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WHIRLING DERVISHES

We hear eriticism, that colleges
make their inmates narrow-mind-
ed rather than otherwise; that
lines and walls are reinforced and
built up rather than crirmbled
away in. the cloistered atmbs-
phere. Alas, too often, this criti-
cism is based on justifiable
grounds. We look about us

 

 

 

prejudice’ against another hall,
and one group against another
group.

In the-great outside world. Ro-
tary Clubs, Kiwanis, and ‘the
_like have been nobly created for
the very ptitpose of “breaking”
down’ silly prejudices and group
lines. Why should not this most
-worthy idea be carried over into
our own. little world? We*advo-
cate the founding of a Bryn Mawr
Rotary Club. Week by week the
members of this club would ro-
tate from one hall to another.
One week in Pem East, the next
in Radnor and so on. ‘Think what
infinite gulfs would be bridged,
what wide stony spaces w ould be
spanned by-this rainbow bond of
fellowship. The first Rotarians
would be courageous innovators,
but the movement would spread’
as wildfire in the days of yore. In’
a short time everyone would be

tating. Friendship and univer-
sal sisterhood. would abound. A
person who had killed a cock-
roach in Bem, taken a tub if Rad-
‘nor and smoked cigarettes in
Rock could no longer be. preju-
diced. She would “be bound to

‘question of the freedom of the

“ht fifa) .aveeunonited ‘Tignes; Sut

| have the sense to interfere wisely

| fiell the offense or has caused it

‘menting on the proceedings, ex-

| be said that the Assembly was a

  
 

= sass
name, followed this first ‘mild
| editorial with a,second less mild
qne on the freedom of the press.
He was forced to resign. In pro-
test the entire staff of the paper,
both buginess and editorial, also
resigned. .

The matter -has caused much
comment, not only jn college
papers, but in vafious, yity papers
of Toronto:.and Montreal. It
gives new life, of course, to the old

press, the question of how far au-
thority has the: moral right to in-
terfere in ‘the expression of
opinion. But it also raises the
question. of how far it is, sensible
to interfere. Because of the busi-
ness drrangements ofa merit

because. presumably it is made up
of intelligent people, it should

but not too well. In this matter,
which began by being quite unim-
portant, interference has magni-

to magnify itself, with much at-
tendant argument and ‘publicity.
If the authorities had no noble
thoughts about the glories of free
‘speech, they might at least have
had-—sensible ones about _
crushing, silencing effect of -.in-
difference on the young? spirit,
particularly when that spirit is
not: highly aroused. ,

 

_WE THE UNDERSIGNED

The Model Assembly that met
last week at Vassar’ concluded its
proceedings by approving a "peti-
tion. to be sent to President- elect
Hoover* urging that he do all in
his power to bring the -United
States into the League of Nations.

-Mr..James G. McDonald, com-

pressed his regret that--this had
‘been doné, not that=he=did—not
share the ardent hope ofall the
delegates that the United States
might some day subscribe to. the
Cov enant,-but that he felt that the
petition, while commendable in
intention, was a mistake in prac-
tice. He pointed out that it would

mere tool for propaganda ; where-
as it was far more than that.

This brings us to consider the
subject of College petitions in
general. \We are always having
them, whether. to. decry. the
Cruiser Bill, exalt. the Kellogg
‘act, orwcomplain about the Im-
migration Act. They are always
splendid in intention, and futile or
even harmful in fact.

A petition from constituents: to
their “representative Y) Congress
is. a different mattef:. he may

value their advice and act upon
it, that being his job. But from
an educatignal institution the ef-
fect of these petitions can only be

 

cockroach is” a cockroach the
world over, and that it takes as
long-to-serub--the--rings~ eff tubs

m Radnor ag in Denbigh.

“Every sign points’ to the pres-
ent crying “need for this ‘rotary
movement. The fruits would be
of - profound. ‘significance and|‘
value both to ourselves and to our
college. - We -entreat therefore
that all interested begin rotating
at once. An organized club will
soon follow. And perhaps by
spring we will be a successfully
commiunistic community ‘of whirl-
ing dervishes.

