. After this, Mr. Barr delivered a sequel to his speech of last week on property. Having made himself clear on the matter of property per se, he outlined the manners and mores concerning its use, and community life in genC'r:i1. The manners and mores oi property are very simple, since they can be d!?!:.C~mined by an established set of ru!fs. In regards to community life, i. c., persona! relationships, (his is ff. uch more difficult. ' St. Joh ns Coll eg1an >haping force works through the poet; form, so that what the discourse says if Augustus has not reestablished law , the poet makes. If Mr. Klein be right if Rome has not returned the world in holding that back of the story of Aeneas and of Rome lies the myth of from Jove to Saturn, the poet has the Statesman, with its picture of the Failed. Are we then to see in the dy- universe, moving now in one direction ing Virgil's request that the Aeneid be under the hand of God, now in the destro yed confession of political other, out of divine control, then, according to the principle, this idea of despair? reversed direction, the repudiation of If so, we have an explanation. per- the Greek world of love and war and baps. of the Virgilian sadness, but an the return to Saturn, to . law and to explanation that lends itself equally peace, will determine the structure of the incidents, the characters; even dewell to a different view of the justificatails of description and comments. tion of poetry; the reality of the myth The epic of Rome must be the poetic is measured not by the actuality of any refutation of Homer. This is imitaearthly city, but by the pattern laid up tion with a difference. ·n heaven. 1 In which case the poet Our Virgilians owe a debt of gratifails, if he fails, through defect of rude to Mr. Klein . He bas struck out vision and of speech; and not as in- a new path for them, and has given universe. Homer belongs to the age of strumental cause in the practical order. further evidence that Virgil is the St. Zeus; to the Greek world. But the John's poet. But if. as has been elsewhere mainmission of Rome was to bring back the rained, the mission of Rome was to R. S. Satu rnian reign, and so its national break the heart of the ancient world epic muse be the epic of Greece in that it might be ready for Christianity, Virgil is justified in both ways, by his reverse. Tomorrow morning. with the dew faith and by his despair. Only by the An nou nee men t Tuesday, August 15: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Recorded Concert Music Studio Wednesday, August 16: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Recorded Concert Music Studio Thursday, August 17: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus 7:30 P. M. College Meeting Great Hall 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus 4 :00 -6 :00 P. M. 8:00 P. M. Recorded Concert Music Studio Formal Lecture-Poetic and Scientific Anal.ogy - J oho S. Kieffer Great Hall Athletics Ba~k Friday, August 18: rHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN, is the )fficial news organ of St.. Johns ~ol1ege published every Friday durmg S the ~cademic year. Entered as second aturday, A ugust 19 : 'lass matter October 15, 1919, at the\ Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, 1 O:00 A. M.-12 :00 M. under the Act of March 3, 1879. Campus I shall not attempt even to suggest defeat of Aeneas-of Augustus that is hardly off the grass bordering the oval -can the return of Saturn be accomthe evidence for this reading of the along College Creek, and with nary a plished, if at all. And this the pagan Aeneid, Mr. Klein, himself, did not do poet somehow knows_ In the midst bird awake, the second track meet of more than suggest it; the only fault of his proudest affirmation, he rem em- thE' summer series leading up to the one could find ~ith his beautiful lee- bers tragedy, and sadness is his neces- Pentathelon, will be held. ture being that he allowed himself in- sary and proper mode of eloquence. Mr. Novak. the athletic departsufficient time for the proof by cumulaMr. Klein gave us an acqrnnt of the ment's presiding expert, will be there tive weight. But perhaps the listeners Aeneid in which the imitation of before the birds and dew at IO: 3 O. should be grateful for the invitation for Homer and the praise of Augustus are A.II members of the college, including :ollaboration. Mr. Klein rightly held together by the informing and the lame, the halt, and the blind, are placed his own interest upon the idea, ordering idea of the myth. In the requesteJ to come early. There will its elements, its origin, its significance. light of tha< idea it is possible at least be relays, jumping, weigh throwing to look for an explanation of every and similar activities. For those who This in volved some discussion of aspect and part of the poem . From linger; it has been said concerning the bow Virgil concei ved his task as poet, this point of view the lecture was a relationship c.t mind co .bodyand the relationship of poetry to myth shining example- I should say a The two will be brought into acon the one hand, and to history or to model-of one kind of literary criticcord by that combination of mental political action on the other. Mr. ism _ r interpretation . o and bod.iJ.y training which will tune up Klein's vie w, if I understand him, is In his treatment of the imitation of one string of the instrument and relax that Virgil would have felt that the justification of bis poem was the reality Homer Mr. Klein is genuinely original. the other , nourishing the reasoning part of the myth he had made; and that the The underlying principle here is that in c .1 the study of noble literature and alreality of the myth was to be meas- the great .classical works of lite.rary art I ray'.ng the other's wildness by harmony ured by the actuality of Rome- The the doctrme or theme determ10cs the ai7a rhythm. �ST. Pagt J. Backcampus Last Friday afternoon, in spite of ' heat and humidity, there was a softball game between Chase-Stone and Paca-Carroll. Paca-Carroll won by a score of 4 to 3' but it was only after great labor and much hard pitching that they put together the winning run in the eighth. Incidentally, it was the first extra inning game in several weeks. Chase-Stone scored in the lirst, second. and fourth to hold a three-run lead at the end of their half of the fourth. Then Chase-Stone re)axed and allowed two runs to cross the plate. The 3 - 2 score continued through the fifth and the first half of the sixth when Paca-Carroll again scored a run to tie things up. There was no more scoring until the eighth when Harry Coleman swatted out a single and came in to score the winning run. On Saturday there was an all-star game. We prefer to think of it, however, as the old story of youth versus age. One lo.o k at the teams will convince you. Arthritic East Pinkney and Rusty Randall banded together to play a team composed of PinkneyPaca-Chase youths. Of course there ue several exceptions in Rusty Randall. One player, Atwood Garis, is in the full vigor of youth. PinkneyPaca-Chase won 8-5 , after trailing until the fourth inning. The starting pitchers were Robertson and Sherman. but She.rman was forced to retire in the third and Durlach slushed for the rest of the game. The only adjective which can describe Durlach' s new ball is slush, but it seems to do the trick. Epstein was the leading hitter for the PPC galaxy with three for four. Ray twinkled as he poled out four for five. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN I Following our usual pattern. we of the blame on itself for not having turn from softball to track. Last been successful in fulfilling its function 1 Saturday a group of about fifteen peo- in this particular instance. It is the pie groped their way down to the object of the administration to help basin and had a track meet which was him realize his blindness and to reveal singularly unsuccessful compared to the best course of action to him. last year's. The only worthwhile time I Ergo, we see that rules are concerned was the I :5 5 that the East Pinkney re-1 with ordered freedom as oppcsed to lay team made in the 8 8 0. We won ' t practical anarchy, that the College bore you with summaries but take it might fulfill its assigned function. from us they are pretty bad. We are This is the theory. but practical a little sleepy this week and don't feel problems are always faced when rules like slinging our usual quota-investiga• are put into effect. Since they are tions. etc.-so we'll lump all news and bere, not to restrict freedom , but comment into two categories: to Awards to: Harry Coleman for a create some order in it, they must be made justly. fine hitting performance in the last two Paca-Carroll games. The athletic deWe inhabit rooms, where most of partment for instigating volley-ball. the out-of-class proceedin'gs take place. To Bob Novak for filling in for Jim for which reason they ought to be kept Horney. Steven Benedict for his ten- in a livable condition. There is also nis instruction. And last but not the mortal prison of our souls which least to the person that finds the dog with its various limitations and inthat bit Mrs. Ford K . Brown. firmities exerts a tremendous power Nuts to: The whole college for not within us . One noted Frenchman 's supporting the track meet. The West definition of culture is the knowledge Pinkney softball team, which had bet- of a proper bedtime. If this seems a ter wake up sooner or later to the fact little exaggerated, we still have the proverb, mens sana in corpore sano. that books come first . These are purely personal matters, and not within the realm of College authority. In the case of dormitories. however. Justice can very well be repr~­ sented as che common good. Lecture three of Manners and Mores in our College community was delivAttendance rules cover the relation of the student to the formal college ered by Mr. Barr in last night's College functions. They also are not made to meeting. It involved the book Higbee inconvenience the student. nor an: they Leaming in America by Thorstein bere as an outward front to please parVeblen, where the brutal facts of pres- ents or the legislative assembly. The~ .mt-day education are expounded. It were instituted, because in the opinion of the administration , regular attendmade a good paradeigm of what not ance is necessary for a successful i'?arnto do. ing process. All colleges have what is called in The ulti"mace purpose 1s to create a . French a " reglement," and their stud- grn111nr ( as opposed to prl?tended) un· ents behave in terms of it. In our case, derstanding of what work is and bo,1· Thorstein Veblen and the Oracular Method On Tuesday seven East Pinkneyites there is a danger of developing a and two ringers held Paca-Carroll to a· superiority comp 1ex, since we are genscore of 7-4. The Easterners conerally freed from the curse of arbitrary tinued their usual· practice of getting a few hits and allowing many. There law. was one bright spot in the game for Rules need not always be immutably East Pinkney. This was their seventh established-ours are more of the inning rally. This was amazing from oracular kind, i. e. , they can be interseveral standpoints. One, by defini- preted in many ways. Their disobeyrion , East Pinkney doesn't rally. ance can also bring on dismissal. Two: one just doesn't rally with Dismissal of :i studrnt is a particuSherman pitching. Anyway, East larly problematic affair. When such a Pinkney rallied in spite of all this . , step is necessary, the College takes most done. The order is given, and also the material freedom to vioiate it. Force would defeat its own purpo~e. for if it were employed. rules would be nothing but a detested hemming-in of personal liberty . and not the means ·of achieving final intellectual tu:edom. rHE ST . .JOHN'S COLLEGIAN ls the )fficial news organ of St. John's Col· tege, published every Friday during the academic year. Entered as second ~lass matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879. • St. John's Coll eg1an Vol. LVII-No. 15 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST Rigid Flux From the platform of the Great Hall the most modern joined hands with the most ancient, to deny man's dream. Incommensurability becomes the declared ruler of the universe-upward and downward movements are identical-ananke is God, Fire is His Son, and Heraclitus is the prophet of God. Analogy, as presented by Mr. Kieffer. is the fire of the myth of Prometheus, and it is this same fire that is the all-universe element in Heraclitus. The lecture combined both " fires," and analogy thus becomes the all-universe principal. Identity, or the literal, looses its meaning, so that it becomes merel y the same- understanding of an analogy. Thus, analogy, as the moving p rinciple of all that is done, is . strong in Poetry and Science. The t endency in poetry is always towards a greater variety of analogy for the expression of a single idea; so that poet ry is an embodiment of the principle of flux . Science tends toward the opposit e pole ; consequently rigidity. or the fi xed and all-explaining analogy (as Aristotle' s form and matter ) is the extreme result. Yet in the traditional conception of these two opposite pursuits, the re appears a strange identification ; fo r as poetry is active and science contemplative. and conversely . science is maker, and poetry contemplator, each is b oth. From this it is possible to infer a science of poetry, and a poetry of science. Freedom in science is based on its poet ry, or variety of analogy. With such a moving force always behind hypotheses and new methods of search, science is prevented from sinking into the lowest analogical level-that of copying. Poetry is concerned with naming, for it makes Oedipus a name for rashness, and Agamemnon a name for pride. But t o give its name-making a validity and stability, the rigidness of science must be placed to keep check on a tendency to wildness, and incredulity. Thus, the science of poetry. t-5, 1944 Analogy, as used in poetry . and as used in the mathematics of science, has itself an analogous relationship. The lecturer presented a table of the various forms analogy takes ; and despite the unfortunate fact that this table was merely presented, and not discussed or supported by the speaker, it remains worth stating. Analogy Proportion comparison paradigm example simile metaphor image measurement pattern instance equation function figure Myth imitation irony Hypotheses construction problem * * * * * This is the list of the categories of analogy, as they are used by men (analogy-making animals ). • Price: 1Oc the abyss of imitatio n, which is the poetry not of creating o r contemplating, but of pretty w o rds. It is n ot hard to see the similar danger in mathematics, and t hus in the sciences, when the equation beco mes the end instead of a highe r analogy o r the hypothesis. Concerning the revelaitonal, all that was said, was, that the figures of speech comprise it; t hus the simile equals the adjective, and the metaphor equals the verb, etc. Before ending, it is necessary to re turn to the m yth of Prometheus and the fire, and re-examine it as did Mr. Kieffer. Prometheus, the firegiver, wals punished because he gave t o Man that which w as an incommensurable, and thus could n ever be handled ac curately by M an. And to further confuse them, he added Hope, through which t hey could no t see the ultimate failu re of the ir fire -handling. Mr. Kieffer, however. has finally discovered the ruse, and with a slight admixture of that seem in gly sincere idealist . Plato, we we re presented wit,h the universe in all its inglory. The ananke of the T imaeus caused the lecturer co incl ude Placo in this set-up; anaka w hich for P lato is that trans- Analogy is the principle of language as a vehicle of thought. It has a triple existence in language ; and borrowing Mr. Scofield' s Dialectical terms. the lecturer referred to three levels ; inten- cendental entity which runs wild unless But if all is tional. impositional. and revelational. persuaded by reaso n. analogy, then this reason itself is subNaming by attributes. and making that servient to ananke; and thus nous name a symbol for all things with neve r can preva il. In the eyes of the analogous attributes, is the intentional lecturer, as t he Heraclitean " up" does problem. . Also intentional , is the namnot differ fro m "down." so the two i.ng of relations; for the analogy itself P lato nic realms are also identical. has a name. Thus we call by the appelation " chan ge," th at w h ich includes All such metaphysi .. al distinct ions action, time, and place ; but each of are tossed on the ash-heap in order to those three are in turn the name of play the game of "analogizing madly," something-hence an analogy for for Mr. Kieffe r himself seemed to have something. This process extends ad fallen into the im p osit io nal chasm , and infinitum. The impositional aspect throughout the lectu re and question was quite hazy in the lecturer's pres- period, merely toyed and dabbled, subentation, but I understood it to relate stituting for meaning and relevance the somehow to the rhetoric of signs. In- divertissement, " You give me somecluded in the impositional is a great thing, and I'll make an analo gy of it danger-the danger of playing a game. right before your eyes. ' Conselt is very easy to forget the relations quently, it became a lecture minus a impli~d by an analo~y-to forget ~hat thesis and lackin g a necessary fluency the higher analogy is, and so fall into (Continued On Page Two) I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Collegian Description An account of the resource The Collegian began as a student newspaper; became a college community literary publication in 1952 and continued until 1969; became a student newspaper again in 1969; discontinued publication from 1980 until 1989 when it again became a student literary publication.<br /><br />Click on <a title="The Collegian" href="http://digitalarchives.sjc.edu/items/browse?collection=26">Items in The Collegian Collection</a> to view and sort all items in the collection. 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Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Student publication The Collegian https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/b7fe36a480bff3adebf9a2f7d4eaaff8.pdf cd13ec7b6773865faf373486dccfe28f PDF Text Text ST. Page J. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN I ever, as the old story of youth versus age. One look at the teams will conArthritic East Pinkney vince you. and Rusty Randall banded together to play a team composed of PinkneyPaca-Chase youths. Of course there ue several exceptions in Rusty Randall. One player, Atwood Garis, is in the full vigor of youth. PinkneyPaca-Chase won 8-5 . after trailing unThe starting til the fourth inning. pitchers were Robertson and Sherman. but Sherman was forced to retire in the third and Durlach slushed for the rest The only adjective of the game. which can describe Durlach' s new ball is slush, but it seems to do the trick. Epstein was the leading hitter for the PPC galaxy with three for four. Ray twinkled as he poled out four for five. Following our usual pattern, we of the blame on itself for not having turn from softball to track. Last been successful in fulfilling its function 1 Saturday a group of about fifteen peo- in this particular instance. It is the pie groped their way down to the object of the administration to help basin and bad a track meet which was him realize bis blindness and to reveal singularly unsuccessful compared to the best course of action to him. last year's. The only worthwhile time I Ergo, we see that rules are concerned was the I : 5 5 that the East Pinkney re-1 with ordered freedom as oppcsed to lay team made in the 8 8 0. We won ' t practical anarchy, that the College bore you with summaries but take it might fulfill its assigned function. from us they are pretty bad. We are This is - the theor y, but practical a little sleepy this week and don ' t feel problems are always faced w hen rules like slinging our usual quota-investiga• are put into effect. Since they are tions, etc.-so we' ll lump all news and bere, not co restrict freedom , but to comment into two categorief: create some order in it, they must be Awards to: Harry Coleman for a made justly. fine hitting performance in the last two P aca- Carroll games. The athletic deWe inhabit rooms, w here most of partment for instigating volley-ball. the out-of-class proceedin'gs t ;ike place. To Bob Novak for filling in for J im for which reason they ought to be kept Horney. Steven Benedict for his ten- in a livable condition. There is also nis instruction. And last but not the mortal prison of our souls which least to the person that finds the dog with its va rious limitations and inthat bit Mrs. Ford K . Brown. firm ities exerts a tremendous po wer Nuts to: The whole college for not within us . One noted Frenchm an 's supporting the track meet. The West defin ition of culture is the knowledge Pinkney softball team , which had bet- of a proper bedtime. If this seems a ter wake up sooner or later to the fact little exaggerated, w e still have the proverb. mens sana in corpore sano. that books come first. These are purely personal m atters. and not with in the realm of College author ity. In the case of dormito ries . however, Justice can very w ell be rep r2sented as the common good. Lecture three of Manners and Mores in our College community was delivAttendance ru les cover the relation of the student to the formal collcg~ ered by Mr. Barr in last night's College functions . The y also .are no t made to meeting. It involved the book Higher inconvenience the student, n0 r ;i n : they Leaming m America by Thorstein here as an outward front to p lease parVeblen. where the brutal facts of pres- ents or the legislative assembl y. The~ .ent-day education are expounded. It were instituted, because in the opinion of the admin istration, regular attendmade a good paradeigm of w hat not ance is necessar y for a successful i~arn to do. ing process. All colleges have what is called in The ulti' mate purpose 1 to create a .s French a " reglement ," and their stud- grnninr ( as opposed to prl?tended) un· ents behave in terms of it. In our case, de rstanding of what work is an d bow On Tuesday seven East Pinkneyites and two ringers held Paca-Carroll to a The Easterners conscore of 7-4. tinued their usual· practice of getting a few hits and allowing many . There was one bright spot in the game for East Pinkney. This was their seventh inning rally. This was amazing from several standpoints. One, by definition , E ast P inkney doesn't rally. Two: one just doesn't rally with Sherman pitching . Anyway, East Pinkney rallied in spite of all this. there is a danger of developing a done. The orde r is given, and also superiority complex, since we are gen- the material freedom to v ioiate it. Force would defeat its o w n p u rpo~e. erally freed from the curse of arb itrary fo r if it were emplo yed. rules w ould law. be nothing but a detested hemming-in Rules need not always be immutably of personal liberty . and not tbe means established-ours are more of the ·of achieving final intellectual fu:edom. oracular kind, i. e., they can be interpreted in many ways. Their disobeyrHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN is tbe ance can also bring on dismissal. )fficia l new s organ of St. John's College, published every F rid ay during Dismissal of a student is a particu- the academic year. Entered as second lady problematic affair. When such a ~lass matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, , step is necessary , the College takes most under the Act of March 3, 1879. Backcampus Last Friday afternoon, in spite of , beat and humidity, there was a softball game between Chase-Stone and Paca-Carroll. Paca-Carroll won by a 1core of 4 to 3, but it was only after great labor and much bard pitching that they put together the winning run in the eighth. Incidentally, it was the first extra inning game in several weeks. Chase-Stone scored in the &rst, second. and fourth to hold a three-run lead at the end of their half of the fourth. Then Chase-Stone relaxed and allowed two runs to cross the plate. The 3 -2 score continued through the fifth and the first half of the sixth when Paca-Carroll again scored a run to tie things up. There was no more scoring until the eighth when Harry Coleman swatted out a single and came in to score the winning run. On Saturday there was an all-star game. We prefer to think of it, how- Thorstein Veblen and the Oracular Method • St. John's Coll eg1an Vol. LVII-No. 15 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST J S, 1944 Rigid Flux From the platform of the Great Hall the most modern j oined hands with the m ost ancient, to deny man' s d ream . Incom mensurability becomes the declared ruler of the un iverse-upward and downward movements are identical- ananke is God, Fire is His Son, and Heraclitus is the prophet of God. A nalogy , as presented by Mr. Kieffer, is the fire of the m yth of Prometheus, and it is this same fire that is the all-universe element in Heraclitus. The lecture combined both " fires," and analogy thus becomes the all-universe principal. Identity, or the literal, looses its meaning, so that it becomes merely the same- understanding of an anal ogy. Thus, an alogy, as the moving principle of all that is done, is . stro ng in Poetry and Science. The tendency in poetry is al ways t owards a greater variety of analogy for the expression of a single idea ; so that poet ry is an embodiment of the principle of flux. Scie nce t ends toward t he opposite pole ; consequently rigidity, or the fixed and all-explaining analogy (as Aristotle's form and matte r) is the extreme result. Y et in the traditional conception of these two opposite pursuits, there appears a st range ident ification ; for as poetry is active and science contemplative, and conversely, science is maker, and poe t ry contemplator, each is both. F rom this it is possible to infer a science of poetry, and a poetr y of science. Freedom in science is based on its poetry, o r variety of analogy. With such a moving fo rce always behin d hypotheses and new methods of search, science is prevented from sinking into the low est analogical level-that of copying. Poetry is concerned w ith naming, for it makes Oedipus a name for rashness, and A gamemnon a name for pride. But t o give its name-making a valid ity and st ability, the rigidness of science must be placed to keep check on a tendenc y t o wildness, and incredulit y. Thus, the science of poetry. Analogy, as used in poetry, and as used in the mathematics of science, has itself an analogous relationship. The lecturer presented a table of the various forms analogy takes ; and despite the unfortunate fact that this table was merely presented, and not discussed or supported by the speaker, it remains worth stating. Analogy Proportion comparison pa radigm example simile metapho r image measurement pattern instance equation function figure Myth imit ation irony Hypotheses construction p roblem * * * * * This is the list of the ca tegories of analog y, as they are used b y men ( analogy -making anim als). Analogy is the principle of language as a veh icle of though t. It has a triple existence in language ; and borrowing Mr. Scofield' s Dialectical terms. the lecturer referred to th ree levels ; intentional. impositional. and revelational. Naming b y attributes, and making that name a symbol for_ all t hings w ith analogous attributes, is the intentional problem.. Also intentional. is the na ming of relat ions ; fo r the analogy itself bas a name. Thus we call b y the appelation "change," that which includes action , time, and place ; but each of those three are in turn the name of something-hence an analogy for something. This process extends ad infinitum. The impositional aspect was quite hazy in the lecturer's presentation, but I underst ood it to relate somehow to the rhetoric of signs. I n cluded in the impositional is a great danger-the danger of p lay ing a game. It is very easy to forget the relations impli~d by an analo~y-to forget ~hat the higher analogy 1s, and so fall mto Price: 1 Oc the abyss of imitation, which is the poetry not of creatin g or contemplating, but of pretty w o rds. It is n ot hard to see the similar danger in mathematics, and thus in the sciences, w hen the equatio n beco mes the end instead of a high er analogy or the bypothesis. Co ncerning the revelaitonal. all that w as said, was, that the figures of speech comp rise it; thus the simile equ als the adjective, and the metaphor equals the verb, etc. Before endi ng, it is necessary to retu rn t o the myth of Prometheus and the fire, and re-examine it as did Mr. Kieffer. Prometheus, the firegiver, wals p unished b ecause he gave to Man that w h ich was an incommensurable, and thus (:ould never be handled accurately by Man. And to further confu se t hem, he added Hope, through w h ich they could not see the ultimate fa il ure of their fire-handling. Mr. Kieffer, h o wever, has finally discovered the ruse, and with a slight adm ix ture of that seemingly sincere idealist . P lato, we were presented with the uni verse in all its inglory. The ananke of the Timaeus caused the lectu rer t o include Plato in this set-up ; anaka w hich for Plato is that transcende ntal entity which runs wild unless pe rsuaded by reason. But if all is analogy, t hen this reason itself is subse rvient t o ananke; and thus nous never can p revail. In the eyes of the lect urer, as the Heraclitean " up" does not d iffer from "down," so the two P lato nic realms are also identical. All such metaphysical distinctions are tossed on the ash-heap in order to play the game of "analogizing madly," for Mr. Kieffer himself seemed to have falle n int o the impositional chasm, and througho ut the lecture and question period, merely t oyed and dabbled, substitutin g fo r meaning and relevance the divertissement, "You give me something, and I'll make an analogy of it right befo re y our eyes. Consequentl y, it became a lecture minus a thesis and lacking a necessary :fluency (Continued On Page Two) I �ST. Page i JOHN'S I and eloquence. All this because of man held Randall to three hits and a disregard and even fear on the part of Nussbaum held Paca-Carroll to five. the lecturer, of system, of metaphysical I However, Randall bunched things principles, or any fixed existence of properly and in the eighth put over a ideas. Yet, whether knowingly or not, run to win. Mack again wielded a he has set forth, instead of a non- potent maple to share honors with system with only relative notions be-1 Tucker, each getting one for three. cause of a constant flux, the most rigid Elliot, Paca-Carroll' s catcher and leadand infernal of all systems: for the off man, got one for two. pattern of all existence is irrationality Words cannot express our amaze-nothing can escape, nothing can be. No actual change can take place, for ment, our joy, and in general, all our true change is from becoming to being, feelings, over East Pinkney's 9-8 defrom flux to rest. Thus this rigidity feat of West last Tuesday. East Pinkholds all things in a single condition ; ney unleashed a ten-hit attack as Van that being the mortal disease that is ab- Sant pitched a sterling game, holding solute analogy. And along with the West Pinkney to only thirteen bits. lecure's system, comes an inescapable The first two innings looked like the paradox. For, as part of the entirety, usual East Pinkney defeat, as West blazing, and being consumed by the Pinkney scored three runs in each. In fire, is the lecture itself- only relative the third inning, however, East staged a rally, the second within a week, and and comparative, and not of Truth. almost caught up. Then in the fourth E. V. T. West Pinkney went ahead again. But in the fifth, the memorable fifth, East Ross rallied again and won 9·-8. looked magnificent as he ended his batWith one eye on public opinion and ting slump, getting three for three. the other on last week's Backcampus Tony Hammond was also brilliant with two for three. Wilson took honcolumn, we begin. Last Thursday, W• ors for West, three for four. .. Randall finally uncovered their secret won't mention the West Pinkney weapon. Pitching with robot-bomb pitching. fury and accuracy, Erich Nussbaum Now our usual word about track: starred, as Randall defeated Chase- On Saturday there was a semblance of Stone, 8-5 . Lobbing for Chase-Stone a track meet. It was better than the was William E. Harris, that noted vol- week before but still it was not up to ley-ball player. Harris replaced Dur- any sort of standard for a good meet. lach. the usual Chase-Stone pitcher, Times were slow and distances were short. but this is not the real difficulty, and Durlach took over shortstop. since times, etc., are not expected to be Randall's leading hitter was Henry too good as yet. The main failing of Mack who whacked out two for two. the track meet was the lack of particiEissler and "the Dr." each got one for pation. This had several results. It forced many men to participate in too three to lead the Chase-Stone hitting many events, just to win the meet. attack. Thirty-six hours later "the And secondly, the meet between Dr." did a little better for himself, get- Chase-Stone and West Pinkney didn't ting two for two the first two times even come off. Perhaps the summaries up, but unfortunately the third time he will help to illustrate this difficulty went down swinging. :re than anything else, so they are Backcampus On Friday, Randall continued its blitz and Nussbaum continued to fool the batters as Randall eked out a 2-1 score over Paca-Carroll. This was a. good game from several standpoints. In the first place, the pitching was good, and in the second place, it was not a free-scoring game, as softball games usually are around here. Sher- ST. COLLEGIAN herewith published. TRACK SUMMARIES (PC), Pumphrey (R), Ernst (EP). Distance, 4 3 feet 8 1- 2 inches. Twotwenty Dash: Marine (EP), Bounds, (PC), Ernst (EP). Time, 26.2 seconds. Running Broad Jump: Epstein (PC), Hoxby (EP), Bounds (PC) . Distance, 15 feet 9 inches. 440-Yard Run: Marine (EP), Elliot (PC), Bounds (PC). Time,64.5 seconds. 8 8 0-Yard Run : Wakefield (EP), Elliot (PC), Hoxby (EP). Time, 2 minutes 30.2 seconds. High Jump: Wakefield (EP), Marine (EP), Bounds (PC). Height, 4 feet 9 inches. Mile run: Wakefield (EP). Epstein (PC), Thomas (PC). Time, 5 minutes 43.2 seconds. 