=—_—_— VOLUME Vit. Price 10 Cents eee Photograph by Rolfe — — PALACE OF PTOLEMY IN “CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA” BRYN MAWR, PA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1920 Red Banner Flashes from Gym as Seniors Win Hockey Finals DEFEAT JUNIORS 3-2 ON FIRST Fighting hard, 1921 tripped the Juniors 3-2 in the last game of the finals, Thurs- day, putting the Red banner on the gym- nasium the second year in succession for hockey. The game was clean and well fought from start to finish. The first goal was scored by D. McBride in the first few minutes of play, and was followed by a period during which neither side could gain an advantage. Then came a long shot across the circle for a goal by E. Finch, after a pretty dribble by A. Nicoll. The next few minutes was marked by the strong defense of the Senior half- backs and°E. Donohue, Junior captain, end- ing in a goal for '21 by C. Bickley. During this half the play was remarkable for the speedy dribbling of E. Cecil, Senior right wing back, by W. Worcester at half-back, and the clever team work between M. Tyler and E. Finch. The second half opened with a clean goal for the Juniors by A. Nicoll, after a long dribble down the field. For a time then the ball passed from one side of the field to the other, until, in the middle of the period, E. Cecil shoved in the final goal for the Seniors. M. Foot, Senior goal, played a dependable game, making one spectacular stop when A. Nicoll, evading the Senior fulls, shot for goal from a clear field. E. Finch, Junior right wing, played a fast game, evading the backs cleverly, but losing the ball in the circle, while M. P. Kirkland and E. Newell were good in the Senior defense. Line-up—1921: E. Cecil,* K. Walker, C. Bickley,* D. McBride,* F. Billstein, W. Worcester, E. Cope, E. Newell, E. Taylor, M. Kirkland, M. Foot. 1922: E. Finch,* M. Tyler, C. Baird, A. Nicoll,* A. Orbison, M. Krech, M. Clarke, F. Bliss, E. Donohue, R. Neel, G. Rhodes. SENIOR RECEPTION SKIT TO BE LAID IN MEDIAEVAL SETTING A mediaeval court will be the scene of skit to the which will be given in the gymnasium on Saturday evening, December 4. M., P. Kirkland, representing 1924, will take the A. Taylor and M. Foot will After the Senior reception Freshmen, leading part. be other important characters. skit there will be dancing. Student at the book shop: “Can I get a new inner tube for my fountain pen? I had a blow-out this morning when I * RICH SETTING AND VIVID PRESENTATION OF SHAW’S Specially Contributed by Doctor Swindler, Instructor in Latin and Archaeology “Caesar and Cleopatra,” the Sophomore play presented on Friday evening, proved to be an interpretation that met with the approval of a large audience. The choice wasan_ambitious one, but the play was well cast throughout; the acting was good and the many scene shifts were made with- out tiresome delay. : To begin with, the play was one which demanded an elaborate setting, and it must be granted that most of the scenes had about them the phantasy of the Orient with its rich color and languorous light. Per- haps the best of these was the one of the palace at Alexandria in Act III, with the green statue of the hawk-headed god in the background and the rich cinnamon draper- ies in the foreground. The throne room of Cleopatra’s palace also showed skill in the use of patterns and colors. Here the walls were painted with black silhouettes of men and animals against a terra cotta ground, and the gaily colored columns and varied costumes formed a pleasing spec- tacle. The acting of Caesar, a most difficult CHARACTERIZATION MARK “CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA” part, was maintained at a_ high level throughout, and deserves great credit. He was at all times the perfect general, loyal to his soldiers and adored by them, for- giving and reckless with his enemies, whim- sical and indulgent with the “young ser- pent,” Cleopatra. The striking likeness of Miss Knox to the portraits of Caesar was one of the agreeable features of the play. “Miss Mathews was at her best in the earlier portions of the play, especially when, as the naive Cleopatra, she was being taught by Caesar the art of being a queen, but she was very alluring in the scenes where Mark Antony was the topic of conversation. Her beauty and the playing alike call for commendation. The “venerable grotesque” Ftatatetta;was admirably handled by Miss _ Fitzgerald. The sinister side of the palace was well revealed in her. Her facial expression was at times remarkable, and she carried out the murder of Pothinus with real Oriental slipperiness. The acting of Rufio, the shadow of Caesar, was spirited and in character. Miss Strauss has already proved her ability as a soldier, and repeated her success of May (Continued on Page 2) ALUMNAE AND UNDERGRADUATES DISCUSS STUDENT QUESTIONS Academic questions from the student viewpoint were discussed at the confer- ence between the Alumnae and the Un- dergraduate Conference Committee in the Christian Association Library last Monday afternoon. The undergraduates are dissatisfied with the system of orals because it fails to accomplish its purpose. The New Plan examinations are supposed to indi- cate a reading knowledge of the lan- guage, but can be passed by two weeks of tutoring. M. Tyler, ’22, outlined the cut system and said that it was very satisfactory except for the inaccuracy of the profes- sors in handing in the records. The honor system in quizzes was discussed from the faculty and undergraduate point of view. A permanent lantern with rotating col- ors was suggested by the