ve biel tai i VoLuME V. No. 19 BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1919 Pes ee nd FRESHMAN SHOW VARSITY PLAYS OFFER VARIETY OF EFFECTS C. Skinner “Rosalind” Star—Color In_ “Merry Death” Symbolic— Scenery Artistic in “Maid ef France” Dramatic variety, ranging from sym- bolic color schemes to realistic character interpretation, will be offered in the three Varsity plays on Friday and Saturday evenings. Pach play has been produced under the direction of a separate stage manager, and all coached by Mrs. Patch, who coached the Varsity play last year. Dorothea Chambers ’19 has been acting chairman of the Varsity Dramatics Com- mittee for Angela Moore ‘19, who was away on account of illness. New Stars in Vivid “Merry Death” Vivid color effects, like those of Leon Bakst, will be worked out in lighting ef- fects on the draped scenery and in the costumes of the harlequinade, The Merry Death. Fire is suggested by the black and gold of Harlequin; the lemon and orange of Pierrot; and the candle flame costume of Columbine, which will be flame color, shading to gray-gold. Miss Babcock, graduate student, who takes the part of Pierrot, has travelled with the Minnesota Players, of the Uni- versity of Minnesota, during Extension Week, playing Minnie in Pinero’s Sweet Lavender. The play was acted each night in the country theatres of little towns, or even in barns. For Death, Helene Zinsser ’20 has com- posed her own dance to the Russian Valse Triste, played by the Varsity or- chestra. The orchestra plays also for the dance of Columbine, Sidney Belville 18, and Harlequin, Bertha Ferguson '21. Miss Ferguson was Mistress of Dramatics at Rosemary Hall, where she played Shy- lock in The Merchant of Venice. Colum- bine’s songs will be sung behind the scenes by Theodosia Haynes '19. C. Skinner Has Interesting Part Cornelia Skinner "22, daughter of Otis Skinner, plays the title réle in the char- acter play, Rosalind. The part of the tired middle-aged woman in sloppy carpet- slippers, who later reveals herself as the radiant actress-idol of the day, offers an opportunity for finished acting. Miss Skinner took the leading part last sum- mer in “The Thirty Pieces,” which she (Continued on page 3, column 1.) CLEVER LINES AND FEW CHORUSES IN FRESHMAN SHOW Many Solo Parts Tax Amateur Talent—League of Nations Pageant Introduces Brilliant Costumes—Blue Tiger Newest Member of Bryn Mawr Menagerie Cast DE eS cic ee tks VEwe vee A. Orbison NN ok ak Weak eee ed J. Burges Te ci ie ane ieee L. Grim (Three New Yorkers spending a war summer and carrying on corre- spondence classes.) POURS gc ieee eases E. Anderson es ieee Cae wan eens P. Norcross ee ie ire hi veneer eu en O. Pell (Three heroes of the front, patients in a hospital for the heart-shocked.) A Blue Heart Nurse ........ S. Kirkbride (Matron of the hospital for the heart- shocked.) Ce PROG oobi ae 5 oss Cc. LaBoiteaux eS ca wo pu 00.006 60% M. Krech Ss OL ee esien K. Haworth EE TR a en eee ee ne eet P. Smith ee ise soe pa 06 eee eemare F. Bliss eT CO eects 0a eee J. Yeatman Be OTT og once cecscnces M, Rawson Museum Keeper ...........-- M. Kennard Inmates of the Museum—E. Hall, 8. Hand, E. Donohue, C, Skinner. Freshman Show Committee—C. Skinner, chairman; E. Anderson, V. Liddell. Refreshing frankness and an apt sense of humor in regard to college institutions distinguished 1922’s Freshman Show, given last Saturday night. As to plot, following the tradition of musical com- edy, “there was nothing in it,” “Halls of Fame” relying rather on a rapid fire of repartee and well-written songs. Unlike former Freshman shows, 1922's did not end with the rather abrupt intro- duction of the blue tiger, their class ani- mal, but closed instead with a _ well- executed pageant of the League of Na- tions. The costumes, professional in both col- oring and design, were as a whole un- usually good, notably those of the farm- erette, the aviatrix, and the men. The songs were well chosen and to the point, but the quality of the voices did not war- rant the number of solos and duets. In the dancing, V. Wurlitzer showed excep- tional grace and skill. The first act featuring the Long Island war garden dragged considerably, in spite of the success with which the three in- genues, particularly J. Burgess, imitated the leading lady of musical comedy. As the French officer, P. Norcross managed to put personality into a slight part. When the Christian Ass with his flex- ible ears had lured the three war workers to the roots of the tree of knowledge in “a region below the earth,” the interest of the show increased at once. Anassa’s trial by fire in an atmosphere of unquali- fied redness gave an opportunity for a clever take-off of Sophomore sleuthing by K. Stewart. The scarlet moth chorus of this act was the most effective of the show. Following this, the syncopated scene in the museum furnished a back- ground for a collection of college hits, the cleverest of which was C. Skinner's interpretation of the “T-shirt air.” As one of the many encores demanded ‘of her, Miss Skinner gave a comprehensive survey of the “Red Tape Department” at Bryn Mawr. S. Hand, lamenting “My mind is going, see it went,” depicted the dazed victim of First Year Composition. The anti-climax in the third act, in the palace of dreams, which had little con- nection with the rest of the play, was (Continued on page 2, column 3.) PRESIDENT THOMAS DOING WELL The operation which President Thomas underwent at Johns Hopkins Hospital last Wednesday was very satisfactory, and her surgeon, Dr. Halstead, assures her that she will feel very great relief as a result, and that walking will be made easier for her. Miss Thomas's operation is the comple- tion of one begun a number of years ago. Its purpose is the restoration of muscular tissue which became contracted as the result of a burn received