 

AN OLD QUESTION

Colleges, it seems, can never be
too careful about the opinions ex-
pressed in their newspapers. A
‘short time ago Mr. L. J. Ryan,
editor-in-chief of the daily paper
of the University of Toronto,
wrote and published an editorial
on petting. To us it seemed quite
innocuous. In it he sets forth the
opinion that petting is or should
be generally recognized as an in-
stitution. We might question the
taste or-intelligence involved in

- the selection of this subject, but

      

 

we could not object to the rather
general remarks. made upon it.
However the Board of Governors
of. the university did object, and
‘that strongly. To be fair, this
‘editorial did not form the whole
grounds for their objection. There
__had been other editorials as well
as light comments in thé humor-
ous column on the faculty and the

~~eoHege administration. __Threat-.

 

ened with having to resign, Mr.

“to annoy because we know it
‘teases. \Vitness the reactions of
the Governer of Massachusetts if
the tragic. Sacco-Vanzetti case.

The result’ of stth appeals fronr

the ‘Senator. say to éach other
‘this is what they*teach them in
their ~classes."*-"We-donr't=
what they” may think, but it is
tiresome to have them act upon
that principle. ‘Try as we may,
we cannot get our petitions. ac-
cepted asshonest expressions. of
individual opinion. And unless so
accepted, or unless they embody
some dethite constructive plan,

they are worse than useless.
The petition habit, moreover,
is a pernicious one. A certain

sophomore started a movement
for allowing smoking in the tubs.
tlad she provided a pencil that
would write-she could have ob-

cause of world-arbitration.

 

troubles with our present potitical
system is the fact that our two
most important parties do not
stand upon definite, clear points.

own interpretation of the case),

preserving unity inorder that it

way foster strength. -
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tained three hundred signatures:
as.easily as if she were urging the

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Norman Thomas. said, the
other day, that one of the main}

In other words (and this is our

the’ American _people* has forgot-
ten intellectually its principle of

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life; ‘the enthusiasm of the. “Suf-
fragette” imposed that promise
and its fulfillment especially upon
the younger girls who in 1918
were still at school, but who were
preparing fog the mortal struggle
with Colleve Boards. It was this

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group (which was composed of

 

all of us!) which was intended to
reap the first real benefits of votes
for womer®: We, it’*seéms, have
already taken this hard-earned
privilege | for’ gfanted; indiyidual-
ism is more than ever upon us,
and a serious interest in a com-
munity *or a society has been
dropped by the younger gefiera-
tion.

It seems to us that the spirit of
individualism ‘has. struck Bryn
Mie et ORCL Octry Segre, * Yr
is no longer-the interest in extra-
curricular activities that . once
there was; college spirit, as such,
is looked» down upon as mere
“collegiatism,” a very unflattering
term in ‘its present connotation.
Far be it from us to play upon
your feelings, or to recommend a
return to the days of rah-rah en-
thusiasm. Rather, we do pro-
claim ourselves as. ‘the logical or:
gan to express Bryn Mawr senti-
ment and ideals. We should like

a group!)°on any number of im-
portant subjects which pertain’ to
the college alone, or to our exist-
ence as part of a_ political, or
social group, or, in fact, to almost
anything. A paper should reflect
public qpinion; however, when
there is, no public opinion to re-
flect, what to do? '

 

POT-POURRI

Despite. the fact that .the
groundhog saw his shadow on Feb-
ruary second (and the even greater
calamity that it will probably be
snowing-ironically the day that the.
News comes out) we have our own
little ideas on the subject, and feel
that spring is really here. The col-
lege will soon be sowing its well-
known wild oats over the rural dis-
trict in the neighborhood, but, alas,
there will be a missing link in our
childish ecstacies. Who can con-
template the thought -of a spring
without -May. Day without any
pangs of regret {paging Mrs. Col-
lins).? ‘Those first, half-mad_ out-
door Green rehearsals, and the pile
of..costumes and the cans of paint
filling the. basement of the Gym will
surely be missed by some. But lest
we wax too sentimental, let us choke
down the sobs that rise at the
thought of past glories, and whet
our anticipations for Patience, for
the last “of the Ggodhart\series, the
Varsity play, the. Freshman Show,
the intercollegiate debate and best of
all—spring vacation.

 

AN OUTRAGE

It’s a long time since the News took
|.it,.on itself.to..administer.. reproot.in.re-
gard to matters domestic. It seems be-
neath the News, and beneath. the.College. |
But the necessity having arisen, we are
obliged to ¢all attention to-a few facts:

It is éne thing t take books 'from the;
Goodhart shelves: find forget to return |
them, as has syidekthy héen doné in the
case 6f the two books of poems by dna
St. Vincent. Millay. But it is another
thing deliberately to deface college prop-
erty, especially the furniture of Goodhart,
which was paid for by a tremendous and !
generous effort on the part of the
Alumnae, although they will never have
a chance to benefit from &ny of the gifts
they have thus made to the undergrad-
uates. Someone has drawn ‘pictures on
the parchment lampshades in the Self-
Government room. One crude ink draw-
ing seems to represent a rowboat, and
the other a steamship. We wish the per-
son or persons who conceived these little!
devices would get into-their little row-!
boats and steamships, and sail away and|
stay there.