alumnae. It was felt that a college lantern would be useful for publicity. The conference included five alumnae, among whom were Mrs. David Riesman, SHANTUNG CLAUSE UNJUSTIFIABLE ACCORDING TO DEBATE DECISION That the Shantung clause in the Ver- sailles treaty is not justifiable was decided by the judges’ majority vote on the first debate, held by the Debating Club last Wednesday evening. The winning team was F. K. Liu, Chinese student in ’22; G. Rhodes, ’22; J. Flexner, ’'21, and their opponents, the affirmative side, C. Bickley, ’21; V. Liddell, ’22, and O. Pell, ’22. Miss Caroline Ware, Vassar, ’20; K. Ward, ’21, and K. Gardner, '22, acted as judges. Decision was difficult, according to the judges, because both sides were arguing from different points of view on the word “justifiable.” The award favored the nega- tive, because they not only presented their arguments proving the clause unjustifiable from China’s point of view, but in their rebuttal speech met the argument of the affirmative, who considered it justifiable on the ground of temporary world expe- diency. The affirmative kept to their defi- nition of the word, but did not attempt to meet the negative arguments. There will be no issue of the News chairman: D. Clark, °'20, and Camp Dimon, 6, former secretary of the college represented by the Conference Commit- tee and M. Foot, '21, president of the Undergraduate Association was working the self-starter.’ Abigail | The undergraduates were] next week on account of Thanksgiving vacation. Einstein’s Theory of Relativity Explained by Noted Physicist USHERS TURN PEOPLE FROM DOORS “A dramatic introduction into science was made by Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, which appeared about a year ago, because it Was the verification of the work of a German by English scientists immediately after the war,” said Dr. Joseph Ames, head of the Physics Department of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, opening his lecture in Taylor Hall on Saturday night. Doctor Ames, who spoke under the au- spices of the Science Club, addressed an audience that large that people were turned away from the doors. Doctor Einstein, who is a Jew, was born in Frankfort, Germany, but. was educated in Switzerland, where he became natural- ized. He was employed in the Swiss Patent Office, and later held a position in a technical school in Ziirich. From there he went to Prague, and then to Berlin, where he had time to work on the deflec- tion of light beams and on gravitation. He was a pacifist and an upholder of the republic, and was driven from Berlin while lecturing. He went to Leyden, Holland, where he was made professor of mathe- was SO matics and physics, and where he is still lecturing and working. Drew Conclusions From Postulates “His principle of Relativity consists of two parts, one referring to cases of uni- form motion, the other to all other cases. Einstein did not try to develop any theory of natural phenomena nor obtain a mathematical formula to describe known facts. His method was to determine by serious thought a number of postulates, extremely simple ones, applying to nature as we know it, and then to draw conclu- sions from these by mathematical processes, His work began in an attempt to learn whether the length of a moving body is the same as measured by an observer mov- ing with it and by an observer with refer- If we his to ence to whom the body is moving. his postulates, we must grant (Continued on Page 2) grant 4 MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE CANVASS ENROLLS UNDERGRADUATES Final statistics from the membership committee show that 225 undergraduates and 12 graduates joined the Christian Asso- ciation. 1924 leads, with enrollment of 106: 1923 comes second with 81, and 1922 third with 61. The Senior membership is the smallest, being only 57. | i | The business office will impose a fine of | twenty-five cents for walking on the grass of the upper campus, unless the regulation is more carefully observed According to the classes | rank: First, 1923, with 96 per cent.; sec- jond, 1924, with 86 per cent.; third, 1922, \ witt™ 77 per cent.; fourth, 1921, with 60 -S iper cent percentages ASSOCIATE EDITOR F, Brterei '21 E.uapéra Mus ‘91 Cornexia Bainp ’22 Marr Dovatas as : Sara ArncuBa.p '23 i , — at time : hdcugee a Price, $3.00 26, 1914 at vat tbe pont oftce st Bryn Marr Sree Elizabeth Cecil was assisting editor this issue. Margaret Dunn and Irene Gates have been cut from the 1923 competition for the editorial board of the News. A Socialistic Heaven The conviction, “class struggles will be succeeded by the abolition of all cl Ct tinction,” which was contained in the Communistic Manifesto, is gradually a ing into the uttermost corners of our col- lege life. Interclass warfare is dying out, and in its place we have the universal Brotherhood of Man. Gone are the days when the two lower classes quailed under the*commanding gaze of the “upper crust” and labored incessantly to carry out the orders of the favored classes. Now high and low are beginning to fraternize amic- ably.. The perennial Hymns of Hate are sinking into disfavor, and every class sings paens of praise to every other class. The Old Guard looks upon these innovations as the encroachment of the grave menace of Socialism, while the modern thinker hails them as the forerunners of a_ perfect Utopia, the New Jerusalem. To Pass the Time Away The time may come when the British Museum or its equivalent in the distant future -will preserve as an example of the “Genre Art of the —— Century” one of these very desks which now furnish Bryn Mawr class-rooms. There one will see portraits of strange beasts and men, designs conventional and—not so con- ventional—prose and poetry, which will make ‘the observer exclaim in wonder at the “why and wherefore.” We quote from the collection in question: “*Where are you going, my Bryn Mawr maid?’ “Alas! to dreamland, sir,’ she said. “And what will stop you, my Bryn Mawr maid?’ “Nought you are saying, sir,’ she said.” “Caesar and Cleopatra” 1923 is to be congratulated on its mas- terly production of “Caesar and Cleo- patra.” Not only did it maintain the standard of class plays, but proved a close rival to Varsity Dramatics. New Plan for Degree at Harvard Harvard has made a. great stride in adopting the system of general examina- tions leading to a degree, Education is no longer considered so many courses regis- tered, so many examinations passed, but, rather, a matter of individual research. The responsibility rests not on the profes- sor, but on the student. Art Class Discovers Aesthetes _ Five aesthetes were brought to light ‘in the Italian painting class recently, when the members of the class were asked to write a paper on “Enjoyment,” and what it meant to them. True enjoyment lay, to quote from several papers which. showed a sense for the aesthetic, in “a thin, grace- ful spiral of smoke, curling from a ciga- rette and standing out in bold relief against a dark mahogany panel,” in “the curve of a supporting arch,” and “in the sensation of wanting to feel a black lacquer box, and imagining its smoothness, rather than in actually touching it.” would probably not - (The pee Pee kad theslachves for ——- expressed in in this column.) © Tempora, © Mores! | To the Editor of The College News: Under the Blue Laws of Connecticut, | framed in Colonial days, a man was for- bidden to kiss his wife on Sunday. Since then ideas on observance of the Sabbath have changed somewhat, and today such demonstration of conjugal affection incur imprisonment. ‘When Bryn Mawr/was founded, all Sunday athletics were forbidden, because such was the cu of the times. In these days, whe church encourage \Sunday golf and base- ball, would it not possible to allow Sunday practice on Bryn Mawr tennis courts and hockey fields, not for periods of required exercise, but merely for wholesome pleasure and recreation? SHAW’S “CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA” PRESENTED BY SOPHOMORES | (Continued from Page 1) Day in this play. Her voice a bearing were well suited to her role. Probably the most finished and Shavian piece of acting was the work of Miss Burr as Brittanus. She was delightfully refresh- ing in her portrayal of the good points of the Britons, and brought down the house with the suggestion that Cleopatra could not properly be at the Pharos with Caesar “without the companionship of some ma- tron.” Her English accent was an accom- plished achievement. The “popinjay,” Appolodorus, was the perfect aesthete wih his purple robes, affected gestures and discourses on art. The simple half-witted Ptolemy was also adequately interpreted with Miss Wilson in the-title-role,-and- the -character—of-Pothi- nus, as protrayed by Miss Holt, should not be passed over without recognition. In fact, the minor parts were all well taken. The “Oh woe” of the Nubian slave, and the curses of the lazy boatman. Miss Rich- ards, as the sentinel at the quay, did some good acting, and Theodotus worked up real excitement over the burning of the library at Alexandria. The display of Roman sol- diers, under Miss McAneny as centurian, was one of the most striking bits of cos- tuming in the play, and their acting was far from amateurish. The Egyptian mob, on the other hand, though more uneven in merit, had some outstanding figures, such as Belzanor and the Persian. Last of all the porters carried out their “heavy part” well. The players showed the effect of careful coaching on the part of Doctor Savage. There were some fine dramatic moments to which the action rose, such as the death of Ftatatetta at the altar of the god, the moment when, at the cry, “Hail Caesar,” Cleopatra learns the identity of the Roman seated on her throne, and finally the ab- surd moment at the mole when Caesar dives into the sea and Cleopatra is thrown after him. On the whole the play was not unworthy of the class of '23. The stage manager should especially be praised, and the com- mittees on costumes and scenery should not be forgotten. One might comment on the Elizabethan dining table in the palace scene, or the miniature pyramid in the desert, but after all they were only parts of a play in which Shaw was burlesquing the Egypt of Caesar's time. NOTES FROM ALUMNAE OFFICE The Alumnae Office extends a cordial welcome to all undergraduate and graduate students, according to Margaret Blaine, ’13, the new Executive Secretary, who hopes that they will drop in for a word now and then between classes. Post cards are for sale in the Office, also a few pictures of the college buildings, class plays, and May Day, all of which were ordered and not called for last year, and which are avail- able at a very moderate figure. All records of the Bryn Mawr Endow- ment Campaign have been turned over to the office the association, which will carry on any further work of the endow- of ment organization that comes in 3 _THE COLLEGE come the supreme question within the next even pillars of the Silver lea eae in Here “The world is threatened with a con- flagration beside which the Great War seems a bonfire, unless the race problem is solved in the spirit of fair play,” said Dr. E. C. Silcox, Silver Bay lecturer, speaking