when she was a child. “LITTLE GRANDMOTHER” TO SPEAK HERE Madame Catherine Breshkovskaya, the “little grandmother” of the Russian Rev- olution, will speak here on March 15th, under the auspices of the History Club. Madame Breshkovsky, a terrorist in the days of the Tsar, who has spent half her life in prisons and exile, is now touring the United States. VACHEL LINDSAY CHANTS AND ACTS IN POEM RECITAL Gives Fcur Programs in Twenty-four Hours — Audiences in Taylor, Medel School and Rockefeller Join in Refrain Poetic theories of a new school were demonstrated at Bryn Mawr last Friday and Saturday by Vachel Lindsay, Ameri- can poet and imagist. Mr. Lindsay, se- cured by the Graduate Club, chanted his poem games with the Model School chil- dren on Friday afternoon. In the eve- ning and again on Saturday morning he read and acted from his poems in Tay- lor. Defining college singing, “the rhyme and metre that gives joy,” as nearer to poetry for democracy than the more con- servative poetry, Mr. Lindsay opened his evening program of longer poems with the “Calliope Yell.” His audience chanted refrains under his direction as he read “Daniel Jazz” and “John Brown,” in which the liberator is represented as judging the world from Palestine. Animal poems, “The Righteous Kitten” and the “Mysterious Cat,” began the eve- ning entertainment. “The Moon,” “The Grasshopper,” and “The Lion in India” (as an encore) were read at the close. Has Studied the Negro “The Congo,” a long poem which gives its name to one of Mr. Lindsay’s volumes, he described as a serious study of the negro, his savagery, his hope of religion and his irrepressible high spirits. “The negro has a religious rather than poetic genius in his singing,” said Mr. Lindsay, “and his religion must be a mass re- ligion.” The third section of the poem was written in memory of Ray Elder, a missionary to the Congo. “The Santa Fé Trail,” written on a tramp through Kansas, was chanted among the longer poems, as well as “Gen- eral Booth Enters into Heaven,” a poem written to the cadence of the Salvation Army hymn, “Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?” Two Lincoln poems concluded the pro- gram. One of them, “Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight in Springfield, Illi- nois,” written in August, 1914, is re printed in the “Treasury of War Poetry.” (Continued on page 5, column 1.) itor for this issue of the News. F. von Hofsten Makes “News” As the result of a competition for two editors, open to 1920 and 1921, F. von Hofsten '20 has been elected to the News board. The second editor will be chosen shortly. The New Music The impossible has been achieved: a Taylor audience has sung. Not only that, but faculty, graduate students, and Eng- lish Club have chanted, chanted, “. we were his oxen, we were his ponies,” in the late evening in Rockefeller. Though next year’s college song-leader has not been chosen by the officials, the News ventures to predict a tremendous future for community lyrics at Bryn Mawr. « Apple and Plum Of all familiar things none are quite so thoroughly known by heart as the college food. Like the rations of the Better ’Ole musketeers it is always either apple or plum, and with a little intuition one can ucually tell when apple and when plum. In spite of its long-standing invariability the menu has not yet ceased to be re- marked upon. Three times a day some- body's peevishness finds vent in unlovely dissertations on the food. The most un- assuming bean cannot be slipped along the table without arousing bursts of dis- temper, and as for the cabbage—if that odorous and plebeian vegetable could once make an appearance undamned the mil- lennium would surely be upon us. Mean- time there is always some observant neighbor to sniff the air and cry the un- deniable fact, “Fish again today.” There are one or more of these epicures at every table; like the sergeant-majors, this type “never die” but if they would only “fide awiy”! LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (The Editors do not hold themselves responsible for opinions expressed in this column.) To the Editor of the College News: The Milestone of the Community Cen- ter has grown so in the past year that we are trying to furnish two girls’ club rooms and extend the library. For the club rooms we want pictures, ornaments, chairs (especially comfortable ones), pil- lows (the covering does not matter), and sheet-music. In the library. reference books are es- pecially needed. The public school has a very inadequate supply, and so the boys and girls come to the center to try to find their material, which unfortunately we ave often unable to furnish. Surely most of you have one of these things which you could spare. Please give all contributions which you may have to the junk representative in your hall. We hope very much that the fac- ulty will also be interested in helping us. Anything may be left at the Milestone or Rockefeller or if this is not convenient Jet us know and “we will call.” Edith Rondinella, Poetry and Review High Water Mark Poetry, always the redeeming feature ot Tipyn o’ Bob, ranks first again in the contributions to the Review. The most outstanding, a sonnet by Victoria Evans ‘21, with its sympathetic picture of old_ and young warriors, is unusually vivid. The little poem by Laura Hales ’20 has originality in form and thought. “Foreign Finesse,” by Alice Harrison, is distin- guished by its originality of theme and clever ending. The prose article of most literary worth is certainly the Keen review of Eminent Victorians, by Eleanor Cooper ‘19. Jean Flexner '21 also gives a skillful review of two recent plays. The long list of newly yublished books, not owned by the col- lege, seems hardly worth printing. Magazine Representative, but Slender The contributions are fairly representa- tive of the