880 Relay : East Pinkney, Paca-Carroll. Time, I minute 52.8 seconds. Lastly, a word of criticism: In our own happy way we have been showering awards on the athletic department, or rather on its individual members, fo r outstanding work in various spheres of activity. This holds true for the whole department-as indiyiduals they are performing their duties properly and efficiently-but as a group, they are dead. We have never seen all five members together at any time: and we think that this indicates something. Do it be because of persona) enmities, or is lack of interest the cause for the department's. refusal to make decisions on policy, as a group? The question naturally arises: What good does it do ·f t h e A t hl etic D epar t men t wor ks as a · I body? We can't answer that but we think that anybody will agree that the department's function extends beyond refereeing ball games. s. c. The St. John's Social Cooperative in a meeting on Monday night of this week elected a board of five directors to conduct the affairs of Cooperative for a term of one scholastic year. Those named were Messrs. Mack, Cosgrove, Pumphrey, Van Sant, and Team Scoring: East Pinkney, 48 : Triscram Campbell. This group maY Paca-Carroll. 3 7; Randall, 3. Events: Hundred-yard dash: Epstein (PC), place before the cooperative in the near Time, future a program of tentative events Hoxby (EP), Ray (EP). 12.3 seconds. Shot Put: Epstein for the corning term. Pericles and the Temple of Progress What might be called a meeting of double intention was held in the Great Hall on Thursday. We dealt, under the guidance of Mr. Barr, with relations affecting us and those with whom we are connected. The first of these relations concerns the problem traditionally known as Town and Gown; and specifically the averted collision of last week. This relationship was of an undesirable nature, and was avoided with commendable restraint by the members of the college. Following upon this an attempt was made by the administration to contact the town authorities to determine whether we are the intended victims of some cabalistic plot, which seems unlikely enough; and to enlist the aid of those authorities in preventing a recurring disturbance. To prepare for any eventualities, we are also urged to equip ourselves with those bodily skills which will fortify our state of mind, and protect us, if the occasion should arise. The "manly art of self defense" has a twofold utility in this instance: as a sport, and as a means of arbitration; as duelling is unfortunately forbidden by law. We recognize here the paradox of learning to fight in order not to have to fight; and of a potential utilization of force to achieve what may be in the end, a distinctly actual lack of force. Here, the humor is obvious; but the practical application of gymnastics, or in this case a specific bodily skill, to CQntrol and strengthen rational. judgematic operation is in the words of the speaker, "An occasion for rejoicing." Mr. Barr's second relation also con· cerned the brave new world in which we are living. One of its necessities is an exchequer. and Mr. Barr took this occasion to give a report on ours. The total income of St. John's College for the fiscal year ending this July firs t was $222,000, of which 49% was gained in fees , 29% through State subsidy. and 22% by gifts. The expenditures wete distributed as follows: 29 % for instruction, 10% for amortization of the College debt, 9 % on rniscellaneous. 17% for administration, 16 % for food, and 19% for upkeep JOHN'S COLLEGIAN of plant and equipment: the sum total expenditure~ being $220,000 ~ . This, although it looks encouraging, is not at all void of difficulties. The State grant of $63,000 covers prim· arily the state scholarships, so that when all the scholarships are filled, only one-third of it can be used by the College as active funds. Besides, there is an operating dficit of $50,000 per annum. which can be made up only by provoking enough people into presenting donations. Student fees are meant to cover only the actual operating costs, with all other matters, such as improvement of the real estate and the amortization of the debt, coming from outside sources. As our second paradox, Mr. Barr would rather welcome a break of relations with the gentlemen in the State House. This is for two good reasons: By residing in this state, it is possible to secure a scholarship, when there is no real need for ir. This defeats oar system of student aid, since it is founded on the principle, that funds be distributed justly, i. e., where the necessity is most urgent. Non-residents of the State of Maryland do not enjoy these advantages, which results in an unfair over-all distribution of available Student Aid funds, since a large part of them has to be allocated to scholarships offered by the State. Then there are the "three anonymous donors." These and others are easily discouraged by the presence of State funds , and direct the stream of their abundance in other channels. They are. however, quite essential to insure a heterogeneous social ~roup in the College community, and also for minor improvements such as brick walls around the campus. They can immortalize themselves, too, by having a Note: building named after them. Coming back to a heterogeneous social group, co-education would be just the thing to make a thorough job of it. Mr. Barr stated that he would be glad to discuss that little problem-in private, however. This is how it stands-the endowment system was near death for a while bu~ now, it seems to have gotten a new lease on life. Donations are one way of survival. and obviously the easiest. Of course, we could always put Messrs. Standen and Pumphrey and the Jun- Page 3 ior Chem lab to work, produce something extra special, and have at least this in common with the Benedictine monks. Arts Since it will be two long weeks before the good St. Nicholas and the K. W. Kids put on their bang-up show, we thought a few people might like to know what the D~rkee Enterprises are doing. Convoys to the Capitol will form at rendezvous x at 2045 hours on T-day. Our reconnaissance squadrons have informed us, that the passage to the Circle is cleansed of mines and relatively clear of raiders. . At the Circle this Saturday, you will Just be able to catch one final glimpse of the poor dejected Mr. Skeffington (Claude Rains) , in the film of the s~me name. This covers the old question of who wears the breeches in the establishment with Bette Davis as the missus. The show squirms through the life and rejected loves of Mrs. Skeffington for one and three-quarter hours, then in the last fifteen minutes we have the glorious metamorphosis through diphtheria, and the usual happy ending. The next day, if you want to brave the gentlemen in white, you can behold a spectacle of sex and excitement at the same place. It is called Marine Raiders, with Pat O'Brien and a few explosions providing the excitement. Until you can meet Lou Daimond in person, Pat O'Brien will have to pass as a reasonable facsimile thereof. On Wednesday night, we'll all JOID King Garis for a short movie, the show being, of course, Step Lively, with Frankie, the Voice With the Bow Tie. Also George Murphy of the lively steps. This finishes the Circle for the coming week. Then for the healthy participants of the track program, the Republic offers The Hairy Ape (Sunday through Tuesday), which · is doubtlessly the best specimen the local monopoly has come through with in a long time. For the muscle-conscious individuals, there is William Bendix, and for the bodyconscious, Susan Hayward. If your lab isn't very interesting the latter part of this week, you might drop down to see Three Little Sisters, �the alternative title of which might be, Prop. 6 6, Newton's Principia. Of course, if you' re really desperate, there is always The Smartest Horse in the Movies (plus Roy Rogers), in Song of Nevada. Friday and Saturday. COLLEGIAN JOHN'S ST. Page 4 CALENDAR Fri., Aug. 25-Sat., Sept. 2, 1944 ST. JOH N'S COLLEGE If the new freshmen get through softball practise on time, they might dash to the Capitol sometime during the middle of the week, and see their eidos. This participates in several reels of rot called the Song of the Open Vol. LVII- No. 16 Friday, August 25: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Recorded Concert Music Studio 8:00 P. M. Formal Lecture-Beethoven-Nicolas Nabokov Great Hall Athletics Back Campus The Film Club Presents -Crime et Chat·iment Iglehart Hall 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus Dormitory Managers Meeting McDowell 21 Step Lively and Marine Raiders constitute the program for the beginning and end of the week. Of course, if yo.u want to stay right on your own back yard, still your movie-lust, and preserve your esthetic Saturday, August 26: IO:OO A. M.-12:00 M. 8 :30 P. M. sense, too (at reduced prices), have a look at Crime et Chatiment. We still have faith in the Film Club, and en- Monday, August 28: dorse this heartily. P. ~ B. Film On Saturday, the Film Club presents Crime et Chatiment, a French Tuesday, August 29: film taken from the novel; directed by 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus Pierre Chenal. 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Recorded Concert Music Studio 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Recorded Concert Music Studio Harry Baur. as the police commissioner. with Pierre Blanchar, as the assassin Raskolnikov. portray the torturous psychological relationships with some success. The music is by Arthur Honegger; with Wednesday, August 30: English sub-titles. Thursday, August 31: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. A feconde soudain ma memorie fertile, Comme je traversais le nouveau\ Carrousel. Le vieux Paris n'est plus (la form d'une ville Change plus vite, helas! que le coeur Athletics Back Campus 7 :30 P. M. College Meeting Great Hall 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Recorded Concert Music Studio 8:00 P. M. Formal Lecture- Abstcaction-Lewis M. Hammond Great Hall 10:00 A. M.-12:00 M. Athletics Back Campus 10:30 A. M. Faculty Meeting McDowell 24 • Friday, September 1: d'un mortel); Baudelaire. rHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN, is the )ffi.cial news organ of St .. Johns qoltege published every Friday durmg the academic year. Entered as second ~1ass matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879. ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER L 1944 Beethoven 7:30 P. M. Road. St. John's Collegian Saturday, September 2: When this unconscious operated, Beethoven cranked out great music at a Mr. Nabokov said that the purpose prodigious rate; but when it failed him of the lecture would be to guide us so be could operate only on his craft, and that we could learn to listen to Beet- he turned out, literally, trash. boven; and then-and only thenunderstand him. The lecturer did an This is why Beethoven is so inconsistent. If he had had the craft, acexcellent j ob on the analysis of the cording t o Nabokov, when bis unquartet, pointing out many things which I for one failed to notice; his conscious was not operating he could fill in the gaps ; but even this would humor, too, was very enjoyable. be difficult, since the techniques had The ear, of course, must be taught been so exploited. What then could be co listen; and it must rid itself of its done? He was not the scholar, lazy indiffe~ent habits while listening; Brahms, who could ~eep the tradition one must listen attentively, so that the · intact, breathing into it the life of a music does not really become atmosmaster musician. But rather, he was pheric. The lecture began with an analysis of music and composers in Aristotelian, Nabokovian, and musical terms. Essentially there are two types of composers: musician poets and poet musicians. The musician poets are primarily musicians. They use their craft objectively to achieve music which is not essentially theirs. but wbich has its existence within the tradition . The musician poets are not devoid of style by any means; nor are they so bound by convention as to be stagnated and empty of all poetic feeling ; but they do work so objectively that they lose themselves in their art. They are never self-conscious. Mozart and Bach certainly are good examples. They lose themselves completely in their craft; yet, even so, they retain their individuality; this they cannot lose. The great composers-except Beethoven-belong to this class. the sensitive artist; the player on the organ of the emotions. Why could he not exhibit apparent poor taste with so keen a synthetic judgment. He was God, directing all evil ultimaately towards music There hoven good. Only at this period of could such a thing be done. was an impasse which only Beetcould surmount. The time was ripe for revolution; and single handed Beethoven brought it about. But the chaotic state of a revolution must returii to normal. When taste becomes super refined, when men dance around like little girls on tip-toes, powdering their hair, and wearing it long like women , when such things like these exist, something inevitably happens. Beethoven would not be delegated by the society of an old ladies' sewing circle: peasant that Beethoven, for the first time in be was. he revolted. ' musical history, diverged from the traMusic, however, must treat both the ditio n of musician poets. The master great enough to shatter the icons, great intellectual and sensitive appetites. In enough to shock old women in the general. our Celtic tradition treats the drawing rooms of aristocrats, had, as intellectual. the Mediterranean the sen>ome say, including Nabokov, a musi- 11t1ve. Great composers vary, usually cal unconscious, which would allow ;taying on the intellectual side of the him to destroy conventions; allow him mean. Even Beethoven, the rebel. did to put the personality of Beethoven in- not revert- in his great works-to either pure craft or boorish sensuality. to his music. Price: 1 Oc Beethoven, the founder of the class of poet-musicians, in doing so, mislead the majority of composers, almost to the present day. They forget the tradition. Debussy. Tchaikowsky, Ravel, never realized that they had not the musical unconscious of Beethoven, the synthetic judgment, a man must have _to be a true poet-musician. Even so. a true poet- musician could only exist in a certain period. If Beethoven were alive today, I should venture to say he would be a musician-poet. Brahms, in my opinion, which is unlike Mr. Nabokov' s, was not led astray to proceed in the footsteps of Beethoven. He relied on craft, not intuition, making the line of the masters from Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Hindemith, and Stravinsky. Somehow, Beethoven is above them all, and cannot be talked about in the same terms. Herein lies the confusion wbrn speaking of the greatncs·; of composers. We are at present only recovering from the &hock which Beetb..wen gave to our trachtion, and I feel. that inevitably this state will occur again. A. A.G. s. c. The Board of Directors of the So· cial Cooperative has presented a provisional schedule for the coming term. The first event will be a "weinie" roast on the top floor of the boat house, held on the second weekend after vacation. A squa re dance. picnic, movie dances. and five motion pictures, are also planned during the term. There will be an informal sometime in the fall. A senior formal will be held at the end of the term. Arrangements are being considered to provide an opportunity for social contacts in Annapolis and the vicinity. This will be a sort of open house, of. it is hoped, a more successful nature than those formerly held. 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Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Student publication The Collegian https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/5a09a4ba647bdc40937e082eb2075356.pdf f90cdb1c8cc2ba06903e1d1142bfe516 PDF Text Text the alternative title of which might be, 6 6, Newton's Principia. Of course, if you' re really desperate, there is always The Smartest Horse in the Movies (plus Roy Rogers), in Song of Nevada. Friday and Saturday. COLLEGIAN JOHN'S ST. Page 4 CALENDAR Prop. If the new freshmen get through softball practise on time, they might dash to the Capitol sometime during the middle of the week, and see their eidos. This participates in sever.al reels of rot called the Song of the Open Road. Fri., Aug. 25-Sat., Sept. 2, 1944 ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Vol. LVII- No. 16 Friday, August 25: Back Campus Athletics 3 :00 - 5 :00 P. M. 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Recorded Concert Music Studio 8:00 P. M. Formal Lecture- Beethoven- Nicolas Nabokov Great Hall Step Lively and Marine Raiders ning and end of the week. Saturday, August 26: Of course, if yo.u want to stay right your 10:00 A. M . -12:00 M. . on your o Wn back Yard , Stl11 movie-lust, and preserve y our esthetic 8: 3 0 P. M. sense, too ( at reduced prices), have a Athletics Back Campus The Film Club Presents lgleh~rt Hall - Crime et Chatiment We still have faith in the Film Club, and en- Monday, August 28: dorse this heartily. ~ B. 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus 7 :30 P. M. P. Dormitory Managers Meeting McDowell 21 Film On Saturday, the Film Club presents Crime et Chatiment, a French Tuesday, August 29: film taken from the novel; directed by 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus Pierre Chenal. 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Recorded Concert Music Studio Harry Baur, as the police commissioner, with Pierre Blanchar, as the assassin Raskolnikov, portray the torturous psychological relationsbips with some success. The music is by Arthur Honegger; with • Wednesday, August 30: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus 4 :00-6 :00 P . M . Recorded Concert Music Studio English sub-titles. Thursday, August 31: 3 :00-5 :00 P . M . A feconde soudain ma memorie fer- tile, Com me je tcaversais le nouveau) Carcousel. Le vieux Paris n'est plus (la form d' une ville Change plus vite, helas! que le coeur ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1944 Athletics Back Campus 7: 3 0 P. M. College Meeting Great Hall 3 :00-5 :00 P . M . Athletics Back Campus 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Recorded Concert Music Studio 8:00 P. M. Formal Lecture- • Friday, September 1: Ab - straction- Lewis d' un morteJ) ; Baudelaire. rHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN, is the S t d )fficial news organ of St. Johns Cola Ur ay, September 2.· tege published every Friday during the ~cademic year. Entered as second 10:00 A. M.-12:00 M. ~1ass matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, 1O:3 0 A. M. under the Act of March 3, 1879. Great Hall M. Hammond Athletics Back Campus Faculty Meeting McDowell 24 Price: 1 Oc Beethoven, the founder of the class of poet-musicians, in doing so, misBeethoven cranked out great music at a Mr. Nabokov said that the purpose prodigious rate; but when it failed him lead the majority of composers, almost co the present day. They forget the of the lecture would be to guide us so be could operate only on his craft, and tradition. Debuss y, Tchaikowsky, chat we could learn to listen to Beet- he turned out, literally, trash. Ravel , never realized that they had not boven; and then-and only thenThis is why Beethoven is so incon- the musical unconscious of Beethoven, understand him. The lecturer did an the synthetic judgment, a man must sis tent. If he bad had the craft ac ' - have _to be a true poet-musician. Even excellent job on the analysis of the · · quartet, pointing out many things cording to Nabok ov , when his un- so, a true poet- mus1ctan cou Id on Iy exWhen Beethoven constitute the program for the begin- look at Crime et Chatiment. St. John's Collegian this unconscious operated, which I for one failed to notice; bis conscious was not operating be could fill in the gaps; but even this would humor, too , was very enjoyable. be difficult, since the techniques had The ear, of course, must be taught been so exploited. What then could be co listen; and it must rid itself of its done? He was not the scholar, lazy indifferent habits while listening ; Brahms, who could ~eep the tradition one must listen attentively, so that the intact, breathing into it the life of a music does ~ot really become atmosmaster musician. But rather, he was pheric. ist in a certain period. If Beethoven were alive today, I should venture to say he w ould be a musician-poet. Brahms, in my opinion, which is unlike Mr. Nabokov's, was not led astray to proceed in the footsteps of Beetboven. He relied on craft, not intuition, making the line of the masters from Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Hindemith, and Stravinsky. Somehow, The lecture began with an analysis the sensitive artist; the player on the Beethoven is above them all, and canof music and composers in Aristotelian, organ of the emotions. Why could he no! be talked about in the same terms. Nabokovian, and musical terms. not exhibit apparent poor taste with so Here in lies the confusion whrn speakEssentially there are two types of composers: musician poets and poet musicians. The musician poets are primarily musicians. They use their craft objectively to achieve music which is not essentially theirs, but which has its existence within the tradition. The musician poets are not devoid of style by any means; nor are they so bound by convention as to be stagnated and empty of all poetic feeling; but they do work so objectively chat they lose themselves in their art. T hey are never self-conscious. Mozart an d Bach certainly are good examples. They lose themselves completely in their craft; yet, even so, they retain their individuality; this they cannot lose. The great composers- except Beethoven-belong to this class. keen a synthetic judgment. He was ing of the greatnes·, of composers. We are at present only recovering from the ~b ock which Beeth.:>ven gave to our tragood. Only at this period of chtion, and I feel. th.it inevitably this could such a thing be done. state will occur again. A. A.G. was an imp~sse which only Beetcould surmount. The time was God, directing all evil ultimaately towards music There hoven ripe for revolutio n; and single handed Beethoven brought it about. But the chaotic state of a revolution must retur~ to normal. When taste becomes s uper re fi ne cl ' when men dance around like little girls on tip-toes, powdering their hair, and wearing it long like women, when such things like these exist, something inevitably happens. Beethoven would not be delegated by the society of an old ladies' sewing circle; peas ant that 1 Beethoven, for the 4rst time in be was, be revolted. musical history, diverged from the tradition of musician poets. The master Music, h owever, must treat both the great enough to shatter the icons, great intellectual and sensitive appetites. In enough to shock old women in the general, our Celtic tradition treats the drawing rooms of aristocrats, had, as intellectual. the Mediterranean the sensome say, including Nabokov, a musi- citive. Great composers vary, usually cal unconscious, which would allow ;raying on the intellectual side of the bim to destroy conventions; allow him mean. Even Beethoven, the rebel, did to put the personality of Beethoven in- not revert- in bis great works-to to his music. either pure craft or boorish sensuality. I s. c. The Board of Directors of the So· cial Cooperative has presented a provisional schedule for the coming term. The first event will be a "weinie" roast on the top floor of the boat house, held on the second weekend after vacation. A square dance, picnic, movie dances, and five motion pictures, are also planned during the term. There will be an informal sometime in the fall. A senior formal will be held at the end of the term. Arrangements are being considered to provide an opportunity for social contacts in Annapolis and the vicinity. This will be a sort of open house, of, it is hoped, a more successful nature than those formerly held. A great part of this schedule is still in advisement; and it may be increased or decreased depending on the interest with which the College greets it. �Page 1, JOHN'S ST. I of slavery and of political and eco- fertile in helping to build a common nomic exploitation. He is cut off from culture, turn to vice. Their training LIBERAL EDUCATION- I his African culture and barred from may aat any time be turned to destruc tion in riots, and there is a growing FOR WHOM? ours. He does not have the economic , danger that the Negro masses would The St. J obn s program is ground- independence to develop a culture of follow such men. Letter to the Editor I we may d eci"d e, b aving considered · · large degree be _liberated from their should do. . In normal times., and even th e question more f u 11 y, t b at Negroes · natural bonds of ignorance and mental during the war, both mother and should not yet be admitted to St. awkwardness. The college does not father of Negro families must often John's. B ut 1et us not suppose t b at ed on a belief tha.t all men can to .a bis own, as it is often suggested be I want only boys froni families in which educational and cultural opportuirities bave been great. The ample use of . scholarsbip funds and the important leave their children to work as maids and labourers for long hours, often into the evening, to provide for their families. . There are funds for specialized edu- I place, need, holds in their distribution, witnesses the belief of the college that birth should not determine educational opportunities. Before we are up each morning there He a large group . of people working on the campus and in the kitchen. Almost all of these workers are Negroes, but their children are never members of the student body. Where can they get a college education? Or does the fact that the bulk of the labour of the college is done by Negroes indicate that higher educational opportunities are closed to them? Most of us came here because we believed there was a greater chance of gaining a liberal education here than anywhere• else. A belief in the po tential equality of men and in the means of bringing men's powers into actuality is peculiar to St. John's. Therefore, if St. John's denies admission to a Negro, it is in effect denying bim the opportunity to gain a liberal education. He is then left to find his way through the pitfalls of the elective system , provided he can find a scholarship, and a college to accept him. Negro colleges are few and many of these are dominated by white philantbropists or state legislatures. The fact that the Negro has not acquired the mental skills necessary to living in a free society is the very thing which bars him from entrance into its institutions of learning. Society is always sensitive to the needs of its preservation and it fears that through ssociat ion w ith uncultured Negro 1 youth in schools, white youth would be corrupted . In the North it is easy to forget the general condition of the Negro in America. He is the product our present p olicy is neutral in its effects. We may be trying to adjust our policies to the mores of Maryland so- ciety in order to be understood. But cation in Negro schools, but vocational the pattern which St. John's is un and professional opportunities are not consciously setting, helps to form prebeing opened to Negroes. Segregated judice in the minds of white and Neg ro into schools and then refused an oppor- children in Annapolis. That we ourtunity to use the knowledge they have selves have no opportunity to becom e acquired, some Negroes wonder whether acquainted with Negro youth, makes it they are worth an education at all. impossible for us to think intelligently They wonder if rolling tennis courts about race problems. White adults are for white people is not their proper hardly aware of the college's present vocation anyway. policy, but Negro parents are acutely The Negro will never see any pur- conscious of the fact that their childre n pose in intelligent and decent living un- cannot go to college here. It is only less he has had an education which will because they must work here to feed enable him to realize the values of the their families that they support the mental disciplines. He must learn to college by their labours. love truth and beauty for their own Negroes have shown themselves willsakes, since he will not gain respect or ing in high schools to learn the ways honor for them as do other men. Only of our society. They are being given the kind of education that is going on an increasing amount of technical here can give a Negro the perspective training which they are not allowed and initiative to cultivate the arts of to use. Consequently they fall prey to the mind, while be is cut off from the despair or resentment. Either of these cultural life of any community be may states of mind, when found in a grou p settle in. totalling one-tenth of America's popuDifficult ies in offering admittance to lation, can have nothing but a degenNegroes to St. John's are real; but they erating influence upon our society. It in large part arise from the fact that is impossible for anyone to quickly the Maryland Negro is in general still change race mores of society. But if uneducated and uncultured. Society we can take public criticism, it is in our fears for its culture and existence if we power to give a few Negroes an opat St. John's should admit · uncultured. portunity to gain a liberal education. 1 Negroes as classmates. Many Mary~ Just this summer St. Louis University land people would certainly condemn bas decided, upon careful consideration us for such a step. But unless some- of the question by students and fa cone brea~s the circle at the level of lib- ulty, to accept Negro students. A liberal education, our society will be in era! education will enable the you ng even greater danger of corruption than Negro to find meaning in life, even it has been from the illiterate Negro in when he is .refused opportunities open the past. Negroes who are being given to other men. It will help him to untechnical training without a liberal derstand the society from which he is '> education to accompany it, become barred, and to work patiently and in· cynical when refused job opportunities telligently towards a society in which and political rights. Such men are a there will be equal opportunities for greater danger to our socity than a slave all men. H. R. MACK. class. Their minds, which might be JOHN'S ST. COLLEGIAN COLLEGIAN Randall by a 9-3 count. Backcampus Page 3 Garis cele- Story brated Nagler's .birthday, getting three We heard Mr. Gorman telling a After last week's unsuccess'ful. and for three; and Pumphrey celebrated his 1 much laughed at, attempt at criticism release from drudgery, getting two for story in the Coffee Shop one afterof the Athletic Department, we venture three. Glory be to the Athletic De- noon with this reoolt : a Thom·into this week's column, the butt bf partment. Evans tried to help his own istic professor of a well-known midmany jokes. Perhaps the best remark cause by getting two for three times at about ·the whole thing was made by western university, being a pure philbat; but the other members of the team · osopher, and a Frenchman, was of the Mr. Barr. He is going to present us didn't produce. R obertso n pitched for with an autographed picture of the Randall for the second day m a row. opinion that his professional duties l\.thletic Dep;irtment, all together. We We wish we could do it. are offering faulty reporting as an exWest Pinkney continued to crumble cuse. We were under the impression in a game played Saturday morning. tlJat the Athletic Department didn't East Pinkney overwhelmed her nextNobody hold meetings. But it turns out that ioor neighbors- 22 to 8. should be as light as possible, for he I was concerned with thinking. gether with bis family To- which is numerous, this subject seemed to oc- they just haven't had any for the past .vas hitless on the East Pinkney team. cupy a great part of his time. His :fits seemed to come in quartets as financial status was also a source of two weeks; so there you are. loss, Hammond and Desjardins all got To turn to baseball, we see that last our hits. Ray upset things, how- great worry to him ; and his comWednesday East Pinkney returned to ever, getting five bits. West Pinkney plaints on this subject indicated that as a team got a double quartet of hits the losers' column, as they fell to off of Ray. his off-spring would have been even Chase-Stone by a close score of 7 to 3. The debacle of West Pinkney was more numerous had his salary allowed. The game was uneventful and ringers completed on Tuesday as Paca-Carroll did most of the starring for both teams. tramped over the freshmen 1 7 to 7. Cave thwacked out two for three to Garis, not content to star for Randall lead the losers. Bounds' three hits for alone, joil\ed Chase-Stone and plunked five were the rallying point for the out two hits: Note-We are at the winners. Sonie figures about the West bottom of our verb bag. Nelson, a Pinkney team: In the last three games fo rmer St. Johnnie, proved his worth fifty-seven runs have been scored on the as he got one hit and a home run. The new F res h men. Against this they have scored fifteen. First Chase-Stone, then borne run was notable, being one of the East Pinkney, and now West Pinkney. fi rst really clean four-base hits this Paca-Carroll and Randall, watch out! su mmer. Haines' contribution . to the As an instructor, he had been signally successful; but his constant plea, was that he suffered the grossest abuse by being underpaid. During one particularly violent moment in a conversation , he was heard to bellow forth, with the appropriate gestures, " What . . . we give 1s immeasurable! lmmeasurable!" And then in a despondent tone, I "So nobody bothers to measure it." East Pinkney effort was two hits for tbree times at bat. Cbase-Stone. Durlacb pitched for The King William Players ... Present .. . On Thursday began the fall of the house of West. In a blistering hitting and · pitching attack, Randall annihilated the Freshmen in the first shutout of the season. The score-18 to nothing. Robertson sizzled on the mo und, allowing only three hits, while Haines rocked out five hits. Nelson helped, getting two more home runs, two singles, and many many runs batted · in. The only thing that West Pinkney did worth me~tioning was Schutz's two hits for two times up. wa~ Three Scenes From SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS and Other Entertainments - at an - EVENING DANCE PARTY ST. JOHNtS COLLEGE IGLEHART HALL Saturday· Sept. 9th appear- I 9:30 P. M. on the F riday marked hy the ance of a new secret weapon baseball diamond , in the person of Paul Evans. This one was unsuccessful, however, and Paca-Carroll lost to I I Tickets $2.00 (incl. tax) Single or Couple Buffee included Semi~formal ..:....