on Wednesday evening, in Taylor Hall. He believes the problem of race will be- fifty years. Doctor Silcox’s lecture fol- lowed the discussion of the race problem, held last week under the leadership of part of the Silver Bay delégation. Pointing out that white races were now dominant, politically and economically, Doc- tor Silcox declared that this could not go on indefinitely, although it was probably an inevitable stage in world history. “Only one of the darker races of the world has the power to make its wishes felt,” he said, “and that race is Japan.” Citing instances of Japan’s recent political activity, Doctor Sil- cox indicated that the Japanese are doi more than protecting their own interests; they are seeking to act as spokesman for the dark races of the world. “Japan,” said Doctor Silcox, “will bring the race prob- lem to the fore at every opportunity until the dark races are united under her leader- ship with sufficient strength to strike.” Answering the question, “What is the solution to the race problem?” which was asked from the floor, Doctor Silcox said, “There is no formal solution.” He sug- gested that adaptation and inter-breeding of immigrating peoples might lessen race antipathies. DR. JOSEPH S. AMES EXPLAINS EIN- STEIN RELATIVITY THEORY (Continued from Page 1) conclusions, because there is nothing but mathematics between,” said Doctor Ames. “Among his conclusions are: all lengths of moving bodies appear shorter to sta- tionary observers than to those moving with the bodies, and all time intervals in a moving. system appear lengthéned to the stationary observer.” ‘Einstein Has Four Postulates The postulates for his theory of Special Relativity, applying only to objects in uni- form motion, are, first, that we cannot tell which of two objects is moving, we merely | know that one is moving relative to the other, and, second, that the velocity of light, 186,000 miles a second, is constant and can be used for measuring time. For his General Theory of Relativity he adds two more: one, that all our measurements are made by the method coincidence; that is, we tell time by observing the coinci- dence of the hand of the clock with a point on the scale. The other that an observer in a falling box would be unconscious of gravity, so that if he dropped a ball, it would not hit the floor, but would remain where it was dropped. All the conclusions of the theory have been verified as accurately as present measurements permit. The observations of the English astronomers at the time of the eclipse last year, showed the amount of curving of light rays due to the gravi- tational effect of the sun to be in close accordance with Einstein’s calculation. This was measured by the displacement of the position of the stars when the sun was between the earth and the stars. Einstein’s theory does not disprove New- ton’s theory of gravitation, but agrees with it for all cases of objects moving slowly compared to the velocity of light. It ex- plains the case of the planet Mercury, which has a path, known for a long time, not to be in accordance with Newton’s theory. Doctor Ames met the Science Club at tea, in Radnor Hall, given by E. Bliss, president of the club. After the lecture Doctor Ames was entertained at a recep- tion held in Rockefeller Hall. First Opera November 30th “La Juive,” which will be given Tuesday evening, November 30, is the first opera, to be presented in Philadelphia this season by the Metropolitan Company. Berkeley Tostiltte, ti Geer g Her ad- dress is 41 St. John’s Place, Brooklyn, in. Y. Alice Hawkins, 07, ‘ie resigned her position as warden of Merion, this year, has gone to New York to live, where she is going into business. Her temporary ad- dress, until she is settled in New York, is care of T. C. Eggleston, Esq., 425 West Rittenhouse Street, Germantown. Margaret Morris Hoskins, '08, is teach- ing histology and embryology in the Med- ical College of Virginia. She is the first woman to be a member of the faculty there. Mary Nearing, ’09, is studying—her third year—at the Cambridge School of Archi- tectural and Landscape Design. Margaret Blanchard, '14, is working for the National Tuberculosis Association. Isabel Benedict, ’14, is supervising a Service Department in the Western Elec- tric Company, New York. | ‘Dorothy Shipley, ’17, will be in New York until February, when she expects to get her M.A, in French jliterature, at Columbia. She will then go to Paris for six months. Marian Gregg, 20, is making her debut in St. Louis. Marguerite Eilers, '20, is studying music in New York and doing work with the charities in, connection with the Music School and Diet Kitchen. ; M. Porritt, 20; M. Hoag, ’20; H. Zinn- ser, '20; H. Ferris, '20, and J. Conklin, ’20, were back for Sophomore Play, Friday night. Mrs. Andrew Hunt (Elizabeth Pinney, 12) has gone to Sweden with her two children, and is planning to study there for a Doctor’s Degree. Catherine Thompson, ’12, has been taken on the staff of the Ladies’ Home Journal. Miss Marian Irwin, '13, has completed a tour of the women’s colleges in the east, where she has lectured on her scientific work at Harvard. Miss Irwin took her Doctor’s Degree from Radcliffe College, in 1919. She leaves December 1st for her home in Tokio, Japan, where she will con- tinue her scientific work, and also study the problem of women’s education in Japan. “HUMBLE VOYAGERS” ON SALE IN NEW YORK BOOK SHOPS The Reeling and Writhing Club publica- tion, Humble Voyagers, is on sale in sev- eral New York book stores, including Scribner’s and Putnam’s, according to an advertisement, which appeared