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The Dean Announces

All heads of organizations, committees
or clubs are. asked to report, special
meetings or teas to the Dean’s office.
Such occasions will be registered’ on the
semester schedule, and conflicts can be
avoided.
All students returning to College after
ilness-at-home_are-required by..the Col-
lege to report.

 

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to be.eloquent for the college (as|~

immediately. to— their}

Reciprocation ~_

Cissy-went toa Vassar “Jay.”

“Leap Year? Watch me show ’em the
way,” : .

Said Cissy.

. ‘

“I'll show the stag-lines how to be active.
I'll give a thrill to the unattractive !”
Said Cissy. ° 4

MAD ” Py Y

2: .
An hour passed, and Cissy was stuck.
“T pulled a lemon._ Just my luck,”

Said Cissy. a fe

o

Cissy grew wise at a Vassar “Jay.”
“Charity dancing doesn’t pay,”
Said Cissy.

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Cissy grew worse. than conde snootiest
stags,

Picking the lads with a asi of hag
At their heels. “I like these jags,”
Said Cissy.

 

Tragi-Comedy in the Late Manner ot
Shakespeare

(We wouldn’t think this was funny if

it wasn’t all true.)

Cissy, college-ward bound from a
week-end, arrives on the West Philadel-
phia platform. Nineteen minutes to wait.

‘Enter alot of homely mugs, and a
young man who looks like George K.
Arthur. ° Cissy, walking nonchalantly by
to look into his innocent eyes, observes a
pretty young wife and two babes in pink

| tion: of Jealousy.

.| stirring ceremonial music of the Navajos,

   
   
  
  
   
  
  
 
   
   
  
     
   
  
     
   
  
   
   
   
     
   
    
     
   
   
   
    
    
    
  
  
  
    
  
   
  
  
   
 
   
 
  
 

« In in Philadelphia.
* The Theater —
Lyric :, Frances Starr plays the lead in /
the adaptation offs Russian play, Fallen
Leaves.
Shubert: A new, musical cnailars book
by Owen Davis; music by Dick Rogers,‘
and, amazingly enough, the debut of
Glenn Hunter in this sort of athing—
Spring Is Here.

Forrest: Rose Marie ;
I, mean.

Erlanger : Thee Vagabond King. Ditto.

Adelphi? The two-character exploita-.

you know what

- Broad:  Companionate marriage
brought up again in She Got What She
Wanted.

Garrick: Blackbirds; do see. it—even
this road: .compzay is good, -

Walnut: The: Command to Love—this
is what comes ‘of playing high politics.

Chestnut: Good News, and what fun
these kids have at college!

Keith’s:. The Silent House, whose calm
is shattered in a mysterious and intrigu-
ing way—oh, very, if you like it..

Coming

Adelphi: This Thing Called Love;
opens March 4. ;
Broad: Passion Preferred; opens
March 4.
The Movies

~ Stanley: Redskin; “You hear the thrill- i
ing excitement of the college crowd, the

the tender HMeart-stirring melody which

emphasizes the love story.” Also much
stage ‘show.
Aldine: The old favorites, Greta and

John in A Woman of Affairs; based on.
The Green Hat, though they try their
best to hide it.

Karlton: Stark Mad; a really ine re-
production ‘of the sound that — for
fear and laughter.

Stanton: The Trail of "98; this is a lot
fun if you are not too sensitive to really 2 :
deep movie emotions. ic

Palace: Alias Jimmy alanine: wit.

 

basking in his shade. Check!
Enter, puffing, the. train for New York. |
This is the most unkindest cut of all.
Cissy has just come from New York.
Lots of smiling people leap merrily on.
Cissy hopes the Woolworth building ‘will
fall on top of them, They say jit is
weakening. :
Enter express for Harrisburg. A
sprightly spinster, with flowers in a news-
paper, inquires if “this thing stops at St.
Luke’s ?”
conductor; “this train is
wouldn’t stop for St. Peter.”