~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-• �Page 4 COLLEGIAN ST. College Meeting Mr. Na.J2ok ov opened the meeting to a rather startled group of volleyball CALENDAR Fri., Sept. 1-Sat., Sept. 9, 1944 ST. JOH N'S COLLEGE St. John~s Collegia n Vol. LVII players who d idn' t know there was go- No. 17 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBERS, 1944 Price: I Oc .ng t o b e a meeting in the first place ; and to all those w ho thought that sem inar was fifteen m inutes ahead of ;chedule. He ann o un ced officially that, " the Abstracts of Abstraction Friday, September 1: Athletics Recorded Concert Formal Lecture- Ab- 3 : 00-5 :00 P. M. 4 :00 - 6 :00 P . M. 8 : 00 P . M. Back Campus Music Studio Great Hall Joetry, v ocal and instrumental music Hammond M r. Goldst ein and M r. Benedict, on fl ute an d piano , respectively, can be exp ected t o p roduce co ntrasting music, to the effo rts of the good minions of the N avy. Mrs. Gorman, we hope, will also sing , which from all reports, sho ul d be a genuine attraction. M r. Nab ok ov and h is associates are busily in search of talent. Barn dances, hog ~allin gs, Indian f estiv als, the music hall stage, o r our ow n v ariety of humorous en tertainment may be the sources of this m al ange. This is a chance fo r ex h ib itionism to be legitim at ised ; an d in a good cause. too. Auditions will be held by either. Mr. Nabok ov, o r M r. _ Killorin. for those interested in collabo rating on this side of the prog ram . T his so rt of thin g is to make people laugh . and should be done w ell , obvi ously. N o defu n ct G reek mathemancians need apply. The deadline is T h ursday, of t h e week of the dance. Also ; tw o can live as cheaply as one. Y our w o man gets in free, to sample the buffee, tl:fe w ine and delicacies, the la ughter and ex citement. · The Bacchannalia will cost t w o dolla rs per person. I'HE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN ls t he ) fficia l n ews organ of St. John's College, pub lis h ed ev er y Friday during the academic y ear. Entered as second ::lass matter October 15 , 1919, at the Post Office at Anna polis, Maryland, under the A ct of March 3, 1879. stretched out arm were very loop.;:- one would finally be able to scratch one's back with that Saturday, September 2: 10 : 0 O A. M . -12 : 0 0 M. Back Campus McDowell 24 Athletics Faculty Meeting 10:30 A. M. arm. Starting from a conviction that phil osophers since Plato had indulged in a somewhat similar past-time, un- ( it is hoped ), an d w hat is known as variet y. ( M r. N abok ov strictly discou raged b urlesq ue.) If one theory of the following one' s arm in front of him, and if the This party, it seems, will 'air, com b in in g the elements of h igh certain has co nsequence : 1t 9 : 3 0 , Satu rday the ninth, in lgleJe a devious, and slightly delirious af- which straction- Lewis M. ong brew ing pa rt y w ill now bubble" 1art Hall. There exists a geometry til h y Bukeley's time the hand, now Sunday, September 3: be in ~ m Progress 8 :00 P. M. of the War. Woodward Hall The Problem in Reconversion- Kurt the back could no longer be seen. Mr. Hammond last Friday night reversed this order of development. Start ing from John Locke (rather than Borchardt Berkeley ; but it is easy to grant th u..: one of the English empiricists will do Monday, September 4: Athletics Dormitory Managers Meeting 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 7 :30 P. M. Back Campus McDowell 21 as w ell as the next one ), he arrived aga in, by way of Aristotle, at Plato. P erh aps not in time, but in intention surely. W ell then , what is the state of the Tuesday, September 5: Athletics Recorded Concert 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 4 :00-6 : 00 P . M . Back Campus Music Studio and eighteenth century? First of all , all thinking at that time is primarily about t hinking. Wednesday, September 6: Athletics Recorded Concert 3 : 00-5 :00 P. M . 4 :00-6 :00 P. M . Back Campus Music Studio For while scholastic- ism was being kicked out of t he front Program Notes Three scenes Athletics College Meeting Back Campus Great Hall Athletics Recorded Concert Formal Lecture-Al- 3 :00-5 :00 P. M . 7 :30 P. M. Back Campus Music Studio Great Hall Friday, September 8: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. 8 :00 P. M. cuin on SophoclesRichard Scofield ~: 10 :00 A. M.-12 : 00 M. 3 :00 P. M. 9 :00 P. M.-2 :00 A. M. Track Meet Tennis Finals Summer Party Back Campus Tennis Courts McDowell Terrace form of the entertainment on Saturday eveing. Act I, scene III; Act II. scene III. will be presented from Twelfth Night; with Alison Farrar, as Maria ; Joseph Killorin , as Sir Toby Belch ; Salvatore Di Grande, as the Fool ; John Van Doren , as Sir Andrew AgueCheek, and William Ross, as Malvolio. The death scene, from King John follows in order, with Mr. Killorin and Henry Mack playing King John and Prince Henry, respectively. Finally, the balcony scene, from Romeo and Juliet, with Miss Farrar and Steve This is the parody of scholasticism Benedict. and Aristotle; what is its archetype? Allen Goldstein, and flute, will preAristotle, too, had ideas, but of sent a much appreciated figure to St. another kind. Here we find ideas which John' s during an interlude; while do not merely mirror a sensible thing; dancing to an eight-piece orchestra they possess intentionality. Ideas do completes the program. not refer us to themselves, but to their A large buffet, encompassing sand intelligible object. This intelligibility wiches and wine, is also a part of what is in the object. It is there to be the evening offers . . . known , to be received by the possible intellect, when the active intellect has made it intelligible by abstraction. And the intellect is the potential place Mon., Oct. 2 of intelligible things. so that when we Vacation Ends Calendar do or, another visitor had entered the know something, this something is in house of philosophy by the back door, our mind in some sense. Not its matDescartes. From his time on . the ter. of course, but its immaterial , inworl d consisted of but two things, telligible form. Thus there is here no mind and extension. And since extcn- necessary delusion ; when the form sion is only understood by the mind, which we hold in the mind corresponds - to the actual essence in a thing , then the fi rst task of philosophy was to we know that thing. Dormitories open Matriculation mind, and its ideas. The quarrel between the ancients an d th e modems then is about ideas, or co ncepts. Fo r L ocke, ideas are mirror images of th in gs. Of all the ideas which we have abou t external things, the greater number fool us, namely those which lead u s to believe that things have sensible qualities, like color, taste, etc. R.eally, · things only have certain Shakespearean drama and comedy will form the bulk investigate the operation of the human Thursday, September 7: Saturday, September philosophical mind in the seventeenth primary qualities, like size, impenetrability (all mode of extension ) ; and these delude us, when combined in certain ways, into thinking that something has a certain color or taste. (Though why should we stop here, why not be consistent and say that all ideas fool us? As there is nothing red , when we see red, why is there some ~ thing heavy when we perceive weight?) It is these ideas that we know. To be sure, there are also abstract, universal ideas, but the mind merely creates them for convenience, by separating all the particular attributes from a particular idea. These general ideas, or better, words, signify a sort of thing, but this sort of thing was made by the mind ; its essence is in the mind. Finally there remain Platonic ideas. Here Mr. Hammond by way of illus tration, gave a very careful and beautiful analysis of Platonic dialectic at the end of the fourth book of the Republic. Here learning proceeds by recollection and analogy. Starting with sensible things, namely sounds, we find chat harmony in music depends on a certain proportion of numbers. Having arrived at this fi rst level of in. Dining Hall opens Classes begin 2 P. M . 6 P. M. Tues., Oct. 3 Registration for Old Students 9 A . M . -5 P . M . Registration for Freshmen (October) 1-5 P. M . College Dinner Wed .. Oct. 4 5:30 P. M. 6 :30P. M. Explanation of Program for October Freshmen 8 : 00 P . M . ( Other members of the College invited ) College Meeting Thurs., O ct. 5 7 :30 I (Contin ued On Page Three) WELCOME HOM.E. 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Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Student publication The Collegian https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/5c9ee3a471c69c691dca1739747d7c13.pdf 8348c4e2fd75bac22a845cc93a669bf1 PDF Text Text Page 4 JOHN'S ST. COLLEGIAN College Meeting Mr. Na~ o k ov opened the meeting to a rather startled group of volleyball CALENDAR Fri., Sept. 1-Sat., Sept. 9, 1944 ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Vol. LVII players who didn' t know there was gong to St. John~s Collegia n No. 17 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBERS, 1944 Price: 1 Oc b e a meeting in the first place ; and to all those w ho thought that Abstracts of Abstraction Friday, September 1: seminar was fifteen minutes ahead of ;chedule. He ann ounced officially that, " the 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 4 :00-6 : 00 P . M. 8 : 00 P. M. Athletics Recorded Concert Formal Lecture- Ab- Back Campus Mu.sic Studio Great Hall 'air, com b in ing t he elements of h igh 10:00 A. M .-12:00 M. 10:30 A . M . Also ; two can live as cheaply as one. Your w oman gets in free, t o sample the buffee, tlfe win e an d delic acies, the la ughter and excitement. · The B acchannalia will cost t w o dolla rs per person. THE ST. JOHN' S COLLEGIAN is the )ffici a l n ews organ of St. John's College, published ever y Friday during the academic year. Entered as second ::lass matter October 15 , 1919, at the Post Office at Anna polis, Maryland, und er the A ct of March 3, 1879. stretched out be able to scratch one' s back with that Back Campus McDowell 24 Athletics Faculty Meeting arm. Starting from a conviction that ph il osophers since Plato had indulged in a somewhat similar past -time, un- (it is hoped ). and w h at is known as This so rt of thin g is to make people lau gh , an d should be do ne w ell, obvi ously. N o defun ct G reek mat hemau cians need apply. The deadline ts Thursday, of the w eek of the dance. one arm were very lonR:- one would finally Saturday, September 2: M r. Nabok ov and b is associates are b usily in search of talent. Barn dances, bog ~allin gs, Indian festivals, the music hall stage, o r our own variety of hum orous entertainment may be the sou rces of t his m al ange. This is a chance fo r ex h ib ition ism to be legitimatised ; an d in a good cause, too. Au dit ions will be held by either. Mr. Nabokov. o r M r. K illorin, for those interested in collaboratin g on this side of the prog ram . If Hammond )e a devious, and slightly delirious af- Mr. Goldstein and Mr. Benedict, on flute and p ian o, respectively, can be expected to produce con t rasting m usic, to the effo rts of the good minions of the Navy. Mrs. Gorm an , we hope, will also sing. w h ich from all reports, sho u ld b e a genu ine attraction. the following one' s arm in front of him, and if the This party, it seems, will variety. ( M r. N abok ov strictly discouraged b urlesque. ) has co nsequence : 1t 9 : 3 0 , Satu rday the ninth, in Igle- >0et ry, v ocal and instrumental music theory of which straction- Lewis M. ong bre wing party w ill now bubble" 1art H all. There exists a certain geometry til hy Sunday, September 3: 8 :00 P. M . B~rkeley's time the hand, now bein J m the back could no longer be Progress of the War. Woodward Hall The Problem in Reconversion- Ku rt seen , Mr. Hammond last Friday night reversed this order of development. Starting from J obn Locke (rather than Borchardt Berkeley ; but it is easy to grant ch .. . : one of the English empiricists will do Monday, September 4: 3 :00-5 :00 P . M. 7 :30 P. M. Athletics Dormitory Managers Meeting Tuesday, September 5: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M . 4 :00 - 6 :00 P. M . Athletics Recorded Concert Back Campus McDowell 21 as well as the next one) , he arrived again, by way of Aristotle, at Plato. Perhaps not in time, but in intention Back Campus Music Studio primary qualities, like size, impenetrability (all mode of extension ) ; and these delude us, when combined in certain ways, into thinking that something has a certain color or taste. (Though why should we stop here, why not be consist~nt and say that all ideas fool us? As there is nothing red, when we see red, why is there something heavy when we perceive weight?) It is these ideas that we know. To be sure, there are also abstract, universal ideas, but the mind merely creates them for convenience, by separating all the particular attributes from a particular idea. These general ideas, or better, words, signify a sort of thing, but this sort of thing was made by the mind; its essence is in the mind. Program Notes Three scenes form Shakespearean drama and comedy will form the bulk of the entertainment on Saturday eveing. Act I. scene III; Act II, scene III, will be presented from Twelfth Night; with Alison Farrar. as Maria ; Joseph Killorin , as Sir Toby Belch ; Salvatore Di Grande, as the Fool ; John Van Doren ,as Sir Andrew AgueCheek, and William Ross, as Malvolio. The death scene, from King John follows in order, with Mr. Killorin and Henry Mack playing King John and Prince Henry. respectively. Finally. the balcony scene, from Romeo and Juliet, with Miss Farrar and Steve This is the parody of scbolasticism Benedict. and Aristotle ; what is its archetype? Allen Goldstein, and flute, will preAristotle. too, had ideas, but of sent a much appreciated figure to St . another kind. Here we find ideas which John ' s during an interlude; while do not merely mirror a sensible thing; dancing to an eight-piece orchestra they possess intentionality. Ideas do completes the program. su rely. W ell then , what is the state of the not refer us to themselves, but to their A large buffet, encompassing sandphilosophical mind in the seventeenth intelligible object. This intelligibility wiches and wine, is also a part of what is in the object. It is there to be the evening offers . . . and eighteenth century? First of all, known , to be received by the possible all t hi nking at that time is primarily intellect. when the active intellect has about thinking. For while scholastic- made it intelligible by abstraction. ism was being kicked out of the front And the intellect is the potential place Mon., Oct. 2 Vacation Ends door, another visitor had entered the of intelligible things, so that when we 2 P. M . know something, this something is in Dormitories open ho use of philosophy by the back door, our mind in some sense. Not its mat- Dining Hall opens 6 P. M. Descartes. From bis time on. the ter. of course, but its immaterial , inTues .• Oct. 3 Classes begin worl d consisted of but two things , telligible form . Thus there is here no necessary delusion ; when the form Registration for Old mind and extension. And since extenStudents 9 A . M.-5 P. M . which we hold in the mind corresponds sion is only understood by the mind. to the actual essence in a thing , then Registration for Freshmen Calendar Wednesday, September 6: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Athletics Recorded Concert Back Campus Music Studio Athletics College Meeting Back Campus Great Hall Thursday, September 7: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 7:30 P . M. Friday, September 8: 3 :00-5 :00 P . M. 4 :00-6 : 00 P . M. 8 :00 P. M. Athletics Recorded Concert Formal Lecture- Al- Back Campus Music Studio Great Hall cuin on SophoclesRichard Scofield Saturd ay, September ~: 1 10 : 00 A . M.-12:00 M. 3:00 P. M. 9 :00 P. M.-2 :00 A. M. Track Meet Tennis Finals Summer Party Back Campus Tennis Courts McDowell T errace the fi rst task of philosophy was to- we know that thing. (October) 2-5 P . M. investigate the operation of the human Wed .. Oct. 4 Finally there remain Platonic ideas. Matriculation 5 :30 P. M. mind, and its ideas. Here Mr. Hammond by way of illusThe quarrel between the ancients tration, gave a very careful and beau - College Dinner 6 :30 P . M. and th e moderns then is about ideas, or tiful analysis of Platonic dialectic at concepts. the end of the fourth book of the Re- Explanation of Program for October Freshmen 8 :00 P . M. Here learning proceeds by F or L ocke, ideas are mirror images public. of thin gs. Of all the ideas which we recollection and analogy. Starting ( Other members of the have about external things , the greater with sensible things , namely sounds, College invited) Thurs. , O ct. 5 numbe r fool us, namely those which we find chat harmony in music depends College Meeting 7 : 30 lead us to believe that things have on a certain proportion of numbers. I sensible qualities , like color, taste, etc. Having arrived at this first le.vel of inR.eally . • th'mgs on 1Y h ave certatn · . (Continued On Page Three) WELCOME HOME . SCOTT! .. �JOHN ' S ST. Page'/. Reconversion ind~v.idual state~ ,. ~lready The have made provisions for reconversion of Mr. Kurt Borchart was introduced I their own, by allocating funds for the by Mr. Martin as a counsel of the Sen- purpose, but these are insufficient. The defeat of the Murray-Kilgore Bill in ate war subcontract committee. Pre- the Senate was made decisive, since it viously to this, he had been an attor- gave a great deal of power to the ney of the Anti-Trust division of the Federal Government. The attitude of Justice Department. 1the House is that the business of carrying out the reconversion plan is priMr. Borchart's talk consisted of an marily a concern of the individual enumeration of the proposed measures states. for the reconversion to peace- time pro- In spite of all these impedimenta duction of American industry· These and disagreements, some positive meascome under several headings: Contract ures have been taken. Among the settlement, surplus property disposal. foremost are contract settlement and rapid resumption of civilian producunemployment compensation, etc. tion. Already the Houses of Congress T he first step, of course, is to set have agreed on a cutback in war proup an adequate governmental machin- duction in favor of some fabrication of ery to handle the whole process. This is a measure designed to give warworkers some measure of financial security. and also to maintain theit purchasing power. This means, that the Government indirectly would have to start financing private enterprise. The result would naturally be heavier taxation for everybody. In order for this kind of relief to achieve its second purpose, it would have to be doled out in rather large amount per capita, discouraging a· great number to go back to work- sometimes at a lesser payrate than the amount· provided by the Government. There still remains the question whether it is necessary and de sirable co maintain the national income at its present over-blown proportions, when the cost of living returns to normal. The civilian goods. The continuing employment of as much labor as possinext step is to relegate the powers ble is the guiding principle in these congranted to the Administration during siderations. There even will be loans the emergency back to Congress. It to various firms for improvements was also considered desirable to retain throughout the country. Low rate of the old agencies as much as possible. production and resultant high prices are to be avoided at ·an costs. In charge of the whole procedure will Free and independent enterprise is be the Office of War Mobilization and to continue under this reconversion Reconversion, a direct outgrowth of program . Small business ventures are the OWM. One of its main functions now mostly producing war materials under sub-contracts from larger firms. will be the re-training and re-employThese small enterprises are to be enment of war workers. The Senate was couraged in every way, and opporpresented with the Murray-Kilgore Bill tunities for obtaining materials will be as a possible practical solution to these kept open for them. problems; but this was defeated. The House. on the other hand, has passed the . George Bill, which, however, is much less complete in its specifications. One thing which they both have in common, is the demand, that the supervision of the reconversion process be carried out by the Congress, which means that members of the legislature will have access to the boards in charge of reconverting. Mr. Borcha rt adm itted in closing, that there was ample room for disagreement, and left it to the future to solve these problems definitely. As is evident, Mr. Borchart was aware of at least some of the grave problems facing a successful reconversion process, but he totally failed to ment ion them explicitly and to discuss chem . Instead, he merely gave an unflavored account of the bureaucratic machinery which is to be set up. In the question period. some of these problems came out. but only in a fleeting fashion ; there was even some tendency on the part of the speaker ro evade I There are three principles with which any reconversion legislation must conform : ( 1) That there be an adequate governmental machinery, and ( 2 ) that there be employment. This was provided for in the defeated Murray-Kilgore Bill. The third point is, that purchasing power of the American people be kept somewhere near its present standard. Maintaining the national income level. necessitates the upkeep of the present great rate of production of Since this mechanical implements. country itself will , after a time, nor be able to purchase this great volum e, foreign markets will have to be sought. This will become increasingly difficul t with the rehabilitation of Europe, and the greater degree of industrial selfsufficiency caused by the war in other nations. In addition. foreign goods have to be imported in exchange for ones own-where. because of the great self -sufficiency of this country they would only aggravate the excess of consumer goods . The dilemma is selfevident. Even in the administration of the reconversion program there are many difficulties. Would a Federal pro ject constitute a danger to state' s rights , and should these rights prevail? Would a Congressman sitting in on the recon· version board be acting for himself, bis faction , or the whole Congress? Even mere functional questions like this will cause much debate and delay. The whole plan as set forth by the U . S. Congress seems t o be, as Mr. Nabokov remarked in the question period, designed ''to change the political constellation of the world." Mr. them . Barr doubted whether the U . S. L egis· The first great problem is, how la - lative Assembly was the instance to do bor will be kept occupied during the re- this. We agree with Mr. Barr on that tooling of present war factories . The point. solution now in the minds of the legC. H. B. islators seems to be temporary relief. JOHN'S ST . COLLEGIAN points. Backca.mpus COLLEGIAN In the first inning Hoxby al- particular position. Page 3 Well, here they lowed ten runs' to cross the plate. are : This week we turn for the last time Then for eight solid innings he pitched Batteries- Ray , EP, and Sherman, His team- PC. Eissler, CS, and Durlach, CS. ball games. mates did not back him up however W .e had to pick two on this one beOn Wednesda y East Pinkney made a and Randall won. Tommy Robertson cause there are many good pitchers and determined bid for a chance to tie for ( for'l,\'arding address New Haven, catchers in the college. Surely Elliot third place. They fought an eight- Connecticut) finished his athletic career and Robertson deserve mention. to the arduous task of writing Up soft- and held Randall scoreless. inn ing battle with Randall but in the here with a good pitching performance. First base-Elliot, CS. nin th they loosened up and allowed He was handicapped somewhat by the Second base- Schleicher, R . th ree runs to make the final score 9 to fact that the umpire did not seem to Third base-This was a tough one. 6. . T wo members of the athletic de- realize that the plate has corners . MarWe had a good hitting third baseman shall, Jameson got three for four to partme nt starred at bat- Marshall getin Van Doren , but Tony Hammond's, ti ng three for four , and Ross getting lead the Randall hitting attack, and EP, fielding was so good th at he de cwo for four . Gerald H oxby, East Scott Desjardins led the East Pinkney serves it, too. It' s a tossup. team with two for four. Pinkney' s new pitching sensation, Shortstop-Another tough one. Now we go out on a limb- way Desjardins, EP. tu rned in a creditable performance. out. Robertson pitched for Randall. On Thursday West Pinkney wound up their season by holding Chase-Stone to a score of 6 to 1. They fought a We are going to pick an all -star softball team . In picking this team we realize what a tough job it is and we hope that nobody will be offended if he is not on the team. In selecting battle for five innings before . . h the team we are basing our choice upon loosen mg up m t e last of the fifth. two things. skill and sportsmanship. Higman fin ished a fine season hitting It is made up of ten men, these men three fo r four . Elliot , Chase-Stone's . _ being the best in the college for their firs t sacker, got three for three. Wl1 Left Field-Higman, WP. Center Field-Tucker, R . Right Field-Wensel, R . Short Field-Bounds, PC. ba rd son pitched his best game of the year for W est and Durlach turned in the usual D urla ch performance. On F riday Paca-Carroll and Chase wound up their respective seasons in a hard -fought battle which ended in a five-three score. Chase-Stone, in winning th is one, clinched second place. Elliot, of Paca-Carroll, took batting hono rs with three for four. and big handsome Romeo of Chase-Stone hit one fo r two. Evan s versus Durlach on the moun d. 0 n Saturday m orning the longest softball season in St. John' s history was compl eted. After two terms of softball East P inkney and Randall collected teams and referees of dubious qualit y and had a game. It was a fit- We have several awards for other outstanding contributions. Our first award and incidentally, the most coveted one, is the Ned Lathrop prize - a year of good-fellowship and respect from the other members of the college- for the most outstanding (Gontinued From Page One) athlete and best sport of the term. telligibility, we can go on to see that This goes to Henry Higman , of West justice in the state, is harmony of its Pinkney. parts ; that is, proportion among its Our second award is the Atwood members. And from this again, we Garis societ y prize to the mail who is can see what justice in the soul of a the butt of the most jokes for one term . man is ; namely the proper harmony This goes to Atwood Garis. of its parts. This is .. of course, nothing but climbing up on the divided We also have individual awards for line. As we move from mere belief to the members of the Athletic Dept. To opinion, from opinion to science, and Steve Benedict, the B. Thorne honor from science to n~esis, our ideas gain pin, for outstanding work in tennis. intelligibility. When w e fi nall y reach To Frank Marshall, the McN elly Opthe form of justice, as the result of our tical Co. honor pin for being the best To the other upward movement by means of anal- umpire on the staff. ogy, then again we know that a certain three members we give Backcampus thing is just, and that justice is in it. honor scrolls for outstanding work. But now we really do not wish to In closing we call your attention to know this any longer ; we are only in- several announcements. There will be teresred in this fo~m .of justice itself, a big track meet on Saturday and the for knowledge of it gives truth. finals of the tennis "tournament will be We need but ask a fin al question : held on Saturday afternoon . Let' s t ry ting end fo r a long season. After ten innings of hard -foug~t softball, Ran- Did Locke, even as a parody , deserve to have a big turnout. dall sneaked across a run to win I I 11-10.1 such company? The ga me was goo d from many stand- P . C. W . Dear me, Mr. Smith , Dear me �Page 4 JOHN ' S ST. College Meeting · · h Mr. Smith started the meeting wit an announcement and a report. The former concerned remaining in residence here during the vacation. A definite deadline, namely this Saturday, has been set for banding in the requests. The house remaining open is Paca, and suitable arrangements should be made with its residents by those staying on. The report was on the recent disturbances between Town and Gown. Mr. Smith, after a week of val iant sleuthing, has finally determined the malefactors who threw fear into the hearts of St. Johnnies, and two in dividuals were surrendered onto the protecting wings of the Law. The police commissioner made a sporting proposition to them. He doesn't tell the parents, and they are held responsible for any further disturbance. Mr. Basil also suggested that we note the license plates of automobiles containing trouble makers. COLLEGIAN Don Rags, as is stated in the Dean's men about a patient' s liver, with the · t (After all, it's his letter, gives the student a report of his patient presen · liver. ) aci evements and failings with construe' d Lack of work is seldom looke upon tive criticism. It is an embarrassing as the cause of a student's being unsucsocial situation, for a group of tutors cessful. It is assumed that he is workto discuss another person present, but ing at full capacity, and a case of slight this is not a social gathering. Remarks stupidity is evident, if things don' t which under any other condition would happen as they should. It must albe considered the grossest flattery- and ways be remembered, that the Dollr also some insulting ones, are passed Rag is a joint undertaking between around, since they are the facts as seen student and faculty, and that with co- • by the tutors. Mr. Barr compared the operation , the ends of both can be Don Rag to a discussion by medical achieved more easily. St. John's Collegian Vol. L VII- No. 18 ANNAPOLIS, THURSDAY, SEPT. 14, 1944 Alcuin on Sophocles The discussion of tragedy, its meaning and implications, centers, among "us Aristotelians,'' around the Poetics. Mr. Scofield undertook to oppose to the Aristotelian analysis of tragedy an insight into tragedy of an other kind. He did that in presenting Alcuin's reflections on four plays of Sophocles CALENDAR Fri., Sept. 8-Fri., Sept. 15, 1944 ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (Ajax, Trachiniae, Electra and Philoctetes). Because of the fragmentary character of those reflections, the analysis of Alcuin's understanding of tragedy Friday, September 8: Mr. Barr, taking the place of the Dean, read the letter which is sent to the parents of new arrivals, and then continued with a few explanations of Orals and Don Rags for the benefit of the new freshmen . Orals, unlike ordinary examinations, are designed to let the tutor find out what the student knows, not what he does not know. The question remains, what judgment is in this case. It certainly is not factual. It helps the tutor to get a clear idea of the student' s thinking process, to see what is being achieved by the student. In order that this be successful. there should be complete co-operation between the examinee and his . tutors. There is no use in being bashful and reticent, for th is would defeat the purpose of the examination. Obviously, these exams are to be taken seriously by the student. even though they are only of minor importance in respect to the over-all seminar performance. 3 :00-5 :00 P. M . 4 :00-6 :00 P . M . 8:00 P. M. bears the imprint of the lecturer's own Athletics Back Campus interpretation of the sense of the tragic: Recorded Concert Music Studio Mr. Scofield was very careful to em- Formal Lecture-Alcuin on Sophocles-Richard Scofield Great Hall 3 :00 P. M . 