ie Er aa ‘to punish with eternal torment. : that the poem ay “Faroe Henshall ale Pieper: of the Nun in The Miracle on | Friday ‘and "Seteediy: — of this , and twice a week hereat he College CWS ei sik xX N69 BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1924 Price 10 Cents DR. LOWES. LECTURES ON RIME OF ANCIENT MARINER Ann Shgble Memorial Lecturer Tells How Original Idea of Coleridge Grew POEM EMBODIES THEORIES > - - - Lowes, professor of Eng- John L, -—Jish-at-Harvard,-delivered-the Ann-Sheble}- Memorial: Lecture, speaking on “The Bird, the Daemon, and the Eternal Wanderer: A Chapter in the history of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” in be ae Hall last Friday evening. = “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” said Professor Lowes, “is not a tour dg force of the imagination, but compact of the fact and. thought of Coleridge’s time. It is in- stinct with Neo-Platonism and with the naively scientific spirit then prevailing. Coleridge-had a nebulous idea for a poem about an old navigatory Wordsworth stug- gested that the navigator kill an albatross and thereafter be punished by the spirits of its native land, which Coleridge makes a kind of supermundane place. Words- worth unlocked a storehouse of legend and superstition by his suggestion, for Cole- ridge’s mind was seething with Jewish and Oriental mysticism, because he had read deeply. in the Neo-Platonists of the Alex- 2 andrian period. Plotinus :and Porphirius, | and even more in the Renaissance Neo- Platonists, Fiemo, and Rico Mirandella, whose Caballa is almost an encyclopedia of mysticism. “Daemonology was a tremendously popu- lar subject at that time. People were deeply interested in the legend that there were supernatural invisible beings distributed among ‘the elements, and having the power Coleridge, at Wordsworth’s proposal of the spirits, ‘remembered the fable of these daemons, which belong to ‘the mystic region of the primal instinctive will to believe,’ and set out to deal with them in such a way as to give them reality. “The original conception of the old navi- gator was greatly changed by Wordsworth’s idea, Coleridge had read extensively , in *German literatére, which then interested itself largely in the legend of the Wander- ing Jew. Yet the Mariner is not the Wan- derer: by a subtle transfer he becomes a ‘new creation, though shrouded in all the mystery of this most ancient of legends. He has a semblance of truth which chal- lenges us to believe in him. “Coleridge had been planning a novel whose central character - was known only as the Unfathomable and whose preface was exactly like the wedding scene in “The Ancient Mariner.’ Wordsworth’s sugges- tion linked this idea to that of ¢ternal wandering as an expiation for crime. Gess- ner’s ‘Death of Abel’ interested Coleridge by its conception of Cain as a branded, hunted man. The- Mariner is influenced by it, yet the Mariner is not ‘Cain;-but an essentially new creation. “The beauty of ‘The Rime of* the An- cient Mariner’ springs,” Professor Lowes _said,.“from ‘the secret influence of the un- expressed.’ Investigation of the subtlety by. which this beauty is. achieved proves is not merely* a work of the imagination, but also the result of the varied intei&sts of Coleridge’s age and of his literary satin A - pe *. > ? 8 PN a adage Shs ate LABOR PARTY BRINGS UNIONS AND INTELLECTUALS TOGETHER Application to All Classes Tracing the rise of the Labor Party from the Renaissance and Reformation, Mr. Sid- ney F. Wicks, of the Manchester Guardian, told of its present position in the British Government, in Taylor, last Tuesday eve- ning. . r The Manchester Guardian, which Started at the death of Napaleon, with a policy of disseminating ideas, and formation of pub- lic opinion, helped the Liberal Party, which as the parent of the Labor Party, had started reforms... The extension of the franchise, finally to women, education, fac- tory acts, and to freedom of Ireland were the