yea . ‘ ; : P q ° ; ‘ ‘ ~ r 07 : . e é . res oy ‘ P x - . . " ‘ bd . - * 2 . fr . ° ¢ Ps i A ‘ i * VOL. XIV." No. 21 BRYN MAWR (AND WAYNE), PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1928 PRICE, 10 CENTS FRESHMAN PLAYS PLEASE COLLEGE Interesting: Play Plays - Acted and Presented by A : eae ONE IN. "PANTOMIME : Freshmen were the authors, and fresh- men were the actors and producers of the three one-act ‘plays which weré given “ii | the Common Room of Goodhart Hall on) the night before vagation and it was the ‘general opinion of the surprisingly large - audience which had torn itself away from | “last minute packing’and report:typing that Sophomores, Juniors arid Seniors might have been proud to do- as well; The three plays, in the order of their appearance were: Nothing’ Subtle, by Mary Oakford; Polly, or The Way, of Deceit, by orydetammond, and The Man Chained to the Wall, by Sylvia Scott. We were most. grateful for the title, of- the first’play. For at moments we feared that At was very subtle indeed, and trembled for. our understanding. Reas- sured, however, by the title, we accepted it as pure farce, and were hugely. de- lighted. The scene was the futuristic ' studio of two. very advanced young women, smple at heart, but overlaid with all the psychological; biological and myth- ological trappings of modefnistic culture. They receive and subsequently reject the _offers of marriage of two equally mod- ernized youths, only to discover too late ethat the scorned suitors were the child- - most interesting-. ways. hood playmates from back home whom they had always secretly cherished. In their despair they” commit suicide in the The comedy of this production was enhanced by the prop- ‘erties. In fact, one had a lurking fear that the play would pot have been half so “amusing in a more finished setting, with less light-heaztedly silly actors. MaUER ERAS Marteantcof Ole S Subject The Way of Deceit was moré ofS true comedy and less of a circus. One could . be sure that the lines and situations were humorous in themselves, without the bell * trousers of the hero and the riding pants -of his “dinner” gtiest: - technique in the construction, and real ‘There was real finish in the dialogue, and a freshness in the treatment of a well-worn subject, the trials of the newly-weddedy’which made the attdience forget that the lines were being read from manuscript, and that the actors had to stumble in afld out through the window of the Common Room. Miss Bunn’s performance as the young wife, moreover, was a triumph of acting under difficult conditions. The real technical difficulties, howev er, were’ encountered and overcome in the presentation of the next play, Miss Scott’s:A Man Chained to the Wall. The awkwardness of reading the lines, which would have completely spoiled its atmos- phere of fantasy and mystery, was skill- fully avoided by giving it in pantomime. While the .actors performed in a dim light, with only the window curtain for’ scenery, Miss Garvin read the text of the play aloud. Perhaps because of. the beauty of the lines, perhaps because of the simplicity of the presentation, the il- lusion of a spiritual rather than an actual ‘world was succe8sfully maintained. It is not easy to write an allegory so. sug- gestive without being forced or artificial. This play was; the last on the program, though the audience would gladly have wares for more. Next Year’s. Calendar Radical Changes in Schedule Shown for ' Year 1928-29 oie September 17—College Entrance Board Examinations begin. September 21—College Entrance Board Examinations end. September 27—Registration of incoming students. Halls of residence open to the entering class at 9 A. M. September 28—Registration of incoming students. : October 1—Registration + ‘students. Halls of residence open to all students ? at 3 PM; ; : . CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 é > Waiten': + | YY _Efavert ord delegates. _ Answer Afother! Questionnaires concerning the reorganization of the Christian AAs- | sociation have been distributed. | @Please tead them cafefully and answer them fully, whether or not you have been interested in the As- ~ sociation in the past. This is your opportunity to have tlig new or- ganization’ represent’ your own - ideals. Fill them out as* soon as | you--can, so that they may be’ col-. lected tonight or tomorrow. c What Price Peace? Frederick Libby Discusses Inter- national Affairs Befdre Liberal Club. “Many people think