9 :00 P. M. - 2 :00 A . M . point and to caution Very little is known about Alcuin, who is not to be confused with the Track Meet Back Campus Tennis Finals Tennis Courts great scholar, educator, and chronicles Iglehart Hall of the Carolingian age. Summer Party Alcuin, the inte rpreter of Sophocles, lived about ' two generations earlier, was a contem- Monday, September 11: porary of the Venerable Bede, who does 3 :00-5 :00 P . M . Athletics Back Campus 7 :30 P. M . Dormitory Managers Meeting McDowell 21 not seem to have known Alcuin at all. He lived in North Umbria but was certainly not a native of this country. In his extens ive travels that led him to Italy and far ther to the east he secured Tuesday, September 12: and unpolished tongue might give more fering and impotent god. He has no justice and more vigor to the thought other way. He abh ors defeat and he expressed ; secondly, a great love of the accepts it, with a kind of immoderate poor and unlettered and a reluctance acceptance. Sword in hand, fighting d to follow the ways of the artful and against hopeless odds, be accepts an one-sided scholars; thirdly, a great and affirms death without softening. withironic delight in using the speech of out repentance. The virtue of a tragic the common people to express the sub- hero is his integrity. There is no tlety and depth of tragic entanglement. serene detachment in him, his acceptance is a Lucretian acceptance, bitter, The ancient philosophical distinction defiiant and triumphant. of three kinds of life, the life of pleasThe lecturer gave this outline of the ure, the political life and the contemtragic landscape by constantly referring plative life, seems to give way in Al t o the various episodes and speeches of cuin's thought to the distinction of the Sophoclean plays. Out of this depolitical life (which yields pleasure), tailed analysis, conducted with marveltragic life (immersed in glory), and re ous care, a great question arose, a quesligious life (devoted to contemplation linked directly with the fate of tion). The first kind of life raises, of Alcuin's manuscript. Is this view on necessity, moral questions ; the third tragedy compatible with Christian life kind of life leads t o theological inquirand Christian thought? Hope denies ies; the second kind of life centers the kind of finality tragedy presents. around the sense of the tragic. H ow F aith anticipates the· ultimate solution ever, relevant the moral and theological of all questions,- tragedy envisages aspects of tragedy might be, the usual self-destruction. A Christian life is discussion of the problem of tragedy essentially without tra gedy. Tragedy which proceeds mainly in moral and and Christianity exclude one another. theological terms, misses the very nerve It is reported that at the end of his life of the problem: the tragic sense of Alcuin threw the manuscript containtragedy. "Honey at the brim, honey ing his commentary on Sophocles to at the bottom of the cup, the draught the winds, a gesture full of symbolic wo rmwood." It is this unio r of con implications which sheds even more trary elements that characterizes the light on his understanding of Tragedy. medium in which tra gedy takes place J. K . and which determines its content. It is not so much the temporal sequence of events, the change in fortune, the progressions and the t ransformation of the hero, that attracts the marvelling eye of Alcuin but rather the spatial character of the tragedy as a whole, the tragic landscape, so to speak; not so much hybris, punishment, and recogni tion, as implacable transgression and defeat. Divine madness possesses the hero; there is no m oderation, no prud- 3 : 00-5 : 00 P . M . Athletics Back Campus 4 :00-6 :QO P. M. Recorded C oncert Music Studi o 3 :00-5 :00 P. M . Athletics Back Campus dialect which certainly was not his na- 4 :00-6 :00 P. M . Recorded Concert Music Studio tive tongue. The fact that he did not Write in Latin ( o r, for that matter, in ence in his acts, no happiness awaits him. " It is better to be Heracles than Greek ) deserves special attention. Mr. · to be happy." Not that the hero loves Scofield suggested that at the bottom of death, nor that he curses life. The this we might discern the following sweetness of life he does not forget , the Wednesday, September 13: the manuscripts of the four Sophoclean plays, of Plato' s Phaedrus and of Lucretins. His reflections on Sophocles are put do w n in the North Umbrian Thursday, September 14 : 3 :00-5 :00 P . M. Athletics Back Campus 7:30 P . M. rHE ST. JOHN' S COLLEGIAN, is the Jtficial news organ of St.. Johns qollege published every Friday during the academic year. Entered as second ~lass m a tter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879. this whole of Alcuin's thought. Saturday, September 9: 10 :00 A . M.-12:00 M. phasize against any hasty conclusion as to the College Meeting Great H all Warm September brings the fruit, three attitudes: first , a great sensibility horror of def eat he d oes not fore see; f .d rl I ay, S t em ber 15 : 1P 1 2 : oo M . to language and the aw;reness that a but implacably he has to go forward Fall Vacation Begins transposition of t hought into a simple Price: 1 Oc to meet def~at and death; a raging, suf- Sportsmen then begin to shoot. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Collegian Description An account of the resource The Collegian began as a student newspaper; became a college community literary publication in 1952 and continued until 1969; became a student newspaper again in 1969; discontinued publication from 1980 until 1989 when it again became a student literary publication.<br /><br />Click on <a title="The Collegian" href="http://digitalarchives.sjc.edu/items/browse?collection=26">Items in The Collegian Collection</a> to view and sort all items in the collection. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource St. John's College Greenfield Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Page numeration Number of pages in the original item. 4 pages Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Collegian Vol. LVII No. 17 Title A name given to the resource St. John's Collegian, September 08, 1944 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-09-08 Description An account of the resource Vol. LVII, No. 17 of the St. John's Collegian. Published on September 08, 1944. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available St. John's College Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource St. John's College owns the rights to this publication. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Student publication The Collegian https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/bcd61ca66ae720c3156d18acf144e179.pdf 908538f316dba330f6cf415cb17a4a51 PDF Text Text Page 4 JOHN'S ST. College Meeting · · h Mr. Smith started the meetmg wit an announcement and a report. The former concerned remaining in residence here during the vacation. A definite deadline, namely this Saturday, has been set for handing in the requests. The house remaining open is Paca, and suitable arrangements should be made with its residents by those staying on. The report was on the recent disturbances between Town and Gown. Mr. Smith, after a week of valiant sleuthing. has finally determined the malefactors who threw. fear into the hearts of St. Johnnies, and two individuals were surrendered onto the protecting wings of the Law. The police commissioner made a sporting proposition to them. He doesn't tell the parents, and they are held responsible for any further disturbance. Mr. Basil also suggested that we note the license plates of automobiles containing trouble makers. COLLEGIAN Don Rags, as is stated in the Dean's men about a patient's liver, with the · t (After all, it's his letter, gives the student a report of his patient presen · liver.) aci"evements and failings with construek d Lack of work is seldom loo e upon tive criticism. It is an embarrassing as the cause of a student's being unsucsocial situation, for a group of tutors cessful. It is assumed that he is workto discuss another person present, but ing at full capacity, and a case of slight this is not a social gathering. Remarks stupidity is evident, if things don't which under any other condition would happen as they should. It must albe considered the grossest flattery-and ways be remembered, that the Don, also some insulting ones, are passed Rag is a joint undertaking b~tween • around, since they are the facts as seen student and faculty, and that with coby the tutors. Mr. Barr compared the operation, the ends of both can be Don Rag to a discussion by medical achieved more easily. • St. John's Coll eg1an Vol. LVII-No. 18 ANNAPOLIS, THURSDAY, SEPT. 14, 1944 Alcuin on Sophocles The discussion of tragedy, its meaning and implications, centers, among "us Aristotelians," around the Poetics. Mr. Scofield undertook to oppose to the Aristotelian analysis of tragedy an insight into tragedy of another kind. CALENDAR He did that in presenting Alcuin's reflect ions on four plays of Sophocles (Ajax, Trachiniae, Electra and Philoc- Fri., Sept. 8-Fri., Sept. 15, 1944 ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE tetes). Because of the fragmentary character of those reflections, the analysis of Alcuin's understanding of tragedy Friday, September 8: Mr. Barr, taking the place of the Dean, read the letter which is sent to the parents of new arrivals, and then continued with a few explanations of Orals and Don Rags for the benefit of the new freshmen. 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. 8:00 P. M. bears the imprint of the lecturer's own Athletics Back Campus inte rpretation of the sense of the tragic: Recorded Concert Music Studio Mr. Scofield was very careful to em- Formal Lecture-Alcuin on Sophocles-Richard Scofield Great Hall does not know. The question remains, what judgment is in this case. It certainly is not factual. It helps the tutor to get a clear idea of the student's thinking process, to see what is being achieved by the studl!nt. In order that this be successful, there should be complete co-operation between the examinee and his . tutors. There is no use in being bashful and reticent, for this would defeat the purpose of the examination. Obviously, these exams are co be taken seriously by the student. even though they are only of minor importance in respect to the over-all seminar performance. rHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN, ls the )tficial news organ of St. Johns qollege published every Friday durmg the academic year. Entered as second ~lass matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Track Meet Back Campus 3:00 P. M. Tennis Finals Tennis Courts 9 :00 P. M.-2 :00 A . M . Orals, unlike ordinary examinations, are designed to let the tutor find out what the student knows, not what he this point and to caution whol e of Alcuin's thought. Saturday, September 9: Summer Party 10:00 A. M.-12:00 M. phasize against any hasty conclusion as to the Iglehart Hall I Very little is known about Alcuin, who is not to be confused with the great scholar, educator, and chronicles of the Carolingian age. Alcuin, the interp reter of Sophocles, lived about ' two generations earlier, was a contem- Monday, September 11: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. : p. M. 7 30 porary of the Ven era hie Bede, who does Athletics Back Campus Dormitory Managers Meeting McDowell 21 not seem to have known Alcuin at all. He lived in North Umbria but was certainly not a native of this country. In his extensive travels that led him to and unpolished tongue might give more fering and impotent god. He has no justice and more vigor to the thought other way. He abhors defeat and he expressed; secondly, a great love of the accepts it, with a kind of immoderate poor and unlettered and a reluctance acceptance. Sword in hand, fighting to follow the ways of the artful and against hopeless odds, he accepts and one-sided scholars; thirdly, a great and affirms death without softening, withironic delight in using the speech of out repentance. The virtue of a tragic the common peop_le to express the sub- hero is his integrity. There is no tlety and depth of tragic entanglement. serene detachment in him, his acceptance is a Lucretian acceptance, bitter, The ancient philosophical distinction defiiant and triumphant. of three kinds of life, the life of pleasThe lecturer gave this outline of the ure, the political life and the contemtragic landscape by constantly referring plative life, seems to give way in Alto the various episodes and speeches of cuin's thought to the distinction of the Sophoclean plays. Out of this depolitical life (which yields pleasure), tailed analysis, conducted with marveltragic life (immersed in glory), and reous care, a great question arose, a ques. ligious life (devoted to contemplation linked directly with the fate of tion). The first kind of life raises, of Alcuin's manuscript. Is this view on necessity, moral questions; the third tragedy compatible with Christian life kind oJ life leads to theological inquirand Christian thought? Hope denies ies; the second kind of life centers the kind of finality tragedy presents. around the sense of the tragic. HowFaith anticipates the ultimate solution ever., relevant the moral and theological of all questions,-tragedy envisages aspects of tragedy might be, the usual self-destruction. A Christian life is discussion of the problem of tragedy essentially without tragedy. Tragedy which proceeds mainly in moral and and Christianity exclude one another. theological terms, misses the very nerve It is reported that at the end of his life of the problem: the tragic sense of Alcuin threw the manuscript containtragedy. "Honey at the brim, honey ing his commentary on Sophocles to at the bottom of the cup, the draught the winds, a gesture full of symbolic wormwood." It is this unior of conimplications which sheds even more trary elements that characterizes the light on his understanding of Tragedy. medium in which tragedy takes place J. K. and which determines its content. It is not so much the temporal sequence of events, the change in fortune, the 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus 4 :00-6 :QO P. M. Recorded Concert Music Studio Wednesday, September 13: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Recorded Concert Music Studio Thursday, September 14: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Athletics Back Campus 7:30 P. M. College Meeting Great Hall Greek) deserves special attention. Mr. Scofield suggested that at the bottom of this we might discern the following progressions and the transformation of the hero, that attracts the marvelling eye of Alcuin but rather the spatial character of the tragedy as a whole, the tragic landscape, so to speak; not so much hybris, punishment, and recognition, as implacable transgression and defeat. Divine madness possesses the hero; there is no moderation, no prudence in his acts, no happiness awaits him. "It is better to be Heracles than to be happy." Not that the hero loves death, nor that he curses life. The sweetness of life he does not forget, the three attitudes : first, a great sensibility Tuesday' September 12: horror of defeat he does not foresee; Italy and farther to the east he secured the man uscripts of the four Sophoclean plays, of Plato's Phaedrus and of Lucretins. His reflections on Sophocles are put down in the North Umbrian dialect which certainly was not . his native tongue. The fact that he did not Write in Latin (or, for that matter, in I f fl"d ay, S t em ber 15 : jP to language and the aw;reness that a but implacably he has to go forward l 2 : oo M. transposition of thought into a simple Fall Vacation Begins Price: 1 Oc to meet defr.at and death; a raging, suf- Warm September brings the fruit, Sportsmen then begin to shoot. �COLLEGIAN ST. Page 'l Backcampus On Saturday morning the athletic department held its annual track meet. Downy legs representing four houses pounded up and down the cinders for three hours in the ccrntest which was The finally won by East Pinkney. east Pin~ney team rolled up a total of 118 pomts to Paca-Carroll's 45 and backhand trouble an da breakdown in being rather common, ordinary, and service, was for.ced down, and after that show a general lack of imagination. . offered no serious threat. After this This past week we have come across match, Wilson and Benedict teamed up a hoax which should be nominated for to defeat Davis Haines and Tom some sore of title, because not only Robertson in doubles. The score, 6-0, does it show a wealth of imagination 16-2. but it is the work of an evil genius. We hate to call such a distinguished personage as Mr. Scofield an evil genius, but in this circumstance it is necessary. AN NQU NCEM ENT Randall's 43. In winning East PinkThe social schedule for the followney avenged many softball defeats ing term: (incomplete) which are not pleasant to remember. Oct. 7-Movie The results (completely unofficial, and Oct. 14-Weiner roast and dance in some ca~1:s incomplete) were as folin boathouse lows: Oct. 28-lnformal dance with Hundred-yard Dash-Marine, EP; band Goldstein, EP; Haxby. EP. Time: Nov. 4-Movie dance 11.4 seconds. Nov. 19-Square or old clothes Two-twenty-yard Dash Marine, dance EP; Goldstein, EP; Bounds, .PC. Dec. 9-Senior Ball Time: 25 seconds. Four-forty-yard Run W .ikefield, According to a cynical historian we :'..P; Epstein, PC; Harvey, R. Time; know, history has been a series of ; 8.9 seconds. hoaxes. Everybody remembers the Mile Run--Wakefield, EP; Mack, Time; 5 minutes, It probably started last Friday night when some freshman looked in his Book of Knowledge for Alcuin. But by Tuesday there were many murmurs about this strange person that nobody seemed to know anything about. Nobody suspected anything however because such a scborlarly and distinguished lecturer as Mr. Scofield would surely not attempt such a gigantic legpull. Today more rumors are flying however and these seem authentic, so the Collegian . carrying on its usual policy of scooping the world takes pleasure in announcing to the undergraduates, to the administration and especially to Mr. Klein. that the great commentator Alcuin, never existed and is but a fig- Douglas Corrigan wrong-way flight a few years ago. And on the political level, the Hindenburg testament mak45 seco1ds. ing Hitler president of Germany is an Mile Relay-E<tst Pinkney, Pac 1outstanding example. Perhaps the best ment with his precious copies of SophCarroll, Randall. Time; To quote American hoax is the story of Al Ca- ocles; and notes torn and destroyed so someb...1rlv we head, "good." pone's men. Back in the thirties when dramatically on his death-bed. Ha'.f--mile Relay-East Pinkney, Chicago was in the grip of the gang, Paca- ::·.:-.•roil, Randall . . Time· "Du11- Al Capone dressed up a squad of bis fHE ST. JOHN'S the no. " men as policemen and arrested a rival )'tficial news organCOLLEGIAN is Colof St. John's 1 ege, published every Friday during Shot Put-Pumphrey, R; Epstein, bunch of bootleggers. the academic year. Entered as second PC; Harvey, R. Distance: Around These hoaxes which are mostly on ~lass matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, 4 5 feet. a political and social level strike us as 11n rlpr thf' AC't of March 3, 1879. R.; Thomas, PC. Discus-Harvey , R; Wakefield, EP; Trimble, PC. Distance: AbQut 79 feet. High Jump-Wakefield, EP; Patterson, WP; Marine, EP.' Height: We know this one-5 feet 1 inch. Broad Jump-Hoxby, EP; Marine, EP; Patterson, WP. Distance: 16 feet 7 inches. Having thus accurately reported the trick meet we turn to the tennis finals of last Saturday. Incidentally, we didn't see them, but carrying on with the imagination of a poet and the boldness of a true COLLEGIAN writer we report to you the tennis matches. In the singles finals, Steve Benedict, recent winner of an award of ours, defeated "Wilson of West" to take the title. The score, 6-0, 10-8; and 6-3. In the second set, Wilson made a determined bid for victory but hampered by The Class of 1944 proudly announces the arrival of Mr. Jack Landau, who bas come to do the impossible, replacing our long-lost friend and classmate, Mr. Henry Harrison Sasscer, IV. • St. John's Coll eg1an Vol. LVIl-No. 19 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1944 Res Publica Discendi ourselves. And the medium of the Finally, we are presented with five them regulative Only through propositions-call Language do we know Laws. Only principles, or articles of faith , or merely dialectical guides-they contain the through Laws can we come to an unpith of the De4n's view of education , derstanding of objects, or of one as a lifelong journey . in the Learning another .. Process. Law Imagine a state where the primary concern of the citizens were the Learning Process. Imagine a state where all were participating in a genuinely com- Price: 1 Oc is Language. mon and properly dialectical enterprise. Finis cuius veritas sit. One wherein An Utopian republic was outlined. I. All men are capable of learning according to their abilities. 2. A man learns as long as he lives, and atrophies in those powers when learning stops. 3. Freedom is nasty, brutish. and short when exercised without commensurate l~arning. 4. Truth is not long retained m human affairs without learning and relearning. It would be. so co speak, a meeting of the ordering of parts was always by the consent of the governed, and the the Republic of Learning and a political republic. . The learning process and governed were in turn governed by reafreedom are related reciprocally- the son. And one might come close to Mr. one implies the other. In this repubBuchanan's conception of the Repubilc lie, Learning is the principle, in of Learning. Montesquieuan terms. Through a continual interaction, intelligence is alSuch a concept involves Liberty, of ways augmenting. A political r.e pubcourse. Which in turn involves the lie must not be confused with a peoequality of man. For the very es- pie or a race. Its essence is rationality; sence of a republic is founded on the that is, community of man. Public 5. Man is a political, rational ani Reason. not Public Opinion, must dicmal; his reasoning is weak and rationality of man. But the sover- tate the course. false unless it moves in a politieign in such a republic is not any man, cal medium , and his politics are This schema of Mr. Buchanan's has or group of men, but Truth. For unimplications which are too wide for tyrannical unless they allow of less this is posited as the supreme most of us mortals. It extends the rational discovery. principle the entire structure will lack learning process to the machinery of the state, using the Federalist Papers as After such a lecture, comment can coherence. not but be trivial. For one not used to a foundation. Between the executive. such vistas , it is a bit breath-taking. This republic is not like Heaven. the judicial, and the legislative, this For there the angels know God, and same process must take place. Between We must only remember not to dismiss such conceptions as idea.l istic. For see everything through Him. Our the government and the people-it exit is only too plain what have been the knowledge, however. is discursive. tends to the entire body of the people consequences of so-called " practical" This is one reason that even the repub- -it would insure a genuine res politics, and the corresponding educapublica. tional processes. In fact no goal must lie of learning needs laws. For only It is a federation. hierarchially or- be taken less comprehensive than this, through the laws, which are the rules · f ganized. But, as was said earlier, at if we are to have a society, not perfect, of acnon or a free person, can we arthe top is no individual, no institu- for we are not, and cannot become, anrive at freedom. tion. but only the final cause of the gelic intelligences. but if only we are to Essentially it is a dialectical repub- entire strucrure, which is Truth. have a society which will operate on Thou shalt know the truth , and the bases other than those of might and lic, although the term was not used by truth shall make ye free. flattery. Mr. Buchanan. The key term for him For this writer. Mr. Buchanan has In this republic, education must was Learning Process. clearly be for everybody, all of his life, succeeded in giving content to political An illuminatory analogy is the and as much as he is capable of as- structure; a content, a value, which EventuaUy, bow- similating. For otherwise the Learn - has not appeared in any of the books political republic. ever, it was not clear which it was that ing Process stops; and when it does, so he has read on politics (which, be rewas illuminating what . . . .but too does the Republic. For it is based grets , do not include the "Federalist then, all became merged in an almost and founded on nothing other than Papers). He believes that only in such Parmenidean oneness. this. The implications of this idea are conceptions is to be found the ultiworld-wide; but they are unknown. mate rationale of the famed formulaThe Laws are essentially mediators Their context is that of Revolution , tion of man as a political animal. H. T. W. bet ween us and objects, and among W;ir, and Peace. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Collegian Description An account of the resource The Collegian began as a student newspaper; became a college community literary publication in 1952 and continued until 1969; became a student newspaper again in 1969; discontinued publication from 1980 until 1989 when it again became a student literary publication.<br /><br />Click on <a title="The Collegian" href="http://digitalarchives.sjc.edu/items/browse?collection=26">Items in The Collegian Collection</a> to view and sort all items in the collection. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource St. John's College Greenfield Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Page numeration Number of pages in the original item. 2 pages Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Collegian Vol. LVII No. 18 Title A name given to the resource St. John's Collegian, September 14, 1944 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-09-14 Description An account of the resource Vol. LVII, No. 18 of the St. John's Collegian. Published on September 14, 1944. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available St. John's College Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource St. John's College owns the rights to this publication. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Student publication The Collegian https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/2421a2c0806d0bdcf379c171f4198c7b.pdf 24ef9a8d0d3a9ef23bc2fe5f1abbad8f PDF Text Text ST. Page :t JOHN'S COLLEGIAN Backcampus backhand trouble an da breakdown in service, was forced down, and after that On Saturday morning the athletic offered no serious threat. After this department held its annual track meet. match, Wilson and Benedict teamed up Downy legs representing four houses to defeat Davis Haines and Tom pounded up and down the cinders for Robertson in doubles. The score, 6 - 0, three hours in the contest which was finally won by East Pinkney. The 16-2. east Pin~ney team rolled up a total of 118 points to Paca-Carroll' s 4 5 and Randall's 43. In winning East Pinkney avenged many softball defeat~ which are not pleasant to remember. The results (completely unofficial, and in some cao,ts incomplete) were as follows: ANN Q UN CEMENT The social schedule for the following term: (incomplete) Oct. 7-Movie Oct. 14-W einer roast and dance in boathouse Oct. 2 8-Informal dance with Hundred-yard Dash-Marine, EP; band Goldstein, EP; Hoxby, EP. Time: Nov. 4-Movie dance 1 1. 4 seconds. Nov. 19-Square or old clothes dance Two-twenty-yard Dash Marinr, Dec. 9-Senior Ball EP; Goldstein, EP; Bounds, .PC. Time: 25 seconds. being rather common, ordinary, and show a general lack of imagination. This past week we have come across a hoax which should be nominated for some sort of title, because not only does it show a wealth of imagination but it is the work of an evil genius. We hate to call such a distinguished personage as Mr. Scofield an evil genius, but in this circumstance it is necessary. It probably started last Friday night when some freshman looked in his Book of Knowledge for Alcuin. But by Tuesday there were many murmurs about this strange person that nobody seemed to know anything about. Nobody suspected anything however because such a schorlarly and distinguished lecturer as Mr. Scofield would surely not attempt such a gigantic leg- pull. Today more rumors are flying howAccording to a cynical historian we ever and these seem authentic, so the know, history has been a series of Collegian , carrying on its usual policy hoaxes. Everybody remembers the of scooping the world takes pleasure in Mile Run--Wakefield, EP; Mack, Douglas Corrigan wrong-way flight announcing to the undergraduates, to R.; Thomas, PC. Time: 5 minutes, a few years ago. And on the poJitical the administration and especially to level. the Hindenburg testament mak- Mr. Klein. that the great commentator M1!e Relay-E;,st Pinkney, Pac 1- ing Hitler president of Germany is an Alcuin, never existed and is but a figoutstanding example. Perhaps the best ment with his precious copies of SophCarrnll, Randall. Time: To quote American hoax is the story of Al Ca- ocles; and notes torn and destroyed so sornebut:l.v we head, ''good." pone's men. Back in the thirties when dramatically on his death-bed. Rday-East Pinkney, Chicago was in the grip of the gang, Paca- ~:· .:.•roil. Ran.fall. Time· "Dun- Al Capone dressed up a squad of his no." fHE the men as policemen and arre-sted a rival )·f ficialST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN is Colnews organ of St. John's Shot Put- Pumphrey, R; Epstein, bunch of bootleggers. 1 ege, published every Friday during the academic year. Entered as second PC; Harvey, R. Distance: Around These hoaxes which are mostly on ::lass matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, 4 5 feet. a political and social level strike us as Four-forty-yard Run Wakefield, ~P ; Epstein, PC; Harvey, R. Time: j 8 .9 seconds. 1111rl pr Discos-Harvey, R; Wakefield, EP; Trimble, PC. Distance: About 79 feet. High Jump-Wakefield, EP; Patterson , WP; Marine, EP: Height: We know this one-5 feet 1 inch. Broad Jump-Haxby, EP; Marine, EP ; Patterson, WP. Distance : 16 feet 7 inches. Having thus accurately reported the tTJck meet we turn to the tennis iinals of last Saturday. Incidentally, we didn't see them, but carrying on with the imagination of a poet and the boldness of a true COLLEGIAN writer we report to you the tennis matches. In the singles finals, Steve Benedict, recent win ner of an award of ours, defeated "Wilson of West" to take the title. The score, 6-0, 10-8; and 6-3. In the second set, Wilson made a deterrnind bid for victory but hampered by thP Af't of March 3, 1879. The Class of 1944 proudly announces the arrival of Mr. Jack Landau, who has come to do the impossible, replacing our long-lost friend and classmate, Mr. Henry Harrison Sasscer, IV. • St. John's Coll eg1an Vol. LVII- No. 19 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1944 Res Publica Discendi ourselves. And the medium of the Law is Lan guage. Only through Imagine a state where the primary Language do we know Laws. Only concern of the citizens were the Learnthrough Laws can we come to an uning Process. Imagine a state where all derstanding of objects, or of one were participating in a genuinely corn- an other .. mon and properly dialectical enterprise. Finis cuius veritas sit. One wherein An Utopian republic was outlined. Finally. we are presented with five propositions--call them regulative principles, or articles of faith, or merely dialectical guides-they contain the pith of the Dean's view of education, as a lifelong journey in the Learning Process. l. All men are capable of learning according to their abilities. 2. A man learns as long as he lives, and atrophies in those powers when learning stops. It would be, so to speak, a meeting of the ordering of parts was always by the consent of the governed, and the the Republic of Learning and a political republic. . The learning process and governed were in turn governed by rea freedom are related reciprocally- the son. And one might come close to Mr. one implies the other. In this repub Buchanan's conception of the Repubilc lie, Learning is the principle, in of Learning. Montesquieuan terms. Through a continual interaction, intelligence is al Such a concept involves Liberty, of ways augmenting. A political repub course. Which in turn involves the lie must not be confused with a peoequality of man. For the very es- pie or a race. Its essence is rationality; sence of a republic is founded on the that is. community of man. Public Reason. not Public Opinion. must dicrationality of man. But the sover- tate the course. eign in such a republic is not any man, This schema of Mr. Buchanan's has or group of men. but Truth. For unimplications which are too wide for less this is posited as the supreme most of us m o rtals. It extends the principle the entire structure will lack learning process to the machinery of the state, using the Federalist Papers as coherence. Price: 1 Oc 3 . Freedom is nasty. brutish, and short when exercised without commensurate learning. 4. Truth is not long retained in human affairs without learning and relearning. 