Fevice Beae, '24 * r . The College News Published weekly during the ve Calle year in . interest of Bryn Mawr Col Managing Editor \............ aaaees Buss, '22 EDITORS _ BARBARA CLARKE, '22 EvizasetH Vaycent, ’23 Lucy Kate Bowers, '23 Exizasetu Cuixp, ’23 : & * ASSISTANT EDITOR» . O. Fountatn,, ’24 ’ §. Woop, ’24 4 , BUSINESS BOARD. MANAGER—CORNELIA Bayrp, "22 Mary"Dovctas Hay, ’22 ; Rutu Bearpsey, '23 Sara ARCHBALD, '23 : ‘ ASSISTANTS LovIsE Howi1z, 24 MARGARET Suitu, 24 Subscfiptions sieinirniiene at any time Subscriptions, $2.50 “Mailing Price, $3.00 =e as second class matter September 26, 1914, t the post office at Bryn Mawr, Pa., 1889, under the ‘Act of aren 3 : OUR SYSTEMATIC MEALS -A--new. law. has. been decreed regarding The “usual, thing to do. ‘after such Perhaps the Bryn meals. an event is to complain. Martyr feels that flere is over-organization in more fields-than one, but before making any real objection she should look into the facts of the case. The authorities claim that by old system the food can not always be hot and served promptly. Because people may come in at any time, the maids can have no system about their_serving and there is confusion in the -pantries eften resulting the in_ long: waits. Now there is a definite plan whereby each maid does a certain thing. She does not have to stop serving meat and vege-|. tables to go for soup for some late-comer. | There will be a certain system in the pan- tries, because each course will be served at a definite time. By this plan the fodd ~ should be hotter and the waits between -courses. shorter. To judge by the protesting clamors the ungrateful student prefers her meals cold, but if hot meals are to he forced upon her, why could not some leeway be allowed for the poor unfortunate who drrives home late because ~of~-an~athletic meeting or~some other unavoidable circumstance? Why could she not go into the dining room at any time during dinner and begin with the " This Could not.upset the system, and how much better to have a little dinner than none! course. which is being served then? THE OXFORD SYSTEM Much criticism has been made of the relative advantages of the American sys- tem of study as compared to the Oxford system. In this connection it is inter- esting to note the experiment which Smith is making this semester with. thirty-six members of the Junior class in introducing the Oxford system of study: . “To enter this group a student must Have a straight B average for the two preceding years. The student chooses a field of study and presents her name to the head of the department. As an ex- -ample, history may be chosen. The head -of the department plans a program iin two comparative divisions, perhaps 17th _ century history in England and America. - The, student is then assigned to two -. miembers of the staff who are specialists inthe subjects. Eight’ problems are eee. in.,each, branch of the subject, - for which two weeks’ preparation is _made and a paper written, the papers in, ‘the, two divisions alternating. | Ex- ‘aminations are. given at-the end of the Senior year after.a semester’ of special | minutes. preparation, the Gevien ilies made by professors from other-colléges and uni- versities.” » How this system will work out -re- It. will, ‘exert considerable limitation on the stu- mains to be seen. of course, dent, but f8r those who have-determined by the énd, of their Sophomore year to specialize in some particular subj&®®, it will provide oppértunity for more €x- tensive kn@wledge in their chosen field, and may thus succeed in doing away with ‘that ineffectual -smattering-of in- formktion which is so prevalent today. 8 cxsenescincaniittaniiatmnnenpisiielipeciiesaaaite Mistaken Leniency - Although the end of the hour is legally | the. end of the, quizz period, many of the professors do not announce the quizz as closed ‘and do not collect the papers for sometimes "five, sometimes °° fifteen and perfectly fair thing to do, but it does In the first plage «dt ‘detracts from ~those people’s not always prove to be. work who have divided the supposed hour into equal :périods for each ques- tion aad. are thus left with extra time which might have for the last answer, been. more, advantageously divided--be- tween all. ‘Then in the case of one-ques- tion quizzes, it leaves those who have planned their work into an organized whole with time in which they can add comments only in the nature of post scriptums, And irost sadly of all, - it prevents one from writing “time” with ‘any show of plausibility béfore the last and invariably most impossible question. SENIORS GIVE LADY FROM THE SEA (Continued from page’ 1) A Yet in The Lady of the Sea Ibsen has done precisely that thing; he has reversed the aims of his heroine. In the first: four acts, with growing insistence, he shows