'~ ~ !4 T *~'~ 4 i-4' C , 4 w .... -A-. 4 -c* -' - - ij 4MA iAInEID M AGAZIN E- Vol. V, No. 6 Sunday, March 22, 1959 Theatre to Industry, University Alumnae Have Achieved Many Top Postions By ROSE PER! BERG Allegory of Love - A Review By Daniel Wolter Pa There Are Campus Queens B& David Kessel Pc In Search of a Better Way of Life By Joan Kaatz _ Pa A Study of Thbmas Mann - A Review ' By David Lowe P Sherlock Holmes: "World's Finest Detective" By Philip MunckF age Two age Two ge Three age Five Page Six An Informal Guide to Student Government Page Seven A Letter to the Pharaoh By Thomas Hayden Page Eight Yes Gentlemen, A Lasting Link with the Past By Sarah Drasin Page Nine Successful Year fcr Mysteries By Donald Yates 'Page Eleven There Are Campus Queens By DAVID KESSEL Money - But No Art By Marc Alan Zagoren 'U' Alumnae After College By Rose Perlberg Page Thirteen Page Fifteen MAGAZINE EDITOR - David Tarr PHOTO CREDITS on Page Fourteen E ARLY this Spring, in campuses all over the country, commit- tees will sit down to count the votes for "All-Campus Queen" or "Spring Queen" or "Sweetheart of THE ALLEGORY OF LOVE: For Students of Many Disciplines THE ALLEGORY OF LOVE. By C. S. Lewis. Galaxy Book: Ox- ford University Press. New York. 1958. 378 pages. $2.25. R ECENTLY re-issued in paper- back form, C. S. Lewis' "The Allegory of Love" should prove fascinating to many who might at first be repelled by the subtitle "A Study in Medieval Tradition." Lewis's study of the rise of "Courtly Love," and the develop- ment of allegory as the dominant literary form of the late Middle Ages and early Rennaissance is presented in such an appealing and all-inclusive fashion that it should interest students of soci- ology, psychology, and Romance -languages, as well as history and English. But most of all it should. appeal to anyone wishing to widen their knowledge of an age and literature about which few know much, if anything. The first two chapters trace the possible origins and development of courtly love and allegory. Though Mr. Lewis admits the origins of courtly love are myster- ious, the importance of love as an enobling force linked with the cult of adultery was the particular gift of Provence and the Trouba- dours which influenced Europe for about six centuries and still re- mains embedded in our "romantic" love. FROM such general topics Lewis moves to more specific discus- sions of "The Romance of the Rose," "Chaucer," "Gower and Thomas Usk," and finally to a chapter on "Allegory as The Dominant Form." In these chapters the virtues of his writing are most strikingly ex- hibited. Fourteenth and Fifteenth Century allegory could become deadly. Lewis realizes this and justifies his extensive early chapters with the statement: "In order to read it (allegory) justly . . . it was necessary to 'remount the - stream of time': to reconstruct imagina- tively, so far as our knowledge would allow us, the growth and quality both of that sentiment and of that form." He has, and his nearly unlimited background and zest for his topic result in a lively revival of a seemingly dead eras THE CHAPTER on Spenser, which concludes the book, is a most sensible explanation of both his poetry and his place in English- literature. Those who can enjoy Spenser only for the sound of his beautiful poetry, who are baffled and annoyed by the allegory of "The Faerie Queene," will gain a new perspective through the guid- ance of Lewis. In a book of such scope and with a writer of Lewis's enthusiasm cer- tain flaws are inevitable. These are merely a matter of emphasis noted by various experts which -annot detract from classifying the book as that oddity-an in- teresting book of literary history, and crticismx. --Daniel Wolter Alfalfa Omega." But this campus will be without a Queen-officially speaking. Although Michigan may be a school without a Queen, surely there must be a queen or two lurk- ing in the campus underworld. Be- fore pursuing this line of inquiry, a historical approach might satisfy the traditionally oriented. Early Ensians show that the closest thing we ever got to a cam- pus Queen was the female leader of the grand march at J-Hop. She may have been a queen, but there seems no particular reason to as- sume so. However, the campus was smaller then, and one could, make an entry into the, queen game without too much difficulty. N OW, with 26,000 students afoot, and a merger with Wayne in the clouds, can anyone be said to be Queen of it all? Is there a real campus queen somewhere so that, if the Univer- sity started coining its own money to meet the financial crisis, the penny could have her likeness, and the words "Deu Gratia Regina et Wayne Imp."? We shall see. On this campus there is, offi- cially, no Queen, because, in the words of the Dean of Women: "At Michigan, every girl in a Queen." Upon first hearing this proclama- tion, one is moved to exclaim "God save the King," but there may be more to the picture than meets the eye. To this.particular eye, it appears that there is no one Queen, and everyone is not a Queen. There are actually several queens, with con- current jurisdiction. But really no all-around Queen. Remember that in the Valley of the Blind, the One-Eyed Girl is Queen. So al- most anyone can be a Queen of something or other. SOME Queens are pretty obvious. The Political Queen for ex- ample. No one who has ever at. tended an SGC meeting, or dropped in at the clubhouse can fail to observe that royal profile. Then, of course, Panhel has a Queen, of the most queenly sort. The co-ops have at least one Queen, along