college, easily saving the Review from the reproach of being writ- ten exclusively by the editors. A new and interesting field is offered to the casual contributor in the stories about foreign lands. The slimness of the first number is disappointing. It is scarcely larger than Tip, which forgot to grow when it changed from a fortnightly to a monthly publication. Perhaps the realization that the table of contents includes article of interest to everyone, will stimulate more contributors. NEARBY TOWNS PLAN COMMUNITY CENTERS AS SOLDIERS’ MEMORIALS The movement sweeping over the whole country to help communities to “manage themselves” is well represented in sev- eral towns which are Bryn Mawr’s near neighbors, Dr. Susan M. Kingsbury stated in chapel last Wednesday. In the town of Marietta a community house and grounds have been given as a soldiers’ memorial and the town itself has raised $35,000, $25,000 of which will be used as an endowment and $10,000 for a gymna- sium and swimming pool. In Garrett Hill, not far from here, the school building is to be purchased for a community house, Preston also wants its eading room developed into a community hause and has asked the Bryn Mawr Community Center to supervise it. Dr. Kingsbury called attention to two bills now before Congress: one for the continuation of the United States Em- ployment Service; the other, providing that the two commissions organized under the Department of Labor, a com- mission on housing and a commission on living conditions, be united and made permanent, The defeat of either of these, she declared, would be “a national ca- lamity.” Would Have Special Style of Poetry to Represent Bryn Mawr Various forms of versification and the possibilities of producing here some sort of poetry that would belong especially to Bryn Mawr and college days were dis- cussed by the Reelers and Writhers Club at a meeting in K. Ward’s room last Thursday. Each member present read (Chairman of the Milestone House Com.) something of her own. jorie Warren '21, in a story of Scotch schools. “Advice to Room-mates of the Love- lorn” will be a column conducted by Jeannette Peabody '19 and Elizabeth Tay- lor ’21, Pictures and cartoons will illus- trate the magazine. NEW ALUMNZ REGISTER READY Record of Bryn Mawr Women After They Leave College Of the 1621 women who have received bachelor’s degrees from Bryn Mawr 637 (32.3 per cent) are married and 879] (53.6 per cent) have professions or paid occupations. These statistics are given in the new Alumnz and Undergraduate Register compiled by Dean Maddison. A record of the professions and occu- pations into which Bryn Mawr graduates have gone shows: DE sr cht es oe ck sapet ees - Students of medicine 10 PO eo ke occ ciisas 13 BOW BUGGED oo ccc keweckcces 3 COMICAL WOPMOIE ooo oec csc ek ches 738 War Relief and Red Cross Workers: Me NG ook ok eis eck eis tes 37 oe ei 69 POUTNT WOPROIE oo cic cee sc ceccecs es 69 hoe ces i oes ce beaes 279 Se 176 Among those whose positions are grouped as “unclassified” are deans, mis- sionaries, editors, bond saleswomen, chemists, playwrights, students of archi- tecture, teachers of music, and hospital workers. The Register may be obtained is the office of the Secretary and Registrar for 50 cents. Freshman Show (Continued from page 1.) counteracted by the procession of the League of Nations, which came as an epi- logue. Lack of- organization was _ evident throughout the show. But the subtle humor and the originality of the ideas showed a mature point of view seldom seen in first productions. Choruses Post Girls—H. Gibbs, H. Guthrie, M. D. Hay. Scarlet Moths—V. Wurlitzer (leader), E. Burns, K. Stewart, N. Jay, H. Landis- man, A. Gabel, G. Melton. Deir, Crome Ee... .....5- ss A. Nicoll Suzette, from France ........... H. Gibbs Maggie, from Edinburgh .........A. Lee Helene, from Belgium .......... M. Tyler Nancy, from England ..........C. Baird Mary Brown, from America..... E. Brush Meee TPOU TURIT.. . 5 ee ccc ess H. Guthrie reg, from Canada:.........%... E. Brown I ise i ase inc eee F. Robbins Chorus of Act IIIA. Rupert, H. Stev- ens, S. Aldrich, B. Clarke, M. Tyler, L. Mearns, J. Warder, I. Coleman, M. Ecroyd, J. Wright, D. Wells, C. Cameron, C. Ha- zelton, C. Peck, E. Bumm, E. Finch, M. Baumgartner, J. Yeatman. . League of Nations.—-M. Speer, E, Dono- hue, O. Howard, J. Fisher, E. Titcomb, M. Crosby, A. Nicoll, A. Dunn, F. Lei, M. Glasner, K. Rhet, J. Palache, D. Dessau, M. Voorhees. Ellen Graves ‘07 was one of the Red Cross workers chosen to be an usher at Mechanics’ Hall, Boston, on the occasion of President Wilson's speech there on Feb. 24th. ed Whey Ge fare ee ee Eeoee of What the same ine have dot ‘The portraits Miss King declared to be far and away the most interesting part of the exhibition. She mentioned particu- larly the “sound, serious, and thoroughly laudable” picture of Miss Hillard, by Lydia Field Emmett, and the painting of Edward T. Stotesbury by R. L, Parting- ton, “Mr. Stotesbury’s portrait,” said Miss King, “gives a type; presents a suc- cessful American business man, and af.- fords perhaps a glimpse into the most notorious system in the United States.” The portrait of Miss Reilly by Cecilia Beaux, Miss King characterized as “good brush work, but not real portrait paint- ing;” unsatisfactory because it does not fulfill the real business of a portrait, to re-create the person. The picture of Dr. Horace Howard Furness, Jr., by Alophe Borie, she mentioned as “the nicest thing that Mr. Borie has ever done.” Two men represented this year by es- pecially interesting work are Sidney Dick- inson and Lazar Raditz. The latter's “Portrait of Mrs. R.” reveals, according to Miss King, “an artist’s power and promise at the happiest moment at which it can be taken, while he is still on the up-grade.” Miss King will speak in Chapel Friday morning on the pictures for which prizes have been awarded. SENIOR PLAY IS CAST The cast for “The Beaux’ Stratagem,” the Senior play to be given April 5th, is: Se OR D. Chambers PO obec scbeikcsec ew. F, Allison Two gentlemen of broken for- tune, the first as master, and the second as servant. COUNE BOTTMIE . o.oo acc cc es C. Hollis French officer, prisoner at Litch- field. We ke a R. Woodruff A country blockhead, brutal to his wife. Sir Charies Freeman....C. Oppenheimer Gentleman from London. POE heii F. Beatty Chaplain to the French officers. Gibbet, a highwayman ........ M. Gilman WO ic icc kbc esis A. R. Dubach i og wank bin vicves A. Stiles His companions. Boniface, landlord of the Inn...M. Kranz Scrub, servant to Mrs. Sullen..E. Macrum BO OT oo vies ces L. Wood An old civil country gentle- woman that cures all her neigh- | bors of all distempers, and is foolishly fond of her son, Sullen. PTI ek 6 ini oc inks, M. Moseley Lady Bountiful’s daughter. WP, BT gg kc ince nas H. Johnson Her daughter-in-law. Gypsy, maid to the ladies....H. Prescott Cherry, the landlord’s daughter. ..A. Blue Changes in the committees are: Chair- man of scenery, A. Thorndike; chairman of posters and programs, F. Day; Casting Committee, J. Holmes instead of A. Moore, who was away on account of ill- ness. The requirements for taking part were misstated In last week’s News. They stand that no one may be in the play who is cast for Glee Club or Varsity Dramat- ies, or who has any conditions. Mary Goodhue '15 is working for the Y. W. C. A. in Baltimore organizing rec- reational work for women in factories. was decided to award a B. M. only for first place in order not to lessen the value by giving out a large number. The rules for authorizing swimmers were amended to allow swimmers to be authorized by Miss Kirk, without the presence of a member of the Athletic As- _ Sociation Board. The Athletic Association election rules were amended to make a plurality of 20 votes necessary for the election of each officer. A committee of five, with A. Stiles chairman will be appointed to confer with President Thomas on the question of regulating exercise fdr this spring and next year. Varsity Plays Offer Variety of Effects (Continued from page 1.) wrote herself, produced chiefly by ama- teurs. Opposite Miss Skinner acted Roy Atwell, playing now in “Oh, My Dear.” The heroine of Rosalind has also proved her skill at Baldwin School, where she played Petruchio, Orlando, and Lady Macbeth. Her most recent success is Freshman Show. The part of Charles is taken by Emily Anderson ’22, and the old housekeeper by Mary Ramsay ‘19, who was one of the ‘ servants last year in “The Admirable Crichton.” The setting for the play is the gray room used last year, done over in buff. A bay-window looks out on an Eng- lish garden, Stained-Glass Windows for “Maid of France” Unusually artistic scenery for the whimsical Maid of France has been de- signed and constructed by Miriam Mor- rison ’21. The stained-glass wihdows of the cathedral near which Jeanne D’Arc stands, are made from colored silks, even to a life-sized saint on each window. The symbolism of the soldier’s dream will be suggested by the lighting. The Maid of France, clad in chain- mail armor, is Lois Kellogg '20, who was the heroine in “The Admirable Crichton.” The actors of the other réles have not appeared before at college. The silent part of an ‘old verger, taken by Bettina Warburg '21, has been inserted into the play by Helen Hill ’21, stage manager. The Christmas carol, “Minuit Chré- tien,” will be sung at the end of the play by Rebecca Reinhardt ‘19, Millicent Carey '20, and Elizabeth Matteson ’21, as town girls. Varsity Play Committees The committees are: Costumes—R. Hickman ‘19, chairman, M. Mackenzie °18, M. Porritt ’20, E. Col- lins ’21. Properties—G. Bailey '19, chairman, C. Keeble ’20, M. Gilman 19, E. Kales 21. Scene Shifting—A. Thorndike 19, chair- man, V. Coombs ‘19, A. Blue ‘19, B. Weaver '20, J. Lattimer ’21, M. Littell ’20. Scenery—M. Morrison '21, chairman, E. Titcomb '22, M. Mall ’19. Publicity—J. Holmes ’19, chairman. Ushers—C. Baird '22, Z. Boynton ’20, K. Cauldwell '20, G. Hearne ’19, C. Le Boiteaux '22, A. Moore '19, M. Munford "18, M. K. Southall ’21, M. Tyler '22. Tickets may be obtained from Dorothea Chambers,. Denbigh; reserved seats, $1.50; unreserved, $1.00; members of the college, $1.00 and $0.75. The scheme of boxes has been given up on account of the size of the stage. Smith came two years ago, that the Com- munity Center was really put on the map. It started in two rooms at the back of the school house. Now it has three -|rooms there and has overflowed into a whole house by the old Milestone opposite the post office. The original school- rooms are used only for gymnasium work and boys’ clubs. The Milestone contains the only free library in the town, the of- fices of Miss Smith, Mrs. Nail and others, a rest room for the girls working in Wil- son’s Laundry, and three other rooms used for dressmaking classes, dramatics and club meetings. Each Group Has Student Head This semester there are fifty-five stu- dents working at the Center helping Miss Compton, who has charge of the chil- dren’s work. Paid workers are a kinder- garten teacher, a school lunch cook, a car- penter and boys’ worker, a librarian, and others. The students are divided up into groups according to what they do at the Center, with a person at the head of each group whose duty it is to see that every- one goes when she says she will or to find substitutes. E. Mills ’21 is in charge of all folk dancing and gymnasium work; EB. Moores '19, of dramatics, Boy Scout and Camp Fire Girls; Miss Copenhaver, graduate of the Italian Night School, Women’s Club and Dressmaking classes; B. Rondinella 19, of the House Commit- tee, library workers and those who con- duct story hour