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Vor ume Tx No. 12.

BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY,

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ANUARY 17, 1923

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~ FORUM HOLDS CONFERENCE

ON“COSTS OF | EDUCATION”

Pdi Students ‘Explain Youth
: Movements in Europe. Visit
Bryn Mawr Later

 

@ ‘Between sixty and seventy-students. from

miariy Eastern and some Western colleges
attended the National Student Forum Con-
ference on the “Social ‘Costs of ‘Education,”
held in ,Hartsdale, sf Y., from December

26-28. iy iy

The Conference was eritirely a student
affair, there being no outside speakers. The
discussion turned first on the source of
capital for founding and endowing colleges.

‘Since in private institutions thi® aealth is¢

drawn from the profits of capitalists, labor

’ is the unwitting source of a good which it

does not enjoy. The obligation of students
to repay in some way the,debt to labor
which they-incur by attending college: was
the subject of a great deal of discussion
and disagreement. Though it was gener-
ally conceded that the student has indeed a
responsiblity toward society, and that it is
his duty in some way to work for a juster
system of educational opportunity, yet the
means by .which he should do so could not
be unanimously decided upon. Several
people, among them Justine Wise, ex-’24,
who is now at Radcliffe, maintained that
the only consistent course was to withdraw
from an institution based on injustice. It
was. pointed out that if this consistency
were carried further, it would mean with-
itself, since existence
without any contact with the capitalist sy$-
tem is manifestly impossible.

The general feeling of the Conference |.

‘seemed to be that such extreme measures

were a matter of individual “thought « and
feeling, and impractical though admirable.
The student’s most reasonable course, ac-

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COAL SHORTAGE CAUSES ANXIETY
TO COLLEGE AUTHORITIES
Q ; —— a
Clergymen Cancel Weekday Services to
: Relieve Suffering of Country

 

(Statement by Mr. John J. Foley,
Superintendent. ) :

The coal shortage at the College was
somewhat relieved by the closing of the
halls and the cutting off of steam where
possible during the Christmas holidays.
The same is true of other schools and in-
stitutions. A wholesale closing was avoided
by the Christmas recess which enabled offi-
cials to obtain coal for some of them.

While poor families are without coal or
fuel of any kind, every one connected with
the College should economize on heat as
A great economy of
coal could be effected by every one closing
the windows and turning off the thermo-
stats or radiators, whichever it might be,
when not using their rooms. Department
heads are invited to help wherever possible.

Many schools and churches, their supply
exhausted, have already closed and many
more will close before the end of the
month. To relieve suffering throughout
the country, the following resolution was

_ offered and adopted by the clergymen. of

the different denominations:
Be it resolved: “That we “pledge our-
selves to save coal by cancelling all week-

_ day services where a large church must be
~ heated for a few persons or a parish house,

‘or community building for a small gather-
ing. We pledge ourselves to see that the
poor and sick, and especially the sick, re-

- ceive fuel and demand that the coal com-

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VARSITY CHOOSES CAPTAIN

Miriam Faries, ’24, was unanimously
Pes Varsity Hockey Captdin for next

year at an informal team ‘supper last

Frigay evening. Making Varsity her
Freshman year, Miss Faries played left
wing until the opening of this hockey
season, when* she changed to center-
forward. “Miss Faries is also 1924's
swimming captain’ and Chairman
Bates House Committee.

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JOHN P..GAVIT CHARACTERIZES
ATMOSPHERE AT BRYN MAWR

Miss Thomas has ‘given the College
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“There is in Bryn Mawr a quality of
intensiveness in the work, of attention to
the individual student, a general thorough-
Hness of which the ‘College is, and has,.a
right to be proud,” concluded Mr. John’ P.
Gavit in the second of a series of articles
on Bryn Mawr College which appeared - in
the New York Evening Post.

In the early part of December, Mr. Gavit
visited-. College for about a week, talking
with the students and faculty and visiting
classes and athletic work.