in the Tribune last Thursday. The advertising was inserted as a gift to the club by Mr. Henry Ward, father of K. Ward, ’21, a founder and the first secretary of the club. Maids’ Rehearsals Proceed Well “Too Much Bobby,” by Helen Morrison Howie, is the play to be given by the maids at their Christmas party. Rehearsals are already well under way, and V. Liddell, '22, who is in charge, says she is encour- aged at the prospects. The principal parts in the play are Miss Bertha Kent, taken by Eliza Dillon, of Merion, and Rita, by Eugenia Graham, of Merion. MISS MARY GOVE SMITH URGES INTELLIGENCE IN SOCIAL WORK Taking “The Ideal in Social Work,” as her subject, Mary Gove Smith, organizing secretary of the Intercollegiate Community Service Association, led Vespers last Sun- day. “The virtues are waiting, literally waiting on intelligence,” Miss Smith quoted from John Urskin’s essay on the moral obligation to be intelligent for service. In many a small village, she pointed out, good people sigh and shake their heads at immorality, while the intelligent go ahead and make the library and the church places to go to rather than run from. The Workman’s Com- pensation Law is another example of in- telligent acts toward social betterment. “Give to impulse training and intelligence, or the action becomes vicious; think things through to an end.” H ...Y . Vol. VII, No. 9, November 23, 1920 ae FRESHMEN IN FINALS ON FOURTH Juniors Win Third Game 5-3 Reversing the defeat of last week, the Junior fourth team hammered its way to victory over the Freshmen in the third game of the preliminaries, last Wednesday. With A. Rupert starring at left wing through her clever evasion of the opposing full-backs, the Dark Blue forward line baffled the Light Blue defense, breaking through time and again, although it lost - many goals through inability to shoot in the circle. K. Peek put up a strong game at full-back, blocking the right side of the field and passing well to the forward line. The Freshman forward line was fast, but showed a lack of team work. M. Tjader played a dependable game at center for- ward, scoring two of the Freshman goals, while R. Pearce, right half-back, proved strong on the defense. Line-up—1922: A. Woodruff, A. Gabel, H. Stevens,** E. Brush, A. Rupert,*** E. Brown, S. Kirkbride, E. Hall, K. Peek, M. Speer, V. Grace. 1924: M. Smith, G. Anderson,’'H. Dil- lingham, M. Tjader,** J. Gregg, R. Pearce, B. Taylor,* A. Shiras, J. Benébérg; S. Saunders, B. Ling. Freshmen Win Deciding Game In the last game of the Fourth team series, 1924 emerged triumphant, crush- ing the Juniors with a 4-0 score. The fast Freshman team outplayed the Dark Blue at practically every point until the second half, when the Junior team rallied. The Light Blue forward line was fast, ‘and showed good passing between M. Tjader and L. Kirk. M. Tjader played a good game throughout, getting away quickly_with the ball and dribbling well. In the defense H. Mills played a strong game, blocking the speedy dribbles of A. Rupert, Junior left wing. The Junior team was disorganized and showed a lack of team work, while the back field proved utterly unable to cope with the fast Freshmen forwards. A. Rupert dribbled well on the wing, taking the ball down the field again and again, only to lose it to the powerful Freshmen backs. Line-up—1922: A. Woodruff, A. Gabel, M. Wilcox, E. Brush, A. Rupert, E. Hall, J. Gowing, S. Kirkbride, V. Grace, M. Speer, O. Pell. Substitutes—Peek for Grace and Grace for Pell. 1924: J. Gregg, M. G. Anderson, M. Tjader, L. Kirk, M. Smith, R. Pearce, B. Taylor, S. Saunders, H. Mills, J. Bensberg, B. Ling. Freshmen a Leap Ahead on Fifth Battering the Dark Blue defense with its fast forward line, the Freshmen rolled up a 5-2 victory on Fifth, last Thursday. The first game of the preliminaries was a tie. The Freshman team, with E, Sullivan, left wing, as individual star with three goals to her credit, outplayed the Juniors at every point, and were able to score almost at will. F. Liu, Junior right wing, played a fast game, scoring the two goals for her team, while K. Peek put up a strong game at full-back. Line-up—1922: F. K. Liu,** I. Coleman, M. Wilcox, A. Woodruff, E. Pharo, E. Healea, J. Gowing, D. Ferguson, K. Peek, C. Bennett, A. Gabell. 1924: E. Requa,* M. Dunham,* O. Fountain, M. Cooke, E. Sullivan,*** K. Connor, H. Walker, M. Smith, I. Blogg, E. Estes, Weiser. Piano Instruction MARY VIRGINIA DAVID Seven years of European study with Mossow- exy, Joser La¢vinve and Wacer Swarms Head of Music Department in Mme. Marty's Schee (Paris) 1913 Paris ConseRvVATOIRE (SoOLF&GE) and Lescuetizxy Principles Taught Cor. Franklin and Montgomery Aves. Rosemont Phone, Bryn Mowr 115 ¥ THE IN FIRST GAME OF FINALS Defeats the Light Biue 6-1 Trouncing the Freshmen 6-1, last Thurs- day, '21 took the lead in the finals on Third team. The play was messy through- out the game, and had no_ outstanding feature. . The Red forward line was speedy, break- ing through the Freshman defense prac- tically at will. M. Smith, ’21, played a good ‘game at right inside, dribbling and passing well in the circle, where M. Archbald proved clever at shooting, scoring three of the Senior goals. The Freshman team was disorganized and lacked team work. B. McRae and V. Moliter dribbled speedily on the wings, but were effectively blocked by the dependable playing of the Senior full-backs, M. S. Goggin and E. Godwin, who played well throughout the game. M. Morton, at half- back, covered the center of the field, and passed well to the forward line. Line-up—1921: J. Lattimer,* M. Smith, /M. Archbald,*** V. Evans*, E. Collins,* K. Woodward, M. Morton, C, Barton, M. S. Goggin, E. Godwin, H. Stone. — 1924: B. McRae, °J. Palmer, L. Ford,* E. Hale, V. Moliter, R. Pearce, B. Mosle, A. Shiras, A. Bingeman, E. Meneely, E. Neville. LIGHT BLUE TROUNCES RED TEAM IN FINALS ON SIXTH Counts One Point Towards All-Around Athletic Championship In a fast and furious game, last Friday, the Freshman Sixth team crashed through to victory over the Seniors in the last game of the finals, with a 3-1 score. The Freshman forward line was fast, tearing through the Red defense time and again, but failed to score many goals from wild shooting. H. Beaudrias, at center for- ward, proved the strength of her team, scoring two out of the total three goals, while B. Litchfield, at left wing, was speedy and dribbled well, but played out of place. With M. Fette and |G. Lubin as indi- vidual stars, the Senior defense proved itself the strongest part of the Red team, putting up a stiff fight in the circle. The forward line was slow and showed a lack of team work. Line-up—1921: G. Trotter, T. Williams, E. Matteson, F. Hollingsworth,* F. Kniffen, M. Fette, F. Howard, M. Donaldson, G. Lubin, M. Harris, E. Shoemaker. 1924: D. Litchfield, E. Briggs, H. Beaudrias,** M. Fenley, R. Tubby, K. Van Bibber, B. Constant, M. Fitzgerald, I. Armstrong, E. Estes, K. Kalbfleisch, team.* Substitute—Prokosch for Van Bibber. Red 5th Bows to Green in 2nd Game Making the score even with one game apiece, the Sophomore Fifth beat its way to victory through a stubborn Red oppo- sition, last Saturday morning, with a 4-3 score. M.: Prewitt, ’23, center forward, starred in the scrappy fighting in the circle, making the three goals for her team, G. Lubin was a strong stop for the Seniors at full- back, while B. Kellogg’s dribbling at right wing was fast. Neither team, however, showed head work throughout the game. Line-up—1921: B. Kellogg, I. Maginnis, J. Flexner, F. Kniffen, G. Trotter, E. Matteson, F. Howard, M. Fette, G. Lubin, L. Reinhardt, A. Weston. 1923: E. Melcher, H. Millar, M. Prewitt, B. Kilroy, D. Fitz, F. Knox, K. Shumway, M. Von Hofsten, D. Stewart, M. Lawrence, V. Miller. Substitutes—Fitz for Kilroy, Henning for Fitz, Archbald for Lawrence, Lawrence for Knox. THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO. Printers and Publishers 1016 Arch St., Philadelphia COLLEGE NEWS WATER POLO BEGINS MONDAY Water polo practice begins the Mon- day after the Thanksgiving vacation, and four teams from each class will be called out. The class captains are E. Cope, ’21; E. Anderson, '22; A. Smith, ’23. K. Ellston, the Freshman swimming captain, will manage 1924’s water polo until a repre- sentative is chosen, The schedule for water polo practice is: Monday and Wednesday Fourth teams at ..:........05- 8.45-9.00 . 9.00-9.15 Becond teams atoccccc cic 9.15-9.30 9.30-9.45 Tuesday and Thursday Thied tehine Gt ...6c. seksi 8.30-8.45 8.45-9.00 Divet Yeawae tt oo 5 cikecccscecee 9.00-9.20 9.20-9.40 1921 always plays late, and the other classes rotate, beginning”next week with 1922. Requirements For Swimming Classes ' Second Class. Medal Speep Swim: 2 lengths, 45 yards, 50 seconds. ENDURANCE SWIM: 150 yards, 3 minutes, 45 seconds. Form Swim: 4 strokes, 8 points on each, any 4 of the regulation strokes. Dives: 4 dives, 28 points in all of possible 40: standing front, running, back dive, and running jack-knife. Third Class Sreep Swim: 2 lengths, 45 yards, 60 seconds. Form Swim: 3 strokes, 7 points on each, any 3 of the regulation strokes. Dives: 2 dives, 15 points in all of possible 20: standing front and running dive. Fourth Class Speep Swim: ‘2 lengths, 45 yards, 70 seconds. Form Swim: 2 strokes, 5 points on each, any 2 of the regulation strokes. Dives: 2 dives, 10 points in all of possible 20: standing front and running dive. Fifth Class Speen Swim: 2 lengths, 45 yards, 90 seconds. Form Swim: 2 strokes, 4 points on each, any two of the regulation strokes. Dives : 2 dives, 5 points on one or 24% points on each, standing front and running dive. The Faculty have issued invitations to members of the Alumnae Association and friends of the college, to meet ‘President Thomas and members of the Endowment Committee at a reception in Rockeféller Hall, on the*evening of December 22nd. Mary Cushing Howard, ex-'21, who left Bryn Mawr after her Freshman year, is studying for the degree of Bachelor of Science at Johns Hopkins University, Bal- timore, where she received twenty-three hours’ credit for music taken at Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore. ‘In the ‘maids’ night classes this week, English was taught ‘by K. Ward, '21, and current events by C. Garrison, ’21. Interviews with professors, whose office hours are inconvenient, can be arranged by special appointment with Dean Smith. Elizabeth Cope has been elected captain of ’21’s water polo team. Apparatus cap- tain is E. Cecil, who has been captain for three years, and who won the individual championship last year. GYM CLASSES INCLUDE TUMBLING APPARATUS AND INDIAN CLUBS Parallel bars, horses, tumbling and ropes will be included in the gymnasium classes which begin after Thanksgiving. Two periods a week are required for Sophomores and Freshmen, but for Junior and Senior no apparatus work is compulsory. Indian clubs, tumbling and a stunt in | pyramid building on the floor or bars, will be done in the meet, besides exer- cises on the bars and horses. There will be no required exercises for the meet, but apparatus is being standardized so that, in order to make any class, a per- son must be able to pass certain require- ments. Indian club