= Vouume IV. No. 18 Price 5 Cents BRYN MAWR, PA., MARCH 7, 1918 lege graduates sent out a month ago. Over eight hundred applied. Owing to the introduction of Civil Serv- ice examinations, the conditions on which permanent positions in the Ord- nance Department will be assigned have ‘not been finally settled. They will be made public as soon as possible by Dr. Marion Parris Smith, of the Advisory Committee of the Registration Depart- ment. Circulars of the original appeal—for 50 college graduates immediately (January 22d), and 40 in June—have been sent to the members of the Senior Class by Dean Taft. COCOANUT GROVE SAVES FOOD CLEARS $33 FOR CORPS Vaudeville Skits Between Dances Bring Down House With Parodies A “Honolulu Heaven” of skits and par- odies in “The Cocoanut Grove” cleared $33 last Saturday afternoon in the gymna- sium for the Varsity Service Fund. The admission fee of twenty cents was the only charge made. No refreshments were sold. F. Howell 19 was manager. No expense was spared in filming “Bars of Iron,” the mammoth production of 1918’s movie corporation. It was the end of a perfect day that saw Piers Evesham (J. Ridlon) wounded on the battlefield after he had wrecked the “home in the bush”. §S. Belville as the wistful widow, and J. Ridlon as Piers, showed the finest technique. P. Turle deserves as much credit for her convincing characterization of the Evesham dog as for her creation of the scenario. H. Huntting ‘19 at the piano contributed many telling strokes. The large number of reels was the only criticism to be made. H. Zinsser ‘20 and Z. Boynton ‘'20 opened the program with a Hawaiian dance. The production of Ibsen’s “Ghosts” by the “On the Square” players included a necessary element lacking at the original performance, an audience trained to scream at the right moment. “The Ballet Loose”, featuring K. Town- send ‘20 as the six-foot heroine Coyella, recalled last year’s Freshman Show in the cavemen costumes of the hero and vil- lain as much as it did the true model, the “Ballet Russe”. E. Luetkemyer ‘20 inter- preted part of the wood nymph as a com- bination of the woodbird in “Siegfried” and the robin in the “Babes in the Wood”. Mme, Human Schank (L. Kellogg ’20) and M. Rici Carousal (M. Littell '20), Beerytone, of the Grand Uproar Com- pany, declared their Bryn Mawr audience the most appreciative they had ever sung before. Mme. Human Schank’s voice was unusually penetrating in timbre. 18 WELLESLEY FARMERS DRAFTED The first draft of workers for the pro- posed college farm at Wellesley includes eighteen undergraduates, says the New York Times. Each will serve one month, beginning June 17th. Fifteen of the num- ber will be regular farm hands and the other three will be housekeepers for the farmers. Dr. Ferguson sounded a call to food pro- duction and Miss Ehlers explained the ar- rangements for this summer's Patriotic Farm, was held in Taylor Wednesday evening of last week. An exhibition of farm trousers, especially designed for women workers by Miss Marjorie Gregg of Cambridge, followed the speeches. - To bring out the alarming need for food ‘production Dr, Ferguson quoted from an article in the Nation for February 14th— “The Only Advancing’ General—Famine”. The United States has exhausted not only its reserve supply of wheat for con- sumption, but its reserve supply for seed, he stated. Since food must be produced, and since the farmers are being drafted and no one is going out from town to take their places, college women must supply the labor, he said. : Dean Taft showed that college women had the task of convincing not only the farmers but other women, that women can do farm work. The girl who never went to boarding school or took part in any athletics, she explained, needs to be shown that working till she is hot and out of breath or gets a pain in her side is not going to hurt her. One of the ad- vantages of farming over other war work is that it can be begun at once without waiting for the word from Washington. Part of Bryn Mawr Farm on Campus Admitting that she had questioned at first the wisdom of repeating the experi- ment of the farm, Miss Ehlers said she had come to believe that since, econom- ically or expensively, food must be pro- duced, Bryn Mawr College must do its share in this production. The land this summer, she announced, will include the twenty-odd acres fur- nished by Mr. Hinckle Smith, south of Morris Avenue and about a mile and a half north of Bryn Mawr station; five acres behind the Baldwin School; three acres on the campus, which Dr. Huff has pronounced well worth cultivating; and, in the event of a large registration of workers, seven acres opposite the Infirm- ary which Mr. Collins may let the college have for field corn. Mr. Rufus Jones has promised to get the land ploughed, Miss Ehlers said, but students will do the planting. Volunteer workers will go out during the spring for periods of two hours, which they will be allowed to count as exercise. (Continued on page 5.) DR. ROSS ‘TO LEAD CONFERENCE Helped Launch Christian Association Dr. Ross, former pastor of the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, will be the principal speaker at the week-end confer- ence of the Christian Association, which will be held from March 21st to March 23d. Christian Fundamentals will be the topic of discussion. Dr. Ross, who helped organize the Christian Association, lectures half the year at the Union Theological Seminary in New York, and devotes the other half to speaking at colleges and conducting conferences. During his stay here he will the Deanery, where interviews may be arranged. A tea will be given for him in the gymnasium the afternoon of Fri- day, March 22d. Will Weigh Individual Portions Voluntary food rations, under which every portion of food for each individual will be weighed, have been adopted by the college at the request of Mr. Morris L. Cook, Food Administrator for Pennsyl- vania. Aside from the actual saving of food the example of the college, Mr. Cook said, will help the work of the Adminis- tration. A careful weighing of meat and bread and the serving of individual portions of sugar will begin as soon as possible in the halls and other college buildings. (Continued on page 5.) TACTICAL STRATEGY OF EARLY DAYS OF WAR MAPPED OUT Captain Paul Candé Explains Manceeuvers of Victory of Marne SERVICE CORPS CLEARS $90 The first three months of the war, from the viewpoint of military tactics, were described by Captain Paul Candé, of the First French Engineers, in Taylor last Friday night for the benefit of the Graduate Service Corps and the Nouville Etoile. About $90 were netted for the Service Corps. Captain Candé wore the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honor with three palms, Marshal Joffre’s manceuvres leading to the victory of the Marne, in which Cap- tain Candé fought, were mapped out in some detail. The evening ended with Captain Candé’s wish that French and Americans together might send to our troops in France our hope for “the great victory’! and with the singing of the Marseillaise by the audience. Inadvisable to Attack Paris On September 3, 1914, the German Ad- vance Guard was within thirteen miles of Paris, Captain Candé said, but, true to the principles of modern strategy, the General Staff did not allow itself to be tempted by the nearness of Paris to give up its real object, the destruction of the Allied armies; realizing, also, that the capture of Paris would involve heavy losses in the street fighting and that a siege would require too many of their troops, the Germans turned south. The battle of the Marne, fought from | September 6th to 11th, over a front of | 150 miles, was such a victory as in the | Napoleonic wars would