2 The Colleee News Published weekly during the college year in the interests of Bryn Mawr College Managing Editor Ass’t Managing Editor . Business Manager Ass’t Bus. Mgr. ISABEL FOSTER, ’15 | ADRIENNE KENYON,'15 MARY:G. BRANSON, '16 | KATHARINE BLODGETT, '17 EDITORS CONSTANCE M. K. APPLEBEE RUTH TINKER, "15 ISOLDE ZECKWER, ’15 | FREDRIKA M. KELLOGG, '16 Office Hours: Daily, 2-3 Christian Association Library Subscription $1.50 a -Mailing Price $2.00 Entered as second-class matter September 26, 1914, at the post office at Bryn ae i under the Act of March 3, 1879 Minor Latin, according to apparent con- sensus, is the least popular course in College. This is not because there is any fault to be found with the course itself, _ hor with the professors who teach it, among whom are some of the ablest we have. Far from it. us. We hate to translate. fifty lines or less. _We are blind to all else but these mechanics of translation. Last week we had our attention called }¥ to an article in the “Fortnightly Review” for November, which we think may inter- est at least those of us who struggle through Minor Latin as though it were drudgery, but who are interested in Eng- lish composition. “Translation is a more difffeult art than original writing; we learn to use our own language better by writing out another man’s thoughts than our—own, for if we write ott our own thoughts we select thoughts for transcrip- tion, that we can express easily. Original writing does not enlarge our vocabulary like translation; an admirable translator is always seeking to enlarge his vocabu- lary. Do not believe the current folly that translation dies and original writing lives; the German of the man who trans- lated Shakespeare will be read when the German of many original ‘writers is for- gotten. Andrew Lang is another such immortal; all his original writing will perish—has perished already—but he will be remembered, for he translated Par) *‘Theocritus. - Shall we have a decapitated Taylor? Shall we be glad or sorry, if the Building Committee agrees with the Dean of Mon- tana in thinking that the top of the tower should be removed just where the copper begins? Will it look as though Taylor were kicking one lég' in the air, in rivalry with the four the Elephant Library kicks? To speak soberly, could Taylor ever look Early Jacobian? THE COLLEGE NEWS : pee Everyone is eager to express gratitude “The College News” there is an article to President Thomas and the faculty i E. Dulles, drawing attention to the the very live and self-sacrificing interest | | poor attendance at morning “Chapel. It which they are taking in the new and | | points out the danger we are running of strong movement in the College toward | a rule “concerning attendance at Chapel.” ‘debating and public speaking. If Litera- | |ture is lagging at Bryn Mawr, perhaps | Oratory is having her day. If this is ‘really true, as it seems to be, it is inter-| ‘esting to note how much this changes the ‘effect of conditions outside of College. /Not only Woman’s Suffrage, but social | work and executive positions of all kinds” ‘|demand a woman who can speak on her The debates as yet have been poor. perhaps in comparison with the stories and poems which have been written for. the “Lantern” in the past, but the art of. feet. |debating is a new art at Bryn Mawr, or rather a revived art, and Ciceros may yet be produced by coaching. We must re- ‘member that even Demosthenes had to ‘practice by the seashore before he was. bearable and accomplish nothing. ‘there no one in this College who has some | practical suggestion? us who have any suggestions at all would 'write them to “The College News” where editor of “Har- | /prepared to declaim his —, Philip- pics. The trouble lies with | We hate to, look up words in the dictionary, to refer | to footnotes and to spend an hour on) MR. HAPGOOD ON THE WAR | Mr. Norman Hapgood, per’s Weekly,” gave a most interesting talk on November 20th. He believes that in spite of all its horrors this war may be advantageous in the end. The ideals which we may hope to win must be in good part the work of women. Since the world is in great need, great efforts will be made. The response to the need “will be so full af the vision of mind and heart that we can meet the times which are coming, so that history will say ‘the awful price which we have to pay, will “rot be-paid-in--vain’:* In regard to the future and the ‘safety of our own country, Mr. Hapgood thought that since our army, as it is so small that it is “Nothing more than a bad joke” and since we dread the effects of mili- tarism, our best plan lay in forming an army, as Switzerland does, by requiring every boy of a certain age to undergo military training. A reception was held after the lecture under the auspices of the Class for the Study. of Social Problems. ~ CORRESPONDENCE COLUMN (The Editors do not hold themselves re- sponsible for the opinions expressed in this column.) To the Editors: : Although our “college spirit’ is un- doubtedly greater than it has been during the past few years; as shown by our real interest in “The College News,” the Chris- tian Association, and so on, nevertheless, I do not think that it is yet all that it should be. In the November 19th issue of But even this spirited article has. failed to arouse us. We have heard so much discussion about the attendance at Chapel that it no longer makes any impression upon us. Yes, but the only way to stop ‘the discussion of it is to attend Chapel regularly. But what about those of us who do go? Can.we sit back and say that we at least are doing our part? If we are really seri- ous in our desire for more “college spirit” we cannot be content with doing things ourselves and letting others do as they please. But how can we force others to do things? How can we make people go to Chapel? We cannot drag them; and if we try to persuade them against their wills we shall only make ourselves un- Is Perhaps if all of the rest can read them, we might evolve some adequate solution, not only of this question as to attendance at Chapel, but also of the whole question of “esprit de corps.” Sincerely yours, LucretiA GARFIELD, Dear Editors: In reply to your correspondent who speaks of the defects in the present sys- tem of fire drills and suggests meanscof remedying them, I wish to say that the fire captains have been working out. an entirely new system, which it is hoped will remedy the defects mentioned and ~~ other weaknesses in-the-dritis-as-they-are now run. The new system has been worked out with great care and is based upon the Wellesley system mentioned, modified to suit the conditions at Bryn Mawr. The new method of drills will be begun very soon, and, it is hoped, will prove as practical and satisfactory as the one at Wellesley. IsoLDE ZECKMAN. Head Fire Captain. Dear Editors: Although there has been much objec- tion to the enforcement of the rule that we should leave laboratory promptly at 4 o'clock, if we stop to consider, is that not really a fair rule? It might be better modified to read, that everyone shall leave minor laboratory at 4 o’clock. In major courses experiments take longer and are often spoiled, if left, thus mean- ing the loss of an afternoon’s work. How- ever, the minor classes are so large that ,it is hard enough to keep them all work- ing together, and it makes it all the harder if a few particularly enterprising or non-athletic people stay later than four. There could be a modification again in this case, that is, a student who wishes to make up back work might be allowed to remain. With these changes the rule would stand as a good one. F. K., ’16.