wy THE COLLEGE NEWS DIPLOMACY | Marie Doro, Blanche Bates and William | Gillette come to town next week in a re-| vival of Sardou’s play, “Diplomacy.” | Semi-detective plots, involving diplomatic | incidents and hinting at international do-| ings, are always popular. We forget that many of the devices have been “done to} death” since the play first appeared, and, | like children delighting in favorite stories retold, we are enthusiastic over such in-| cidents as the clever ruse wherewith the English diplomat catches the villain, Baron Stein, and the use of scent to track down the villainess in the last act. Some of the points are either not very logically worked out or else not emphasized clearly enough to “carry across the footlights.” We can never, for example, explain satis- factorily the return of the Baroness in this last act. Why did she come? The package, of course, was only a pretext. We are never told, nor is there any sug- gestion to aid us in imagining the reason for ourselves. . The acting does not quite fulfill ex- pectations aroused «by the three lines heading the cast. Marie Doro is disap- pointing. She inclines to “rant” in the emotional parts, William Gillette is the very same Gillette of “Secret Service,” ete.—Sherlock Holmes removed from London to the legation in Paris. This will, however, only please his admirers and will not displease those who have not seen him too often to tire of his man- nerisms. Blanche Bates is excellent as the ‘Baroness, the international spy, and her handling of the big scene in the last act-is-very effective. ; On the whole, “Diplomacy” will give you a very interesting Saturday afternoon and prove a pleasant relief from quizzes, orals and their like. A “GOODWILL CHRISTMAS” A “Goodwill Christmas,” as it has been started by several alumne and others, simplifies Christmas giving in order to give more to relieve the unprecedented suffering caused by the war. To help meet this need seems more truly like Christmas than much of our Christmas giving. Perhaps some of us at College could adopt the idea and reduce our ex- tensive Christmas expenditures, thereby saving a little extra money to swell our Bryn Mawr funds for the Red Cross and refugees. LOST My James’ Psychology! Last seen on the lower: hockey field about four weeks ago. Lucretia GARFIELD. | Seaman, ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Gymnasium Cup.—The committee ap- pointed by the Board who will award the Gymnasium Cup is Mrs. Samuel A. King, G. Emery, 15, I. Zeckwer, '15, C. Dowd, ’16,. F. Kellogg, °16. The cup. will be awarded Freshman in apparatus work, and the committee will judge only upon the work done in the regular gymnasium classes. Varsity Water Polo.—_M. Goodhue, -’15, -F. Kellogg, 16, and M. Scattergood, '17, have been appointed by the Board to act with Miss Applebee and E. Dessau, ‘15, Varsity captain, as the Varsity water polo committee. CAST FOR “PINAFORE” “The Glee Club announces the cast for “Pinafore,” as follows: The Rt, Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.: Ist. Lord of the Admiralty, I. Knauth, ‘17; Capt. Cor- coran, Commanding H.M.S. Pinafore, S. Reiss, “18; Ralph Rackstraw, Able Sea- man, M. Jacobs, ’15; Dick Deadeye, Able L. Klein, '16; Bill Bobstay, Boatswain,-M. Andrews, '17; Bob Becket, Boatswain’s Mate, M. Russell, '16; Jose- phine, The Captain’s Daughter, D. Per- kins, ‘15; Hebe; .Sir Joseph's Cousin, T. Smith, °17; Little Buttercup, A. Portsmouth, °18; Bumboat Woman, E. Merck, "18. Leader, K. McCollin, '15. Stage Manager, D. Perkins, ‘15. The performance of “Pinafore” will take place May. 15, 1915. : (Continued from-Paget} Welesley—Whispering only allowed. Wellesley and Holyoke—Enforced honor system. Other Colleges ular and. difficult to enforce. by Chapel Attendance Under students at Brown, 18 cuts al- lowed. Under students at Elmira and Middle- bury, with honor system. Mt. Holyoke—Compulsory and = con- trolled by student government; 4 cuts a year from church and 12 from chapel. Randolph Macon—Regulated’ by stu- dent committee. Wellesley—Controlled by honor system, 4 cuts a month. Swarthmore— semester. : Reported successful and valuable at Barnard, Elmira, Adelphia*, Mississippi*; Allegheny, Goucher, Wells, Randolph Macon, Simmons**, Swarthmore, Syra- cuse, Western Reserve, Wilson. *No compulsory reporting of cheating. **Must be voted upon by 90 per cent of each academic class. Compulsory, 20 cuts a to the best Sopohomore or First | Proctor System unpop- CAMPUS NOTES 1 | | The Rev. C. Richmond, who is to /preach on Sunday, is the president of Union College. Mr. Richmond has. lec- tured and preached at Bryn Mawr often and is one of the most popular college speakers. The subject of President Thomas’ ad- dress to the Graduate Club on Friday, is “The difference between men and women scholars and how to overcome them.” We have received the following ex- tract from a letter from Mrs. Cons: “Mr. Cons is on the firing line in the trenches near Rheims and on November 12th, was still well and unharmed. I am with friends near Paris for the dura- tion of the war. I am helping eare for the motherless children of the soldiers, and at other times knit and crochet as fast and as much as_I can.” It is pro- posed to send a bundle of knitted articles to Mr. Cons from Bryn Mawr. Anyone who would like to contribute something ean get further particulars at the gym- nasium_ office. ; French Orals. Forty-nine Seniors took the orals and thirty-two passed. Dr. Wilm will be the third person in the German Oral on Saturday. The Chess Club under the leadership of L. Branson, ’15, has been revived. Fourteen competitors have entered the tournament. The first .round will be played off this week. The History Club. has pointed not to be able to secure Col. Roosevelt, Mr. Taft or Mr. Pinchot as speakers, but it hopes to get another in- teresting Man very soon. been disap- SURPRISINGLY GOOD FOOTBALL - PLAYED AT BRYN MAWR The Odd Class team won the football game from the Even Class team with a score of 6-0. The umpire said that the tackling was fearless and that some of the téam play and’ signaling was really good. “The Evens,” he said, “had some good, tricky plays, although quick, they weren't always quick enough, and they made a pretty forward pass: The Odd backs were a little slow. Both teams were better on the defensive than on the offensive, but of course that was due to their inexperience.” In conclusion, he said they certainly played surprisingly good football. The support of the side lines was very spirited. Red roses and violets, red and green and blue arm bands and peanuts were sold. M. Scattergood, ‘17, L. Chase, 17, cheerleaders for the Odds; H. Chase, ‘16, L. Goodnow,/'16, and E. Houghton; 18, the Even cheerleaders, walked up and down, encouraging, the shouts of the spectators. The proceeds, over $20, goes to the College Settlement.