have meant the | entire destruction of the conquered army | and government, Captain Candé pointed | out. But in 1914 the result was that the Germans simply retreated for two days | until they reached their formidable line | prepares tas gh Soissons and north of nitead cdl Coniet. The conduct in re- treat of the third German army corps ; THREE B. M. ALUMNA NOW DOING [FACULTY SPEECHES RALLY : : THE ADM WORt IN ORDANCE DEPARTMENT |" WORKERS FOR PATRIOTIC. | "re aut ivy tas Dive ws | CHOSEN AS VARSITY PLAT New Requirements for Positions To Be FARM eT — a a i ra rca Woo ‘ . epg Will b Explained Ars, Smith HS og e @ e of the ! es Barrie’s Fantastic Comed Tempore pontiot the fetieene Announce M: a to pet sn into: the 'War. ‘Gen for Service Cones : Departmen ve ven Bryn Mawr alumna, 0. Dowd '16, B. Hill T ere “The Admirable Crichton”, by J. M. 1. "16: : —— COLLEGE GOES ON RATIONS AS w sented at college by a ington in answer to the appeal for 60 eol-|, ‘8m rally at which Dean Taft and |“ VOLUNTARY WAR MEASURE | |Varsity cast on April 19th and 2000.” it was chosen last week by the Undergrad- uate Association in place of “If I Were King’, by a vote of 55 to 23. “If 1 Were King”, though the original choice of the four classes, was found to exist only in manuscript and was, there- fore, voted down to prevent the long de- lay which getting copies of it would have entailed. “The Admirable Crichton” was written, and first produced, in England in 1903. Tryouts began Monday night in the gymnasium. The large cast includes six . men and six women in the major parts and twelve minor servant rdles. The hero is a butler, the admirable Crichton of the title. The play is concerned with the adventures of a family of the British nobility who entertain their servants at monthly receptions much to the discom- fort of both hosts and guests and who are later marooned with several of the servants on a desert island in the Pacific. The Varsity Dramatics Committee, of which M. Martin '19 is chairman, is in charge of the casting and production and will make recommendations for stage manager. The stage manager will be elected at a meeting of the Undergradu- ate Association today at 1.30. Mrs. Patch is coach, WASHINGTON CLUB HOUSE FOR COLLEGE WOMEN IN WAR WORK (From the Committee on Public Infor- mation.] A new Club House for College Women engaged in War Work in Washington will be opened March Ist under the auspices of the Washington Branch of the Asso- ciate College Alumnae, of which Mrs, Raymond B. Morgan is president. The property, which was once the home of the British Embassy, consists of two buildings, 2506 and 2508 K Street, sur- rounded by a fine old garden, which will be used as a War Garden by the women. Twelve active workers in the Associate College Alumne@w have taken a lease of four years on the place and have put it in excellent condition. NO SUIT AGAINST BRYN MAWR Right to Cocoanut Grove Disputed The establishment of a second ‘“Cocoa- nut Grove” at the Ziegfield Midnight Frolic in New York raised a controversy last week with the owners of the first at the Century Theatre, according to the New York Times. The Century Theatre 'concern refused to give up their right to the name. While the dispute was still hot a third Grove was planted in the Bryn Mawr gymnasium. No suit has yet been brought against the manager. TEA ROOM OPEN ON SUNDAY Beginning March 10th the College Tea | drunk with good champagne”. be entertained by President Thomas at | was disgraceful, he said, for its drunken- | Room will be open on Sundays from 4 to ness and pillaging, and “the French took 7 o'clock. Tea and supper will be served many prisoners of the Prussian Guard | every day except Monday, from 4 to 7; (and luncheon every day, including Mon- Captain Candé began his lecture with a | day, from 1.15 to 2. summary of events leading up to the dec- Sandwiches and cakes will be made to larations of war and an explanation of the : order, and special: suppers served when relative positions of the enemy forces on | ordered in advance. The tea room may August Ist. lalso be engaged for evening parties. Cher Peg LK. A | Epa ‘any G. Ponnerr 0 Seep yn tytn ene ee “Robbing Peter” The plan for a war grocery store, which is to come up for discussion in the Under- | graduate meeting today, has been care- fully conceived, and is in many respects admirable. To do away with the pur- chase of unpatriotic food elsewhere, a campus “Hoover” store, to which the College would pledge its exclusive pa- tronage, My at once a simple and effective Onlectinis to the project on the ground of the increased consumption of food— even though “patriotic” food—which an easily accessible campus store would en- courage, have to the Food Conservation Committee appeared to outweigh its ad- Tt is to be hoped that the College will do more with the new food conservation pledge than admire the flag on the cor- ' ner, The Serpent in the Garden There is an infection prevalent in col- lege that is more contagious and far more dangerous than the measles. Rumor, the College plague breaks out apparently without why or wherefore, and unless caught in its early stages, sometimes has quite serious results. People are sent to the Infirmary daily with the measles. Would that there were also some isolated place where rumor venders might be sent before they infect others! A Second Pennsylvania Philadelphians and others who have fol- lowed with interest the blunders of the University of Pennsylvania, from the ex- pulsion of Scott Nearing to the withhold- ing of a degree from Joseph Pennell, will perhaps enjoy The New York Trib- une’s comment on an analagous situation at Columbia: “Professor Ellery C. Stowell was one college professor who stood out very clearly for this country’s entry into the war. It is announced that he purposes to take up war work. “There is no hint, or taint, of a pacifist about him. “Professor Stowell, of high standing as a professor of international law, has re- signed from the faculty of Columbia Uni- versity. “This is the fifth Columbia professor to resign or be dismissed within a year. “These things do not seem to happen at Harvard or Yale, at Princeton or Cor- nell. ‘We hope there is no room in this coun- try, and certainly not in New York City. for another University of Pennsylvania.” LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The editors do not hold themselves respon- sible for opinions expressed in this column. To the Editor of the College News: We wish to take issue with the anony- mous critic who censures the Class of 1918 for dispensing with the compara- tively simple Class Book while retaining “the extravagant Commencement festivi- ties, including a before-the-war Garden Party”. If the Senior Class has decided that the “enjoyment for years to come” to be gleaned from the Class Book doés not compensate for the present expendi- ture of time, effort and money there seems little more to be said on that sub- ject. As far as Garden Party is concerned it will not be by any means the elaborate function our critic presupposes. Some way must be devised for entertaining our families and friends who are here for Commencement, and Garden Party, as it will be given this year, seems the sim- plest method of doing it. It will, in fact, be far less expensive than the many pri- vate teas which, if there were no Garden Party, would undoubtedly be the order of the day. M. S. Munford ‘18. BE. Houghton °18. long time Austria demurred. At length, ‘The pabliantion. was a. protest against secret diplomacy, ‘and not the least in- forming of the documents published was the argument by which England, France and Russia induced Italy to enter the conflict. As soon as Austria, in 1914, pro- ceeded against Servia, Italy