in the afternoons; 4G. Rhoads ’22, of kindergarten workers; PB. Matteson ’21, of clerical workers and typewriters; L. Hales ’20, of handicrafts and cooking classes. Each one of these groups contains about eight people. Directs Children’s Taste in Books H. Riggs ’21 is conducting story hour in an original fashion. She has a group of little girls whom she is trying to make read the proper books for their age. Every time they read one on a prescribed list they get a star. They are going to wind up with a costume book party. At present they are sampling “Ivanhoe,” which no one likes at all. They entirely disapproved of “Water Babies,” because it was immodest for a little boy to go out of doors in his nightie, and they refused to discuss “The Jungle Book” because Moweli never wore any clothes at all. Be- sides, all these books were much too im- probable. "| No one would realize to look at the) Itall _,| Community Center this winter that it is jonly two years old. It was not till Miss Italians Taught American Songs Two of the college’s skilled: Italians attend the Night School to learn English. That means they read out of books equiv- alent to a seventh or eighth reader about civics, history and geography. They are given spelling and dictation from the same lesson and sometimes a little free conversation creeps in. The session usually ends with singing popular songs around the kindergarten piano. At pres- ent they are anxious to learn “Smiles.” There are two flourishing boys’ clubs other than the Boy Scouts: the “Eagles” and the “Keystones.” A “Leisure Club” is being formed. In the Christmas vaca- tion the Eagles gave a dance in the Fire House, where they made over forty dol- lars toward installing shower baths in the basement of the school house. The Keystones, not to be outdone, have just started to give “Pyramus and Thisbe,” with the help of E. Kimbrough and M. Southall. The Camp Fire Girls are also giving a play. More students to help with story hour and dramatics are badly needed. Center to Have Exhibition in May Any who play the piano are especially in demand. K. Tyler plays for boys’ gym- nastics, M. Thompson for boys’ dramat- ics, I. Lauer for girls’ folk dancing, and F. Beatty °19 for marching in kindergar- ten. More pianists who can afford an hour a week are needed for the kinder- garten. If there is no pianist the teacher must play and the marching cannot be directed. The first week in May the Center will give an exhibition of all its activities. Miss Smith is eager to have anyone who can take pictures of the Center, indoors and out, so that they may be shown at that time. All the posters that many peo- ple have made for the weekly lectures and entertainments are being saved for the occasion. Encouragement to Workers If you are working at the Center, don't get discouraged when results are slow. If the boys are saints one time and the opposite the next, remember that you are at least keeping them off the streets. If you cannot explain the meaning of some word to the Italians, remember that you have probably succeeded in explaining nineteen others. Above all, think of the growth in the past two years, helped on by people who thought they saw no re- sults. Perhaps in two more years you may be able to say, “I helped that along.” SENIORS TO SPEAK AT CYNWYD Will Address High School Girls On Value of College Training In order to interest girls of high school age in preparing for college, the Woman's Club of €ynwyd has asked that two Bryn Mawr undergraduates address a high school audience on March 19th onthe value of going to college. The speakers, appointed by the president of the Under- graduate Association, will be L. Wood "19, who will outline the business and cul- tural advantages of a college education and degree, and D. Chambers ‘19, who will discuss the possibility of going to col- lege without sacrificing social interests. The growing tendency of high school girls to choose short business courses rather than college training has led to the movement at Cynwyd to arouse interest in college work, Bishop to be Here Sunday Afternoon Bishop Rhinelander has expressed a de- sire to get in touch with the Bryn Mawr students and will meet informally any who wish to come, in the Denbigh sitting- room Sunday afternoon at four-thirty. Professor King Reads Poems at English Club Tea Selections from her poetry were read by Professor Georgianna Goddard King at an English Club tea last Wednesday. Miss King read, among other things, some of the poems she wrote when an under- graduate here. “There are three themes which lend themselves irresistibly to youth: Wander- ing, Love and Death,” said Miss King. To illustrate this she read from her contri- butions to the “Lantern” and the “Fort- nightly Philistine” and some of the lyrics from “The Way of Perfect Love.” Denbigh Fiction Library May Be Abolished The possibility of including the Den- bigh Fiction library in the main library will be discussed at an Undergraduate meeting next week. The Undergraduate Association might then appropriate a fund for the purchase of new books. Miss Reed, head librarian, will speak at the meeting. 