the.Guafanty Trust responsible for the-Nicaragua situation,” declared Mr, Frederick Libby, speaking| for the’ Liberal Club. on -Internatfonal a ta Friday evening, April . in Room F; Taylor. Mr. Libby showed this to be a misconception by briefly out- lining the main events in the affair. He told how Sacaso, vice president of the republic, came to Washington and tried to gain the aid of the United States in his interests after. President .Solorzano’s forced--resignation_in—favor_of-.Chomoro. Receiving no help from the United States, Sacaso enlisted unofficial aid from Mexi- co which immediately occasioned such great disturbance that the United States felt constrained to interfere. At once they sent down General Stimson and -the marines, who proceeded to elect Dtaz president, whom they were compelled to uphold hy force of arms. Finding things taking such a turn, Sacasa’s general, the Liberal Sandino, retired to the ‘rountains and has: been playing the role of bandit chieftain and popular hero ever since. If the United States withdrew their control this man Would most tikely be~ elected | president. Howevét, so far our Govern- ment—has_decided_,to supervise the next CONTINUED ON PAGB 8 Work Outlined at Haver- ~ ford Community Center (Specially contributed by F, Lee, ’30.). At the corner-of Buck lane and Rail- road avenue is the Haverford Reading Room and Community Center... It is a little brown house with’ a library, a play room, a kitchen and a gymnasium, When empty,’ all But the library are rather dreary places, but every afternoon these rooms are filled with childen of all races, colors and creeds, from 2 to 16 years old. Some of them are~a little dirty perhaps, but all of them are eager to-tearn-what “teacher”. has ie offer. fully disappoin ed when he or-she does not.turn up for the scheduled class. The boys are managed mostly by Haverford College men, while the girls are relegated to Bryn Mawr graduates and _ under- graduates. The main divisions of girls’ work dur- ing the past winter have been classes ‘in handcraft, story telling, dramatics, or- ganized games and such groups as the Camp Fire and Girl Scouts, with the pre- paratefy. classes for younger children, under the names of “Brownies” and “Bluebirds.” requires some experience and abiléty ; but anyone: with a knack for children -can superintend the others. The two women in charge are always delighted to render assistance in any way possible. They never consider the roll of teachers too full, and are continually begging tor more assistance. In addition to the pleasure of being with the children, there are the Monday. night suppers. All the teachers get to- gether for “eats” and games, with :music and tricks frequently supplied by — the Work at the com- munity center is not all uplift. It is jolly good fun. (This is: the . “alice of a series of articles dé&scribing the yarious branches of the activities of C. A. In view of the proposed re-organization of the Associa- tion everyone should know of the con- = -erete-activities-which. help to justify its. existence. ) They ate_fright-J © To handle the older groups }- NEW ASSOCIATION NEEDED FOR C..A. | Present Orgaitaation Touadt to Be Inadequate and Uninteresting. GENERAL » ~ DISCUSSION On Thursday evening, April 12, B. Loines, '28, conducted a meeting in Tay- Jor Hall concetning the future of the Christian Association. The question of. its dissolution has been brought forward; so large a-step should only be made after indulging ina good-deal of intelli- gent thought. The basis for its introduc- tion is the fact that the present or- ganization is: utterly inadequate “or the campus needs, First of all, it is too com- plicated; secondly, ‘the purpose’ of the association founded in 1895 is no longer appealing to» the undergraduate body. Rather than in. vain..attempts.te_unite_the: members in Christian aim and thought, we are’now interested chiefly in expéri- mental work, and inthe discussion of different ideas. ‘i A new form of organization. based merely on theoretical’ discussion would stagnate. There is a general idea that this. and the ideal of social service: should be combined. Any new association would have to claim the interest of a new group of people’ in order that it might boost itself out of today’s rut. Any central’ organization would have to be simple and fle: t if the social se1vice- end weré given up, however, it CONTINUED ON PAGER 4 td Delphic Movement Is Definitely Organized , Under. the name -of “The Delphic Schools and * Festival” the Movement=has-taken-definite form inthe United States, The Delphic Movement was. founded by Mr. Angele Sikelianos, (husband .of Mrs. Sikelianos whe-spoke-. here earlier in the year), “to re-establish a world center on the enduring spiritual foundations laid at Delphi, centuries be- fore the dawn of the Christian era: From this ancient nucleus of universality the Greek poet-philosopher would dissemi- nate the Delphic teachings, by which the greatest lives of antiquity were guided. He believes that their fundamental prin- ciples can adequately meet the needs and answer the ‘uncertainties -of today; and that when Delphi, once venerated as the ‘‘common hearth of Hellas’ and the ‘navel of the earth,’ expresses anew ‘its im- perishable values, it will draw, as of old, the elite of. all_lands.for the study anid universal bases.” The-.Delohic- DR. GRENFELL SPEAKS “T hope that the next time I come to Bryn Mawr you wi have a hall in It ‘science without which motion pictures can be shown. is impossible to” teach them arid it is equally difficult to present a problem to the minds of an audience,” begail Sir Wilfred Grenfell as he- again told Bryn Xlawr of his mission in Labra- dor, in Taylor on Saturday, April 14., “The main problem in Labrador,” went on Sir Wilfred, “is to educate the people. Is life a butterfly or a tragedy, is it worth “while, has. it an obejct?) New that I have gone this far through it, I look at it differently from the way I did at the age of 20. Then | came to Labrador it a schooner and found naked, ignorant, poor people, with all their abilities undeveloped. § had no philosophy; I saw hands stretched out to me, I saw lame children. I wanted to help them. I had‘to pull out one man’s tooth with a cold chisel because his abscess was. so painful, but he orily rejoiced that “he was rid of the pain at the end. “Money is. not an incentive to me or to those who help me, just as it was not an ‘incentive to the men who died on Fiand- eis Fields, All the real things are not dene for moneys At one time I had lost « a.boat, and the one I could afford: in . England to replace it was so small that it could hold only 14 tons of coal.’ My friends were ‘skeptical about the possi- bilities of ‘a crew, but-I sailed back with a voliinteer crew of men that would not be paid! - ' _“In-regard to the «country, of- course, the problems are solvable, but they are ‘hard to present to you without motion pictures. .I saw a man not long ago who told ‘me “tie “ adumvserr de Ripper BPYar- mouth 50 years ago, and then showed me a picture in the first copy of “Among ‘the -Deep Sea Fishers” of-a-girl of 12 or 15— years who was thin and pinched. - There is riot’a girk in-kabrador:that looks like that now. The question “has often been asked, ‘Why live in Labrador?’ It has been called a dump heap by the Vikings, by Cabot and by Cartier. In fact it has even been said that God threw stones at Labrador, but the.same has also been said ‘of Alaska. There are really good oppor- tunities for development. I am an opti- mistand see -no- waste in-nature-and- ~~ _ «CONTINUED: ON“ PAGE 2° ‘What Do You Know? Current Events ‘Contest to Be Held. Here Soon. The Second: Intercollegiate Current Events Contest, conducted by The New York Times, will take place on Friday from 5 to 6 and from 8 to 10 P. M, Instead of having two contests, one in the separate colleges, and one for the winners in each college, as was done last year, the winning papers in each college will be compared by the judges, and the grand prize awarded to the best of them. This will eliminate the nervous strain and intensiye preparation which the participants in the final contest last year were obliged to undergo. . The winner in. each college will receive $150 and the Times Meal. . The second prize will be $75 and the third $25. Although the illness of Dr. Fenwick has ‘suspended the Tuesday Evening Current Events lectures, it is hoped that someone in the college .reads the papers regularly, and will enter the contest. The grand prize last year was won by a Harvard student. Those interested are asked to give their | names to Dr. David or Dr. Gray. The sixteen colleges participating are: Amherst, Brown, Bryn Mawr, Colum- bia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Mount Holyoke, Smith, Vassar, Wellesley, Wil- - liams, Yale,,The University of Virginia, The United ‘States Military Academy and +] eet —Santel— bleh —Aeae ~ Pier ne a