began to ask for compensation. Compensation, she claimed, was due her in virtue of Article VII of the treaty by which the Triple Al- liance was formed in 1882. The article provided that, if either Austria or Italy should, for any reason, gain increased influence in the Balkans, the other power should be entitled to corresponding ex- pansion. As quid pro quo in the case of the moment, Italy intimated that she would prefer concessions, not in the Balkans, but from Austrian territory on her own northeastern frontier. For a however, impelled by German influence and by the desire to maintain Italian neu- trality, she consented to consider the Italian proposals. Active negotiations were under way from March to May, 1915. Transfer of Austrian lands at four points was asked for by Italy. She re- quested: 1, The cession of Trent and the neigh- boring territory (the Trentino); 2. A rectification of the Isonzo fron- tier which would give her the cities of Gradisca and Gorizia, together with a strip of the littoral reaching well round the head of the Adriatic; 3. The creation of Trieste, with the sur- rounding country, into a free port subject to neither country; and, 4. The cession of certain islands of the Dalmatian coast. To grant these requests would have been to cede what the Italians have long known as “Italia Irredenta”; for the jus- tification of the claims is that the popu- lations of the districts in question are largely Italian. Joined with the desire to round out a nation of Italian-speaking peoples was the wish to extend Italian prestige in the Adriatic. In the latter aspiration Italian ambitions came sharply into conflict with those of Austria, of Hungary, and of the Southern Slavs, each of these peoples attaining access to the sea solely on the eastern Adriatic coast. Of the four Italian requests, Austria, on April 17th, refused the last three. Only as regards the Trentino did she make concessions, but even here declined the boundaries asked. The Italian request that the transfer of ceded territory take place at once was also declined. On May ALUMNA NOTES Caroline Stevens ‘17 is sailing under the Red Cross to do refugee work among the children coming from Switzerland into France. She will go straight to Paris and be detailed there to a canteen or clinic. Miss Stevens was president of ! Self Government here last year and has been doing microscopic work on blood corpuscles this winter at the Massachu- setts General Hospital. Emily Van Horn ‘15 is private secretary to Mr. L. H. Shearman, a member of the Shipping Board. Anne Wildman has given up her Phila- delphia position under the Woman’s Committee of the Council of National De- fense, and is teaching in Leesburg, Va. Dr. Robert Speer to Preach Next Sunday | Dr. Robert Elliott Speer, Secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions in the | Presbyterian Church, will preach here | next Sunday evening. Mrs. Speer, Presi- dent of the Y. W. C. A., was instrumental last spring in changing the Bryn Mawr delegation from Eaglesmere to Silver Bay. May 4th better terms were conceded rel- ative to the Isonzo frontier, Gradisca being offered, and assurance was given that in Trieste the long-desired Italian university would be established and the | municipal statutes would be so revised as to safeguard “the national and cultural existence of the Italian-speaking popula- tion”. On May 10th the erection of Trieste into an “imperial free city” was proposed. Finally, on May 22d, Austria was ready to agree to the immediate transfer of territory, hitherto refused. On May 23d, however, Italy declared war. The course of the negotiations above described has been known since the pub- lication of the Austrian Red Book and the Italian Green Book. What our new- est information shows is that during the last month of the diplomatic exchanges with Austria, Italy was already com- mitted to an alliance with the Entente. On April 26th the agreement was signed in London, afd from that day. the am- bassadorial notes meant little. The final vigorous effort of Prince von Biilow had been foredoomed. The acquisitions as- sured to Italy “under the imminent treaty of peace” were liberal. They took from Austria all the Trentino with a part of Southern Tyrol; the cities and suburbs of Trieste, Gorizia, and Gradisca; all of Istria; and all of the province of Dal- matia. They were more extensive than the acquisitions ever demanded from Austria, and, if secured, would have given Italy control of the Adriatic. Not least interesting of the new pro- posed cessions is that of Dalmatia. This narrow strip of coast, with its numerous islands, reaches along the eastern Adri- atic to Albania. Its value is strategic rather than economic, since its produce is small and it comprises only three cities of more than 10,000 inhabitants, Of its population only 3 per cent is Italian, whereas the other districts promised by the treaty are largely occupied by Italians. Nearly 97 per cent of the in- habitants of Dalmatia are Slavs, akin to the peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina, provinces which constitute the Hinter- land. In the event of the annexation of Dalmatia to Italy the ambitions of the southern Slavs would be adversely af- fected. They, even more than Austria, would have ground for opposition. Of all the Italian expansionist claims, therefore, this is the one which critics of Italian foreign policy would, with most justice, hold up as indicative of imperialistic aims, COMPETITION FOR BEST THRIFT STAMP POSTER OPENS TO-DAY The Liberty Loan Committee is offering a reward of a War Saving Stamp, worth $4.14, for the best poster advertising thrift stamps. The poster will be judged on design and on the most appropriate slogan made from the initials W. S. S. The competition is open to all the War Saving Societies in the schools in Bryn Mawr and in the college. Posters should be given to C. Dodge, Pembroke Bast, | = before March 2ist. After the posters have been judged they will be exhibited, probably in Taylor. War Saving Stamps are on sale at the Loan Desk in the Library. PRESS BUREAU MATERIAL DUE All who have taken pamphlets to re- view for the Foreign Press Bureau are asked to return them by Monday, March lith, to P. Turle "18, chairman of the Education Department of the War Coun- : cil, Pembroke East. ‘Italy formally denounced ‘the Triple . ‘At once Germany, as well ‘98 Austria, | Billow, “German Ambassador. in Rome, | 3 took active part in the negotiations. On| “Fifth Ave. at g5th St. New York will display at MONTGOMERY INN THURSDAY and FRIDAY MARCH 21 and 22 The Spring Fashions of the College Girl TITTITTNTTTTINNTINAT NUTTIN IT in/TTTIITTINNi TT INITININTITTN1™ ITIL MTT TTT TTT TTT i LAALDAUAUULNELAETAAAAUL TAILLEUR SUIT S—Evi- dencing the new CUTA- WAY SILHOUETTE. STREET DRESSES, silk-and- wool, cut along war lines and proving that sparing the serge does not spoil the style. TT TTT PAULTLESSLY CORRECT plain-tailored suits, inclining just a bit toward the mannish. NORFOLKS and Riding Habits. the new WOOL JERSEYS —which feature the SUCCESS OF THE SEASON—the sleeve- less coat. BLOUSES—Habutai and Jap silk conveying new ideas in smart, separate shirts; sport styles in batiste; hand-made French blouses; distinctive Georgettes. AVVATVLTOATVOCT ETS D EEE ERTS SPEEA TTT TT A HALF DOZEN new ideas in everyday and evening bras- sieres. MUTT EXCLUSIVE DRESSES for the May-time parties and those for later Spring. Prac- tical frocks for every occasion of day and evening. Fresh dashing ginghams. AUT TT PETTICOATS, NEGLI- GEES and SILK UNDER- WEAR in shapes and shades new and charming. IMPORTANT ODDS AND ENDS for the costume that singles out. TTT UE EUAAVUES TAAEETU LH AMTTMTI PULTE (Further Announcement in Next Issue) Uy games, , which begin next Monday night, _ is as follows: - First Teams Monday, March 11.