0 pan Reece he To give an impetus to college nity singing Mr. Robert Lawrence, of all the community singing training schools under the Y. M. C. A., will lead a sing at Bryn Mawr at the end of March. The question of Mr. Lawrence’s coming was voted on in the Athletic Association meeting Thursday night. The date will E ‘be definitely announced later. Mr. Law- rence, besides leading a sing, will give pointers to the present leaders and extra coaching to those who show promise. “We want to improve the college sing- ing,” said H. Huntting, addressing the Athletic meeting. ‘When we declared war, song leaders were appointed all over — the country and they did great work in the camps. Community singing is just as necessary for reconstruction as for war because it serves to unite people and creates a spirit of good fellowship. Both Dr. Kingsbury and Dr. Marion Parris Smith endorse it.” New Plan for Electing College Song Leader The next college song leader will be elected from among those recommended, on the strength of their work in the Com- munity Singing Class to the Athletic As- sociation by the Community Singing Committee. A song leader was elected for the first time in 1913. Before then the Athletic Association appointed a committee to at- tend to the singing and cheering at games. In that year the Association voted that a leader be chosen from the Junior Class at the annual elections, and this rule has held up to the present year. According to the new plan no one will be elected song leader who has not had practice and shown ability. NEWS IN BRIEF Dr. Frank led the meeting of the Dis- cussion Club yesterday evening on Free- dom of Speech. D. Walter '21 left college last Thursday for New York to meet her fiancé, Lieut. Herbert Baruch, who is returning from overseas. She will be married in two weeks at Menlo Park, Cal. 1921 will give a dance to 1919, in the gymnasium, on March 29th, if that date is still free. Catherine Godley ‘16 and Charlotte Harding ex-'16, spent last Wednesday at college. Margaret Thompson ‘17 and Mollie Boyd ‘17 were back at college for Friday and Saturday. Dorothy Carns, Marguerretta Murtha, and Beatrice Stokes, three ex-’21’s, re- turned to college for Freshman Show. Assailant of College Narrowness Will Speak Here Next Sunday Denouncer of Bryn Mawr’s provincial- ism, Dr. Albert Parker Fitch, ex-president of Andover Theological Seminary, will speak here for the second time Sunday night in chapel. In his sermon last year, just after his return from France, where he had been Field Inspector of the Ameri- can Red Cross, Dr. Fitch contrasted the narrowness of the average college woman with the sincerity and simplicity of the French Sisters of Mercy, with whom he had just come in contact. . “The College Course and the Prepara- tion for Life” and “Religion and the Un- dergraduate,” are among Dr. Fitch's works. Dr. Fitch is professor of history of religion at Amherst. | COATS, WAISTS, 100 To 108 N. STATE ST., CHICAGO and MILLINERY MAKERS OF FINE JEWELRY BOOKS OF ALL PUBLISHERS ||5th AVENUE at 46th STREET Can be had at the | DAYLIGHT BOOKSHOP NEW YORK 1701 CHESTNUT STREET Philadelphia Hyland Ladies’ Shirts Misses’ Shirts Ready-made in plain styles. 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He re- cently returned from France, where he was in Dr. Blake’s hospital in Paris. Miss Colt was in France last year acting as secretary to the Rev. Herbert Adams Gibbons. Vachel Lindsay in Poem Recital (Continued from page 1.) Poem Games at the Model School Believing that some poetry may be danced to as well as music, Mr. Lindsay has written a number of poem games for the purpose. ‘Poetry recited instead of music,” he told the Model School chil- dren, “has the music of drums, and any- thing that can be danced to drums can be danced to poetry.” The individual lines may be repeated as often as necessary to “get the meaning across.” The ideal poem game Mr. Lindsay de- scribed while urging the children to write them, was alittle story in which a boy can act and a girl can dance together. He de- scribes the poem games in the “Chinese Nightingale.” Poetry should be written without desire for magazine publication, he asserted. People don’t read magazine poetry, unless in the little poetry magazine. It should be given to the people to use. B. M. Alumna Has Danced to Poems Eleanor Dougherty, Bryn Mawr 1915, has made a special study of his poems, notably the “Chinese Nightingale,” and has danced as he chanted them at the University of Chicago. Miss Dougherty is a sister to Paul Dougherty, the artist. Another brother is an actor. She has just returned from nursing in France. “The Potato Dance,” the “King of But- terflies,” repeated in Pembroke after din- ner and in Rockefeller at the reception after the lecture, were chanted to the children, as well as “Aladdin and the Jinn,” “King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba,” on which Miss Dougherty spent two years to work out the steps, and “The Sea Serpent.” The children chanted the refrain for the last poems. The refrain of the “Sea Serpent” is an entire stanza which the children and later the guests in Rockefeller, sang, under the direction to beat off the words clearly that they need not be “mussed up with too much tune,” Mr. Lindsay’s recital Saturday morning was given that the Freshmen who had been busy with the dress rehearsal of their show the previous night, might hear him. DR. SMITH SPEAKS IN CHAPEL ON PROBLEMS OF RECONSTRUCTION England’s problems of reconstruction were briefly indicated by Dr. Smith in chapel on Monday. The industrial diffi- culties, which have increased since peace, Dr. Smith believes will be adjusted satis- factorily by Mr. Lloyd-George. One solu- tion, offered by the labor party, to tax capital 25 per cent, and with the money eliminate the war debt, seemed to him less practical than the present system of income and excess profits’ taxes. The housing problem, nationalization of industry, government guarantee of posi- tions at the minimum wage, and the con- tinuation of education he mentioned as other problems which England is facing. Notice The Employment Committee of the C. A. has appointed one person in each hall to whom the students may apply when they want work done: Rockefeller, L. Wood; Pembroke East and West, H) Holmes; Merion, J. Herrick; Radnor, Cornelia Baird. mai|_Reprnetatses of ween in busin ' Wo health, and jourmalias have been tn! vited to speak at the Vocational Confer-} ence here on March 14 afd 16 to advise all students interested in the lines of work. Dean Taft, who has ‘planned the conh- ‘ference as head of the Appointment Bu- reau, has given over the management of the section on journalism to the English Club, which hopes to supplement it with several speakers on professional writing, possibly including Mts, Josephine Das- kam Bacon, author of “Memoirs of a Baby.” The program for the conference is: : FARMING: Fri., 2 P. M—Mrs. Wood- ruff, formerly Mrs. Vollmer, who owns an orange grove in Florida and is one of the most successful women farmers in the United States. Mrs. Woodruff has spoken here before. SOCIAL SERVICE: P. Goldmark '96, manager of the Women’s Service Section of the U. S. Railroad Administration. BUSINESS: Sat., 11 A. M.