the power of the Stranger, of the sea, over Ellida’s” will>That~ power—such-that-it has—at least so Ellida has come to believe —become part of her being and come forth in her-child’s-eyes._She—is_horrified by it. But the horror, as she puts it, “terrifies and attracts.”A singleshght incident changes her determined course of action. Wangel releases her from her obligations to him, and with that the compelling power of the stranger slips froin her. explicable, iftwe regard Ellida as normal, or for that matter as*one, sick for sight of the sea, pent up in a spot too narrow for her vital force. The explanation for her action is revealed in the following lines. When the Stranger is talking to Wangel, he says, “Tf Ellida will come with me, it must be of her own free will.” Ellida (cried out) : “My own free will!” Wangel: “Could you dream of such a thing ?” : % Ellida (to herself): “Of my own free will!” . ’ There you haye it, the mainspring of the action. This is a drama of a weak will saved through belief in free will. -At the end Wangel sums it up, “Now I begin to understand you, little by little. You think and feel in picture$, in living images. ‘ Your longing and pining for the sea, its, attrac- tion for you and the. power of that stranger were the experitnce of your growing yearning for liberty.” Such a play requires subtle acting. All of Ibsen’s plays do, for that matter. In- deed The Lady from the Sea is one of the easiest to act from all points. of view, if “one desires to give Ibsen. But a shout of protest. is invariably, raised when ama- ‘télirs: have ambitions. ~ “They * are told that it is better to produce exceedingly “well a second-rate, or at least a light,. play than to produce half. well a serious’ one. This | is hard on the amateurs.: It is doubly so when the amateurs—as is the case in col- leges—happen to have brains and little time,. for they are compelled to waste both on parts which require no. insight... - i ~ & e THE COLLEGE NEWS Superficially, this seems a kind: All this is. in-|. es = But I do not: believe that those who saw | was done only half well. For one thing, and their voices were pitched correctly. The scenery was unpretentious but most satisfactory, particularly so in the’ garden scene... Theylighting was excellent. Miss Howard, who as Ellida carried the most dithcult part in the play, pitched her emotional key ‘a bit too high at the which thade it impossible to work up to a climax. ‘Fhis gave the effect of monotony. She was lovely to look upon. Her make- up, however, did not sufficiently suggest -a woman who had suffered. Lynstrand, the half pathetic,- half contemptible con- sumptive youth, was played by Miss, Hall. She gave an appreciative interpretation of a part which might well have been over- done. ‘Her actifig was easy and: unforced. 4; allested and thé tourists formed delicious comic relief, Miss Bliss in the part of. the Stranger, had “all the calm and magnetism necessary to persuade us of his fascination, Her act- ing, her gestures, or rather her, lack of ges- tures, were in absolute accord with the’ part she.created, . Wangel, played by Miss Hobdy, had the uncertainty ®f a man wrapped up in the past, striving to understand the pres- ent. Perhaps Miss Hobdy’s make-up de- tracted at first from her part.» It is difh- cult for us to sympathize with men who wear beards. But as.the play went on, the thoroughness. with which she entered into her. role made us forget the unpleasing first impression. Her best acting canie when she was talking with Ellida in the third act.» Misses Hand and-Burges, as the daughters, Boletta and. Hilda, were delight- ful. Miss Hand was especially pleasing in her listening—a_ thing rate in actors, and Miss Burges in her teasing. The Pompous Arnholm, played by Miss Peek, made him- self a foil to Ellida and did an admirable bit of acting in Act V, when proposing to Boletta. Her makeup was satisfactory and she maintained that ponderousness which is the mark of Awnholm’s character, with- out exaggeration and with effect. One thing particularly pleasing about this production was the smoothness* and_ speed with which it ran.