—8.30 and 9.00. Thursday, March 14.—8.30 and 9.00. Monday, March 18.—9.00 (if necessary, 8.30.) Thursday, March 21.—9.00. Friday, March 22.—9.00 (if necessary). Monday, March 25.—9.00 (if necessary). The second team games come in every case on the day following the first team games, at the same hours. The captains will draw lots to-night to see which classes meet in the prelimi- naries. 6 SPORTING NOTES H. Weist ’21 has been elected wand drill captain in place of M. Morton ’21, who resigned. Ten cents will be charged for ad- mission to the Gymnasium Contest on March 15th. The money taken in will go to the Freshman and Sophomore Service Corps Funds. E. Cecil '21 is temporary manager of the Freshman first team in place of W. Worcester ’21, who is in the In- firmary. A mock swimming meet is planned to take place in May for the benefit of the Service Corps. DANCING FESTIVAL PLANNED FOR LIBRARY CLOISTER THIS MAY Ballet and Solos on Program A dancing festival in the cloisters has been planned for May for the benefit of the Varsity Service Corps Fund. “Ely- sian Fields” will be the ballet by Miss Kirk’s Senior and Junior dancing classes. M. Boyd “17, who danced in the festival last year and has been studying this year at the Newman School of Dancing in Philadelphia, will give a solo. Folk danc- ing will be managed by J. Peabody ’19. Miss Rand has been secured to run the lighting. Last year she and Dr. Ferree used flood lighting for the festival. Miss Kirk is director, and the Festival Com- mittee of the Red Cross and Allied Relief Department is M. Littell ’20, chairman, J. Ridlon ’18, I. Loeb '18, A. Moore ‘19, C. Hayman ’19, Z. Boynton ’20, and E. Kim- brough °21, YALE SOLDIERS MAY GRADUATE New arrangements concerning the award of wartime degrees at Yale, pro- viding for every contingency, have been approved by the Yale Corporation, ac- cording to the New York Times. A student entering the service within two months of a term’s end may apply for special examinations in any or all of his subjects provided his previous record is complete, and will receive credit for the unfinished term. A student who has com- pleted the junior year work and then en- ters the service may have his name printed in the commencement program of his class as that of a member “absent in service”, “The regulations provide ways in which a student, serving as a commissioned offi- cer, may become a candidate for a degree at any subsequent commencement.” GERMAN WOMEN SACRIFICE PEARLS An appeal to German women to give their pearls for the Fatherland is made in this advertisement, “inserted in the press,” says the New York Times, “by the jewel hunting officials of the Reichs- bank: “Bring in Your Jewels! “‘Pearls mean tears. But pearls can also dry tears if you sacrifice them on the altar of the Fatherland!’ “German papers recently received in London show that no effort is being spared to induce the German people to turn over its jewery for sale abroad to stiffen the mark exchange rate which is running so heavily against Germany.” THE SoU alae ae asia af 0 an Corps Committee we print the following extracts from a letter from Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant '03 to Marion Reilly ‘01, Chairman of the Alumne War Relief Committee and the Joint Administrative Service Corps Committee. Miss Sergeant is one of the first two members of the Service Corps and is working in France, writing war articles for the New Republic. Her letter, dealing with living expenses, equipment, and the activities of canteen and hut, describes in unusual detail the qualifications for war work in France. The letter will be continued in a subsequent issue of the News. Paris, January 31. My Dear Marion: Your letter of January 8th reached me about a week ago—pretty quick for these days. I am enormously interested in the B. M. Service Corps, and feel sure you are right not to send a “unit.” The day for that has a little passed, and even Smith, which has been doing splendid work (much praised by the French), has found it best to give up independence and come under the Red Cross. I adjoin some scratchy notes, very incomplete, but all I have been able to manage in a particularly busy week. I am convinced that the Bryn Mawr woman would be in valuable here; there is far more than enough work for the able, but the inca. pable and the unserious are going per- haps to make difficulties for the rest of us. I think passports will be and should be more and more closely watched, and any one who comes should be prepared to stick to her job for a reasonable time, like six months, whether or not it is what she expected. Lots of women have come supposedly for a definite society, that society having guaranteed the pass- port—and then leave the society prompt- ly for one they like better. Another in- teresting point: American women draw back from the more disagreeable jobs. This is asserted by the American in charge of the Y. M. C. A. “Eagle Hut” in London. The English women do the 6 a. m. work and the night work, ete— the Americans never can. Americans in the English Red Cross say the same thing. I haven't heard this said often in France, but there are endless women who are not working eight hours a day— who are here primarily for fun. Tell your people they must be ready to con- vert the American army to a belief in women by their efficiency and serious- ness, | Expenses High—Must Have $5 a Day — The cost of living is very high, indeed, not only food, room, but all incidentals, such as cleaning, cobbling, veils, gloves, washing, etc., In my opinion, nobody, even though she works in an office from 9 to 6, wears a uniform (as the A. R. C. and Y. M. C. A do), and is pretty sturdy, should have less than 700 frs. per month, and if she had no resources of her own that would be a narrow margin. Seven hundred and fifty would be fairer—say $5 per day. This is Paris, and it does not mean hotels, either, generally speaking. They cost—the reasonable ones—any- where from 18 to 25 frs. per day.. I know of just one pension at 10 frs. a day. No bathroom, unheated, and out of the way. Most pensions are 14 or 15 frs., and this does not include sufficient heat usually. That question will not be as important in the spring (heat, I mean) as it is in mid- winter. The Red Cross building is splen- didly heated; so are most other places where Americans work—unless they are not heated at all, like the Alcazar d’Eté, where girls pack all day in sweaters and mittens. ing to the age of the worker. But cer- tainly the “young and healthy and un- trained” can get along with less, espe clally if they are doing out-of-door or office work, than women of more years IN PATRONIZING ADVERTISERS, PLEA I don’t know whether it would | be possible for you to adjust your financ- | ere ABWS Says ity and fatigue. But I think any one without personal resources to supple- ment the B. M. money would be .worried if she had less than 25 frs. a day allow- ance. As an example of what things cost, I find having my shoes soled and heeled will cost 20 frs. ($4.00). Washerwomen charge 1.25 for a nightgown ($0.25) and other things in proportion. A very pe- nurious week’s wash costs at least $2.00. I am looking forward with dismay to having to buy shoes for $15 or $20. Be sure that people bring plenty of boots, shoes, stockings, underwear, sweaters, etc. Hard alcohol, cold cream and soap are very expensive here. not to be had. Bring a little extra sugar if tea at home is ever desired, as it can’t be bought ‘by anybody without a card, and you don’t have a card if you live in a pension or hotel. Bring type- writer paper for personal use. No