5. Man is a political. rational ani mal; his reasoning is weak and false unless it moves in a political medium, and his politics are tyrannical unless they allow of rational discovery. After such a lecture. comment can a foundation. Between the executive. not but be trivial. For one not used to This republic is not like Heaven. such vistas. it is a bit breach-taking. the judicial, and the legislative. this For there the angels know God, and same process must take place. Between We muse only remember not to disl see everything through Hirn. Our the government and the people-it ex- miss such conceptions as ide<l_istic. For it is only too plain what have been the knowledge. however. is discursive. tends to the entire body of the people consequences of so -called " practical" T his is one reason that even the repub- -it would insure a genuine res politics, and the corresponding educapublica. lie of learning needs laws. For only tional processes. In fact no goal must It is a federation. hierarchially or- be taken less comprehensive than this, through the laws. which are the rules · of action for a free person , can we ar- ganized. But, as was said earlier, at if we are to have a society, not perfect, the top is n o individual, no institu - for we are not, and cannot become, anrive at freedom. tion , but only the final cause of the gelic intelligences. but if only we are to Essentially it is a dialectical repub- entire structure, which is Truth. have a society which will operate on lie, although the term was n ot used by Tho u shalt know the truth, and the bases other than those of might and truth shall make ye free. flattery · Mr. Buchanan. The key term for him For this writer. Mr. Buchanan has was Leaming Process . In this republic. education must clearly be for everybody, all of his life, succeeded in giving content to political An illurninatory analogy is the and as much as he is capable of as- structure; a content, a value, which pol itical republic. Eventually, how- similating. For otherwise the Learn- has not appeared in any of the books ever. it was not clear which it was that ing Process stops; and when it does, so he has read on politics (which. he reWas illuminating what . . . .but too does the Republic. For it is based grets, do not include the "Federalist then , all became merged in an almost and founded on nothing other than Papers). He believes that only in such Parmenidean oneness. this. The implications of this idea are conceptions is to be found the ultiworld - wide; but they are unknown. mate rationale of the famed formulaT he Laws are essentially mediators Their context is that of Revolution , tion of man as a political animal. be~ween us and objects. and among War. and Peace. H. T. W. �Page 1' ST. JOHN ' S COLLEGIAN I and these have been depressing to say ganization better than before. On the the least. The war could have been a whole this may seem to be a very Mr. Novak. subbing for Mr. Fulton, blackout of liberal education, but in- I optimistic view, but perhaps as Mr. ead we chose to draw a curtain across Buchanan says, it appears that we have began college meeting with the usual introduction of the Student Employ- our window, not to turn out the light reason to be optimistic. ment Cooperative to new freshmen. within. The addition of the summer The fee for membership this term will term is considered by many as the most again be one dollar and twenty-five drastic step the war brought about. Today's column opens what we cents, of which seventy-five cents must By this addition we miss much of our be paid in advance. Those who are vacation, which is always an important hope will be a successful term of dabUnforinterested and as yet have not become factor in the process of learning. The bling in the athletic scene. familiar with the co-op should con- decision to admit younger students runately we are hindered somewhat by A shift in a slight cold, picked up in a contest tact Mr. Wheaton Smith (Office, 3 0 7 created new problems. teaching technique was necessary, while held on Wednesday night. However, East Pinkney) . at the same time tutors were becoming armed with handkerchief and benzeMr. Mack continued the meeting rather hard to find . The college bad drines inhaler we give you this week's with the board of director' s report as its lowpoints and at times the ball report on athletics. to the financial standing of the newly . On Wednesday the football season born social co-op, for this term. The barely kept rolling. Now, however, it app.ears to be starting out on the rrip opened with a game between East and program · that has been planned will cost The West Pinkney about four hundred dollars. The mem- back. Mr. Buchanan pointed out, very West Pinkney. bership fee is three dollars, one-half to nicely, that if Stalingrad bas come back team was loaded with professional tal be paid now and the other before No- then Russia has come back and if Rus- ent of a sort. but they were held to a vember the fourth. The ticket prices sia bas wrought a turn about so can 0-0 tie by a makeshift but fighting for members, listed below, are based the United States, and we at St. John's East Pinkney aggregation . East Pinkney kicked off and West upon a membership of seventy mem- as a particular part of the United States· bers. The co-op will not function can also begin to move. The fact that returned the ball about ten yards. The with less than seventy members, and the proponents of so-called progressive mighty East line then held them fo r in the event that the membership education have started their campaign five downs and forced West to punt. should be greater than seventy, ticket against us indicates that we are some- The game then settled down to a .seeprices might be reduced, some sort of a what of a success. We have the ex- saw battle for the rest of the half. I n dividend might be declared, or the perience and the opportunity to rebuild the second half Dunsmore came in for membership fee for next term might be a better and stronger college. Liberal East Pinkney and things bega.n to look lessened. Other informatiop may be education as a whole also seems to be better, but East could never seem to obtained from these same persons, if it on the move again. Our adult educa- score. West men , Erberts and Fel dtion program is to be revived and man, made several long runs. These is desired. Brittanica' s forthcoming set of great were insufficient. however, and the After representatives of the two colbooks is an indication of the revival of game ended in a scoreless tie. lege co-ops ( having, accord.i ng to the. On Thursday, Paca-Carroll crushed Dean, the common term " babies) had liberal education as we know it here at St. John' s. Community life also Chase-Stone by a score of 18-0. With spoken , Mr. Buchanan reported on the state of the college. We have been seems to be on the upgrade. Hazing Sberman throwing and Trimble, Evans throu.gh the war and are now, to a cer- bas been reinstated to the advantage of and Bounds receiving. the Paca-Carroll team bad the edge for the whole game. tain extent out of it. We have bad the community and the college as a Paca-Carroll also had an interesti ng departures from the student body as well as the faculty owing to the war society has developed a constructive or- variety of shifts. T ' s. and many other strange formations , not often seen on Members Non-Members PROGRAM-SOCIAL CO-OP the Backcampus playing field . $ .15 . 25 7 ____ Movie -------·- ---- -- -----Oct. This coming Saturday will be a big .3 5 1.00 Oct. 14 ____ Hot-dog Roast and Dance _ _ __ _ day athletically , with the Freshmen . 50 1. 7 5 Oct . 28 _ _ __ Informal ( Band ) _ _ _ __ ______ _ playing the Sophomores i.n the after· .2·5 .7 5 Nov. 4 __ _ _ Movie Dance - --- --- --·- - ---noon. in a contest for the preservation .35 1.00 Nov . l 8 _ ___ Square or Old Clothes Dance ___ _ of the dignities of the two classes and .15 .25 2 ___ _ Mov ie _ - -- ---- - -- ----- - --Dec. incidentally many other things. In 1.00 2. 7 5 g __ _ _ Senior Ball -------- --- - -- -Dec. the evening will be the new Social Co· op' s first big outing-a weinie roast $2.7 5 $7. 7 5 Sum -- - - - - -- ------ -------and boathouse dance. 3 .00 P lus Membership Fee _________ _ College Meetin,g I - $ 7. 7 5 5 . 75 A saving of ____ $2 .00 Backcampus rHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN, is th~ )fficial news organ of St. Johns Col lege published every Friday durl, the ~cademic year. Entered as sec~~ ~lass matter October 15, 1919, at d 1 Post Office at Annapolis, Mary an • und er the Act of March 3, 1879. St. John's Collegian Vol. LVII- No. 20 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1944 Geometry and Mathematics Mr. Kasner began a varied and abundant lecture by an anal ysis of mathematics in terms of space, t ime, force, and mass. His t hesis was primarily an application of these principles to physical entities , and a demonstratio n of geometrical operations on these physical m aterials. Mathematics was regarded as a w o rking instrument fo r the solutio n of problems, which are co the mathemat ician, interestin g in se. Such a demonstration took the form of the solution of mechanical p robterns by geomet rical an alysis. The lecturer t ouched on relationsh ips becween modern mathem atical p hysics, and labo rat o ry pri nciples. He spoke of problems which have yet to be 'olved. Whatever branch of m odern applied machematics Mr. Kasner m ay choose t o speak on, b is stated intention is to achieve an act ive visualization on the part of his audience of w hat w orking ma thematics is like. It follows that such a lecture is as startling in its lack as in its content. T he le::ture had no argu ment, and no center ot her than the mechanics from which he drew bis sub ject matter. One was presented with a series of pictures, each a mathematical unity. · E ach p roblem was an intellectual activity, bounded by the symbolism of lines and forces . and preseated by the lectu rer, if I am not mistaken, as exemplifying the beauty of the material universe, and of the buman mind. In th is lecture there was a kind of naivite, accompanied by a tremendou s operation~! underst and.ing and erudi· . tion. The operations are meaningful in themselves, and in fact con:tain the only reachable meaning. "There is no f answer to the question why. Life is u 1 of mysteries and is eternally meanl ingful. " Meaning lies in discovering mathemati ca1 tn experience, an d 1n · · . s · movi ~g these, and in arran.zing them. Or, simply, the only m eaningful te rm betwee~ the· intellect and the extended world ts mathematics . The mathematician is interested in the psychological principles which lie at the base of his reasoning and conception. He is concerned with intui tion, imagination and logic, insofar as they apply to what he perceives as his operati on. He is concerned with the physical universe around him insofar as it can be reduced to bis primary princ iples. To the degree which bis mathemat ics seems to indicate and explain the real structure of this universe, be may be concerned with truth. Price: I Oc Backca m·pus On Tuesday, October the 1 7th , at three P. M., the Ran dall foot ball t eam took the field. It looked like a cross between the N otre Dame va rsity and the bee weight teams so often fo und on vacant lots. Don't underesti mat e bee weights tho ugh; they' re nice fellows to have around and this game proved it. To be m o re specific, t h e Rand all team sparked by Welch and Sch leicher was the team all the way. R u nning and passing like experts th ey each m ade a touchdown, while their teammate, also a bee wei ght in bis da y, Erich Nussbaum , caught a pass to score the other t ouchdown. Incidentally, and only incidentally, the other t eam was Chase· Stone and the final score w as 18-0. However, we are forgetting the sterling work of the Randall line. Manned by Pumphrey, Weiss, Jameson, Nussbaum, 'and Campbell, they rolled over the opposition and held them most of the time. · M r. Kasner is particularly interested in " applying the laws of calculus and geometry to the study of nature." And specifically, " that portion which can be stated in geometric language." A little ball is placed on a line of force . It will begin to move along this line; but, gaining enertia, it will soon move to another line, away from the original curve. With regard to a tangent drawn to the starting point on the original curve, its curvature (rate of t angential change) will be in a ratio of two to one, in comparison with the On Wednesday East P inkney and line of force and the tangent. Mag- West Pinkney played off the tie of the netic force can be· represented by week before. T he game from the curves. The varient path of the ball standpoint of excitement, bard play, can be plotted and represented in geo- and sportsmanship was the best this metrical terms. This , then, is an ex- year. W est Pinkney scored first and ample of geometrical mechanics. for three quarters East seem ed unable 1s ea Mathematics, then, to Mr. Kasner t o o vercome t h' 1 d. Tb ey looked is a great and wonderful function of sluggish and uninterested, th en in the man's mentality , with which by skill closing minutes of the game Haines and understanding in its ope rations, clicked and threw a lo ng one to Teddy man ·may obtai n a vary1'ng and con- E rnst o n a s1eeper. E rnst pulled up · stant delight. As mathemat1·cs is ul- b.is h ee l s an d scoot ed across the goal ' timately as simple as the mind's facul - line, inches ahead of a w ould-be West 1s · ties, children m ay study i't wi'th pleas- p·m k ney tac kl er. Th" injected new ure and profit. Mr. Kasner, by "an- life into the East o utfit; but fo r the noying little ch1'ldren" 1nvi·tes a com- - remammg mmutes t b ey seemed unable " · · · pa ri· on to Socrates wh1.ch may well be t o sco re. I n t h e 1ast p 1ay, how ever, meaningful. For as Socrates says in the Haines hauled off again and connected ., Philebus ,· Understa ., d m e to mea... wit h T ony H ammond in the end zone ... · straight lines a~d ci"rcles, and the plane to ma k e t h e game a W as h m gton Daily " or solt.d figu res whi"ch are formed out N ews "Th n·11 er Diller." H ain es con· of them by turning-lathes and rulers verted an extra point and lobbed one and measuters of angles; for these l to Elliot for the ot he r. The final affirm to be not only relatively beauti- score was 14· 7. F eldman scoring West ful, like other things, but they are Pinkney's touchdown. G iving credit eternally and absolutely beautiful. where it is due, W est P inkney played ·• W. W. 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Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Student publication The Collegian https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/72e898c3f0e4c75237096beb6a865431.pdf 4269423c9a9b6a0e9dd8042b873134b1 PDF Text Text Page'/,, ST. JOHN ' S COLLEGIAN and these have been depressing to say ,. ganization better than before. On the the least. The war could have been a whole this may seem to be a very 1 Mr. Novak. subbing 'tor Mr. Fulton, blackout of liberal education, but in- optimistic view, but perhaps as Mr. titead we chose to draw a curtain across Buchanan says, it appears that we have began college meeting with the usual introduction of the Student Employ- our window, not to turn out the light reason to be optimistic. ment Cooperative to new freshmen. within. The addition of the summer The fee for membership this term will term is considered by many as the most Backcampus again be one dollar and twenty-five drastic step the war brought about. Today' s column opens what we cents, of which seventy-five cents must By this addition we miss much of our ·be paid in advance. Those who are vacation , which is always an important hope will be a successful term of dabUnforinterested and as yet have not become factor in the process of learning. The bling in the athletic scene. decision to admit younger students tunately we are hindered somewhat by familiar with the co-op should conA shift in a slight cold, picked up in a contest tact Mr. Wheaton Smith (Office, 3 0 7 created new problems. teaching technique was necessary, while held on Wednesday night. However, East Pinkney) . at the same time tutors were becoming armed with handkerchief and benzeMr. Mack continued the meeting rather hard to find. The college had drines inhaler we give you this week' s with the board of director's report as to the financial standing of the newly . its lowpoints and at times the ball report on athletics. On Wednesday the football season born social co-op. for this term. The barely kept rolling. Now, however, it program · that bas been planned will cost appears to be starting out on the trip opened with a game between East and The West Pinkney about four hundred dollars. The mem- back. Mr. Buchanan pointed out, very West Pinkney. bership fee is three dollars. one-half to nicely, that if Stalingrad has come back team was loaded with professional tal be paid now and the other before No- then Russia has come back and if Rus- ent of a sort, but they were held to a vember the fourth. The ticket prices sia has wrought a turn about so can 0 - 0 tie by a makeshift but fightin g for members, listed below, are based the United States, and we at St. John's East Pinkney aggregation . East Pinkney kicked off and West upon a membership of seventy mem- as a particular part of the United States bers. The co-op will not · function can also begin to move. The fact that returned the ball about ten yards. The with less than seventy members, and the proponents of so-called progressive mighty East line then held them fo r in the event that the membership education have started their campaign five downs and forced West to punt. should be greater than seventy, ticket against us indicates chat we are some- Tbe game then settled down to a .seeprices might be reduced, some sort of a what of a success. We have the ex- saw battle for the rest of the half. In dividend might be declared, or the perience and the opportunity to rebuild the second half Dunsmore came in for membership fee for next term might be a better and stronger college. Liberal East Pinkney and things bega.n to look lessened. Other information may be education as a whole also seems to be better, but East could never seem to obtained from these same persons, if it on the move again. Our adult educa- score. West men, Erberts and Fel dtion program is to be revived and man, made several long runs. These is desired. Brittanica' s forthcoming set of great were insufficient. however, and the After representatives of the two colbooks is an indication of the revival of game ended in a scoreless tie. lege co-ops ( having. accord_ng to the i On Thursday, Paca-Carroll crushed Dean, the common term " babies) had liberal education as we know it here at Chase-Stone by a score of 18-0. With Community life also spoken . Mr. Buchanan reported on the St. John' s. state of the college. We have been seems to be on the upgrade. Hazing Sherman throwing and Trimble, Evans and Bounds receiving. the Paca-Carroll through the war and are now, to a certain extent out of it. We have had bas been reinstated to the advantage of team had the edge for the whole game. departures from the student body as the community and the college as a P aca-Carroll also bad an interesti ng well as the faculty owing to the war society has developed a constructive or- variet y of shifts. T ' s, and many other • strange formations , not often seen on Members Non-Members PROGRAM-SOCIAL CO-OP the Backcampus play ing field. $ . 15 $ .25 7 ~ ___ Mov~ -- - ---- -- - -- -- --- - - Oct. This coming Saturday will be a big .35 1.00 Oct. 14 _ __ _ Hot-dog Roast and Dance _ ___ _ day athletically , with the Freshmen .50 l. 7 5 Oct. 28 _ _ __ Informal ( Band ) ____ __ __ ___ _ playing the Sophomores in the after.2'5 .7 5 Nov. 4 __ __ Mov ie Dance _ _ _ ______ __ ___ _ noon. in a contest for the preservation .35 1.00 Nov. l 8 ___ _ Square o r Old Clothes Dance ·--of the dignities of the two classes and . 15 .25 2 _ ___ Movie Dec. incidentally many other things. In 1.00 2.75 9 __ __ Senior Ball _ __ --- -- --- - - --Dec . the evening will be the new Social Co· op' s first big outing-a weinie roast $2. 7 5 $7. 7 5 Sum ------- - ----- -- ----- - and boathouse dance. 3 .00 P lus Membership Fee ____ ___ __ _ College Meetin,g I $ 7. 7 5 - 5.75 A saving of ____ $2 .00 rHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN, ls t~ )fficial news organ of St. Johns Col lege published every Friday durln5 the academic year. Entered as sec~~ ~lass matter October 15, 1919, at d Post Office at Annapolis, Mary1an • under the Act of March 3, 1879. St. John's Collegian Vol. LVII No. 20 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1944 Geometry and Mathematics Mr. Kasner began a va ried and abunda nt lecture by an analysis of mathemat ics in terms of space, t ime, force. and mass. His thesis was p rimarily an ap plication of these princip les to physical entities, and a demonstration of geometrical operations on these physical materials. Mathematics was regarded as a workin g instrument fo r the solution of p roblems, wh ich are co the mathematician, interesting in se. Such a demonstration took the form of the solution of mechanical probterns by geomet rical an alysis. The lecturer t ouched o n relat ionships between modern mathematical p hysics, and labo ratory pri ncip les. He spok e of problems wbich have yet to be 'olved. Whatever branch of m odern applied mathematics Mr. Kasner m ay choose t o speak on, his stated intention is to achieve an active visualization on the part of his audience of what working ma thematics is like. It follows chat such a lecture is as startling in its lack as in its content. T he le~t ure had no argu ment, and no center ot her than the mechanics from which be drew his sub ject matter. O ne was presented with a se ries of pictures, each a mathematical unity. · E ach p roblem was an intellectual activit y, bounded by the symbolism of lines and forces. and presented by the lecturer, if I am not mistaken, as exemplifying the beauty of the material universe, and of the buman mind. In th is lecture there was a kind of naivite, a.c companied b_y a tremendous operational underst anding and erudition. The operations are meaningful in themselves, and in fact contain th e only reachable meaning. " There is no f answer to the question why. Life is .ull of mysteries and is eternally meantngful. " Meaning lies in discovering mat~ematicals in experience, and in movi ~g these, and in arran2ing them. Or, simply, the only m eaningful t erm :twee~ the· intellect and the extended orld ts mathematics . The mathematician is interested in th e psychological principles which lie at the base of his reasoning and conception. He is concerned with intuiti on, imagination and logic, insofar as they apply t o what he perceives as his operation. He is concerned with the physical universe around him insofar as it can .be reduced to h is primary princip les. To the degree which his mathematics seems to indicate and explain the real structure of this universe, he may be concerned with truth. Mr. Kasner is particularly interested in " applying the laws of calculus and geometry to the study of nature." And specifically, " that portion which can be stat ed in geometric language." A little ball is placed on a line of force. It will begin to move along this line ; but, gaining enertia, it will soon move to another line, away from the original curve. With regard to a tangent drawn to the starting point on the original curve, its curvature (rate of tangential ch ange) will be in a ratio of two to one, in comparison with the li ne of fo rce and the tangent. Magnetic force can be· represented by curves. The varient path of the ball can be plotted and represented in geometrical terms. This, then, is an example of geometrical mechanics. Mathematics, then, to Mr. Kasner is a great and wonderful function of man's mentality, with which by skill and understand1°ng i n 1ts ope rar1 · ' ' ons, man ·may obta1·n a vary1' ng and con stant delight. As mathemat1'cs 1s ul' timately as simple as the mind' s fa cul ties, children m ay study 1t w1'th pleas' ure and profit. Mr. Kasner, by " annoying little cb1 'ldren" 1nv1 ' "tes a com -· par i ~ o n to Socrates wb1'cb may well be mean1'ngful. For as Socrates says 1n the ' ,, ~ Philebus ,· Undecsta"'d mn to m ean straight lines a~d ci'rcles, and the plane or solid figu res which are formed out of them by turning-lathes and rulers and measurers of angles; for these l affirm to be not only relatively beautiful, like other things, but they ace eternally and absolutely beautiful. ·• W . W . R. · I Price : I Oc Backcam·pus On Tuesday, October the 1 7th , at three P. M .• the Randall foo tball t eam took the field. It looked like a cross betw een the N otre D ame varsity and the bee weight teams so oft en found on vacant lots. D on't underestimat e bee weights though; they' re nice fellows to have around and this game proved it. To be more specific, t h e R andall team sparked by Welch and Sch leicher was the team all the way. R unning and passing like experts they each m ade a touchdown, while their teammate, also a bee weight in his day, Erich Nussbaum , caught a p ass to score the other t ouchdown. Incidentall y, and only inciden t ally, the other team was Chase· Stone and the final score was 18- 0. However, we are forget ting the sterling work of the Randall line. Manned by Pumphrey, Weiss, Jameson, Nussbaum , 'and Campbell, t h ey rolled over the opposition and held t hem most of the time. · On Wednesday East P ink ney and West Pinkney played off the tie of the week before. T he game from the standp oint of excitement. hard play, and sportsmanship was the best this year. West Pinkney scored first and for th ree quarters East seemed unable 1 t o overcome t h' s 1ea d . Th ey looked sluggish and uninterested, then in the closing minutes of the game Haines cl'1c k ed an d t h rew a l o ng one to T eddy E rnst on a sI eeper. E rnst pulled up ts b' h ee1s an d scoot ed across the goal line, inches ahead of a w ould-be West 1s · p m k ney t ackl er. Tb' injected new · life into the East outfit; but for the remaining minutes t h ey seemed unable · · ' to sco re. I n t h e l ast p 1 ay, how ever, H aines h au 1ed o ff again an d connected · · wit h T ony H ammond in the end zone · to ma k e t b e game a W as h'ington Daily News " Thriller Diller." Haines converted an extra point and lobbed one to Elliot for the other. The final sco re was 14 - 7. Feldman scoring W est Pinkney's touchdown. G iving credit where it is due, West P inkney played a good game and if statistics had been �,....~---------~------------------------------------ JOHN'S ST. Page/,, COLLEGIAN College Meeting kept West Pinkney would probably,. have come our on top. They played 1 hard all the way. C lasses inform and instruct, tben! - by co ming close to creating the desired Last night, Mr. Buchanan h eld what intellectual act; but the class itself un- . . h he called a dull, necessary, and by now n ot achi"eve 1 ·t. Knowledge, as well as Tb is game was m s arp contrast co the next day's game between Randall ritualistic College Meeting. the intellectual act is not gained simply Vol. L VII-No. 21 I and Paca-Carroll. From the standHis speech "'as concerned with the with experience in their technical func point of everything this was a pitiful attendance rules, and be started by re- tions- all this too, must come through game. E very ot h er p l ay was mar k ed by a big dispute and in the end Cap- citing their principle and arrangem'1!t. an interior light. never identified with fiction in the Thus does the heavenly intelligence inmoderp sense of untruth. Then, was form the human intelligence of its With a flow of eloquence nicely dis- the public simply naive? Or did plans . criminatory, abounding in simile con- Dante simply propose to endow with This Ptolemaic w o rld house is more trast and paradox, and conforming in false shape the truly shapeless? "centralized" than the Copernican. In its presentation to the nature of the · In order to answer these questions let contrast to the heliocentric theory the su bject, Professor Graeffe constructed an impressive image of the image of us return in memory to childhood. In devil here is at the center, obscure, a sense, the child is the father of the shapeless, impotent, within a material. Dante's universe. adult. For a child's curiosity is the imm obile earth. A progression to the Although time (he said) has soft- innocent and honest questioning of outermost periphery is a progression ened our collective memory of the re- fundamental mysteries. The answers t o the glorio us p o wer of divine authormo te past, so that the study of his- of the adult in the face of these grand ity, to the "realm beyond" and the to ry makes correct, plausible and logic- enigmas is usually only lamely ap olo- E mpyrean . Purgatory is a shell hidal what in itself lacked the possession getic, betraying ignorance, and embar- ing a dead and rotting kernel. but the of these properties, the record remains rassed by the grandeur, earnestness and motion of the spheres quickens as one an integral part of the foundations of passion of ti¥ child's vision. Waiving goes outward. We call the astrological ou r thinking. Thus bas Dante's the memory of our efforts to overcome implications superstition and retaliate Florence been preserved as the world's childhood we must descend with the with an insignificant world roaming museum -piece of those times whose rel- child to regain his natural approach to senselessly in dead space- a measured ics modern warfare has, ironically and truth, his natural understanding of space instead of a meaningful space. significantly, destroyed to an extent at allegory. Our motions are relative rather than which we can as yet only guess. To absolute. In contrast to a cosmos It is significant that we then remem revivify that prosperous, artistic and complete, with beginning, middle and urbane universe in which thrived the her mostly the stage upon which we are end. the stars intelligent and alive, we sp irit of Dante and Giotto would be placed. The stage is the world. sub- have passive, inanimate forces and molike re-entering a stately building from ordinating even action and character. tions . Dante's conception is not exwh ich we had emerged long ago, whose On our itinerary we are, like Dante, perimentally scientific but definitive in exterior presents vague, compelli\ig in- objective observers. viewing a succes- a sense we are incapable of understandtimations of what had been found sion of images which form a simul- ing. Our music is separate from ritwithin. Or a dark cave in which we taneous. definitive whole. ual. our images disconnected and unmus t labor to reconstruct the images As a cathedral is a spiritual house, constructive. We havn't the same coon the walls. so is a stage a world house, and these incidence of the natural and divine, nor I It ran like this: Pumphrey, Marshall, J external measures can coerce a person in- excuse a few absences. The judgmen t to participation in this act at all; un- of a student on his attendance is usual · derstanding must come through an "in- ly not 'nearly as sound as that of h is terior light." This, however, can be tutor. It is al ways advisable for him aided by exterior, habit -forming insti- to be regular in his attendance. Harvey. Wensel, and Campbell, and tutions. averaging it up we get a figure of around 170 pounds, no small sum. At St. John's, the faculty does not Don't discount Paca-Carroll, however, emphasize the attendance of classes tbey were good, too. One became ac- with the same desperation as in other customed to the sight of Morris, of schools. The conditions for gaining Paca-Carroll. bowling over big Hank understanding of the curriculum exist: Wensel, and on a few occasions Pumand the student can decide for himself phrey was taken out. whether he will make use of them. Mr. On Tuesday of this week a spirited Buchanan asked us to find what he callEast Pinkney crushed a hapless ChaseStone hy a score of 26-6. That six. ed "our own mathematics." Notice The 1944 Year Book, in conjunction with the Grosseteste Society, through the medium of its editor, Robert Luther Campbell, proudly an- no unces that it has finally caught up with its mobile deadline. Those u p- perclassmen who have been impatiently awaiting its coming and pbgueing however. was a moral victory for the Mr. Buchanan also asked us to make Mr. Campbell with inquiries, will be Stoners. Dunsmore, Elliott, and our choice of emphasis on any particu- g1a d to h ear t h at it w1 · ·11 b e long Wakefield scored for East Pinl...ney, enough. and. we hope. gay enough. while Ernst and Haines made the extra 1 r pact 0 f t h e program. Th e course points. Chase's six was scored by can be taken on a particular level; and Cave, another member of ·the bee· weight league. At the end of the season we are thinking of picking an all becweigbt team and seeing what it would be like. all other matters. which do not directly Concert In Dante there is the analogy"of the descent into the underworld: an act indispensable to true vision. This is the crux of epic action. True vision lies at the antipodes, in a realm opposite to our o wn. Fate conforms to th~ progress from one to the other. pertain to that aspect of the Program The concert season of 1944-4 5 a student bas chosen to emphasize, can wi'll include the following artists: throw light on the chosen subject. Claudio Arrau, Raya Garbousova, R o· Mr. Buchanan continued with the man Toten burg, and the Albeneri We have been playing around with some statistics this week and here are mechanic.al side of the learning process. Trio. Announcements of other con- I our findings. You understand that The Administration requires attendance certs for the season will be made later. these are only approximate figures but at all scheduled classes, but uses no co- Claudio Arrau. the Chilean pianist, here are the weight averages for the five ercive power. will play here on the twenty-seventh reams in the league: East Pinkneyof October. His program will include The consequences of a prolonged abLine, 170; Backfield. 14 5; Whole Bach's English Suite in A Minot; the Team, 15 9. Randall-Line. 17 5; sence from instruction periods are dire. Sonata in E Flat M ajoc by Beethoven, Backfield. 13 2; Whole Team. Paca-Carroll-Line. 15 8: Whole Stone-Line. 16 O; Tea.m. 15 8 15 2. Team. 15 2: whole Team, 145. Line. 150; Chase- he does not know what is expected of bussy. and Ravel. him. and conversely, he has no right Backfield. 13 0; to expect anything from bis tutor. rHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN ls the )ffi.cial news organ of St. John's Col· West Pinkney- Absences also cause a complete severing tege, published every Friday during Backfield. Dante's vision manifests itself in an allegory, the grandest of its class. He inven ts a cosmos which serves as a stage. This is the all-importa.n t setting fo r the protagonist in the drama. The invention is that of man's fate and the complete universe. 15 5. If a student is not present at a class, a~d selections by Chopin. Liszt. De- Backfield, the academic year. Entered as second 15 5; Whole of the transgressor from the intellectual ::lass matter October 15, 1919, a t the processes taking place at the College. Post Office at Annapolis, Maryla nd, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Price: 1 Oc Dante's Image rain Bounds of Paca-Carroll protested Responsibility is a prerequisite of There are instances, however. when the game to make things doubly messy. 't If b fi freedom-our responsibility is to par- it is actually good for a stuc;fent not to A s f or t h e game 1 se t e na 1 score was 13-0, and Randall showed the ticipate in the , 'intellectual act," otber- go t o class. In cases where it seems usual power rolling over and through wise known as "seeing the point." No advisable, the tutors recommend and a fighting Paca-Carroll line. On three or four occasions Randall made twenty yards on center plunges. The Randall . f h Ch S ase- tone game was I me or t e good, but this one was overpowering. ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 3. 