~ There were no hitches ; the intermissions between’ acts were of the nattiral length. This was the more praise- worthy when we consider the number of exits and entrances in the. play. Whatever. adverse criticism can be made of the Senior performance of The Lady from the Sea, 1922 has demonstrated, it seems to me, that Ibsen can be acted by amateurs. . It may happily result in more Ibsen in the future. "Mary LapeLey CAUGHEY. MRS. SCHWARTZ GIVES TALK ON COMING PRIMARIES _ (Continued from page 1) district,’ Mrs. Schwartz explained. “Of the two Republicans who are running, Mr. Faries is only: twenty-five years old and has no public record, while Mr. Ludlow is a forceful man, a brilliant talker, with political experience. We need somebody strong: ~who. knows something about the game.” The Democratic candidate, Mr. Wallet, is a landscape gardener, almost un- known politically. The League of. Women Voters-‘wants to get back of the independent men who at least possess their own souls., A new era is dawning. We will carefully watch the records of candidates and elect and re-elect men with a full knowledge of the record they have made. To reform politics, we must begin at the bottom and have our committee men and state representatives as strong and capable as possible.” Besides its increasingly successful efforts to have independent elections, thé League is advocating the presentation of four measures, a bill for the reorganization of the State Departments, revision of taxation, difect primaries, and a new constitutional convention. LANTERN NOTICE * Contributions to the spring Lantern are due now. “They may be handed in to the editors, or put in the Lantern box’ outside of the Pens office. in Taylor. this year’s Senior play would say that it}, the men’s roles were unusually. well eacted. os IN THE NEW BOOK ROOM .: Virgil, by Tenney Frank, is a biography of’\the poet, conceived, says the author, “with the purpose of centering the attention. on. the poet’s life.and character, with the hope of making his Works more interesting.” The Story ‘of Mankind,»by Hendrick Van Loon, is, as-its title ‘indicates, a brief -his- tory of the most important events since the creation of man. It presents, as does the Outline of History, by H. G. Wells, a comprehensive view of history as a whole but in a simpler and broader way. The book is written. for children and is fullyg illustrated by the author. Public Opinion, right or wrofig, is a mighty*force. Walter Lippman in Public Opinion sets forth the reasons for the way in. which that mighty forée is moulded, and “why the pictures inside met’s heads often mislead them fn their dealings with one another; and how the trickle of messages from outsidg is affected by storedsup images and prejudices.” ; C. B. Tinker’s Young Boswell is a life,of the Great Biographer based largely on new material and erring, says the author “on the side of appreciation.” John. Masefield, 1918, said, great poet. “America is making ready for a_ You are all writing poetry or enjoying it. A great poetic revival is in progress.”. Margaret Wilkinson in New Voices has collected’ the best of this. new poetry and with sympathy and ability has shown up its technique and spirit. — y CECELIA BEAUX TO LECTURE ON COLOR NEXT SATURDAY “Color” will be the subject of Miss Cecelia Beaux, well-known _ portrait painter, who will speak in. Taylor Hall on Saturday, April. 29,°at 8 o’clock, under the auspices. of the Art Club. ‘The lecture will be free to members of the College. Miss Beaux, who painted the portrait of Miss Reilly, which is now in the Library, has won distinction for her por- traits of women and children, and has recently been decorated by the | French government for portraits of war Heroes. FLORENCE MARTIN ELECTED PRESIDENT OF UNDERGRAD _President of the Undergraduate Asso- ciation for* next year is Florence Martin, as the result of the elections held last Monday evening. Marion Russell is vice-president, while the secretary could not be elected owing to the lack of a quorum. Miss Martin, who was” Vice-president of the Association for the past year, was president of her class Freshman year* and-was Freshman .member on the self- government board. Miss Russell has been secretary of the Association this year and is Sophomore president. . UNDERGRAD WILL APPOINT CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES Old Properties Committee Changed In addition to the election of officers at the meeting of the Undergraduate As- sociation last Monday evening, the. re- ports of the secretary and treasurer were read and accepted and two new. regula- tions regarding the chairmen of com- mittees and the Scenery and Costumes Committee were passed. According to the first regulation, the chairmen of committees shall henceforth be appointed by the Board, and may be chosen from the’ Board if it is thought practical. By the second, the old Sce- nery and Costumes Committees will be abdlished and in its place will be a Cos- tume Cofmmittee consisting of the chair- men of the Costume Committees of each class, and a separate Scenery Committee similarly constituted. - : On Friday night the Seniors ‘presented the play for the Juniors alone, and after the performance Junior Senior supper was served with the usual ceremonies. Presi- dent Thomas, President-elect | Park, - Mrs. Frederic Manning and. many other _dis-~ tinguished college presidents and deans at- tended the performance of the ‘play. | visiting this country in .