type- writers can be bought here except with French keyboards, and at a very high price, and very scarce at that. I find Mrs. Ford, of the Women’s War Relief Corps (registering all women), confirms me that 750 frs.:is the right amount for Paris. She says from 500 to 600 out of Paris—i. e., in canteen towns. The A. R. C. allows 360 frs. per month as bare living expenses for work- ers it partially supports in canteens and the Y. M. C. A the same amount, but this would not cover journeys, stops in hotels between assignments (they are changed about and often we have to wait several weeks in Paris before being sent any- where) and stops in hotels in canteen towns before lodgings are found; A friend who has been at one said she had to pay 8 frs. a day for her room for three weeks before getting other arrange- ments. The hotels in the war zone are, however poor, almost as dear as Paris, because practically “officers’ clubs.” Meals on trains cost 6 frs. The friend just mentioned, who has been here since September, says 600 frs. a month would be just right in canteens. But, remem- her, both for the 750 frs. and the 600 frs., that prices may go up still more at any moment. (To be Continued in Next Week’s News.) PENNOCK BROS. CHOICE FLOWERS Daily Free Delivery Along the Main Line 1514 CHESTNUT STREET Smart New Models in Georgette Crepe 1120 CHESTNUT STREET Next Door to Keith’s Seoond Floor Cleaning fluid ded Salgmdnt, iid therefore rexponaitai: | ce 3 . —-——— — IN PHILADELPHIA Adelphi—“The Man Who Came Back”. Broad—‘General Post”. - ‘Chestnut Street Opera House—"Over the Top”. Next week, “Katinka”. Forrest—“Toot-Toot”. Land of Joy’. Garrick—“Blind Youth”, with Lou Tel- legen. ‘Lyric—“Odds and Ends of 1917”. Next week, “Lord and Lady Algy”, with Wil- liam Faversham and Maxine Elliott. MRS. SLADE, HEAD OF W. &. S. NEW YORK, TO SPEAK ON THRIFT STAMPS Mrs. Francis Slade (Caroline McCor- Mick e#*96), head of the War Savings Stamps campaign in New York, has been secured by the Suffrage Club to speak in April on Thrift Stamps. Mrs. Slade was prominent in the suffrage campaign in New York last fall, and has done a great deal of welfare work there. She spoke ‘on Woman's Suffrage at the Alumne meeting here last month. “SCHOOLS. THE SHIPLEY SCHOOL Preparatory to Bryn Mawr College BRYN MAWR, PENNSYLVANIA Principals Eleanor O. Brownell Alice G. Howland THE HARCUM SCHOOL FOR GIRLS—BRYN MAWR, PA. For Girls wanting college preparation a thorough course is offered. For Girls not going to college the school offers special opportunities to pursue studies suited to their tastes and needs. For Girls desiring to specialize in Music or Art, there are well known artists as instructors, Catalog on request. MRS. EDITH HATCHER HARCUM, B.L. (Pupil of Leschetizky), Head of the School BRYN MAWR PENNSYLVANIA THE MISSES KIRK’S COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL Bryn Mawr Avenue and Old Lancaster Road BRYN MAWR, PA. Number of boarders limited. Combines advantages of school life with private instruction. Individual schedule arranged for each pupil. Gymnastics and outdoor games. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING Nursing offers to women an opportunity for patriotic service, a splendid preparation for life and a profession of broad social use- fulness. Washington University gives a three years’ course in Nursing. Theoretical instruction is given in the University, clinical instruc- tion in the wards of the Barnes and St. Louis Children’s Hospitals, Washington University Dispensary and Social Service Department. Six months credit is offered to applicants having a A.B. or B.S. degree from this col- ] ven inquiries to Superintendent of - Nurses, Barnes Hospital, 600 S. Kingshigh- way, St. Louis, Mo. any time. Especial attention The Little Riding School BRYN MAWR, PA. TELEPHONE: 68 BRYN MAWR Mr. William Kennedy desires to announce that he has opened a Riding School for general instruction in Horse Back Riding and will be pleased to have you call at iven to children. ring, suitable for riding in inclement weather. In connection with the school there will be a training stable for show horses (harness or saddle). A large indoor SE MENTION “THE COLLEGE NEWS” Next week, ‘The - | \ | Lo MATCH GAMES - FROM MONDAY TILL EASTER "Captains Draw Lots To-night The ‘schedule for the water-polo match, games, , which begin next ee night, _ is as follows: First Teams Monday, March 11.—8.30 and 9.00. Thursday, March 14.—8.30 and 9.00. Monday, March 18.—9.00 (if necessary, 8.30.) Thursday, March 21.—9.00. Friday, March 22.—9.00 (if necessary). Monday, March 25.—9.00 (if necessary). The second team games come in every case on the day following the first team games, at the same hours. The captains will draw lots to-night to see which classes meet in the prelimi- naries. ‘ SPORTING NOTES H. Weist ’21 has been elected wand drill captain in place of M. Morton ’21, who resigned. Ten cents will be charged for ad- mission to the Gymnasium Contest on March 15th. The money taken in will go to the Freshman and Sophomore Service Corps Funds. E. Cecil '21 is temporary manager of the Freshman first team in place of W. Worcester ’21, who is in the In- firmary. A mock swimming meet is planned to take place in May for the benefit of the Service Corps. DANCING FESTIVAL PLANNED FOR LIBRARY CLOISTER THIS MAY Ballet and Solos on Program A dancing festival in the cloisters has been planned for May for the benefit of the Varsity Service Corps Fund. “Ely- sian Fields” will be the ballet by Miss Kirk’s Senior and Junior dancing classes. M. Boyd °17, who danced in the festival last year and has been studying this year at the Newman School of Dancing in Philadelphia, will give a solo. Folk danc- ing will be managed by J. Peabody ’19. Miss Rand has been secured to run the lighting. Last year she and Dr. Ferree used flood lighting for the festival. Miss Kirk is director, and the Festival Com- mittee of the Red Cross and Allied Relief Department is M. Littell ’20, chairman, J. Ridlon ’18, I. Loeb '18, A. Moore '19, C. Hayman ’19, Z. Boynton ’20, and E. Kim- brough °21, YALE SOLDIERS MAY GRADUATE New arrangements concerning the award of wartime degrees at Yale, pro- viding for every contingency, have been approved by the Yale Corporation, ac- cording to the New York Times. A student entering the service within two months of a term’s end may apply for special examinations in any or all of his subjects provided his previous record is complete, and will receive credit for the unfinished term. A student who has com- pleted the junior year work and then en- ters the service may have his name printed in the commencement program of his class as that of a member “absent in service”, “The regulations provide ways in which a student, serving as a commissioned offi- cer, may become a candidate for a degree at any subsequent commencement.” GERMAN WOMEN SACRIFICE PEARLS An appeal to German women to give their pearls for the Fatherland is made in this advertisement, “inserted in the press,” says the New York Times, “by the jewel hunting officials of the Reichs- bank: “Bring in Your Jewels! “‘Pearls mean tears. But pearls can also dry tears if you sacrifice them on the altar of the Fatherland!’ “German papers recently received in London show that no effort is being spared to induce the German people to turn over its jewery for sale abroad to stiffen the mark exchange rate which is running so heavily against Germany.” THE COLLEGE NEWS " Serious Workers Wanted, Writes First Member of Corps From France Americans Shirk Hard Jobs, She Says” “ Gidibk i iaheate of tel Geieics Corps Committee we print the following extracts from a letter from Elizabeth | Shepley Sergeant '03 to Marion Reilly ’01, Chairman of the Alumne War Relief Committee and the Joint Administrative Service Corps Committee. Miss Sergeant is one of the first two members of the Service Corps and is working in France, writing war articles for the New Republic. Her letter, dealing with living expenses, equipment, and the activities of canteen and hut, describes in unusual detail the qualifications for war work in France. The letter will be continued in a subsequent issue of the News. Paris, January 31. My Dear Marion: Your letter of January 8th reached me about a week ago—pretty quick for these days. I am enormously interested in the B. M. Service Corps, and feel sure you are right not to send a “unit.” The day for that has a little passed, and even Smith, which has been doing splendid work (much praised by the French), has found it best to give up independence and come under the Red Cross. I adjoin some scratchy notes, very incomplete, but all I have been able to manage in a particularly busy week. I am convinced that the Bryn Mawr woman would be in valuable here; there is far more than enough work for the able, but the inca. pable and the unserious are going per- haps to make difficulties for the rest of us. I think passports will be and should be more and more closely watched, and any one who comes should be prepared to stick to her job for a reasonable time, like six months, whether or not it is what she expected. Lots of women have come supposedly for a definite society, that society having guaranteed the pass- port—and then leave the society prompt- ly for one they like better. Another in- teresting point: American women draw back from the more disagreeable jobs. This is asserted by the American in charge of the Y. M. C. A. “Eagle Hut” in London. The English women do the 6 a. m. work and the night work, ete— the Americans never can. Americans in the English Red Cross say the same thing. I haven't heard this said often in France, but there are endless women who are not working eight hours a day— who are here primarily for fun. Tell your people they must be ready to con- vert the American army to a belief in women by their efficiency and serious- ness, | Expenses High—Must Have $5 a Day — The cost of living is very high, indeed, not only food, room, but all incidentals, such as cleaning, cobbling, veils, gloves, washing, etc., In my opinion, nobody, even though she works in an office from 9 to 6, wears a uniform (as the A. R. C. and Y. M. C. A do), and is pretty sturdy, should have less than 700 frs. per month, and if she had no resources of her own that would be a narrow margin. Seven hundred and fifty would be fairer—say $5 per day. This is Paris, and it does not mean hotels, either, generally speaking. They cost—the reasonable ones—any- where from 18 to 25 frs. per day.. I know of just one pension at 10 frs. a day. No bathroom, unheated, and out of the way. Most pensions are 14 or 15 frs., and this does not include sufficient heat usually. That question will not be as important in the spring (heat, I mean) as it is in mid- winter. The Red Cross building is splen- didly heated; so are most other places where Americans work—unless they are not heated at all, like the Alcazar d’Eté, where girls pack all day in sweaters and mittens. ing to the age of the worker. But cer- tainly the “young and healthy and un- trained” can get along with less, espe clally if they are doing out-of-door or office work, than women of more years IN PATRONIZING ADVERTISERS, PLEASE MENTION I don’t know whether it would | be possible for you to adjust your financ- | and judgment, and therefore canna ity and fatigue. But I think any one without personal resources to supple- ment the B. M. money would be .worried if she had less than 25 frs. a day allow- ance. As an example of what things cost, I find having my shoes soled and heeled will cost 20 frs. ($4.00). Washerwomen charge 1.25 for a nightgown ($0.25) and other things in proportion. A very pe- nurious week’s wash costs at least $2.00. I am looking forward with dismay to having to buy shoes for $15 or $20. Be sure that people bring plenty of boots, shoes, stockings, underwear, sweaters, etc. Hard alcohol, cold cream and soap are very expensive here. not to be had. Bring a little extra sugar if tea at home is ever desired, as it can’t be bought ‘by anybody without a card, and you don’t have a card if you live in a pension or hotel. Bring type- writer paper for personal use. No type- writers can be bought here except with French keyboards, and at a very high price, and very scarce at that. I find Mrs. Ford, of the Women’s War Relief Corps (registering all women), confirms me that 750 frs.:is the right amount for Paris. She says from 500 to 600 out of Paris—i. e., in canteen towns. The A. R. C. allows 360 frs. per month as bare living expenses for work- ers it partially supports in canteens and the Y. M. C. A the same amount, but this would not cover journeys, stops in hotels between assignments (they are changed about and often we have to wait several weeks in Paris before being sent any- where) and stops in hotels in canteen towns before lodgings are found; A friend who has been at one said she had to pay 8 frs. a day for her room for three weeks before getting other arrange- ments. The hotels in the war zone are, however poor, almost as dear as Paris, because practically “officers’ clubs.” Meals on trains cost 6 frs. The friend just mentioned, who has been here since September, says 600 frs. a month would be just right in canteens. But, remem- her, both for the 750 frs. and the 600 frs., that prices may go up still more at any moment. (To be Continued in Next Week’s News.) PENNOCK BROS. CHOICE FLOWERS Daily Free Delivery Along the Main Line 1514 CHESTNUT STREET Smart New Models in Georgette Crepe 1120 CHESTNUT STREET Next Door to Keith’s Second Floor Cleaning fluid _ 4 3 on — IN PHILADELPHIA Adelphi—“The Man Who Came Back”. Broad—‘“General Post”. ~ ‘Chestnut Street Opera Wacee—"Over the Top”. Forrest—“Toot-T Land of Joy’. Garrick—“Blind Youth”, with Lou Tel- legen. ‘Lyric—“Odds and Ends of 1917”. Next week, “Lord and Lady Algy”, with Wil- liam Faversham and Maxine Elliott. t”. Next week, “The - MRS. SLADE, HEAD OF wW. S. S. IN NEW YORK, TO SPEAK ON THRIFT STAMPS Mrs. Francis Slade (Caroline McCor- Mick e#*96), head of the War Savings Stamps campaign in New York, has been secured by the Suffrage Club to speak in April on Thrift Stamps. Mrs. Slade was prominent in the suffrage campaign in New York last fall, and has done a great deal of welfare work there. She spoke on Woman's Suffrage at the Alumne meeting here last month. “SCH ° oO — THE SHIPLEY SCHOOL Preparatory to Bryn Mawr College BRYN MAWR, PENNSYLVANIA Principals Eleanor O. Brownell Alice G. Howland THE HARCUM SCHOOL FOR GIRLS—BRYN MAWR, PA. For Girls wanting college preparation a thorough course is offered. For Girls not going to college the school offers special opportunities to pursue studies suited to their tastes and needs. For Girls desiring to specialize in Music or Art, there are well known artists as instructors, Catalog on request. MRS. EDITH HATCHER HARCUM, B.L. (Pupil of Leschetizky), Head of the School BRYN MAWR PENNSYLVANIA THE MISSES KIRK’S COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL Bryn Mawr Avenue and Old Lancaster Road BRYN MAWR, PA. Number of boarders limited. Combines advantages of school life with private instruction. Individual schedule arranged for each pupil. Gymnastics and outdoor games. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING Nursing offers to women an opportunity for patriotic service, a splendid preparation for life and a profession of broad social use- fulness. Washington University gives a three years’ course in Nursing. Theoretical instruction is given in the University, clinical instruc- tion in the wards of the Barnes and St. Louis Children’s Hospitals, Washington University Dispensary and Social Service Department. Six months credit is offered to applicants having a A.B. or B.S. degree from this col- lege. "abe inquiries to Superintendent of - Nurses, Barnes Hospital, 600 S. Kingshigh- way, St. Louis, Mo. any time. Especial attention “THE COLLEGE NEWS” The Little Riding School BRYN MAWR, PA. TELEPHONE: 68 BRYN MAWR Mr. William Kennedy desires to announce that he has opened a Riding School for general instruction in Horse Back Riding and will be pleased to have you call at iven to children. ring, suitable for riding in inclement weather. In connection with the school there will be a training stable for show horses (harness or saddle). A large indoor Next week, “Katinka”. = == se news IN BRIEF iia of Biistanis Ga eine of abeence tor | : war service, has received a captain’s com- Mission at Sea GENS, Charlotte, North Carolina. Vivian Turrish ex’19 was married to “Myron J. Bunnell in Duluth on — 127th. Dr. Hugh Black, of the Union Theolog- ‘ical Seminary in New York, will give the Baccalaureate address in June. Dr. Ethel Sabin will speak to the Grad- ‘uate Club next Sunday afternoon on the. ‘“Fundamentals of Pragmatism”. Dr. Patch spoke on “A Fourteenth Cen- tury Apology for Fair Ladies” at the Eng- lish Club Tea last Friday in Rockefeller. ‘V. Kneeland ’18 received in the absence -of M. Rupert ’18, president. The competition for the Glee Club Pos- ter designs is now open. The reward for ‘each of the two designs chosen is two tickets for the Glee Club performance. 'The competition closes March 16th. “Confucionism and the Religions of Japan”, will be the subject of the next ‘Class in the course in Comparative Re- ligions given by Kate Chambers Seelye ’11. Mrs. Seelye’s last class on March 20th will be a survey of the whole course ‘illustrated by lantern slides. After a complete canvass of the class twenty-four people have joined 1918’s War Saving Society. Students from the college are visiting the Women’s College Hospital on Wednes- day and Saturday afternoons under the auspices of the Social Service Commit- tee. Anyone who is interested is asked to communicate with E. Lanier ’19. IN THE NEW BOOK ROOM Miscellaneous Rodin: The Man and His Art, by Judith Cladel—A critical and biographical study, ‘with pages from the artist’s diary, giving his meditations on his art, and illustra tions showing his workshop and many of his works. Madame Adam; from Louis Philippe Until 1917, by Winifred Stephens—Based on the distinguished French woman’s Souvenirs and showing her as the hostess for many years of a leading political salon, and intimate friend of such lit erary notables as Georges Sand, Flau- bert, Victor Hugo and Daudet. Letters About Shelley Interchanged by ‘Three Friends—Edward Dowden, Richard Garnett and William Michael Rossetti, edited with an introduction by R. S. Gar- nett. Discussion and interpretation of points in Shelley’s life and writings by his approved biographer and two other friends. Influence of Italy on Lamartine, by Agide Pirazzini—A study of the French poet’s debt to Italian landscape and liter- ature. On the War The Commonwealth at War, by A, F. Pollard, Professor of History at the Uni- versity of London—Thoughtful essays and speeches on Britain and the war, MEASLES CASES INVESTIGATED Undergraduate Committee Appointed To co-operate with Dean Taft in investi- gating the cases of measles patients un- able to pay the full amount of the In- firmary expenses. A. Landon ‘19, L. Davis ‘20, and L. Ward ’21, have been appointed a committee of three by the President of the Undergraduate Associa- tion. A petition for exemption from the fees for deferred examinations is being drawn up by the students who were in the In- firmary during midyears. K. SHARPLESS CLASS COLLECTOR K. Sharpless has been elected the 1918 class collector for the Alumnew Associa- tion. chewing gum, are among the attractions ‘of the evening. RABBI WISE SCORE! ES PEACE-MONGER AR’ aoe Declares Soul “of World Is at Stake Chapel last Sunday night, Rabbi Stephen Samuel Wise, of the Free rc New York, warned his audience against the dangers expressed in his text: “Peace, peace, when there is no peace”. “No greater wrong,” he said, “could be done to the spirit of our people and of our associated nations than to allude to the present struggle as ‘just another war’. We have not gone to war. We have been challenged to safeguard the sanctities of life and we dare not refuse. The soul of the world is at stake.” “Granted that we could trust the word of the Central Powers,” continued Rabbi Wise, “peace to-day would leave the whole of Europe under the shadow of Prussia. We have no hatred of the Prus- sians, but we have a deep conviction that God has given it to each people to live its own life, and this conviction Germany‘ must accept.” BATES HOUSE PARTY SATURDAY Only Free Thing on the Campus The Bates House Party, advertised as “the only free thing on the Campus”, will be given in the gymnasium on Saturday evening. A drama entitled, ‘A Week at Bates”, in which many of the original performers will appear, dancing, and re- freshments consisting of peanuts and Miss Virginia Deems, who managed Bates House during the summers of 1915 and 1916, will speak on the founding of Bates and its work. COLLEGE GOES ON WAR RATIONS (Continued from page 1.) The amounts specified in the rations are those per week per person. Bryn Mawr College Food Ration Meat—Beef, fresh and salt; Pork, fresh and salt; Bacon, Ham, Sausage; Mutton, Lamb, Veal, 2 lbs. Fish, Oysters, Clams, Crabs, Poultry, Mushrooms, Cheese and Nut Dishes_ being substituted as fre- quently as desired to supplement the Meat Ration. Butter—For Cooking and Kitchen Fats, % lb. Butterine, Lard Compounds, Olive Oil, Cottonseed Oil, % Ib. Wheat Flour—In combination with other flours and cereals, 50 per cent. For Gravies, Sauces and Soups—Corn- starch or Rice Flour as much as neces- sary. Bread—Made according to regulations of the Food Administration, 2 Ibs. Sugar—% Ib. Milk—As much as desired. Cream or Top Milk—As much as de- sired. ¢- | Vegetables, and especially Potatoes, Dried Fruits, Fresh Fruits—As much as desired. This ration is in exact accordance with the volunteer system recommended by the Food Administration of the State of Pennsylvania. NEW YORK SETTLEMENT WORKER SPEAKS AT COMMUNITY CENTER Miss Schain, assistant head worker of the College Settlement in New York, spoke at the last regular monthly meet- ing of Community Center workers. The speaker at the last monthly sec- tional meeting of library workers was Miss Helen Lathrop, demonstrator in art. Miss Dickinson, graduate student, has taken over the classes in story plays at the Community Center. FACULTY SPEECHES RALLY WORKERS FOR PATRIOTIC FARM (Continued from page 1.) Registration cards for student workers were collected last Monday, but applica- tions may still be filed with Miss Ehlers or with M. Peacock ‘19. Students who registered before March 4th will be given the preference as to time they are to ‘In a stirring war sermon preached in| ee } second quotation from the enbbicediag ia magazine Power is supplied in the cor- rect reading which follows: “If you will call up any one of fifty | private plant owners in your immediate vicinity, you will find that practical ex- perience has shown them that they will use no more coal during the months of January, February, and March, and in many cases also in April, for supplying their total requirements of heating and electricity than they would for supplying their requirements of heat alone. This is such a well-known fact that it is hardly disputed by unbiased engineers.” Royalties for 1920 Service Corps The Sophomores’ patent on skits trav- elling from hall to hall to make money for the Service Corps, will net them a 10 per cent royalty on profits from produc- tions of the 1918 movie corporation, should the Seniors infringe on the patent by starting on circuit. Money-making schemes have been pat- ‘ented by all classes with the Red Cross and Allied Relief Department. > i ‘i, lain wens - cils are the standard by which all otker - - pencils are judged. 