1944 . • Strange as it may seem to us, his lofty conception was thoroughly in accordance with the modes of thinking of the fourteenth-century reading public. It is unreasonable to regard it as entirely original. The work was are united in the oneness of Dante's work of art. The first words of Beatrice are "All things whatsoever observe a mutual order; and this is the form that makes the universe like unto God. Herein the exalted creatures trace the impress of the Eternal Worth, which is the goal whereto was made the ordinance now spoken of. 11 The necessity of thought makes the world house • and the ·mage s 0 n th e wa 11 s 1 make man feel at home. the completeness of the union of morality and art. Comedy gives life to human fate. The comic hero moves from misery to felicity, and meanwhile progress is endowed with blood and color. The action needs a stage and the stage in turn makes the drama intelligible In this divine comedy the world is the stage, c~mparable as an enduring edifice to the Tuscan Gothic cathedral, the expression of ultimate majesty. The hero reThe terrestrial habitation 1s upheld flecting the divine order is resurrected. by four pillars while the celestial habi- God is thus the supreme architect and tation consists ot circular orders with the world His temple. twelve zodiacal divisions. These are Our divided world stands in sharp the elements of perpetual motion form· ing a melodic line by which the angels contrast to a conception in which every can be heard. The voices of the an- detail is real and definitive. All symI gels are the music of the spheres, and bolism here is as real as it can be, not the motions govern life on earth. invented ·but conceived, closer to truth � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Mr. Buchanan held what intellectual act; but che class itself 'an- This game was in sharp contrast to be called a dull, necessary, and by now not achieve it. Knowledge, as well as the next day's game between Randall ritualistic College Meeting. the intellectual act is not gained simply and Paca-Carrol~. Fr.om the s~a~dHis speech vas concerned with the with experience in their technical funcp oint of everythmg thu was a pitiful atten d ance ru 1 an d b e star t ed b y re- ti'ons-all th1's too, must come through es, game. Every other play was marked . · . d.1spute an d m th e en d Cap - citing their prinnple and arrangem&Jlt. an interior light. by a b ig 1 tain Bounds of Paca-Carroll protested Responsibility is a prerequisite of There are instances, however. when the game to make things doubly messy. f ree d om-our respons1'b'l't y is t o par - 1 is actually good for a stu,.ient not to · 't 11 "' As for the game itself the final score d R an d a11 sb owed the ticipate in the , 'intellectual act." other- go to class. In cases where it seems was 13 _0 , an usual power rolling over and through wise known as "seeing the point." No advisable, the tutors recommend and I On three 1 external measures can coerce a person in- excuse a few absences. The judgment or four occasions Randall made twenty to participation in this act at all; un- of a student on his attendance is usuala fighting Paca-Carroll line. yards on center plunges. The Randall line for the Chase-Stone game was good, bur this one was overpowering. It ran like this: Pumphrey, Marshall, Harvey. Wensel. and Campbell, and averaging it up we get a figure of around 170 pounds, no small sum. Don't discount Paca-Carroll. however, they were good. too. One became accustomed to the sight of Morris, of Paca-Carroll, bowling over big Hank Wensel, and on a few occasions Pumphrey was taken out. derstanding must come thr.ough an "in- ly not ·nearly as sound as that of his 1 f b. terior light.'• This, however. can be tutor. It is always advisab e or 1m aided by exterior, habit-forming insti- to be regular in his attendance. tutions. Notice At St. John's. the faculty does not emphasize the attendance The 1944 Year Book. in conjunc- of classes '"' ith the same desperation as in other tion schools. with the Grosseteste Society, The conditions for gaining through the medium of its editor, Rob- understanding of the curriculum exist; en Luther Campbell. proudly an- and the student can decide for himself nounces that it bas finally caught up whether be will make use of them. Mr. On Tuesday of this week a spirited Bucbanan asked us to find what he callEast Pinkney crushed a hapless CbaseStone hy a score of 26-6. That six, ed "our own mathematics." Mr. Bnchanan also asked us to make however. was a moral victory for the Stoners. Dunsmore. Elliott, and Wakefield scored for East Pinl..ney, while Ernst and Haines made the extra points. Chase's six was scored by Cave, another member of ·the beeweight league. At the end of the season we are thinking of picking an all becweight team :ind seeing what it would be like. with its mobile deadline. Those up- perclassmen who have been impatiently awaiting its coming and plagueing Mr. Campbell with inquiries, will be our choice of emphasis on any particu- glad to bear cbac it will be long enough. and, we hope. gay enough. hr part of the program. The course can be taken on a particular level; and all other matters. which do not directly pertain co that aspect of the Program Concert The concert season of 1944-4 5 include the following artists: a student bas chosen to emphasize, can will throw light on the chosen subject. Mr. Buchanan continued with the We have been playing around with . some statistics this week and here are mechanfral side of the learnmg process. our findings. You understand that The Administration requires attendance hesc a ·e only approxim te figures but at all scheduled classes, but uses no cohere are the weight averages for the five ercive power. teams in the league: East Pinkney- I Claudio Arrau. Raya Garbousova, Roman Trio. Toten burg, and the Albeneri Announcements of other con- certs for the season will be made later. Claudio Arrau. the Chilean pianist will play here on the twenty-seventh of October. His program will include Line. 170: Backfield. 14 5; Whole The consequences of a prolonged ab- Bach's English Suite in A Minor; the Team. 159. Randall-Line 175; scnce from instruction periods are dire. Sonata in E Flat Major by Beethoven. Backfield. 132; Whole Team. 155. If a student is not present at a class, a~d selections by Chopin. Liszt. D ePaca-Carroll-Line. 15 O; Backfield, he does not know what is expected of bussy. and Ravel. 158: Whole Team. 152. Chase- him. and conversely. he has no right 15 z; Backfield. 130; to expect anything from his tutor. rHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN, is the )ffi.cial news organ of St .. Johns qo1whole T earn, 145 . West Pinkney-- Absences also cause a complete severing 1ege published every Friday durina the ~cademic year. Entered as secon Line, 16 o; Backfield. 15 5; Whole of the transgressor from the intellectual ::lass matter October 15. 1919, at thde Stone-Line, Te;\m 15 8 processes taking place at the College. Post Office at Annapolis, Marylan • under the Act of March 3, 1879. St. John's Collegian Vol. LVIl-No. 21 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1944 Price: I Oc Dante's· Image never identified with fiction in the Thus does the heavenly intelligence mmodern sense of untruth. Then, was form the human intelligence of its With a flow of eloquence nicely dis- the public simply naive? Or did plans. criminatory. abounding in simile con- Dante simply propose to endow with This Ptolemaic world house is more trast and paradox, and conforming in false shape the truly shapeless? "centralized" than the Copernican. In its presentation to the nature of the · In order to answer these questions let contrast to the heliocentric theory the subject. Professor Graeffe constructed an impressive image of the image of us return in memory to childhood. In de~il here is at the center, obscure. a sense, the child is the father of the shapeless, impotent, within a material, Dante's universe. adult. For a child's curiosity is the immobile earth. A progression to the Although time (he said) has soft- innocent and honest questioning of outermost periphery is a progression ened our collective memory of the re- fundamental mysteries. The answers to the glorious power of divine authormote past, so that the study of his- of the adult in the face of these grand ity. to the "realm beyond" and the co ry makes correct, plausible and logic- enigmas is usually only lamely apolo- Empyrean.. Purgatory is a shell hidal what in itself lacked the possession getic. betraying ignorance, and embar- ing a dead and rotting kernel, but the of these properties, the record remains rassed by the grandeur, earnestness and motion of the spheres quickens as one an integral part of the foundations of passion of th' child's vision. Waiving goes outward. We call the astrological ou r thinking. Thus has Dante's the memory of our efforts to overcome implications superstition and retaliate Florence been preserved as the world's childhood we must descend with the with an insignificant world roaming museum-piece of those times whose rel- child to regain his natural approach to senselessly in dead space-a measured ics modern warfare bas, ironically and truth, his natural understanding of space instead of a meaningful space. sig nificantly, destroyed to an extent at allegory. Our motions are relative rather than which we can as yet only guess. To absolute. In contrast to a cosmos revivify that prosperous, artistic and It is significant that we then remem- complete, with beginning, middle and urbane universe in which thrived the her mostly the stage upon which we are end, the stars intelligent and alive. we spirit of Dante and Giotto would be placed. The stage is the world. sub- have passive. inanimate forces and molike re-entering a stately building from ordinating even action and character. tions. Dance's conception is not exwhich we had emerged long ago, whose On our itinerary we are, like Dante, perimentally scientific but definitive in exterior presents vague, compelli\}g in- objective observers. viewing a succes- a sense we are incapable of understandtim ations of what had been found sion of images which form a simul- ing. Our music is separate from ritwitb in. Or a dark cave in which we taneous. definitive whole. ual. our images disconnected and unmust labor to reconstruct the images As a cathedral is a spiritual house, constructive. We havn't the same coon the walls. so is a stage a world house, and these incidence of the natural and divine, nor In Dante there is the analogy"of the are united in the oneness of Dante's the completeness of the union of mordescent into the underworld: an act in- work of art. The first words of Bea- ality and art. dispensable to true vision. This is the ccu x of epic action. True vision lies at the antipodes, in a realm oppo~ite to our ow n. Fate conforms to the progress from one to the other. Dante's vision manifests itself in an allegory, the grandest of its class. He inven ts a cosmos which serves as a stage. This is the all-importa,nt setting for the protagonist in the drama. The invention is that of man's fate and the co mplete universe. St range as it may seem to us, this lofty conception was thoroughly in accordance with the modes of thinking of the fourteenth-century reading public. It is unreasonable to regard it as entirely original. The work was trice are "All things whatsoever observe a mutual order.; and this is the form that makes the universe like unto God. Herein the exalted creatures trace the impress of the Eternal Worth, which is the goal whereto was made the The ordinance now spoken of." necessity of thought makes the world house. and the images on the walls make man feel at home. Comedy gives life to human fate. The comic hero moves from misery to felicity, and meanwhile progress is endowed with blood and color. The action needs a stage and the stage in turn makes the drama intelligible. In this divine comedy the world is the stage. comparable as a·n enduring edifice to the T•uscan Gothic cathedral, the expression of ultimate majesty. The hero reThe terrestrial habitation is upheld flecting the divine order is resurrected. by four pillars while the celestial habi- God is thus the supreme architect and tation consists ot circular orders with the world His temple. twelve zodiacal divisions. These are the elements of perpetual motion formOur divided world stands in sharp ing a melodic line by which the angels contrast to a conception in which every can be heard. The voices of the an- detail is real and definitive. All symgels are the music of the spheres. and bolism here is as real as it can be, not the motions govern life on earth. invented ·but conceived, closer to truth I �Page "J. g T. JOHN'S I than any artifice. For instance the forThe phonetic patterns of Italian, as est scene represents the initial entangle- well as Dante's metre, provide a parment, the melancholy "lostness" by 1 ticularly suitable medium for the exwhich the hero "discovers" himself. pression of its dignity and beauty. We modernists pride ourselves on (Here Professor Graeffe recited some our originality. Our dreams, imposed verses in Italian which sounded to on us, have only an indirect value. these ears quite as melodic as I had been Psychoanalysis, a gargled, human in- led to expect.) terpretation, satisfies a very limited sort T D' . C d · · D , k h he ivme ome y is the great art of quest1omng. antes wor , on t e A work per se. s an expression of the contrary. is based on well-founded precedents and scientific tradition. It is finite and particular it is finite and paean intuitive vision of truth, a dream ticular, and as an expression of the infinite and eternal it is infinite and that is intelligible on all levels. eternal. The conflicting surface meanWith the evolution of science came a ings (of Parmenides) help us underloss of vision and allegory. Our com- stand the unspeakable. I. R. T. plex of images are used to broadcast I ideas. This allegory transcends significance, encompasses all meaning, can never be filled out; and, because conceived by an intuition at first hand, admits at best of only changing and second-hand interpretations afterwards. Geography and psychology are fused poeti~ally in the description of the relation between the soul and the world. Entanglement is a prelude to exploration. At the gate there is despair and melancholy. The voice of the Caller · · 1 is h eard b ec k onmg f rom h'dd en an d o b • Finally liberation and scure places. The end is a submission are one. moment of ommsoence and complete equilibrium wben Time as a whole is revealed. ST. COLLEGIAN Backcampus Paca-Carroll, still disgruntled over last week's protest game with Randall dropped the ball and the game by a score of 6-0. Matteson grabbed a Paca-Carroll pass in the first period and went forty yards to a touchdown. Thus ended the scoring. Paca-Carroll drilled their way down to the West Pinkney. goal line on several occasions but they would either fumble or lose the ball on downs to a determined West Pinkney squad. On Thursday this same West Pinkney held an undefeated Randall team to a scoreless tie. Randall, at full strength, was unable to score. Most of the game was played around the fifty yard line. Randall's famed flyingwedge-Pumphrey, Nussbaum, et al. The ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN wishes was stopped on every play. ·to extend its congratulations to Mr. On Friday the decline and fall of George Althoff Bingley, and Mr. Ben Randall continued. A weighty East jamin Franklin Beauregard Pumphrey Pinkney line opened up the way for a IV! on their fonhcoming nuptials. fleet-footed backfield and won the game Mr. Bingley will be married in Bal - almost completely on the ground by a score of 19-0. An alert East Pinkney timore on the twentieth of December, pass defense, sparked by Big Bill Ross, to Miss Elizabeth Gordon. Mr. Pum- of the Athletic Dept., who intercepted phrey will marry at St. Ann's on De- two passes for touchdowns, was cember ninth. His bride will be Miss largely responsible for the victory. Saralee Long, of Salisbury, Maryland. Johnny Wakefield was the big star of the game, as he blocked a Randall punt at the expense of a pair of glasses and Social Notes S. E. C. The divine comedy is both epic and comedy, epic in its temporal. linear The Board of Directors of the Studsuccession of significant events, comic in its spacial and spherical architecture ent Employment Cooperative announces which utilizes a kind of formal coun- the appointment of Mr. Donald terpoint in the construction. (In the Bounds as manager, following the repaintings of certain Italian primitives signation of Wheaton Smith. Mr. one discerns a severe dignity in the pre0 7 .East . . Bounds may be found at 3 dominance of straight verttca1 1ines, an · Pinkney. or at l 0 2 Carroll House. architectural solidity manifested even in the images of trees and mountains, and an almost supernatural perspective acquired by the exaggeration of relations reportorial duties over to our assistant in three-dimensional space. They and we hope you will bear with him also evidence a poetic (though stilted) until our triumphal return. He is one imagination and are delicately colored. of the college's leading investigators of The figures and objects are sharply de- things, and we hope he will give you fined. but this writer finds the lack of a running report on athletic affairs. a horizon rather conspicuous and feels In closing we give this week's that the vast perspective is just one jump short of " dead, . empty space." award, in fact the first of the term: (Similarly the Divine Comedy is both An embossed copy of the Balcony poesis and techrie, with the emphasis Scene, for all-around athletic excellence to Mr. Henry Wensel. · of Randall. supposedly on the techne.) a slightly bruised eyelid. The game was protested but the protest was drop· ed l ater ID t h e game an d f orgot t en about. A very unsportsmanlike East Pinkneyite, who happens to dabble in sportswriting, gave away a sleeper play and thus brought down the wrath of Randall and caused the protest of the game. On .Tuesday, two dissipated team s representing Chase-Stone and West Pinkney, fought a very dull battle, the game finally ending in an 18-0 victory for a revitalized Chase-Stone team. It was really a new team with a sharp passing attack and an ironclad defense. The West Pinkney team looked rather sick after their fine performances the week before. To our large following we bid au revoir but not good-bye as we begin diligent research on our term pape r. With a tear in our eye we turn ou r JOHN'S Arrau COLLEGIAN Music is probably in a worse way, at the moment, than any of the Fine Arts. And the Fine Ates, in turn, have probably suffered an even more serious decline than the Liberal Arts. ProgramEnglish Suite in A Minor-Bach Sonata Op. 8 I a-Beethoven Ballade in A Flat-Chopin Scherzo in E Major-Chopin Au Bord d'une Source-Liszt Etude in F M1nor-Liszt i• Jeu d'eau-Ravel [mages (First Book)-Debussy Refl.ets dans l' eau Hommage a Rameau Mouvement L'lsle Joyeuse-Debussy The · Concert Bureau is a more vicious symbol than the Lecture Bureau. Under the pretense of carrying art to "all the people everywhere" the impresarios of the Fine Art.s have prostituted the products of those arts so that a basically innocent public has become hopelessly confused about the merits, the means, and the ends of those arts. Page 3 time is spent in analyzing and trying to understand the great products of the Fine Arts, as it is in studying the great compositions of the Liberal Arts. This makes the deception by the fine artist much easier to accomplish. The j.udgment of a work of art is ultimately left up to the student. And the student does not select the Great Books. This fact places an even heavie; burden upon the administration regarding the Formal Concert than the Formal Lecture, to engage interpreters of the Fine Arts who will do the best job they Mr. Arrau's program. Friday eve- know how on the best, or at least most ning, and the way he played it were significant m~terial they are familiar with. eloquent examples of just such a prostitution. A highly competent, possiWe. apparently had the interpreter bly great artist wasted a large part of Friday, but we scarcely got through both his and the audience's time with the introduction before the pressure of music that was neither great nor inter- the Concert Bureau forced him to sucesting. Whatever the strange theory is cumb to witless anecdotes and the that lies behind the program-making empty skill of a rhetorician without a of most contemporary musicians, it al- subject. most inevitably results in a curious potS. G. B. pourri of good, bad, and indifferent music, played chronologically, for some reason. This last fact, or perhaps the whole program, usually seems to be Mr. Buchanan said that six years ago trying to impress us with tbe fact that music has a history. it became appa rent th at there was what Mr. Arrau' s recital brought into clearer focus many of the old questions often posed about St. John's and the Fine Arts. It appears to be more than a coincidence that the bulk of our concerts here take place on the evenings whicb are reserved for the Formal Lecture. It might be profitable to draw some kind of an analogy between the Formal Lecture and what we shall call the Formal Concert. If the Formal Lecture bas something of a special place in the prog ram, its presence is admittedly the result of a long line of circumstances which caused this particular method of expos ition to become stultified and useless as an educational medium. The Lectu re Bureau became one of the most vivid symbols indicating the decline of the Liberal Arts. Sophistry· and " enterta inment" replaced genuine scholarship. College Meeting Recitals of tbe works of one composer or of one perioq, played as well as the interpreter knows how, in the light of his own experience with and understanding of that co~poser, or period, are virtually extinct in America, St. John's has presumably tried to if they ever did really have an existetfect a kind of revival of the lecture ence here. is an art by several means. Once a week men are sought, both within and The equivalent of such a program without the faculty of the college, who as we were forced to listen to last Friwill attempt to interpret or to expose, day (attendance was required!) would is best they know how, a subject mat- no doubt be something like a Will 1 er tbat is rich enough in content to Durant lecture . . And it is inconceivbe worth both the lecture's and the au- able that anything like this would be dience's time. The Formal Lecture is given valuable time at St. John's. It certainly having its ups and downs at was encouraging to note that the niaSt. John's, but at least a sincere ef- jority of these present Friday, even fort is being made. those who knew little or nothing about the intricacies of a musical composi. The same cannot. unfortunately, be tion, seemed to sense that, in some way, ~aid of the attempts, however meagre they were being insulted-as when, ID number, to expose the products of occasionally. a lecture will ''talk the Fine Art of music. Everything that down" to them. and they resent it. has been said about the Formal Lecture could and should be said about the This. whole problem is further comFormal Concert. plicated by the fact that no classroom I I he called a big hole in the program; the Arabic or Sem itic tradition. This lack was of such importance as in some cases to imperil. the entire accomplishment of the program . For a time, Mr. Klein , alone, was making, or attempting to make, the jump across the Semitic abyss. Only the Jewish student was better equipped by his knowledge of Hebraic literature and customs. It was in part to remedy this situation that Mr. Kaplan .was brought to St. John's, first unofficially and then later as a tutor. He offered to read the Bible in English with both Jews and Gentiles. He would also teach Hebrew to those willing to learn that language; which as the Dean remarked, is one of the three great classical tongues. Mr. Kaplan will meet those who are interested, Tuesday evening at seven o'clock . in McDowell 22. Those people who have previously studied with Mr. Kaplan may continue where they left off. �Page 4 JOHN'S ST. Mr. Kieffer spoke for the War Fund in an appeal to the students for contributions. Certain local organizations. it is noted, benefit under this fund. Contributions may be made to Messrs. Cosgrove, Thau, and Johnston. COLLEGIAN St. John's Collegian CALENDAR ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE All members of the college who did not attend the meeting will please read Frid1ay, November 3: Mr. the following with attention. 3 :00 -5 :0 0 P. M. Furbush told the college of a critical 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. shortage of blood for medical purposes 8:00 P. M. which has necessitated an effort to repair the deficiency. All students over the age of twenty-one are asked to make arrangements with Mr. Furbush to give blood in Annapolis on the Saturday, November 4: twentieth of November between twelve noon and five P. M. at the armory. 1 0 : 0 0 A. M. - 12 : 0 0 M. All persons over eighteen but not 10:30 A. M. twenty-one may give blood by obtain4 :00- 6 : 00 P. M. ing a release from their parents. This 8:30 P. M. form can be supplied by the speaker. Applications should be made as soon as possible. A.t least twenty people are asked, and many more are needed. Mr. Buchanan thought that Mr. Dar key and Miss Fletcher should give a party. Mr. Darkey thought that the library has not been getting proper use. Library rules, he said, are generally unpleasant. and everyone gets peeved about this or that seemingly meaningless taboo. Being careful not to' allow himself to become entangled in purple (or cata 1 ogue ) p h rases. h e con. h . tinued to outlme t e present organization; (King William Room, New Program, etc.) and how one should in general use the library. The books in the King William Room. as we remember Mr. Darkey, were dialectically classified for educational purposes) • as the most pertinent to the college's program of study. The Dean. in his third crip to the rostrum . said that Mr. Darkey was showing a Hippocratic picture of anxxiety, and was a creature "living in two worlds." This it appears was a world of functional books. A world where we have vaiues which we must refer to. and appreciate. fHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN is the )fficial news organ of St. John's Col1ege, published every Friday during the academic year. Entered as second -lass matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Fri., Nov. 3-F ·i., Nov. 10, 1944 Vol. LVIl-No. 22 Shakespeare 111 Shakespeare Van Doren Mr. Van Doren, starting with the world which is the whole of Shakespeare, in the deposit of a reader's Back Campus Music Studio Great Hall Athletics Recorded Concert Formal Lecture- mem~ry, Mark Athletics Faculty Meeting Recorded Concert Movie Pennies from 7:00 P. M. 7:30P.M. light its own recesses. Remembering that he bas earlier translated the Grammar and Logic of Shakespeare as style and thought (though indeed there is no single style nor thought), he has considered Shakespeare's Rhetoric the plays as dramatic wholes, and persons; that is, persons fixed in stories. Perhaps, as such, they will disappear to become typical, and though irreducibly individual. partake of the nature of all men. Back Campus McDowell 24 Music Studio Iglehart Hall HeacJen-and Informal Dance Athletics Chorus -'Rehearsal Dormitory Managers Meeting Back Campus Humphreys Hall McDowell 21 Athletics Recorded Concerc Back Campus Music Studio Athletics Recorded Concert The reader of Shakespeare observes that a theme or experience is taken up again and again with new feeling and better skill to be restated. until it is at last said best. There are the fruitful silences, which culminate in the ripeness of Imogen's long silence in Cymbeljne; the ironies which lead up to the dialogue of two questioning soliloquies in Macbeth; the griefs of men and women without reserve; heavytbroated, high-blooded as Constance, or perfumed and delightful as Richard's, piteous as Juliet's, Stoic as Brutus'. understood and articulated as Lear's, and dumb as Gloucester's. Back Campus Music Studio Tuesday, November 1: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 4:00-6:00 P. M. Wednesday, November 8: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 4 :00-6 :00 p~ M. Thursday, November 9: 3 :0 0-5 :00 P . M . 7:30 P. M. Athletics College Meeting Back Campus Great Hall Friday, November l 0: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. 8 :00 P. M. Athletics Recorded Concert Formal Lecture-Truth -Mortimer J. Adler Back Campus Music Studio Athletics Back Campus Sciturday, November 11: 10 : 00 A. M.-12:00 M. has allowed that world, con- fined to some aspects of its existence, to Monday, November 6: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. ANNAPOLIS, l Conditioning the creature life which the plays possess are the great and crucial situations, the familiar patterns of mirro red nature discovered on every level, and viewed through. all possible eyes. Treachery is political, or personal. only apparent, magical; jealousy, farcical and unmoving, pretended, swaggering, domestic, and heartless; or immense and tragic, charming, moving, and insolently cynical. The devotion of women is sweet and witty, sentimental. constant and soft, tigerish, or matu rely sophisticated and notoriously changeable, powerfully rhetorical and steadfast. FRlp~ Y, NOVEMBER 10, 1944 The possession of too much provides an agreeable melancholy, a heavily but beautifully made cloak, in The Merchant of Venice. The surfeited Duke in Twelfth Night sweetly complains. Different is the excess of Lear and Gloucester, who all their lives have had too much and have never known it; or of Cleopatra, whose competent speeches are Shakespeare's final success in such statement. College Meeting The Dean opened last night's College Meeting with the often-repeated request that students use their own seats at J. K. lectures. Recently many has been virtually impossible to check the roll accurately. Now it is neces- sary to be rigid and definite about this problem. After this brief announcement, he raised the question of student government and politics. The main difficulty in this is the problem of women. For sevnal moments the Dean outlined the Again, in Shakespeare's capacity as moderator in social wars, the balance of observation and understanding is clear. It is not written that in The Merchant of Venice the Gentiles win. but both sides are seen fully and so understood; nor does the author choose between the soft and boisterous sweetness, and the puritanism and efficiency, which are the conflicting classes in Twelfth Night. Shakespeare is not disposed to reject either. But Mr. Van Doren' s eloquence lay in suggesting that the plays of Shakespeare as a whole are the only ' adequate and authentic discussion about them; that the poet's mirror of manners and life is to be sketched without probing precision for fear of distortion. formal students have switched seats, so that it In Romeo and Juliet there is a systematic development of an idea; a complete and successful analysis of love through the eyes of parents, a "realist" ( Mercutio), a priest, servants, the nurse, and the state. The Pastoral Idea of As You Like It is reflected by lights of ridicule, sympathy, denial, and acceptance; so that in the end we know a kind of truth about the idea. The wide extension of design which makes this world intelligible could measure its existence by many standards. As in the recognition scenes, wherein Falstaff discovers Hal's seriousness. Beatrice and Benedict discover their love over cynicism, Hamlet learns the world, Lear his poverty, and Miranda an ironically brave hew world. Price: 1 Oc 1 none too hopeful history of this problem at St. John's. When the New Program was i_nstituted in 19 3 7, the faculty faced a difficult issue; hence they became dictators and laid down the clear-cut law that there shall be no women in the dormitories without chaperones. There was no police force, and there were constant infringements. The school was divided on the issue: some wanted police, others no rules. Due to the work of the Cotillion Board, a step was taken toward the understanding of the problem. And then followed the dance and the girls from Lutherville and again the difficulty arose. Therefore, Messrs. Wilburn, Barr, and Buchanan took the first action towards student government. The problem they now faced was how to get real self government? But words were the only response to their efforts. There were sharp differences. The plan was abandoned. With this none too encouraging prelude, the Dean once again stated the problem and its possjble solutions. He offered three plans: ( 1) Some committee should be elected by the College to settle the difficulty; ( 2) A committee should undertake the responsibility of not making a rule, and (3) A combination of the present committees should be effected. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available St. John's College Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource St. John's College owns the rights to this publication. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Student publication The Collegian https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/c4042db0fb6881b97940ca7ff0415eb7.pdf ece3c5e27b4b317ba1ea7c0af627501c PDF Text Text Page 4 JOHN'S ST. Mr. Kieffer spoke for the War Fund in an appeal to the students for contributions. Certain local organizations, it is noted, benefit under this fund. Contributions may be made to Messrs. Cosgrove, Thau, and Johnston. COLLEGIAN St. John's Collegian CALENDAR ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE All members of the college who did not attend the meeting will please read Friday, November 3: Mr. the following with attention. 3 :00-5 :0 0 P. M. Furbush told the college of a critical 4 :00-6 :00 P . M. shortage of blood for medical purposes 8 :00 P. M. which has necessitated an effort to repair the deficiency. All students over the age of twenty-one are asked to make arrangements with Mr. Furbush to give blood in Annapolis on the Saturday, November 4: twentieth of November between twelve noon and five P. M. at the armory. 10:00 A. M.-12:00 M. All persons over eighteen but not 10:30 A. M. twenty-one may give blood by obtain4 :00-6 :00 P. M. ing a release from their parents. This 8:30 P. M. form can be supplied by the speaker. Applications should be made as soon as possible. At least twenty people are asked, and many more are needed. Mr. Buchanan thought that Mr. Darkey and Miss Fletcher should give a party. Mr. Darkey thought that the library has not been getting proper use. Library rules, he said, are generally unpleasant, and everyone gets peeved about this or that seemingly meaningless taboo. Being careful not to' allow himself to become entangled in purple ( or cata1ogue ) p h rases , h e continued to outline the present organization; (King William Room, New Program, etc.) and how one should in general use the library. The books in the King William Room, as we remember Mr. Darkey, were dialectically classified for educational purposes) , as the most pertinent to the college's program of study. The Dean. in his third trip to the rostrum. said that Mr. Darkey was showing a Hippocratic picture of anxxiety, and was a creature "living in two worlds. " This it appears was a world of functional books. A world where we have vaiues which we must refer to, and appreciate. fHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN, ls the )fficial news organ of St. Johns Col1ege, published every Friday during the academic year. Entered as second -lass matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Fri., Nov. 3-F · i., Nov. 10, 1944 Vol. LVII- No. 22 Shakespeare 111 Athletics Recorded Concert Formal LectureShakespeare - Mark Van Doren Athletics Faculty Meeting Recorded Concert Pennies from Movie Heaven-and Informal Dance Mr. Van Doren, starting with the world which is the whole of ShakesPeare. in the depos1·t of a reader's Back Campus Music Studio Great Hall memo.ry, has allowed that world, con- Back Campus McDowell 24 Music Studio Iglehart Hall Monday, November 6: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 7 :00 P. M. 7: 3 0 P . M. Athletics Chorus 1 Rehearsal Dormitory Managers Meeting Back Campus Humphreys Hall McDowell 21 Athletics Recorded Concert Back Campus Music Studio Athletics Recorded Concert Back Campus Music Studio Athletics College Meeting Back Campus Great Hall Tuesday, November 1: 3 :00-5 :00 P . M. 4 :00- 6 :OO P. M. Wednesday, November 8: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 4 :00-6 :00 P~ M. Thursday, November 9: 3 :00-5 : 00 P . M . 