with a dozen or so scullery maids. The League has an Empress as well as a Queen, which. is not easy to find these days. The Daily has no Queen right. (Concluded on Page 6) UNIVERSITY alumnae can be traced from the University classroom to top positions in pro- fessions ranging from industrial efficiency experts to popular play- wrights. In the basement of Alum- ni Memorial Hall are cabinets fill- ed with records of all University graduates telling many interesting life- stories. One claim to fame in the medi, cal rosters is that of Me-Iung Ting, 20M, whose work in obstetrics and gynecology has won her ac- claim in both her native China and adopted U.S. homeland. Dr. Ting, born of an aristocratic family in Hong Kong had early roots in medicine. Her father was a doctor. Educated in an Ameri- can missionary school, she was al- ready teaching at. the age of 15,. during China's revolution. Medical studies at the Univer- sity followed undergraduate work at Mt. Holyoke College. In 1922, the young doctor returned to China to work in a Tientsin hos- pital, but 1930 saw her back in the States on a fellowship to the University and Harvard Medical School forhpost-graduate work. - She took her new-found knowledge back again to China and remained head of maternity and infant welfare at Tientsin through the war and until 1950 when the Communist government confiscated the hospital and ar- rested her. Released, she fled to the U.S., became resident physician at a Jacksonville, Fla. hospital for a year then joined the faculty of Tongaloo Southern Christian Col- lege. I N THE FIELD of engineering, the lift of top women may not be very extensive, but it doesn't' take long for the name of Lillian Molier Gilbreth (hon.) M.E., '28, to crop up. The name Gilbreth is synonymous with efficiency in in- dustrial and management circles. Mrs. Gilbreth, president of Gil- breth, Inc. Construction Engi- neers, has been director of courses in motion study and utilization of technological progress. She was professor of management at Pur- due University from 1935 to 1948 and served as Chairman of the Department of Personnel Rela- tions, Newark College of Engi- neering from 1941-43. Recipient of a number of honorary degrees, this lady efficiency expert has also written several books on management. Another phase of science caught the eye of Katharine McFarlane Chamberlain, A.B. '14, A.M., '19, ScD., '24. Since 1945, Prof. Cham- berlain has been professor of physics at Wayne University and a lecturer on the social implica- tions of atomic energy Prof. Chamberlain, who has been teaching and doing research in Physics since 1925 was award- ed the Bronze medal of the Dis- tinguished Service Foundation of Optometry in 1937. She is also author of several books on the science of photography. 4 COED who became pretty handy with -a camera is Mar- garet Bourke-White, '25, F.A.D., (Hon.), '51. Her credit line is a familiar one at the bottom of Time-Life photos. An industrial photographer since 1927, Miss Bourke-White has toted her cam- era to more than 34 different countries, captured for immortali- ty war scenes in both World War II and the Korean War. Associate Editor of Fortune magazine, Miss Bourke-White moved to Life in 1936 and has been there ever since. In 1951 she received the American Woman of Achievement award. - Photographer Bourke - White also has a flair for writing. She's authoress of several books dealing with the countries she covered with her camera and co-author of more with ex-husband Erskine Caldwell. Lingering in the writing profes- sion, we found that Michigan can claim Betty "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" Smith, '31, as an alum- na. Mrs. Smith, (full name: Eliza- beth Warner) was a former Hop- wood winner. She says her first plays originated in University playwriting courses around 1929. Since then playwright Smith has produced more than 60 one act plays, won numerous national playwriting prizes and written several novels. Recipient of the Rockefeller Fellowship in drama, she has been active in playreading, editorial and critical work in drama. To most of us, banking and fi- nance executives represent a ste reotype 'of high-hatted, prosperous men with fat cigars. But down in the executive offices of New York's East River Savings Bank a small, soft-spoken ambitious little woman breaks the mold. She's Dorcas Campbell '34. SINCE SHE LEFT the University, Miss Campbell has climbed rapidly to the top of a field that used to be almost exclusively a man's prerogative. After teaching public relations at New York Uni- versity, she combined her ability to get along with people with her interest in banking and finance and a Michigan journalism back- ground. - The result has led to the publi- cation of several books on bank- ing and finance and her present post as vice-president of the bank, in charge of public relations. The Bleakness 'of March: Shadows on f WHATEVER YOUR SPORT. . . whether it's spectator or active, youll joy it more when you're dressed 1 en I properly and comfortably. And the best answer to these requirements 'is a - handsomely styled ... truly lightweight Saffell and Bush sport coat or suit. "Forward pitch" shoulder tailoring assures perfect ... and comfortable .. . fit. -o 0 +O Oqt I\D NEED A CAR' k HURRY? AI { oj L 00* a na 00 SPORT COATS $25 and up &:A SUITS $39,.50 and up rl II !I4 Go the easy Avis way. Have the freedom of your -own personal car. Gleaming new Fordsand other fine cars. Low rates include gas, oil, insurance. 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