—B. Green- ough ‘17, in charge of cost accounting at the Builders’ Iron Foundry, Providence, R. L.; Elizabeth Clark, bond saleswoman, in charge of the women’s department at Hempel, White and Chamberlain, New York; Mrs. Shoemaker, head of one cf the departments at Hog Island, who will speak on executive work. MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH: Sat., 2 P. M.—Dorothy Child ’10, who has been in France with a pediatric unit; Martha Tracy ’98, dean of the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, who spoke here last year and will speak on the new movement for schools of public health and general hygiene, and who has just returned from speaking at a Voca- tional Conference at Vassar; Miss Katha- rine Tucker, head of the Visiting Nurse Association in Philadelphia. WRITING: Sat.. 2.P. M.: .T.. Hel- burn ’08, who was the winner of the George W. Childs essay prize. She is the dramatic critic of the Nation, and has produced a play in New York; Mrs. Saxton (M. Plaisted ’08), of the Doran Co. M. THURMAN CHALLENGES BRYN MAWR DEMOCRACY Internationalism and democracy in con- nection with religion, was the subject of a forceful talk by M. L. Thurman in Ves- pers Sunday afternoon. Miss Thurman has just returned from a Christian Asso- ciation conference in Evanston, Illinois, and after presenting some of the ideas on internationalism and democracy discussed at the conference, she aimed a very direct criticism at Bryn Mawr democracy. In order to discover what we can do to further internationalism it is necessary to answer the question, What stand do we take on the question of foreign missions? said Miss Thurman. For the case of for- eign missions is one of internationalism, not of “evangelizing the heathen.” You may say that we have plenty of mission- ary work to do here in America, but this is not the attitude of internationalism. A nation cannot stand alone and its strength increases through helping another. The crux of democracy was realized by the Austrian nobleman who wouldn't give money to the peasantry until they de- manded it. Democracy can not be forced, but must be brought about by educating the people to know what is their right and then giving it to them. The same theory may be applied to religion. We are all so much concerned with what others think about theology, all trying so hard to convince others of our ideas that religious discussion is usually futile. What difference does it make after all what each one of us believes about im- mortality, God, Christ? The, vital thing today is to accept Christ as an actual — oe ate la se ace fe - Seen a aan eta elite” with humanity when we meet with spec- imens less intelligent than ourselves, By this refusal to mingle and this feeling of superiority to others we show our in- feriority to them in broadness. “We sit on our windy heights wrapt in splendid and sublime isolation.” Cornelia Skinner on Bryn Mawr Stage in 1909 Freshman Show was not Cornelia Skinner’s first appearance upon the Bryn Mawr stage. Her premiére was in 1909 in Gilbert Murray’s “Medea,” in which she took the part of one of the children. “Medea” was 1910's Junior-Senior supper play. Captain Vorys Sent to Vienna Capt. Webb Vorys, husband of Adeline Werner ‘16, has just been sent from Italy to Vienna in command of the first food train sent into Austrta. Capt. Webb Vorys’ regiment, the 332d Infantry, is the only American regiment in Italy. During the President’s visit to Italy Cap- tain Vorys was in command of the detach- ment of troops which acted as_ body- guard to the President and personally at- tended the President as aide-de-camp at all the public functions: . jee ac Homi a day can make a aps ot Mn Tn $000 po Ha [selling “America’s War for “Humanity” ‘land “Life of Roosevelt.” Send at once for free outfit, F. B. DICKERSON CO,, Detroit, Mich., enclosing 20c. in stamps for mailing outfits. Will be Presented by the STUDENTS OF BRYN MAWR COLLEGE On March 7 and 8 at 8 o'clock In the Gymnasium Reserved Seats $1.50 Unreserved Seats $1.00 For Members of College—$1.00 and $.75 Phone: Market 29-81 DAVID S. Formerly of BELLEVUE-STRATFORD And WALTON HOTELS BROWN Orchestras Erclusive” 533 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA For Women MONDAY March 17th Franklin Simon g Co. A Store of Individual Shops Fifth Avenue, 37th and 38th Sts.. New York Announce an Exhibit of Newest Spring Fashions AT THE MONTGOMERY INN Bryn Mawr, Pa. Suits, Coats, Wraps, | Tailored Dresses, Afternoon and Evening Gowns Waists, Skirts, Shoes, Sweaters Gymnasium Apparel, Sport Apparel Riding Habits, Underwear, A selection thoughtfully chosen to fit the needs of the College Woman At Moderate Prices and Misses TUESDAY March 18th Negligees, Etc. IN PATRONIZING ADVERTISERS, PLEA SE MENTION “TUE COLLEGE NEWs" a long ‘evolntion, was tion class on Internationalism. cording to President Wilson the country alone, tional mind. Emphasis must be Miss Leavell. and not allow it to get visionary. she concluded. denominational side of religion. be the test. and O. Howard ’22. The Bryn Mawr C. lead the corresponding class at sible. DR. POTTER TO GIVE FOUR LECTURES giene, beginning ticularly. attend them. CALENDAR Friday, March 7 8.00 p.m.