Exit the -Harrisburg—express.
crushed, the spinster,

Enter (if you have tears prepare. to
shed them now.) , The Broadway Lim-
ited, homing for Chicago. Maybe ‘you
don’t live in Chicago, but Cissy does, and
so does the Broadway Limited, though
somewhat bigamous and flighty. Cissy
clings desperately to a pillar: while her
feet reach out to the old familiar sleeping
car.
by Chase.

This would be a bloody tragedy, but’
that enter, at this. moment, the kind of|
man that rides from Broad street to
West Philadelphia on the Broadway. He
blinks, and brandishes a straw- suitcase, |

so good it

Exit

“-neatly -covered..with._pink-flowered__cre-

tonne. Cissy looks on with mild interest.
Bending down. tenderly he opens the suit-
case, and out pops--a-small--brown-dog.
“Good trip, Fido?” Cissy feels rewarded.
Enter the Paoli Local. The usual
.scranible, exit Cissy and curtain.’

 

Skip This All You Who Are Not
Philosophers
“’'Tis an exciting moment in our lives
when we realize that traditions are rot
immutable! - Not that we*haven’t known
that the: world changes, that our mothers
rode about the countryside in~ carriages
and pairs and our fathers did't . carry
flasks in. their hips-pocket. But some-
how change is a fact that seldom comes

the face. Did you not take it for granted
that. day-coaches had green plush benches,
had always had green plush benches, aind
would always have green plush benches?
Anyway, we did. Europe was different.
But here in.our great country and par-
ticularly on the Pennsylvania Railroad,
a day-coach was a pnt gate and wotild
always stay a day-coach, just as-a cock-
roach is a cock-roach and would always
stay a cock-roach, till seven o’clocks
should catch the eight-forty out: from
town, And then suddenly we woke up
one. morning, or rather we came home
one evening, and the day-coaches had

 

Wardens apd to get from them yellow
excuse cards.” These should be filled out
at once and given with the doctor’s ex-
cuse to the Dean’s secretary. Only when
these cards are filled out promptly can}

 

 

 

      

grey, armchairs all down the aisle, like the
animals’ going two by two into the ark,
and all eyes front as though Jehovah
were watching them go.

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cuts be efficiently checked up:

“No, Ma’am,” says the proud].

There goes Chevy, quickly followed |

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meer Haines-isgood_in_this.old_favorite,

Fox-Locust: In Old Arizona.

Mastbaum: Opens the 28th,
Fanny Brice in My Man.

The Orchestra.
“The Philadelphia Orchestra will be led
again, on Friday afternoon, March 1, and
Saturday evening, March 2, by Eugene.
Goosens.; ‘The program includes :

Berlioz—Overture to “Benvenuto Cel-
lini.”

Brahs—Fourth Symphony.
-*Berners—“The Triumph of Neptune.”
(American® premiere. )

Rimsky-Korsakow —
‘Russian Themes.

Balakirew—“Islamey.”

with-

Sinfonietta on

 

Fame for Faculty
Mr. Duell has been appointed a con-
sulting architect for work which is being
undertaken by the Rockefeller foundation
at Williamsburg, Virginia.

Mr. Alwyne played as a soloist with the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra last Sun-
day, February 24, and on Tuesdg@?, Feb-
fuary 26, with the A Capella Chorus at
Witherspoon Hall in Philadelphia. This
Friday, March 1, he will give a lecture
recital at the Ritz.

 

Higher Education

‘in France Today

In the past, the average “American |
studied the history of England with ad-
miration. The marvelous. expansion in
all fields of industry, and the great
growth of the Empire, both accomplished
in a period of political stability and prog-
have usually induced his- praise.
On the other hand, the various revo
tions resulting in the succession of repub-
lic, kingdom ‘and empire, and the. rapid
changes of government during: the pres-
ent .republican regime, have in the past
caused the average American to evaluate
French historical development in the
‘nineteenth century rather unfavorably.
Recently a change in attitde has been
discernible.
| It is impossible for any nation to pass
through a great crisis without some’
classes. of the population suffering more
lthan others. In Great Britain the at-
tention of the government in such a crisis.
has been directed to fostering first”
finance, then commerce, then manufactur-
ing, and. last, agriculture. For example,
immediately after the war it was gener-
ally felt that the most important action to
take in order to regain, London’s financial
supremacy and thereby retain much. of
England’s commercial predominance, was
to restore the pound sterling to pre-war
rate of exchange. This unquestionably
maintained confidence in Great Britain’s
economic strength throughout the entire
world. It resulted, however, in serious”

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