17 black 6B softest to 9 have? and hard and medium copying Look for the VENU§ finish FREE! Trial Samples of VENUS Pencils Please enclose 6c in stamps for packing and postage. American Lead Pencil Co. 217 Fifth Averue. N. Y. Dept FW32 in heathers and “1 jonel” MT, LLARDS™ The er Place wpm ery Women Who Know Young wcmen’s cleverly tailored suits of wool jersey field sports and general wear—$25, $27.50. $29.75, $35- plain colors. For the c’ass-room, Afternoon Dresses ming eects fa wide variety recognised the importations of ——— (25-127 S. 19 SB cae ‘The 13th Street Shop Where Fashion R Just Below Chesinut . of sining Design al mains whieh willbe Jenny, Lanvin 29.50 to 225.00 come. MANN & DILKS 1102 CHESTNUT STREET Ladies 24.75 Spring models and colors that are original and new and are not elsewhere Street Top and Motor MANN & DILKS| 1102 CHESTNUT STREET Tyrol Wool and Misses Plain Tailored Suits 95.75 31.75 Also. Coats IN PATRONIZING ADVERTISERS, PLEASE MENTION “THE COLLEGE NEWS” wounded, he said, “poured in clad in rags and tatters,—brave fragments of brave men.” One man told him he had lain helpless in a shell hole for thirty-six hours, parched with thirst. After almost superhuman effort he managed to find his water bottle, only to discover that it had been pierced by a bullet long before. Major Watt emphasized the absence of religious difference at the front. At one time, he said, he shared his billet with a Jesuit priest, and the soldiers called them the “Confederated Societies of Peter and Andrew”. Speaking of the sensation of being un- der shell-fire, Major Watt stated that one | morning he awoke to find an unexploded shell lying on the doorstep of his billet. He described the stillness that reigns in “Snipers’ Land”, or the front line, as “more intense than the silence inside of | a tree.” “That is the place,” he said, “where to keep your head on, you must keep it down.” COLLEGE TO CLOSE AS USUAL Small Minority Want Shortened Term The project of closing college early has been dropped. 248 undergraduates and 38 graduates registered their disapproval in an investigation conducted by a War Council Committee, stating that no work they planned would suffer on account of finishing the full college year. The minority of 35 undergraduates and 3 graduates who approved the plan regis- tered as needing the extra time for war work. CALENDAR Friday, March 8 8.00 p. m.—Freshman Entertainment in ‘the gymnasium. Benefit of 1921’s Serv- ice Corps Fund. Saturday, March 9 8.00 p. m.—Bates Party in the gymna- sium. Sunday, March 10 6.00 p. m.—Vespers. Leader, Miss Anne Wiggin, of Spring Street Neighbor- hood House, New York City. 8.00 p. m.—Chapel. Sermon by Mr. Robert E. Speer, Secretary of the Pres- byterian Board of Foreign Missions. 9.15 p, m.—Denbigh Sitting-room. Dis- cussion of Fosdick’s “Meaning of Prayer’. . Monday, March 11 Water-polo matches begin. 8.30 p .m.—President Thomas at home to the Senior Class. Wednesday, March 13 7.30 p.m.—Lecture on “Comparative Re- ligions”, by Kate Chambers Seelye '11. Friday, March 15 8.45 a. m.—Announcement of European Fellowships. 4.30 p. m.—Gymnasium Contest, vs. 1921. 6.00 p. m.—Fellowship Dinners. Saturday, March 16 9.00 a. m.—Senior Written Examina- tions in French. 8.00 p. m.—Piano Recital by Constance Rulison ‘00, under the auspices of the Music Committee. Sunday, March 17 6.00 p. m.—Vespers. Leader, E Hough- ton ‘18. 8.00 p. m.—-Chapel. Sermon by the Rev. Charles P. Erdman, of the Princeton The- ological Seminary. 1920 Treasurer of the “Red. Cross and “Allied Relief Department, which is managing the Varsity Fund, at a Service Corps com- mittee meeting last week. Part of this sum was left from the proceeds of last semester and part made this semester. Proceeds from entertainments last se- mester totalled $3225, $10 less than spe- | cial canvasses, said Miss Kellogg in.sum- a|Marizing the first semester’s contribu- tions. Gross receipts were $6586.13 and total disbursements were $4751.10, leav- ing a balance of $1835.03. The largest gifts were $3000 to the Students’ Friend- ship War Fund, $285 to the Armenians, and $250 to the Main Line Branch of the Red Cross. Other payments were for wool, Christmas kits, and general running expenses, This semester the. Varsity Service Corps Fund has received $1234.87 in cash, of which Mrs. de Laguna, secretary of the department, collected $122 from the ‘Faculty. TREN RNR LETTER COMPANY RETIRES. PERSONNEL OF FIRM DISCLOSED Earnings Will Go to Red Cross With a cash balance of $6.30, to be given (as advertised) to the Red Cross and Allied Relief Committee, the Inter- World International Letter Company has gone out of business. The “company” has functioned for a little over a month, sup- plying customers with letters from dis- tinguished men and ghosts, at the rate of twenty cents apiece. , Extensive advertising by means of pos- ters and sample letters served to elicit orders from both students and Fac- Shakespeare, Robert W. Chambers, Dido, and several local celebrities were re- quested and punctiliously supplied. The personnel of the organization, for some time mysterious, was M. Worch ‘18, J. liamson '20. “Tip” Finds “News” Lacking in Abandon The last production of the Letter Co., a communication from the Editors of Tip to the News, follows: Office of Tip. To The College News: In reply to your request for the higher criticism, we would make the following comments, however diffidently offered: Though your publication could not be expected to have the delicate abandon, and the joie de vivre of its more polished contemporary, still it might be hoped that it would strive to emulate the suavity of its elder sister. Instead of treating of such esthetic experiences as the shadow of the spoon on the cup, and the high light on the green pea, you descend to the vulgar trivialities of the War Council. But perhaps an abortive effort to convey something of the aroma of the tea-cup which pervades the Little Publication in the Yellow Cover exists, grossly ex- pressed, in your advertisements of Mrs. Miller’s. Your most striking weakness, however, lies in your editorials. Refined criticism can hardly be applied to efforts which are characterized by such puerile lucidity. Your readers, unlike ours, never enjoy the mental stimulus which is conveyed in the haunting lines: " Then I am in pain to think how to unthink that thought again.” Sincerely yours, Editors of Tip. . : Trveste Tuesday for Speakers’ Bureau '| Candidates for the Patriotic Speakers’ | Bureau are asked to come to the Library, | Room 7, at 8 P. M.,, next Tuesday evening. The subject for the four-minute speeches is “Why We Are at War.” Everyone is ; urged to try out. ulty. Communications from Chesterton, | Holmes ‘19, F. Allison '19, and L. Wil- || Jewels—Silverware—Watches oe “COLUMBIA” "Sar a ia League Endorsement etm = | COLUMBIA GYMNASIUM SUIT COMPANY Actual Makers 301 Congress St., Boston, Mass GYMNASTIC CONTEST 1920 vs. 1921 March 15th, 4.30 P. M. Admission, Ten Cents For the Benefit of the Bryn Mawr Service Corps New Bryn Mawr Theatre Nights, 7 to 9. Adults, 15 Cents Saturday Mat., 2.15. Children, 1§ Cents PHONE 758 HENRY B. 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