7:30 P. M. Friday, November 10: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. 8:00 P. M. Athletics Recorded Concert Formal Lecture-Truth -Mortimer J. Adler Back Campus Music Studio Athletics Back Campus Sziturday, November 11: 10 : 00 A. M.-12:00 M. ANNAPOLIS, l FRip~ Y, NOVEMBER 10, 1944 The possession of too much provides an agreeable melancholy, a heavily but beautifully made cloak, in The Metchant of Venice. The surfeited Duke in Twelfth Night sweetly complains. Different is the excess of Lear and Gloucester, who all their lives have had too much and have never known it; fined to some aspects of its existence, to light its own recesses. or of Cleopatra, whose competent speeches are Shakespeare's final success Remembering that he has earlier in such statement. translated the Grammar and Logic of In Romeo and Juliet there is a sysShakespeare as style and thought (though indeed there is no single style tematic development of an idea; a comno r thought), he bas considered plete and successful analysis of love Shakespeare's Rhetoric the plays as through the eyes of parents, a "realist" dram atic wholes, and persons; that is, ( Mercutio), a priest, servants, the persons fixed in stories. Perhaps, as nurse, and the state. The Pastoral Idea such. they will disappear to become of As You Like It is reflected by lights typical, and though irreducibly individ- of ridicule, sympathy, denial, and acual, partake of the nature of all men. ceptance; so that in the end we know a kind of truth about the idea. The reader of Shakespeare observes that a theme or experience is taken up Again, in Shakespeare's capacity as again and again with new feeling and moderator in social wars, the balance of better skill to be reseated, until it is at observation and understanding is clear. last said best. There are the fruitful It is not written that in The Merchant silences. which culminate in the ripe- of Venice the Gentiles win, but both ness of Imogen's long silence in Cym- sides are seen fully and so understood; bet4ne ; the ironies which lead up to the nor does the author choose between the dialogue of two questioning soliloquies soft and boisterous sweetness. and the in Macbeth; .the griefs of men and puritanism and efficiency, which are the women without reserve; heavy- conflicting classes in Twelfth Night. throated, high-blooded as Constance, Shakespeare is not disposed to reject or perfumed and delightful as Rich- either. ard's , piteous as Juliet's, Stoic as The wide extension of design which ' Brutus ', understood and articulated as Lear's, and dumb as Gloucester's. makes this world ·intelligible could measure its existence by many standConditioning the creature life which ards. As in the recognition scenes, the plays possess are the great and cruwherein Falstaff discovers Hal's seriouscial situations, the familiar patterns of ness. Beatrice and Benedict discover mirrored nature discovered on every their love over cynicism, Hamlet learns level, and viewed through. all possible the world, Lear his poverty, and eyes. Treachery is political, or per- Miranda an ironically brave hew world. sonal, only apparent, m.agical; jealousy, farcical and unmoving, pretended, But Mr. Van Doren's eloquence lay swaggering, domestic, and heartless; or in suggesting that the plays of Shakesim mense and tragic, charming, moving, peare as a whole are the only ' adean d insolently cynical. The devotion quate and authentic discussion about of women is sweet and witty, senti- them; that the poet's mirror of manmental, constant and soft, tigerish, or ners and life is to be sketched without maturely sophisticated and notoriously probing precision for fear of distorchangeable, powerfully rhetorical and tion. steadfast. J. K. Price: 1 Oc College Meeting The Dean opened last night's College Meeting with the often-repeated request t h at students use their own seats at formal lec t ures. R ecent 1 many y students have switched seats, so that it has been virtually impossible to check the roll accurately. Now it is necessary to be rigid and definite about this problem. After this brief announcement, he raised the question of student government and politics. The main difficulty in this is the problem of women. For several moments the Dean outlined the none too hopeful history of this problem at St. John's. When the New Program was j_nstituted in 19 3 7, the faculty faced a difficult issue; hence they became dictators and laid down the clear-cut law that there shall be no women in the dormitories without chaperones. There was no police force, and there were constant infringements. The school was divided on the issue: some wanted police, others no rules. Due to the work of the Cotillion Board, a step was taken toward the understanding of the problem. And then followed the dance and the girls from Lutherville and again the difficulty arose. Therefore, Messrs. Wilburn , Barr, and Buchanan took the first action towards student government. The problem they now faced was how to get real self government? But words were the only response to their efforts. There were sharp differences. The plan was abandoned. With this none too encouraging prelude, the Dean once again stated the problem and its possible solutions. He offered three plans: ( 1) Some committee should be elected by the College to settle the difficulty; ( 2) A committee should undertake the responsibility of not making a rule, and (3) A combination of the present committees should be effected. �JOHN'S ST. Page 1. Backcampus COLLEGIAN CALENDAR / With our .Editor-on-lea~e now up ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE to his ears in mathemattcals, metaphysics. and John Quincy Adams, we'll content ourselves with a simple Friday, November 10: narrative of the week's events in the 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Field of Sport,-unless anything hap4 :0 0-6 :00 P. M. pens to sneak in unawares, like an oc7:00 P. M. casional award, in the tradition of our 8:00 P. M. predecessor. But bear in mind, he'll be back as soon as the pressure of the Academic Life eases. Way back a week from last Thurs- Saturday, November 11: day, Chase-Stone's fighting Freshmen 10:00 A. M.-12:00 M. came from behind to conquer the fastfading Randall; and thereby plunged Monday, November 13: them into even deeper humiliation and disgrace. After a Chase-Stone back 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. had been caught napping behind his 7:00 P. M. own goal line to give Randall a t£mporary lead of two points, Chase-Stone Tuesday, November 14: got on the ball and passed it. as a mat3 :00-5 :00 P. M. ter of fact, to Cave, to give them a 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. 6-2 victory. 7 :00-8 :30 P. M. Friday afternoon found the Randall moles still oblivious to the activities of the outside world, term papers and theses ( thesises?) commanding their intelligences; so Paca-Carroll was awarded the game as a forfeit, the only way they've been able to win anything, so far. Last Tuesday, East Pinkney came out on top of Chase-Stone by a final score of 3,6 89,422-2,25 7 ,860. Oops, sorry, that was New York. Anyhow. it was a very dull and sluggish affair, with both sides thoroughly mishandJing the "oval" (slang among us sport writers for ball) . Haines' passing was about . the only thing that made it look like a football game, and after many unsuccessful attempts by East Pinkney men to catch one of them, Warfield Ross snagged one in the end zone in the third period. Final score: E. P. Fri., Nov. 10-Sat., Nov. 18, 1944 Vol. L VII Athletics Recorded Concert Chorus Rehearsal Formal Lecture-Truth -Mortimer J. Adler Back Campus Music Studio Humphreys Hall Great Hall Athletics Back C:impus Athletics Chorus Rehearsal Back Campus Humphreys Hall Athletics Recorded Concert Bible Class Back Campus Music Studio McDowell 22 Wednesday, November 15: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Athletics Recorded Concert Back Campus Music Studio Atbletks College Meeting Back Campus Great Hall Athletics Recorded Concert Formal Lecture - Toward a Dialectical Society-Stringfellow Barr Back Campus Music Studio Great Hall Thursday, November 16: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 7 :30 P. M. Friday, November 17: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M . 4 :00 -6 :00 P. M. 8 : 0 o p. M. Saturday, November 18: Back Campus Athletics 6 -C -S. 0 . 10:00 A . M. - 12 :00 M. Music Studio Recorded Concert East Pinkney took an even firmer 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Iglehart Hall Old Clothes Dance league lead Wednesday as Mr. Ross ac- 10 : 00 P. M . -2 :00 A. M. counud for h~ sKond end zone score ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ in as many days, this time on a pass from Haxby. The bickering and confusion continued within the Paca-Carroll ranks. Final score: E. P. 6- St. John's Collegia n Either /Or With fear and trembling we announce the repetition of our unconcluded unscientific postscripts and philosophical fragments of two years ago. On this stage of life's way certain concepts of dread and certain works of love h ave P-C. 0. become overwhelmingly disturbing. For proper purgation and catharsis, we say. ' rHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN ls the "Let there be a Variety Show!" Any person in direct communication wi ch )fficial news organ of St. John's College, published every Friday during the Muses is welcome. The attack will be planned Sunday night at nine in the academic year. Entered as second the Senior Common Room. ~lass matter October 15, 1919, at the V. C., T. Q., A. M. , etc. Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879; No. 23 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 24, 1944 ·Truth After a short impasse between the Dean and a few phlegmatic students, Mr. Adler told us about Truth. Three po ints ·of view concerning Truth and their opposites were set forth. These were: . . Sk ept1c1sm: We can have no ( 1) knowledge of Truth-and Dogmatism: We know what Truth is. · ( 2) Pragmatism: Truth is borne ou t m our experience-and Absolutism : We need no proof of what Truth is. knowing it intuitively. ( 3) Relativism : Truth is a mat· cer of the individual-and its opposite which posits the eternity and immutability of Truth. The ideas contained in these three sets of opposites are by no means modem. They were common ancient atcitudes and have continued to exist The inherent opchro ugh the ages. position existing in all three of them could be summed up as Heracliteanism opposed to Platonism . The next step is to resolve these difficult ies and show that no one is justified in being either a relativist or a First of all. we know pragmatist. what Truth is. The knowledge is someho w instinctively within us. This is not the same, however. as knowing what is true, which is a much harder task. We arrive at a definition of Truth- telling through a consideration of its opposite, i. e. lying. Now, everyone has lied deliberately at some time in his life. If we examine a lie closel y. we see that it occurs when there is no correspondence between what we think and what we say. By the same token . Truth-telling must be a correspondence between what we think and what we say. We must. however, in order to succeed in Truth-telling convey to another what we mean. This is called a Truth of signification, i. e. when our words signify the thing upon which we are in agreement. Price: I Oc is saying that which is, is not, and that which is not is. From this and the foregoing, the definition of Truth itself arises. It is the agreement of Mind with Reality. ficulty which confronts all those holding this definition of truth unless we say with Bradley that both reality and truth are in the mind. \Ve can only point to the law of contradiction as Ac this point the Skeptic's argument evidence of the relation between mind enters, which is, that real.ity has no and reality. determinatse tructure. This pos 1t 1 ' 'on Given that the nature of things retakes two forms. One is set forth by Heraclitus who says, that everything is in constant flux. The other belongs to Anaxagoras and holds that everything is mixed together. We cannot refute the skeptic unless we can show rigidity in reality. A dialiccical answer only tends to make him uncomfortable. However, this rigidity does seem to be there. It is borne out by affirmation and negation, or in other words, by the law of contradiction. This is really all we have against the skeptic; He is faced with the denial of this law, which is the most basic and certain of all principles . When the skeptic ignores this law , we must either keep quiet in agreement, or walk away. mains fixed. we must account for the changing opinions held by men. For if mind changes and reality rem:iins fixed, do not true opinions also become false, and vice-versa? The answer here is no, because an opinion, so long as it is only an opinion , which is held by men must be really either true or false, not both, from the standpoint of knowledge. When we say "Socrates sits," and then he gets up and walks away. time enters the picture; and is an all important factor in statements of this kind. This is the only way in which truth is relative. The remarks of the relativist arise only from the sloppy speech which changes ti~e. opinions, The Law of Contradiction has two and statements. aspects. One is metaphysical, and The pragmatist works on the level states that nothing can both be and of right opinion. For in the Meno, not be. The other is logical, and says that we cannot say yes and no to the the way we tell right opinion is by following it out in our own experience same question. Both aspects of this and seeing if it works. But this is basic truth are self-evident and inonly a test or a sign of the truth, not demostrable. ihe close interrelation truth itself. The difference between of these two statements shows the relaright opinion and knowledge is that tion between the mind and reality; for knowledge is ''fastened by the tie of by this, when the mi.nd operates rightthe cause" to our soul. But for the ly, i. e. conforms to the law of conpragmatist there is no distinction betradiction, it in a very fundamental tween knowledge and right opinion; sense conforms to reality. But while one working as well as the other. For this is so , another problem still reJames, a deeper sign into the Truth of mains. For we know what we think statements is their compatibility with and what we say and we can compare ali of our other knowledge. the two; but we cannot compare our To answer the pragmatist and the minds with reality itself since we cannot get out of our minds. All we skeptic, then, we must say that the know of reality within our minds is signs of Truth are unchangeable; as ou r _ knowledge of it. People who be- indeed they must be since we see the lieve that all we have to do is open our changing opinions of men in relation eyes to see reality make a mistake. Our to these fixed principles. We cannot get away from using Logic and experiPlato in the Sophist defines Truth ence, for we can only correct them by as saying that which is is, and that in being only perceptions and not again using them. They are the fixed which is not, is not. Falsehood, then, reality itself. 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Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Student publication The Collegian https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/f344481c5823fa5e998d5a4575037bed.pdf 7e96ee0260bf62947a529ed7469c4c0f PDF Text Text Page ST. J, JOHN'S COLLEGIAN CALENDAR Backcampus Witb our Editor-on-leave now up ST. JOH N'S COLLEGE to his ears in mathematicals, metaphysics, and John Quincy Adams, we'll content ourselves with a simple Friday, November 10: narrative of the week's events in the 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. Field of Sport,-unless anything hap4 :00-6 :00 P. M. pens to sneak in unawares, like an oc7:00 P. M. casional award, in the tradition of our 8 :00 P. M. predecessor. But bear in mind, he'll be back as soon as tbe pressure of the Academic Life eases. Way back a week from last Thurs- Saturday, November 11: day, Chase-Stone's fighting Freshmen 10:00 A. M.-12:00 M. came from behind to conquer the fastfading Randall; and thereby plunged them into even deeper humiliation and Monday, November 13: disgrace. After a Chase-Stone back 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. bad been caught napping behind his 7:00 P. M. own goal line to give Randall a temporary lead of two points, Chase-Stone Tuesday, November 14: got on the ball and passed it, as a matter of fact, to Cave, to give them a 3:00-5:00 P. M. 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. 6-2 victory. Friday afternoon found the Randall 7 :00-8 :30 P. M. moles still oblivious to the activities of the outside world, term papers and Wednesday, November 15: theses ( thesises?) commanding their intelligences; so Paca-Carroll was 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. awarded tbe game as a forfeit, the only 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. way tbey've been able to win anytbing, Thursday, November 16: so far. Last Tuesday, East Pinkney came 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. out on top of Cbase-Stone by a final 7 :30 P. M. score of 3.6-89,422-2.257.860. Oops, sorry. that was New York. Anybow, it was a very dull and sluggisb affair. Friday, November 17: with both sides thorougbly mishandling the " oval" (slang among us sport writers for ball) . Haines' passing was about the only tbing tbat made it look like a football game. and after many unsuccessful attempts by East Pinkney men to catch one of them. Warfield Ross snagged one in the end zone in the third period. Final score: E. P. 6-C-S. 0. East Pinkney took an even firmer league lead Wednesday as Mr. Ross accounud for h~ HCond end zone KOU in as many days. this time on a pass from Hoxby. The bickering and confusion continued within the Paca-Carroll ranks. Final score: E. P. 6- P-C. 0. rHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN is the Jfficial news organ of St. John's Coltege, published every Friday during the academic year. Entered as second :!lass matter October 15, 1919, at the Post Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. 8: 0 0 p. M. Fri., Nov. 10-Sat., Nov. 18, 1944 Vol. L VII-No. 23 Athletics Recorded Concert Chorus Rehearsal Formal Lecture-Truth -Mortimer J. Adler Back Campus Music Studio Humphreys Hall Great Hall Atbletics Back Campus Atbletics Chorus Rehearsal Back Campus Humphreys Hall Athletics Recorded Concert Bible Class Back Campus Music Studio McDowell 22 Athletics Recorded Concert Back Campus Music Studio Athletics College Meeting Back Campus Great Hall Athletics Recorded Concert Formal Lecture - Toward a Dialectical Society-S tri ngfellow Barr Back Campus Music Studio Great Hall Athletics Recorded Concert Old Clothes Dance Back Campus Music Studio Iglehart Hall • Saturday, November 18: 10:00 A. M. - 12:00 M. 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. 10 :00 P. M . -2 :00 A. M. St. John's Collegian =~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Either / Or With fear and trembling we announce the repetition of our unconcluded unscientific postscripts and philosophical fragments of two years ago. On this stage of life's way certain concepts of dread and certain works of love have become overwhelmingly disturbing. For proper purgation and catharsis, we say. "Let there be a Variety Show!" Any person in direct communication wit h the Muses is welcome. The attack will be planned Sunday night at nine in the Senior Common Room . V. C.. T. Q., A. M .. etc. ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 24. 1944 ·Truth is saying that which is, is not, and ficulty which confronts all those holdthat which is not is. From this and ing this definition of truth unless we After a short impasse between the Dean and a few phlegmatic students, the foregoing, the definition of Truth Mr. Adler told us about Truth. Three itself arises. It is the agreement of . Mind with Reality. points of view concerning Truth and their opposites were set forth. These At this point the Skeptic's argument enters, which is, that real.ity has no were: This position determinatse tructure. ( 1) Skepticism: We can have no takes two forms. One is set forth by knowledge of Truth-and DogHeraclitus who says, that everything is matism: We know what Truth is. in constant flux. The other belongs to ( 2) Pragmatism: Truth is borne Anaxagoras and holds that everything out m our experience-and Absolut- is mixed together. We cannot refute ism: We need no proof of what T rutb the skeptic unless we can show rigidity is. knowing it intuitively. in reality. A dialictical answer only (3) Relativism: Truth is a mat- tends to make him uncomfortable. ter of the individual-and its oppo- However, this rigidity does seem to be site which posits the eternity and im- there. It is borne out by affirmation and negation, or in other words. by mu tability of Truth. The ideas contained in these three the law of contradiction. This is realsets of opposites are by no means mod- ly all we have against the skeptic~ He ern . They were common ancient at- is faced with the denial of this law, titudes and have continued to exist which is the most basic and certain of thro ugh the ages. The inherent op- all principles. When the skeptic posi tion existing in all three of them ignores this law. we must either keep coul d be summed up as Heracliteanism quiet in agreement, or walk away. opposed to Platonism. The next step is to resolve these difficu lties and show that no one is justilied in being either a relativist or a pragm atist. First of all, we know what Truth is. The knowledge is somehow instinctively within us. This is not the same . however. as knowing what is true. which is a much harder · task . W e arnve a t a d efi m't· 10n o f Trut h-telling through a consideration of its opposite, i. e. lying. Now, ever yone has lied deliberately at some time in his life. If we examine a lie closely. we see that it occurs when there is no correspondence between what we think and what we say. By the same token , Truth -telling must be a correspon dence between what we think and what we say. We must, however, in order to succeed in Truth-telling con vey to another what we mean. This is called a Truth of signification, i. e. when our words signify the thing upon which we are in agreement. Price: 1 Oc say with Bradley that both reality and truth are 1'n th · d nr 1 e mm · ~"' e can on Y point to the law of cont radiction as evidence of the relation between mind and reality. Given that the nature of things remains fixed. we must account for the changing opinions held by men. For if _ mind changes and reality rem~ins fixed. do not true opinions also become false, and vice-versa? The answer here is no, because an opinion, so long as it is only an opinion, which is held by men must be really either true or false, not both, from the standpoint of knowledge. When we say "Socrates sits.'' and then he gets up and walks away, time enters the picture; and is an all important factor in statements of this kind. This is the only way in which truth is relative. The remarks of the relativist arise only from the sloppy · speech whicb changes time, opinions. The Law of Contradiction has two and statements. aspects. One is metaphysical, and states that nothing can both be and Tbe pragmatist works on the level not be. The other is logical, and says of right opinion. For in the M e110, that we cannot say yes and no to the the way we tell right opinion is by folsame question. Both aspects of tbis lowing it out in our own experience basic truth are self-evident and in- and seeing if it works. But this is demostrable. ihe close interrelation only a test or a sign of the truth. not of these two statements shows the rela- truth itself. The difference between · tton b etween the mind and reality; for right opinion and knowledge is tbat by this, when the mind operates rightly, i. e. conforms to the Jaw of contradiction, it in a very fundamental sense conforms to reality. But while this is so, another problem still remams. For we know what we think an d w h at we say an d we can compare t b e two; b ut we cannot compare our knowledge is "fastened by the tie of the cause" to our soul. But for the pragmatist there is no distinction between knowledge and right opinion; one working as well as the other. For James, a deeper sign into the Truth ot statements is their compatibility with ali of our other knowledge. minds with reality itself since we canTo answer the pragmatist and the not get out of our minds. All we skeptic, then , we must say that the know of reality within our minds is signs of Truth are unchangeable; as our knowledge of it. People who be- indeed they must be since we see the lieve that all we have to do is open our changing opinions of men in relation to these fixed principles. We cannot eyes to see reality make a mistake. Our get away from using Logic and experisense perceptions are like our thoughts ence. for we can only correct them by Plato in the Sophist defines Truth as saying that which is is, and that in being only perceptions and not again using them. They are the fixed which is not, is not. Falsehood, then, reality itself. This is a very real dif- tests of Truth. In addition, some dif- �Page J, ST. ficulties arise from this story of compatibility. Can there be any true proposmons without their fitting to any other, and if -every proposition bad its truth consisting of being able to fit with others, in a finite number of propositions, this would become circular. .J 0 H N'S ST. COLLEGIAN Political Lecture Iize-perhaps Mr. Barr transferred the Sc. John ' s Program last Friday night from the plane of conversational dialectics to political dialectics. Snails breaking from their shells are usually creeping animals; therefore. it is only right that we commend Mr. Barr for remaining on solid ground in a manner at once combining the sober monotony of Dr. Johnson's prose, with the savouriness peculiar to the seasoned lecturer. too self-consciouslyconcerning itself. The result is that all dialectic is divided into three parts, of which one is practiced by th e Sophists, another by the Intermediaries, and a third by a people in their own language called Seeks of Truth, in our Equivocators. All these are different, one from another, in language, institutions, and laws. The Equivocators are separated from the lntermediaries by the river of mellifluence, from the Sophists by the rivers of dignity and morality. Of all these peoples, the Sophists are the m os t co urageo us, because they are farthest removed from the culture and the civilization of St. John ' s, and least often If we are given the Platonic distinction between right opinion and know!edge, we must say that from the standpoint of Truth there is no difference between them. The difficulty for the pragmatist is chat until he has know!The first half of the lecture was conedge, be cannot be sure whether or not sumed, in the manner so distinguished his opinion is right. by the great Arist otle, in cleaning the way of all feeble and flimsy prior inFinally we are left with four pro b • vestigation on the subJ·ect of freedom. visited by tutors introducing the asIt would sound like a parody of con- signments that make for steady attendlems. ( l) If the opinions held by men temporary phraseology to list the uncbange and Truth does not, what are to anc~. and also because they are nearest meaning errors exposed; nevertheless, to the faculty dwelling beyond C olextent of space makes it necessary: so lege Avenue, with whom tbey are co nbe our ethics of belief? (2) Is there Truth in things? we have "the American way of life," (3) How can we know the truth democracy " the right to be ignorant," tinually at war. of our definition of Truth as the cor- "Free Enterprise," "Bureaucracy" and These general distinctions were then respondence of Mind · to Reality? " Regimentation." all of which are illustrated by examples; the American ( 4) What about the question of either undefined misconceptions, or even Constitution, which allows the Presidivine or revealed Truth? the height of folly. The by now cus- dent in office with a Congress opposed In answer to the first question we must say that since man is by nature fallible, because of the somewhat im. d l perfect coordination o f h 1s ua natture, no one need make a point of this when expressing himself and should witbout hesitation speak out what seems to him to be the case at any particular time. tomary sneering referens:e co Mr. Roosevelt's "personal contribution" was not wanting; Mr. Barr charged that the Four Freedoms had not caught in policy, was condemned. By contrast. the unwritten British Constitution. where a P. M. governs only after his policy has been approved, was on with the American people, presumably meaning that they have caused no stir. If so. we wish to submit respectfully. that most great political achievements are prepared unostentatiously , because they represent and confirm-not make-the heart-felt temper of a people; also that Mr. Dewey implicitly accepted each of the four during the late campaign. eulogized. One is government by men. the other by ·common ideas dialectically ascertained. Alexander Hamilton was sustained. and regret was voiced that bis maximum of dialectical opportunity by the best minds was not attained. This gave authority to the The second question involves the third, which indeed seems to be very bafiling. If we accept this definition of truth , it follows that truth is neither in things nor in the mind but exists solely in the agreemrnt of the The denouement of the lecture was cwo. However, the acceptance of this tb~n reached, when Mr. Barr offered ·s own definition of freedom : " the definition ultimately seems to be intui- hl ma x imum opportunity for dialectical rive . discussion. " Government must be The fourth question also seems to be operated by wisdom; wisdom can only pe rplexing in the light of this defini - be gained by dialectics; the more diation . For divine truth certainly seems lectics. the more wisdom; the more to be of another and higher order. It wisdom , the better government is; would appear, then, that we are forced hence democracy is the best form of to admit of different kinds of truth, government. as witnessed by the fact and that we have only been talking chat even the Russians have attempted about one kind. If this is so, we must co incorporate this aspect of demogo h igher in our search for a more gen- cratic government within their autoeral definition of truth which will cratic setup. cover all instances of it. J. S. D. Next. Mr. Barr, employed dialectic , for the purpose of having it dialectic- argument The fate of French police· men returning from London was de· plored; this seemed to keep the argument alive. The Virginia football team also entered the ranks ; they were advanced to point out the difference between the Equivocators and the Sophists; the former' s efforts are re· strained by a moral purpose, however meager the results, while the latter ex· ercise their skill. fair or foul. This analogy places English sportsmen in a similar relation football players. co former Virginia Needless to add. t bc universal Spenglerian grasp lecturer was much admired. of the K. W. E. Ba.ckcampus Tuesday evening having rolled around , we find ourselves forced to write this from our sickbed in the infirmary (under Miss Hopkins' gentle care) after a weekend which. athletically speaking, laid us out cold. Well on the road to recovery, h owever, we observe the fo otball season came to a snappy close last Friday, which means it's time for the Dept. of Statistics and Vital Facts to go into action, after we note briefly the final week's activities with the pigskm. Tbu1sday, November 9, the mighty aton·s from Chase-Stone squeezed out a 6-0 victory over an uninspired Paca Carroll. The July Freshmen's ground attack proved to be the de sive factor against a ragged Paca-Car- JOHN'S COLLEGIAN Finally. last Friday, Randall's valiant outfit. Nussbaum , Wensel, Marshall, Pumphrey, and all the rest, came out to do battle against the victors from East Pinkney's rebel corridors, and a mighty struggle it was. Both teams fought hard, scores of Randall men were carried from the field in pain, and even Harrison Sasscer arrived in time to assume his legendary duties as linesman, releasing another Randall man for service in the front lines. First to go was the mightiest. Hardly a · quarter had passed b efore Wensel, hero that he was, could be seen limping off the field with difficulty and reluctantly, reluctant to abandon his Randall comrades in their hour of greatest need But cruel fate was to have the upp er hand, even over Wensel. Sic transit! Both teams pushed hard but could Haines' great never quite make it. roll line, Schutz going over on a short Team running play. East Pinkney _____ ___ ____ _ _ _ _ The following Monday, a spectacular touchdown by Randall's famed Harry Rockey accounted for a 6 - 2 win over Paca-Carroll, Elliott receiv- Chase-Stone ---- -- - ---- - ----Paca -Carroll ----- - -- ------- Randall ------------ - -- West Pinkney --------------- kicking Page 3 saved East ever they found Pinkney when- themselves deep their own territory. in while Randall's ground game and a strong line were responsible for their progress whenever they made any. Late in the second quarter, however, East Pinkney got the break it needed. East Pinkney' s ball and last down on the Randall 30, Dave Haines let loose with a brilliant place kick, which barely sailed between the goal posts for the decisive ' field goal. Both teams kept fighting 'till the end, but neither could put the ball over the goal line, and three points proved to be East Pinkney' s margin of victory. For the record, here are the final standings of the five teams, points being awarded on the following basis: Win, 5 ; tie, 3 ; loss, I. Won 7 4 3 2 Lost 0 4 5 4 4 Tied 1 Pts. 38 0 0 24 20 17 2 15 ing credit for a safety against the upHere also are those who scored more keep the general standard of football pe rclassmen. than l 0 points during the season's p Iaymg around here where it belongs. · The next day, Chase-Stone rolled play: Here' s hoping P~M just fills him with up a 12-0 score against the big boys insights. Cave. C-S 24 fro m West Pinkney. The touchRoss, EP 24 Nexc , the Peppler and Peddicord do wns came on two passes from WilSchleicher, R 14 so n, one to Grover in the end zone, Annual Award, two real Naval AcadHammond, EP 13 the other co sleeper Cave. emy playsuits, insignia and all. goes · Dunsmore, EP 12 with respect to the two fighting little Wednesday the East Pinkney champThis bri~gs us down to the final men of Randall, Welch and Schleicher, ions came out on top of Paca-Carcoll bu~iness of the '4 4 football season: without whom Randall would really 14-6. Two passes from Hoxby in the inevitable All-Star T earn, and a have gone under. the end zone, one to Glue-Fingers few special awards for good measure. Hammond, the other to Wild Warfield A final award of nine Gillette Blue Ross. caused the East Pinkney touchFirst and foremost, the Best Player Blades, when available and for fucure downs. Haines converted both extra of the Year Award, an autographed reference, to the entire Chase-Stone points. Real hero of chis game, how- copy of " Poetry and Mathematics," team for their great comeback this evrr, w.Js little Raoul Anton von goes, as might be expected. to Dave fall, after a dismal summer, which alMo yen von Schleicher III. whose Haines, the East Pinkney sparkplug. most caused us to give them up. brilliant interceptions of an East whose kicking and passing made the P inkney pass on the Paca-Carroll 20, Pinkney squad look more like a footWith misgivings we set down our an d subsequent 60-yard dash, gave ball team than anything else, and All-Star Team, with several dual the March Freshmen their 6 points. whose all -around play helped most to choices at points we couldn't avoid: Schleicher, playing as a ringer, showR. E. _______________ Ross. EP ed what real Spirit and the Will to L. E. _ __ _ ______ Hammond, EP Win can. do, if your heart's in it. Cave, CS Matteson, WP R. G. ___ _ ____ _ _____ Wensel. R R. H. _______ ______ Bounds, PC F. ___ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ Haines, EP C. ____ __ _ _ _ ___ Robertson, WP Schleicher. R L. G. _ _ __________ Pumphrey. R A week ago Thursday, Paca-Car- L. H. ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ w. Elliott, EP roll won their first game in a long while Q. ____ __ ___ _ ____ _ __ Welch, R over West Pinkney, 6-0. �ST. Page 4 JOHN'S COLLEGIAN 1. Her fat luscious tone-such a beautiful sound! 2. Her musical phrasing her Sonata in E MajorGiuseppe Valentini ability to hold sustained interest, parGrave-Allegro-Allegro tempo di ticularly by dynamic artifices. gavotta 3. Her firm grip on the cello and Largo-Allegro the music- no memory slips. Concert Concerto in C Major-Haydn Allegro moderato Andante Allegro vivace Suite ltalienne-/gor Stravinsky lntroduzionc-Serenata Aria-Tarantella Menuetto e Finale Sonate-Debussy Prologue-Serenade et Finals Sonatine-von W eber-Piatigocsky Pantomime-de Falla Jota-de Falla Scherzo-K(engel Mr. Kahn , the pianist. is to The efflusions noted above ace those of M ti'. Goldstein alone, and not necessacily those of this papec.-The Edi- Fri., Nov. 24-Sat., Dec. 2, 1944 ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Friday, November 24: Athletics Recorded Concert Chorus Rehearsal Formal Lecture-Symbols: Trivial and Quadrivial-Scott Buchanan Gymnasium Music Studio Humphreys Hall McDowell 24 Athletics Recorded Concert Gymnasium Music Studio Athletics Chorus Rehearsal 3 :00 - 5 :00 P . M. 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. 7:00 P. M. 8 :00 P. M. Gymnasium Humphreys Hall Monday, November 27: 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 7:00 P. M. Tuesday, November 28: Athletics Recorded Concert Bible Class 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. 7 :00-8 :3 P. M. Gymnasium Music Studio McDowell 22 Wednesday, November 29: Athletics Recorded Concert Orchestra Rehearsal 1 :00-5 :00 P . M. 4 :00-6 :00 P . M. 9 :00 P. M. Miss Garbousov a received tremendous plaudits from a small audience- Thursday, November those seated close to her I think ap3 : o0- 5 : oo p. M. plauding for a different reason than 7 :30 P. M . those sitting further back. But there was no doubt about it-everyone was Friday, December 1 : thrilled ( espeoally Yours Trul y, 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. who was sitting closest of all. Mr. 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. Kahn claimed I positively knew most 7:00P.M. about not knowing how to turn pages 8 :00 P. M. properly than any one that has been his misfortune to meet). Gymnasium Music Studio Humphreys Hall Athletics College Meeting mnasiu_ m Great Hall Athletic Recorded Concert Chorus Rehearsal Formal Lecture-Numbers in ChemistryAnthony Standen Gymnasium Music Studio Humphreys Hall G reat Hall Athletics Faculty Meeting Recorded Concert Athletic Banquet The Social Cooperative Presents: Intolerance Gymnasium McDowell 24 Music Studio Randall Hall Iglehart Hall 30: And now . concerning the playing Saturday, December 2: of Miss Garbousova, there are several things we must not fail to reminisce : 10:00 A. M.-12:00 M. 10:30 A. M. rHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN is the 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. )fficial news organ of St. John's Col6:30P.M .. lege published every Friday during the academic year. Entered as second 8:30 P. M. ~1ass matter October 15, 1919, at the f'ost Office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Vol. LVIl- No. 24 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER I, 1944 Pericles and The Temple of Progress be tors. CALENDAR Miss Garbousov a' s concert showed a better choice of selections than the usual variety St. John's artists se'ries Saturday, November 25: produces. We had some old Italian 10: 00 A. M.-12: 00 M. music for a change and a reminder of 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. it in a modern work, Suite Italienne of Stravinsky. The other highlight ras the Haydn Concerto in which Miss Garbousova showed good taste in avoiding the usual hot-lick of the cadenza quasi prima-donna. However, I think, the concerto suffered by the loss of orchestral accompaniment. even though the result of Mr. Kahn could not easily have been surpassed. He simply is not an orchestra. A Debussy Sonata was played also. I refuse to comment on the merits of this work! highly commended. We shall see more of him later with the Albeneri Trio. A. A . G. Mr. Youtz, who is an old Amherst man himself, was concerned with what would seem to be the St. John's "extra-curricular subject," cartels and monopolies. tended over two or more nationalities it is called a cartel. Such a situation means a loss of techn ological freedom. Mr. Youtz believes that the best remedy against cartelism is a technological, rather than a social. legal, or economic method. The cartel is destroyed by attacking it at its w eakest point. It is forced to compete against a greatly superior product in an open market. le was pointed out that it is the function of cartels to escape competition, and to pprevent the patenting of what devices will hurt the sale of its products. The speaker was able to show, however, Price: 1 Oc College Meetings et al A long time ago, in fact, all of two weeks, a usual Thur.s day evening meeting . occurred amid the blaze and glitter of a sparsely populated Great HalJ. Parenthetical note: In order that the COLLEGIAN may not run an undue When the speaker left college, in risk, it is hereby stated prefunctorily order, he said, to find out something of the world in which he was living, that either the Dean began this meethe went from continent to continent ing with a brief announcement, or, Mr. observing. Of the many things Novak began, etc.,- end of parenwhich he undoubtedly noticed in this thetical note. Odyssey, he chose to concern himself on Sunday night with what would that provided such a project was carThe platform was decorated with an seem to be his primary observation. · d k.llf II h · Modern Civilization, by which Mr. ::s b:at:n old but not disreputable blackboard in :e~:gs Youtz means the world since the industrial revolution, is different from any other in that its people are dista nt from the material sources of our culture. The modern· man is unable to understand all the operations which supply him with food, clothing, transportation, etc. Modern production, an d all that lies behind it, is called a technology; and it is in this techno logy that the speaker believes lie all cultural problems and their solutions. The problem may be briefly stated. As the common man cannot be directly concerned with all those technological activities that furnish him necessities, those activities become the concern of specialists; and the mass of production in turns comes into the control of a few directors, where befo re, it was widely diffused. Such a technology can become unruly. When this occurs a control is needed. ~ye:~:g~et~oed.cartel In discussion it was felt that Mr. Youtz's solution might perhaps tend to self-perpetuation. Once one cartel was broken there was no assurance that another would not take its place. Although it was agreed that more and better technology was a useful weapon in the fight against the monopolistic enterprise, it was posited that the only final solution would be a plan, economic, . legalistic, political, or otherwise, which would make any such undesirable and dangerous conjunction of power impossible. Merchantilism was for Mr. Y outz a new phenomenon! I would like to .. suggest that, though the setting and circumstances are new, the problem of power monopolies usurping the governmental fun ction is as old as Greece itself. Perhaps a light as to what methods would bring a resolution to this problem, can be found in considering the experience of those past incidences which have been so far neglected by men who thought their problems unique. T his is a situation without precedent for the speaker. The 'classical forms can have no relevance. Thought must be brought up to date. We must W.W.R. understand our world somehow, in the light of a new science. When power and wealth are concentrated in a small · number of men; and these men, co• • operating with one another, maintain There will be a general meeting of control h · d · f over t e entue pro ucuon o the Social Cooperative Monday, Dea given object, a monopoly has been cember 4, at 7 :00, in the Great Hall. formed. When this control is ex- All members are asked to attend. S C the centre, and some people of this community on either side. And despite Mr. Novak's impressive presence at front and centre ( by the lectern) the whole effect was rather uninviting. But things are not always what they seem (though they usually are) : there were white chalk sketches (primitives, of course,) on the blackboard. Before striving further with this commendable, journalistic effort, it must be noted that these sketches were not exactly inspired. But just in case Tutor Landau perpetrated them on us all, apologies are immediately extended-we don't want to offend anyone, no, not even the tutors. Mr. Novak proceeded to outhne the pros and cons of the present student representative system, and to present the question of whether a change should be affected, and if so, Why? The Dean, it seems, felt that if the undergraduates wanted bis particular responsibilities in student affairs, he would be delighted to delegate them on the grounds that they would be more reasonably ordered by the peopie for whom they were intended. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Collegian Description An account of the resource The Collegian began as a student newspaper; became a college community literary publication in 1952 and continued until 1969; became a student newspaper again in 1969; discontinued publication from 1980 until 1989 when it again became a student literary publication.<br /><br />Click on <a title="The Collegian" href="http://digitalarchives.sjc.edu/items/browse?collection=26">Items in The Collegian Collection</a> to view and sort all items in the collection. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource St. John's College Greenfield Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available St. John's College Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource St. John's College owns the rights to this publication. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Student publication The Collegian https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sjcdigitalarchives/original/bf7e1e52246a2d88e17939baee091037.pdf 4dafbfcb335e61b97b7e7d4c464aa1b6 PDF Text Text I ST. Page 4 • 1 ~ JOHN'S I - ~~·--- · ..... \, - COLLEGIAN d d We shall see more Her fat luscious tone-such a highly commen e . 1. of him later with the Albeneri Trio. beautiful sound! A. A . G. . Her musical phrasing her 2 Sonata in E MajorGiuse ppe Valentini ability to hold sustained interest, parThe efflusions noted above are th ose ticularly by dynamic artifices. Grave-Allegro-Allegro tempo di and of M ra. Goldstein alone' and not neces_ 3 . Her firm grip on the cello gavotta sarily those of this paper.-The Edithe music-no memory slips. Largo-Allegro Mr. Kahn , the pianist. is to be tors. Conce rto in C Major- Haydn Allegro moderato Andante Allegro vivace Concert CALENDAR Suite ltalien ne-Igor Stravinsky Introdu z io n e-Serenata Ar ia-T arantella Menu etto e Finale Sonate- Debussy . Prologue-Sere nade et F inals Sonatine-von W eber-Piatigorsky Pantomime-de Falla Fri., Nov. 24- Sat., Dec. 2, 1944 ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Friday, November 24: 3 :00 - 5 :00 P . M . 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. 7:00 P. M. 8:00 P. M. Jota- de Falla Scherzo- Klengel Athletics Recorded Concert Chorus Rehearsal Formal Lecture-Symbols: Triv ial and Quad rivial-Scott Buchanan Miss Garbousov a' s concert showed a better choice of selections than -t~e Saturday, November 25: usual variety St. John' s artists se~1es 10 :00 A. M.-12 :00 M. pro d uces. We had some old Italian 4 :00-6 :00 P . M. music fo r a change and a reminder of . . modern work ' Suite Italienne of Monday, November 27: lt Ill a Stravinsky. The other highlight "'f_as 3 :00-5 :00 P. M. the Haydn Concerto in which M1~s 7 :00 P. M. Garbousova showed good taste m avoiding the usual hot-lick of the Tuesday, November 28: cadenza q uas i prima-donna. However, 3 :00-5 :00 P. M . I th ink , the concerto suffered by the 4 :00-6 :00 P . M. loss of orchest ral accompaniment, even 7 :00-8 :3 P . M. though t h e resul t of Mr. Kahn could not easily have been surpassed . He Wednesday, November 29: simply is not an orchestra . A Debussy 1 :00-5 :00 P. M . Sonata w as played also . I refuse to 4 :00-6 :00 P . M . comment on the merits of this work ! 9:00 P. M. Miss Garbousova received tremendThu rsday, November 30: o us plaud its from a small au~ience­ 3 :00-5 :00 P . M. th ose seated close to he r I think ap7 :3 0 P. M. plauding for a different reason than those sitting further back. But there Friday, December 1: "as no doubt about it-eve ry one w as 3 :00-5 :00 P . M. th rilled ( espec iall y Y ours Trul y, w ho was sitting closest of all. M r. 4 :00-6 :00 P . M. 7 :00 P . M. Kahn claimed I positively kne w most 8 :0 0 P. M. abou t not kno w ing ho w to turn pages p roperl y than any one that has been h is misfort une to meet ) . And no w. concerning the playing of M iss Garbousova, there are ~e~eral things we must not fail to reminisce: THE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN, isJ~~ ffi ·a1 news organ of St. Johns ) ci bl" h d every Friday during 1 ege, pu 1 ~ e E tered as second the aca demic year. ~ 1919 at the ~lass matter October 5 i· Maryland, Post Office at Annapo i~, 1879 under the Act of March • . Gymnasium Music Studio Humphreys Hall McDowell 24 Athletics Recorded Conce rt Gymnasium Music Studio Athletics Chorus Rehearsal Gymnasium Humphreys Hall Athletics Recorded Concert Bible Class Athletics Recorded Concert Orchestra Rehearsal Athletics College Meeting Athletics Recorded Concert Chorus Rehearsal Formal Lecture-Numbers in ChemistryAnthony Standen Saturday, December 2: 10 :00 A. M.-12 :00 M. I O:3 0 A . M . 4 :00-6 :00 P. M. 6 :30 P. M .. 8:30 P. M . Athletics Faculty Meeting Recorded Concert Athletic Banquet The Social Cooperative Presents: Intolerance Gymnasium Music Studio McDowell 22 Gymnasium Music Studio Humphreys Hall mnasium Great Hall G ymnasium Music Studio Humphreys Hall Great Hall Gymnasiu m McDowell 2 4 Music Studio Randall Hall Iglehart Hall St. John's Collegian Vol. LVII-No. 24 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER L 1944 Price : 1 Oc tended over two or more nationalities it is called a cartel. Such a situation means a loss of A long time ago, in fact, all of two technological freedom. Mr. Youtz Mr. Youtz, who is an old Amherst believes that the best remedy against weeks, a usual Thur.sday evening meetman himself, was concerned with what cartelism is a technological, rather than ing · occurred amid the blaze and glitvould seem to be the St . John' s " ex- a social , legal, or economic method. ter o f a sparse l Y popu l ate d G reat H a II . ' t ra-curricular subject," cartels and The cartel is destroyed by attacking Parenthetical note : In order that the Pericles and The Temple of Progress monopolies. When the speaker left college, in order, he said, to find out something of the world in which he was living, he went from continent to continent Of the many things observing. whicb he undoubtedly noticed in this Odyssey, he chose to concern himself on Sunday night with what would seem to be his primary observation. Modern Civilization, by which Mr. Youtz means the world since the industrial revolution, is different from any other in that its people are discant from the material sources of our culture. The modern · man is unable co understand all the operations which supply him with food , clothing, transportation, etc. Modern production, and all that lies behind it, is called a technology; and it is in this technology that the speaker believes lie all cultu ral problems and their solutions. The problem may be briefly stated. As the common man cannot be directly concerned with all those technological activities that furnish him necessicies, t hose activities become the concern of specialists ; and the mass of production in turns comes into the conrrol of a few directors, where before, it was widely diffused. Such a technology can become unruly. When this occu rs a control is needed. This is a situation without precedent fo r the speaker. The classical forms can have no relevance. Thought must be brought up to date. We must understand our world somehow in the I' , tgbt of a new science. When power ::~~:alt~ College Meetings et al it at its weakest point. It is forced to compete against a greatly superior product in an open market. It was pointed out that it is the function of cartels to escape competition, and to pprevent the patenting of what devices will hurt the sale of its products. The speaker was able to show, however, that provided such a project was carried out skillfully enough, the cartel was being beaten by this method. In discussion it was felt that Mr. Y outz' s solution might perhaps tend to self-perpetuation. Once one cartel was broken there was no assurance that another would not take its place. Although it was agreed that more and better technology was a useful weapon in the fight against the monopolistic enterprise, it was posited that the only final solution would be a plan, economic, . legalistic, political, or otherwise, which would make any such un· · desirable and d angerous conJunctton o f power impossible. Merchantilism was for Mr. Youtz a new phenomenon! I would like to suggest that: though the setting . and circumstances are new, the problem of . · power monopo1ies usurping t h e governmental function is as old as Greece itself. Perhaps a light as to what methods would bring a resolution to this problem , can be found in considering the experience of those past incidences which have been so far neglected by men who thought their problems unique. W . W.R. risk, it is hereby stated prefu n cto rily that either the Dean began this meeting with a brief announcement, or, Mr. Novak began, etc. ,-end of parenthetical note. The platform was decorated with an old but not disreputable blackboard in the centre, and some people of this community on either side. And despite Mr. Novak' s impressive presence at front and centre ( by the }ectern ) the whole effect was rather uninviting. But things are not always what they seem ( though they usualJy are) : there were white chalk sketches (primitives, of course,) on the blackboard. Before striving further with this commendable, journalistic effort, it must be noted that these sketches were not exactly inspired. But just in case Tutor Landau perpetrated them on us all, apologies are immediately extended-we don' t want to offend anyone, no , not even the tutors. Mr. Novak proceeded to ou tline t h e pros and cons of the present student representative system , and to present the question of whether a change should be affected, and if so, Why? The Dean, it seems, felt that if the undergraduates wanted his particular S. C. are concentrated in a small men : and these men, cooperating with one another, maintain There will be a general meeting of contr0 1 over the entire production of the Social Cooperative Monday, Dea given object, a monopoly has been cember 4 , at 7 :00, in the Great Hall. formed. W hen this control is ex- All members are asked to attend. 0 COLLEGIAN may not run an undue responsibilities in student affairs, he would be delighted to delegate t hem on the grounds that they would be more reasonably ordered by the people for whom they were intended. �Page 'Z ST. • COLLEGIAN in general. and Cartels in particular. Now Cartels seem to have gotten the best of the thing-they are the generalities and men from Washington who know plenty about ' em but can't say much are the particulars. But all of this is not to be confusing since it may well have something to do with the significance of silence or something. The Dean then offected a pre-introductory picture of this Sunday evening's Al Schutz, Chase-Stone's gift to the speaker, Col. Wm. Taylor, by saying nether politics, next brought out his he is "one of these Cartel boys-sort dormitory's version of a PAC. Ir was of an Umpire in one of them-knows a tremendous success, at least from an European· pattern-knows a lot but entertainment angle. After insulting can't tell-(is) remarkably charming Randall and East Pinkney, and an- but puzzling person." Mr. Benedict then presented the, by now familar plan, of a super committee elected from the existing committees or from the dormitories to take over the Dean's part in the Student Administration tangle. Lutherville and Basil , it seems, would both be pleased by this arrangement. It was proposed that a vote on this question be postponed until a later time. Backcampus Now that a bitter wind is sweeping the athletic field, forlorn with goalposts for the soccer never played; and Mr. Buchanan' s Week, Wintry. Grass is with us in earnest, the time has arrived for the summing up. A wind swept through the past season, East Pinkney' s football team, beating its opponents by narrow margins, but remaining undefeated. Otherwise, the season was marked by mediocre play on the part of all teams. as a usual thing; and occasional bursts of inspira- ChaseThen like the President's press con- tion by individual players. Stone was marked by the originality ference, the Dean cleared everything with us, such as the possibility of an of some running plays and a consistopen winter so don't walk on the ent passing attack; West Pinkney, by grass or he'll write another poem on a terrifying array of power that never the matter; that a letter from himself would be sent to each of the parents seemed to materialize ; Paca, by genof the new Freshmen about the fact eral ineptitude in what could have of no grades being sent them. He been a good ball team: Randall by elucidated this latter statement, in his brutal line play and bad luck: and warm, friendly ~nd fatherly tone, by finally East Pinkney by a lot of in~ Before the Dean wandered through dragging in the Orestia and you take teresting plays that never worked. last night's comm unity confab, As- it from here . •. • · · In regard to events that are to come: sistant Dean Smith took the helm momentarily and made a neat two-base in indignation and defiance at the sebit with a direct announcement that leccioJl of the so-called all-star team registration for the winter term With a lecherous sigh and a reprov- those sligpted members of the college would be accomplished on Wednes- ing frown the Social Cooperative will banding together with commendable day, the 3rd of January, from 9 a. m . unveil tomorrow evening at 8 :30 spirit have formed the all-dud team 'ti! noon and from 2 in the afternoon D. W . Griffith's film Intolerance. This (super duds, Benedict and Van Sant) 'ti! 5, that no new Freshmen would ancient masterpiece is silent, accom- and foolheartedly challenged the stars be admitted, and that any students panied by a piano; and boasts the bi~­ to a game on December the ninth. The and resident tutors who really must gest set and perhaps the largest cast in talent arraigned on either side seems stay here during the Christmas vaca- film history, along with Lillian Gish. considerable; and not wishing to foretion, will be housed in Paca-Carroll cast the results of this or the ArmyThe picture bolds four plots: the house (it was understood by well-inNavy game, we will pass on. formed persons of a not too neutral Crucifixion of Christ, the Persecution The Athletic Banquet will be held source that this latter housing offer of the Huguenots, the Siege of Babylon by Cyrus the Great, and finall y, on Wednesday, December 6. in which. may be comprehended as a threat ) . Boy and Girl in Big Modern City. as is customary, the laurels of the past The Dean took over at this juncseason will be awarded and comture and decried PM'.s sneezes at our memorated. datedness, and told us all that these To this nothing else athletic re· usual Sunday evening meetings in the On Sunday evening, December 3, mains save the Senior Ball in which Library are usual again . These things Colonel William Taylor will speak on every one, as , jn volley ball, can bt used to be held back in '4 3 (everything seems to be reverting these Peace in the King William Room, expected to participate. days) . They were held in the big Woodward Hall. Colonel Taylor bas room upstairs in the Library-the one spoken before at St. John's during the rHE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN, is th~ 1 . news organ of with the rugs on the floor. They still summer term on War. He 1s at pres- )fficialpubli~hed every St. Johns qo tege, Friday durina the academic year. Entered as secon are being held there-that is the meetent an advisor to the Senate Military ~lass matter October 15 •. 1919, at ~e ings as well as the rugs. They used Post Office at Annapohs, Marylauu• . under the Act of March 3. 1879. to be about Revolution: War ~ Peace Affairs Committee. nouncing Chase-Stone's insularity concerning fleshly matters, Mr. Schutz did present a constructive pattern somewhat after the mode of a certain late Paca-Carroll group. (East Pinkney, whose political morals were viciously slandered all during the meeting, has since made a noble effort to organize; " East Pinkne,r doesn't like people who push other people around.") Film A11nouncement .. I St. John's Coll eg1an Vol. LVll-No. 24 ANNAPOLIS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1944 Price: 10c musical or arithmetical job in composing and dividing substances, as he did according to their proper manners and categories. Following Lavoisier came Dalton who we gather was the first chemist to rejuvenate the atomic theory. The only difficulty with his hypothesis. was that about eighty different types of atoms were required to account for the known elements of his time. The atoms themselves were very beautiful. hard, round and Lucretian; but the mode of their combination was unexplained, and besides "there were just too darn many of them." We gather that even in his time certain peculiar regularities or near regularities were cropping up in the atomic specific weights of certain elements; regularities which resembled the small number ratios found in musical scales. Mr. Standen illustrated this point profusely on the black board all throughout the lecture, but space does not permit u.s to reproduce his figures here. In 1815 William Prout used these ratios and mean ratios to jump to a conclusion: the atomic weight of every element was commensurable by some number with that of every other element ; and therefore the universe is composed not of 80 atoms, but just of one, from which all the other atoms and all the chemical combinations were built up. These atoms would be called protyles from two Greek words meaning "prime matter." Not Aristotelian prime matter, of course. but the kind of prime matter that bricks which are used to build a house are made of. And since hydrogen was the lightest element, and one which obviously measured beautifully a number of known atoms. the hydrogen atom would be Prout's protyle. Unfortunately. Prout oversimplified. His statement about commensurability was found to be 'bunk:'-by a Belgian by the name of Spas, whose hairbreadth accuracy in observation rivaled Tycho Brahe's. For convenience in calculation, however. where hairbreadth accuracy was not required, a protyle was still retained; not hydrogen, but oxygen, because of the latter's wider use. Around this time, Mr. Standen. precipitated a periodic table on us, which consists of an arrangement of the different elements by rows in the order of their weight. Thus, whenever an element is found which has no chemical properties. a new row is started. In the first row are 2, in the second 8, and so on. 8, 18, 18, 3 Z. If these are all divided by 2, one geu 1. 4. 4, 9, 9. 16. a peculiar ordering by squares. known as Rydberg's fiormula. Next comes the Vacuum Tube. by which we discover in some mysterious manner, that many elements, especially all of the even-numbered ones (by weight), are not simple at all, but are of different kinds, varying in weight. and called isotopes. Even hydrogen was discovered as late as 193 2 to have one such isotope. This discovery raised high hopes in the best circles. Maybe the istopes do rescue Prout's hypothesis. Perhaps there is a protyle. not the hydrogen atom. but maybe an electron or something which would measure all the other elements. Unfortunately. this has not been found to be the case. Einstein is said to have solved the enigma with his Theory of Energy. Your reviewer went upstairs after the lecture in order to find out as much as he could about this theory, which in brief runs something like this: Whenever matter changes its state. it turns into energy. Energy is that mysterious something. given off whenever matter changes its state. A sort of highpowered non-entity, whose modus operandi is very much like that of The Little Man who wasn't there. The conversion of atoms into this stuff accounts for the discrepancy between the atomic weights very nicely indeed. (Continued on Page 2) Numbers And/ In Chemistry After opening the evening, the Dean, by plugging the Descarte shortage, introduced the speaker amid waves of stony if expectant silence. Mr. Standen began by trying to fit chemistry into the quadrivium. Geometry. be said, is the science of the shapes of things, and plays no part in their chemical composition. By way of example he showed how the Geometrist and the Chemist would each of them deal with a cube of wood. The one of them would throw away the wood and try to keep the cube; the other, vZce-versa; each takes what the other rejects. Of course the Geometrition co uld throw the Chemist into a tantrum by asking, "Well, if sodium is some kind of matter, what shape bas it?" But with the advent of modern theories involving sub-microscopic parti des we really must admit that this is not a fair question. We hope that this is not too discouraging to those of you who like to admire the pretty diagra ms of Bohr atoms found in present da y text books. Arithmetic, as the title shows, is mo re to the point; also music. The chem ist is constantly seeking ordered and commensurable ratios in his elements. Also astronomy. in that both the astronomer and chemist are trying to explain and account for appearances; anud in doing that both sciences are, as it turns out, branches of physics. The lecturer then launched into his history of chemistry which is . as he showed. a history of numbers or music in chemistry. For Mr. Standen, in the beginning was Lavoisier, and Lavoisier was with Chemistry, and Lavoisier was Chemistry. at least for a while. It was Lavoisier who first put music in chem istry, giving order to it, and like the astronomers, accounting for the appearances. In the writer's opinion Lavoisier did more of a trivial than a � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Collegian Description An account of the resource The Collegian began as a student newspaper; became a college community literary publication in 1952 and continued until 1969; became a student newspaper again in 1969; discontinued publication from 1980 until 1989 when it again became a student literary publication.<br /><br />Click on <a title="The Collegian" href="http://digitalarchives.sjc.edu/items/browse?collection=26">Items in The Collegian Collection</a> to view and sort all items in the collection. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Collegian Vol. LVII No. 24, Friday Dec. 1st 1944 Title A name given to the resource St. John's Collegian, December 01, 1944 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-12-01 Description An account of the resource Vol. LVII, No. 24 of the St. John's Collegian. Published on December 01, 1944. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Annapolis, MD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available St. John's College Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource St. John's College owns the rights to this publication. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Student publication The Collegian