The headlines . of his articles—“Bryn
Mawr has been Martha Carey Thomas”
and “Bryn Mawr’s Head faces: Hard Task”
—summarize, to a large extent, the views
which he received. In the first paper he
spoke of the establishment of the College
and of the strange fact that “the students
have never .been preponderantly Quaker.”
He stressed ex-President- Thomas’ vital in-
fluence’ upon the institution, especially her
“passion for study,” and her ability in
choosing excellent instructors.

His second article presented Bryn Mawr
as at. “the dividing of ‘the ways’—as
changing from old regime to the new. Mr.
Gavit described Miss Thomas “as the stu-
dents saw her,” remarked upon her. ex-
traordinary ability and upon the success of
her administration, and concluded by en-
larging upon the opportunity which she has
left to President Park.

Mr. Gavit has written “articles on the
most important men’s and women’s colleges
of the East. As the representative men’s
colleges, he chose Harvard, Yale, Prince-
ton and Dartmouth. The women’s colleges
selected were Smith, Wellesley, Vassar and
Bryn Mawr.

EVILS OF COLLEGE SYSTEM
PROBED AT CONFERENCE

 

Scott Nearing and H. W. L. Dana--
Denounce Moneyed Trustees ~

 

(Specially Contributed)

“What is the matter with the Colleges?”
was the question discussed at a conference
of the League for Industrial. Democracy,
Briggs, '24, and P. Fansler,, 24, attended
the conference.

These judges of the American colleges,
middle-aged, stolidly eager radicals, for the
most part all agreed that the colleges were
going to the dogs, but only a few would
commit themselves. by locating the evil.
The point emphasized by every speaker,

are, after all, business corporations with
ested in preserving the present social sys-
rather bitterly; le is a pessimist.
L. Dana, dismissed from Harvard during
the war for his pacifism, appealed to one’s

idealism in+ a liberal and intelligent de-
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held in New York on December 29. E.

verified by statistics, was that the colleges’
moneyed men for trustees, who are inter-

tem. Scott Nearirig spoke forcibly and
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NEW WATER POLO RULES
WILL IMPROVE GAME

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Match Games to begin on February

Twelfth :

 

The character of water polo has_ been
somewhat changed and improved. by the
new rules adopted “by the Athletic Associa-
tion, which will be enforced in all practices
and in* the match games, which begin
February. 12th. :

The “rules, which are taken from the
English National Water Polo Association,
were brought over this fall: by Miss Apple-
bee. These rules are not the only new
addition to the game as a “beautiful red
ball” has appeared in the pool. In England
the game played by Bryn Mawr is. called
water polo, but over here it is known as
water soccer. The new offside rule that it
is a willful foul for a player, to take a posi-
tion within two yards of his opponents’
goal line will-make the game much cleaner,
producing better shooting and teani work.
The rule that from the start a goal cannot
be scored till the ball has beén handled by
two players will prevent any: very indi-
vidual playing. .

Four ‘teams from each class will enter the
match games. 1926 hasathe largest number
to select teams from, as seventy-two people
have signed to play: They have-also_some
of the best swimmers in the colleges. The
time for practicing this year is shorter than
usual, and as some of the first teams have
lost players, the match games may not be
up to their usual standard.

Bryn Mawr is not the only women’s col-
lege tlat takes an interest in ‘water polo.
Barnard has recently sent for the rules, in-
tending to take up the games for the first
time this winter.

The additions to last year’s rules taken
from the rules of the English National
Water Polo Association are as follows:

Staring—“From the start or restart a
goal cannot be scored until the ball ‘has
been handled, viz.,’
below the wrist either.by two members of
one team in which case the scorer shall be
within one-half distance of the goal at:
tacked or by a player of each team.”

Willful Fouls—“For a player to take up
a position within two eee of his op-
ponents’ goal line.”