—vVarsity Dramatics, Saturday, March 8 8.00 p. m.—vVarsity Dramatics. Sunday, March 9 ard '22. 8.00 p. m.—Chapel. Andover. Monday, March 10 7.30 p.m.—Lecture on Current Events by Dr. Fenwick. Wednesday, March 12 7.30 p.m.—Bible Class, conducted by Dr. Chew under the auspices of the C. A. 9.30 p. m.—Reconstruction Class. Speak- er, Dr. Gilkie, formerly as- sistant minister of the Bryn \ Mawr Presbyterian Church. Saturday, March 15 9.00 a.m.—Senior written examination in French. 8.00 a.m.—Lecture by Mme. nasium, under the of the History Club. Wednesday evening by Clarice Leavell, Vassar '19, who came down to Bryn Mawr to lead the C. A. reconstruc- back to 1795, Miss Leavell showed that _ Kant drew up a plan for world citizenship with the same ideals as the league today. The League of Nations does not con- flict with the Monroe,Doctrine, but to the contrary has the same aim of protecting the weak, Miss Leavell emphasized. Ac: Doctrine must be extended to the world: We must have patriotism, but not for our rather to family, state, nation and world. As the colonial mind of the thirteen colonies was super- ceded by the national mind, our national mind must be superceded by an interna- the big ideals which unite the nations and not on the small differences, declared Above all we must keep the practicability of the league before us Internationalism is a Christian ideal, . and we need a united Christian outlook, C In the past too much em- phasis has been laid on the theological, we want is the religion of the trenches, “religion stripped of all its trimmings.” We want an international church to which all can belong, the church of the living God—of which a life and not a creed will Miss Leavell was assisted in the discus- sion group by M. L. Thurman ’19, E. Luet- kemeyer °'20, E. Brace '20, J. Brown '2], Miss Leavell led the same class on in- ternationalism at Vassar last semester. A. planned last sum- mer at Silver Bay to send a member to but when the course was postponed until the second semester it was made impos- Four additional lectures on social hy- March 17th, will be given this semester. These lectures will be more advanced than the preceding ones, and are for Juniors and Seniors par- Other people who are tak- ing science may, however, be allowed to benefit of the Service Corps. 6.00 p.m.—Vespers. Speaker, 0. How- Sermon by the Rev. Albert Parker Fitch, Catherine Breshkovskaya in the Gym- -empha- Going Monroe city; laid on What Vassar, MORE for the D.D., of auspices ‘The archinhabacar ‘Worcester Cath Tarai, the euniiaiiin Jone Gila: | spe in chapel last Sunday evening, said th the message he wanted to bring England to this country was, “Love God. Love thy God with all thy heart, wi and you will find that Christianity in- ordinances. ment the others will look after them- selves, unclean things will vanish before angry thoughts and love God. We often think of God as’ continnalial ordering us about. It is in this concep- tion of God that the chief weakness of Christianity lies. We must substitute the new testament of God and Christian life. We don’t begin to be Christians until our religion is joy and gladness and a sponta- neous expression of all that is best in us. A man who approaches religion timidly will live a respectable life, but will lack the joy-bringing force of a true Christian. To love God we must know him, we must converse with him. Most people think of praying as a means of getting God on their side rather than as conversa- tion between father and son. The way to love God with all thy heart and with ali thy mind and with all thy strength is through prayer, the natural intercourse to the soul of man made in the image of God. At supper in Pembroke; Miss Taft; Miss Maddison, Miss Applebee, Dr. Barton and Dr. Richardson were guests of the Re- ligious Meetings Committee to meet Arch- deacon Greig. Marion Frost ’20 also was present. Two hundred and twenty-five were present at chapel on Sunday. TELLS OF POISONOUS INDUSTRIES WHICH SHE INVESTIGATED Dr. Alice Hamilton Speaks in Chapel on Work Begun in U. S, After Industrial Hygiene Conference in 1913 Poisonous trades in the United States were the subject of a talk by Dr. Alice Hamilton, expert on industrial diseases, last Thursday morning in chapel. In 1913 Dr. Hamilton attended an Inter- national Conference of Industrial Hy- giene, where she discovered that the United States was almost the only country that had not made a scientific in- vestigation of poisonous trades. The Commissioner of Labor as a result of the conference appointed Dr. Hamilton to be- gin a survey. The discovery of lead in the enamel paint used by a large industry for bath tubs was one of her first successes. Lead causes severe poisoning, Dr. Hamilton explained, because it is taken up by the gastric juices. Later investigations revealed poisoning in the Western mines, in the printers’ trade and elsewhere. During the last two years Dr. Hamilton has been supervising hygienic conditions in the manufacture of explosives. With the coming of the war many scientists have become interested in investigating poisoning, she said. The manufacture of anodyne dyes, which has grown up in this country with the war, she cited as a particularly wide field for investigation. Secretary of Geneva Foyer Coming The secretary for Switzerland of the World's Student Federation, Miss Eliza- beth Clark, has been asked to speak at an open cabinet meeting Tuesday eve- ning. The foyer at Geneva is supported by the C. A., and Russian students who bave been there are said to have gone back to spread the ideals of the foyer in Russia. and you will find perfect freedom.” |i all thy mind and with ee volves no obligation, no restraint, that. 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