teams will be or- ganized later. Apparatus captains are: E. Cecil, '21; A. Nicoll, '22, and J. Richards, ’23. The Freshman representative will be elected from the first squad, which contains M. Buchanan, B. Tuttle, Leewitz, Smith, B. Pearson and Beaudrias. The first and second squads of all classes will practice together until after mid-years, when the odds and evens will have separate classes. The present sched- ule is: Monday and Wednesday OAS cece cesde ce fifth and sixth teams Og oskci ee third and fourth teams S78 kit first and second teams Friday BD oii ee lower teams OOD cick fourth, fifth and sixth teams BPS cis first, second and third teams Hat Box Carries two or more hats FOR TWO OR MORE HATS ALSO POCKETS FOR SHOES AND VEILS An appropriate gift that will be appreciated by any lady Priced from $7.50 up Ladies conveniently and safely WILLIAM CURRY, 1112 Chestnut Street PHILADELPHIA J. E CALDWELL & CO. GOLDSMITHS' SILVERSMITHS JEWELERS Collage hnsignis Class Rings Sorority Emblems STATIONERY WITH SPECIAL | MONOGRAMS, CRESTS and SEALS STRAWBRIDGE and CLOTHIER SPECIALISTS IN FASHIONABLE APPAREL FOR YOUNG WOMEN COATS COSTUMES WRAPS TAILLEURS MANTEAUX MiILLINERY KIEFERLE Co., INC. 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In co-operation with another prominent chemist, Sir William Ramsay, - it was discovered in an entirely new gas—‘‘argon.” Later came the discovery of other rare gases in the atmosphere. The air we breathe contains about a dozen gases and gaseous compounds. This study of the air is an example of research in pure science. Rayleigh and Ramsay had no — end in view—merely the dis- covery of new facts. A few years ago the Research Laboratories of the General Electric Company began to study the destruction of filaments in exhausted lamps in order to ascertain how this happened. It was a purely scientific undertaking. It was found that the filament evaporated —boiled away, like so much water. Pressure will check boiling or evaporation. If the pressure within a boiler is very high, it will take more heat than ordinarily to boil the water. Would a gas under pressure prevent filaments from boiling away? If so, what gas? It must be a gas that will not combine chemically with the filament. The filament would burn in oxygen; hydrogen would conduct the heat away too rapidly. Nitrogen is a useful gas in this case. It does form a few compounds, however. Better still is argon. It forms no compounds at all. Thus the modern, efficient, gas-filled lamp appeared, and so argon, which seemed the most useless gas in the world, found a practical application. Discover new facts, and their practical application will take care of itself. And the discovery of new facts is the primary purpose of the Research Laboratories of the General Electric Company. Sometimes years must elapse before the practical application of a discovery becomes apparent, as in the case of argon; sometimes a practical application follows from the mere answering of a ‘‘theoret- ical’’ question, as in the case of a gas-filled lamp. But no substantial progress can be made unless research is conducted for the purpose of discovering new facts. Electric an Schenectady, N.Y. General Geen ose ©=COm Ida Lauer, ’21, has announced her en- — to ae Potter: Darrow, Penn- row, of Te ee ed te en- gagement to Danell Boyd, of Winnetka, Til. Lois Walcott Kellogg, ’20, is engaged to Philip Jessup, of Ithica. The engagement of Eleanor O'Connor, ex-’21, to Francis T. Wilson, of La Salle, Iil., is announced. Ann Page, ex-'21, has announced her engagement to Dr. Frank Johns, of Rich- mond, Va. Married Agnes Chambers, ’12, was married to Mr. Bruce Wiley, in Baltimore, November 22nd. Mary Vennum, ’12, has come east for the wedding. . Maids’ Classes Enlarged Changes and additions have been made to the maids’ night classes. Each class has been divided into two sections, one elementary and the other advanced. New classes that have been added are another French class, taught by I. Coleman, ’22; spelling, by A. Orbison, ’22, and algebra, by S. Archbald, ’23. HARVARD ADOPTS GENERAL EXAMINATION SYSTEM A dozen years ago the pure elective sys- tem prevailed in Harvard College. The student had virtually complete freedom in his choice of courses. The central feature of instruction was the lecture, and the de- ‘gree was obtained by piling up sixteen credits, each credit obtained by passing a course (and perhaps forgetting it at once). A few years later one division, that of History, Government and Economics, adopted the requirement that every man who concentrated in History, Government or Economics, must take a general exami- nation in the whole field of his concentra- tion at the end of his Senior year. This involved a board of tutors to advise the men on their preparation for these general examinations, and to act as counsellors or perceptors, The change was fundamental. In 1919, the system was authorized by the faculty for all departments which desired to adopt it, and in fact it has been adopted by all the departments except those of Mathematics and Natural Science. Be- ginning with the class of 1922, therefore, every man in college, save in those sub- jects, will have to take a general examina- tion before he can gradute. This examination does not simply touch on the courses which the individual stu- dent happens to have taken; it may touch also on the gaps between those courses. For example, if a man’s field of concen- tration is English Literature, and he is given a question on Doctor Johnson, it is no excuse to say that he never had a course which included Dr. Johnson; that he only