Penalty Throw—‘A dis willfully
fouled when within four yards of his ‘op-
ponents’ goal line shall be awarded a pen-

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RUTH DRAPER TO GIVE SKETCHES
FOR RADCLIFFE ENDOWMENT

 

Presenting “Character Cameos” at Forrest
Theatre Tomorrow

For the benefit of -the Radcliffe Endow-
ment, Ruth Draper, a well-known reciter,
will present a number of. original character
sketches at the Forrest Theatre tomorrow
afternoon. |

Miss Draper has given her sketches in
England.-and America with unprecedented
success. She has developed the monologue
until she has produced “little cameos. of
character,” which hold her audience en-
thralled. To quote the London Times,
“Her observation is almost wickedly keen:
her expression of it is as clear and as
bright as a diamond.” -

ment Fund was started in 1920 to raise
| $3,000,000, One-third of the sum_ will. be
used.in meeting the costs of the adminis-
tration, another in raising the salaries of
the faculty and of the instructors for the
“Tutorial System,” and the remainder for
the construction of a chemical and physical
laboratory, two dormitories, a lecture hall,

 

 

tan ‘infirmary and a heating. Matt

played with the hand |.

The campaign for the Radcliffe ‘Bhdows:

  

SOPHOMORES ENTERTAIN

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Red: Illumination Creates Brilliant
“Color Effect; Bright Costumes
Contrast Black end White

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Under drillians colored streamer s and red
lights-the gymnasium-made a gay” setting
for the Mardi Gras Ball given the Fresh-
men by the Sophomores last Saturday
night. ;
About the sides, ,hanging from the bal-
cony, and twisted overhead to be gathered
up at the
streamers
color, making a kind of room within a
room, a bewitching and iridescent back-
ground fér the dancers. Large oval black
and white medallions,
houetted the amours of some former Vene-
tian Mardi Gras, gleamed through arch-
ways cut in the ever-moving ‘wall of color,
and the whole atmosphere was one of
alluring warmth and glow which communi-

rcated itself to the gay. moving throng

within. The bright costumes of the guests
}of honor, who came as any creature thats
took their fancy, from rag dolls to Rus-
Sian countesses, contrasted well with-their
hostesses, or rather hosts, and the upper
classmen, dressed in short black trousers
and.capes over white ruffled tunics. .
Supper was served in the adjoining room
where the dancers ate, their ice cream at
small fables under a soft rosy light. The
ball ended at 11 o’cloek after the thirteen

been played.

COLDS AND FUEL SITUATION ARE
TOPICS OF COLLEGE COUNCIL

 

. President Park Briefly Describes
Mt. Holyoke’s Ideal Curriculum

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Prevention of | colds,
Mt. Holyoke’s “ideal curriculum” were
among the subjects discussed at the last
meeting of the College Council, on Jan-
uary 10. we
_ President Park spoke of the seriousriess
of the fuel situation and exptained that,
although the Library fires had been discon-
tinued on account of the high price of
wood, she believed that they would be pos-
siblé in the near future,

‘Miss Applebee introduced a discussion
of methods for preventing the spread of
colds. The Council felt that since many

swimming pool, public opinion should be
created against this. @ j
President Park described the “ideal eus-
riculum” drawn up by Mt. Holyoke stu-
dents and presented to the faculty. This
curriculum, .she. said, which.was—of—great
assistance to the faculty, included a pro-
gram of required work, possible combina-
tions of subjects, and suggestions for abler
and poorer students. The suggestions that
the Bryn Mawr faculty now received, ‘she
continued, which usually came from‘a sin
gle student or a small group, were not of
the best type. She felt that a set of sug-
gestions drawn-up by the two upper classes
would be intereSting. 4

English Club decided to devote its meet-
ings to the discussion of the “idea of a
university,” including divisions of time,

 

numbér of lectures during the week and
SO. on, :

AT MARDI GRAS BALL

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dances scheduled -and several extras had

library fires, and,

students with colds had been entering dhe

Some years. ago, Miss King said, the

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