results of its work in this field. . There was a-religious zeal behind liberalism that still characterizes the movement, because the Anglo-Saxon wants not spiritual hair- splitting, but a practical application of Christianity to his needs, and therefore a libéral interpretation of the New Testa- ment. When liberalism faltered, and re- fused to take advantage of its victories over the House of Lords, the torch passed on to the younger, more vigorous party, which at a time of’ scepticism about the efficacy of diplomats, was unstained by diplomatic contact. Some members of the older party, like Lord Haldane, now joined CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES CASTS FOR MAY DAY Alexander and Campaspe, The Lady of The May, to Be Posted Later & Plays for May Day have been cast as follows: St. George and the Dragon De LEO sg on son 0s op M. Constant, ’25 Pe OUCEN: 5 64 sikiinc 4 as J. Palmer, ’24 Shimt GOGO. ics is vse on M. Palache, ’24 King William ..........J. Schoonover, ’25 ‘ne Dragon. i.....; ey M. Z. Pease, ’27 Giant Blunderbore ...... +».C» Remak, ’25 eg Se eee M. Whitcomb, ’25 Captain Slasher ............ E. Lomas, ’25 Tirkigh CHAMOION coe occa cos M. Hale, ’25 A: Noble Doctor «isseses R. Godefroy, ’24 “ The Old Wives’ Tale SRCTINONt ci cciniii cas ss. M. L. White, ’24 First Brother (Calypha).Marion Smith, ’27 Second Brother (Thalea)..... B. Ives, ’24 Eumenides ......6sseeeseees P. Coyne, ’24 Senex (Erestus) ......++B. Spackman, '26 rLampriscus ........ uae O. Saunders, ’25 OE EEE AG POT L. Ford, ’24 COPeDUS covet ess roe eters A. Pratt, ’24 MEE PAN i hates ensues E: Walton, ’25 Church Warden ........ ...A. Tierney, ’26 Seton =i. 335 0 Peek asc ees H. Henshaw, ’25 Ghost of Jack STS ED ..F, deLaguna, ’27 H. Quinn,’26 WUSEOS coves oe casctanary M. Arnold, ’26 : | L. Andrews, ’26 PR oso a ise tevatiecsoues E. Tifft, ’24 Venelia ...... viaeied eb avees R. Tubby, ’24 a rr ce eT ..E. Sullivan, ’24 COdfta oo occ sees ee ceseees R. Foster, ’25 Ee E eiaeen enue E. McKee, ’26 NEO or recy E. Mallett, '25 Fantastick ......... Re IG I. Wallace, "24 Clunich (the smith) ....... M. Rodney, '24 Madge (his wife) ....... ..M. Tucker, ’22 er *M. Shumway, ’25 Fiddlers eeeceewe one E. Brodie, 27 AR Roberta Murray, 24, gave a lecture to the Males Crab, last Thareday night, on | History of Movement Shows General] | father and mother. HELEN HOUGH NEW PRESIDENT OF SELF-GOVERNMENT ‘Phe President of the Self-Govern- ment Association for next year will be Helen Hough, recently elected to suc- ceed Pamela Coyne. Miss Hough has been on the Self- Government Board for two years. She was vice-president of her class last year, and -was a member of 1925’s Fr reshman Committee. SENIOR-TEAM- WINS- FINAL GYMNASIUM MEET . Individual Championship Winning every event in the final gym- nasium meet last Friday, the Seniors placed first with a score of 102.2 points. and 1926 with 97.2 and 95.3 points. Sec- ond. team was also won by 1924 with 582 points. The Juniors came second with 57.2 points, and’ the Freshmen third with 49.8. The Cup for the individual ‘champion- ship was awarded to M. Buchanan, ’24. Miss Buchanan made a score of 37.6 points while S. Leewitz, ’24, placed second with 36.3 points. Third and fourth places were won by B. Tuttle, ’24, and G. Leewitz, ’26, with 36.1 and 35.4 points. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 v EUROPEAN FELLOWSHIPS TO BE ANNOUNCED IN CHAPEL Senior Upper Ten Also Announced on Friday ‘The awards of the Graduate and Under- |}: graduate European Fellowships, as well as the names of the ten students in the Senior class, having the highest number of honor points, will be announced in chapel] 5 on Friday. Last year the Undergraduate Fellowship of $500 was awarded to Dorothy Burr, who is now studying at the School of Athens. Miss Burr graduated Summa cum Laude with a total of over 270 honor points. There are three sare Fellowships given each year. First is the Helene and]. Cecil Rubel Fellowship for $1500, founded by Helen Rubel, ’21, in memory of her To it are attached no restrictions: It may be used at home or abroad, towards getfing a degree or merely for individual research. The second is the Mary E. Garrett Fellowship of $500, which may be held by a student who has had two years of graduate work and is a can- didate for a Ph.D. at Broyn Mawr; it must be used abroad. The M. Carey Thomas Graduate Fellowship of $500 is awarded each year to a student with one year of graduate work, also a candidate for a Ph.D. at Bryn Mawr, for study abroad. The recipients of these fellowships last year were: Ann Jones, the Mary E. Gar- rett Fellowship; Vera Lee Brown, - the Helené and Cecil Rubel, and Helen Haw- thorne Young, the M. Carey Laisa Fel- lowship. _ NEWS IN BRIEF The Junior Class has voted that its party to the Seniors shall’ be a supper with danc- ing in the gymnasium. “| Caroline Remak has been elected basket- ball captain by 1925. S. McAdoo, ’26, was elected Sophomore ip Basketball copter at a class meeting last Mildred Buchanan, ’24, Receives| Second and third places were won by: 1925: SWARTHMORE DEFEATED BY VARSITY IN SPEEDY GAME iia Victory Is Due Accurate Aim and Passing of Bryn Mawr to C. REMAK, ’25, STAR FORWARD’ A--game of rapid scoring ended in a decisive victory for Varsity over pleas pas more College, 33-17, in .the first ‘outside basketball game last Saturday. Bryn Mawr. took .the lead immediately and kept it throughout the game, though by no means* with great ,ease, The team played well, both together and individually ‘and superior- skill in handling the ball eh- abled them to pass more swiftly and accu- rately than Swarthmore. _This was espe- cially true of.the passing between the forwards, who left their guards completely behind. The calmness and accuracy of C. Remak, ’25, was never failing, and she scored 30 of the 33 points. Swarthmore scored a beautiful goal from the center line at the beginning of the second half and a number. ef free shots later. The whole team played in a more determined and pugnacious: manner and the similar response of Bryn Mawr led to the game’s often degenerating into a scram- ble with frequent fouling, It remained, however, both quick and interesting to the end, with the throwing of several sensa- tional long-distance goals, Swarthmore Bryn Mawr Miss Brown-......: bec .K. Elston, ’24 Miss Parry. ...:..; rds ..C. Remak, ’25 Miss Jenkinson... .. “S. McAdoo, 26 Miss ‘Roberts ..... Srl ».+.M. -Palache,-’24 Miss” Sjostrom ....R.G....G, Leewitz, ’26 Miss Pollard ...... L.G....S. Leewitz, ’24 Field Goals—Swarthmore: Miss Brown, 4; Miss Parry, 2. Bryn Mawr: K. Elston, ’24, 1; C. Remak, ’25, 14, Foul Goals—Swarthmore: Miss Brown, . Bryn Mawr: K. Elston, ’24, 1; C. Reimak, .’25, 2. Substitutes—Swarthmore: Miss Foot for Miss Jenkinson, Miss Jenkinson for Miss Sjostrom. HONESTY OF INTELLECT URGED BY DR. STEINER Chapel Speaker Stresses Necessity for Justice in Hate and Love —_—_—_—— “Dealing justly” involves intellect as well as emotion, said Dr. Edward Steiner, pro- fessor of Applied, Christianity at Grinnell College, in Chapel last Sunday evening. People, he continued, tend to be governed by bias rather than by fact; by hastily generalized impressions; by their inclina- tion to believe what they want to believe; by inheritance, training, surroundings, self- interest. “OR But to be just, a man must have -the courage of his convictions and_ the courage to face both sides of a question at the same time. Furthermore, in dealing justly the emotions of love and hate are necessary as well as logic. But we must love fairly; when we hate we must- hate justly and to a purpose; hating in our friends and in ourselves what we hate in our enemies, +) At.-this time intellectual ‘sina and just emotion are most needed, concluded Dr. © Steiner, that God¢may reveal Himself to us, : __ All those wishing to return to Sum- mer School this year as Recreation Leaders will please give their names to _M. Woodworth, 24,