took courses on Shakespeare and Dickens and the Romantic Poets and Nineteenth Century Literature. He is supposed to fill in the gaps for himself, and to use his choice of courses as a means of obtaining mastery of his field. “The aim,” as President Lowell has said, “is to fasten his attention on the subject as a whole, rather than on isolated frag- ments of it; to lead him to co-ordinate the information he obtains, whether from his courses or elsewhere; to master the sub- ject and make it his own; to impress on him the responsibility for his own educa- tion, for real value belongs only to self- education, acquired by personal effort. Teachers can help a man to obtain it, but cannot stuff it into him ready made.” There has been a general feeling at Harvard that the system of instruction should be altered so as to test what the student has become rather than merely what he has been through, and also so as to bring the faculty and students closer together; to shift the emphasis from the lecture to the conference, from the test of memory to the test of thought. Hence this deliberate, cautious progress toward a more satisfactory method of examina- tion, and toward a tutorial system adapted to American conditions Miss E. Phillips Sank a ‘Edinburgh, one of the first fifty women to receive a B.A. at Oxford University, has just ar-| rived at Radcliffe for a year’s graduate work in botany, on a scholarship granted her by the International Relations Com- mittee of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae, according to the Boston Globe for November 12th. After a year’s study at Edinburgh Uni- versity, where she took class medals in chemistry and botany, Miss Smith took a three-year scientific course at Oxford, pass- ing her examination for an Honors De- gree last June, though not receiving her B.A. until October, when the university decided to grant degrees to women. At Oxford Miss Smith was a pupil of Dr. A. H. Church, a speculative biologist. She is particularly interested in the study of plants causing skin disease, and in the botanical aspects of hay fever. She has published two papers in the Journal of Botany for 1920. As a writer she has had short stories in a number of English maga- zines, and is planning to contribute some letters on Harvard and Radcliffe to the Oxford Magazine. MR. SAM HIGGINBOTTOM TELLS OF WORK WITH LEPERS IN INDIA Conducting the Thanksgiving Service in the chapel last Sunday evening, Mr. Sam Higginbottom, of Allahabad, India, de- scribed the growth of the leper settlement, of which he has charge, “his avocation” from his work as principal at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute. Mr, Higginbottom related how he was first shown the leper settlement at Christ- mas, in 1905, a ramshackle, tumbledown group of mud huts which he was to direct, with an allowance of one dollar a month for each leper. By introducing garden- ing along successful modern lines, as an occupation for the restless and quarrel- some inmates, he was able to increase the number of resident lepers from five per cent. to ninety-five per cent. A fine hospital, a new church and two homes, one for boys and one for girls, are among the new buildings that have been built. If children whose parents have been afflicted with the disease are taken from them when a few months old, they may often be saved. . “I doubt if there is anything which im- presses the Mohammedans and Brahmins so much as this Christian work,” said Mr. Higginbottom, speaking of the position of the leper, an outcast from society. Hitherto he has been stoned on every side, and no mercy shown him. IN THE NEW BOOK ROOM “The Group Mind,” by William Mc- Dougall, F.R.S. A sketch of the principles of collective psychology, with some attempt to apply them to the interpretation of national life and character. “More Ghost Stories,” by Montague Rhodes James, Litt.D., containing seven fanciful tales told in personal vein. “Canteening Overseas,” by Marian Bald- win. The letters of a Y. M. C. A. worker from 1917-19. “A Miscellany of American Poetry, 1920.” Selections from current works of foremost American poets. Twelve volumes in French, each dealing with a special form of art, written by au- thorities. Among the subjects treated are Chinese and Japanese art, tapesteries, porcelain, heraldry, medals and glass. “Der Europaische Krieg,” 11 vols., edited by Dr. Friedrich Purliz, giving the war's progress day by day in the German view. “Political Systems in Transition,” by Charles G. Fenwick, Professor of Po- litical Science at Bryn Mawr, showing the demands and effects of war and the changes brought about afterwards. “War Posters,” being a collection and representation in book form of those issued by belligerent nations 1914-19, se- lected by Martin Hardie and Arthur K. Sabin. ‘| Ab thi veld oll Wk eit ts fae ent- "Sik tla OH Rien Beds lections, the junk committee sent off three ‘boxes of woolen garments to Doctor Gren- fell. At the same time four large boxes were sent to the southern negro settlements, Office Notice Students are asked to read carefully the train schedules posted on all the bulletin boards, which tell the latest trains. they may take back to college after the —_ giving holiday. SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY S§ALESMAN’S WAIST anp GARMENT SHOP 1008 Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, Pa. WAISTS, DRESSES, SKIRTS, SILK UNDERWEAR Our line ‘ee ac are Adopted by Footer’s Dye Works AMERICA’S BIGGEST and BEST CLEANERS and DYERS eel Orrice ANE PLaNt, CumMBERLAND, Mp. 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