she, * a v s » 4a oe wo catia cor . f £ i ¢ samp eb SSS Stn ‘ ® a % : wes ‘@ be * oe ‘g af Sigs A @ ° % 2» ~ a * » \ 4 A vs : VOL. XIII. No. 12.. : ‘ MILWAUKEE TREATS -MODERN PROBLEMS Majority Favors Equality of. Races, Supports Wars, but Denies Capitalism... CYNICISM ” 1S VICIOUS at . a Seven hiindred colleges and universi- ties and fifty nationalities were repre- sented at the National Student Confer- ‘ence held in’ Milwaukee .from December 28-to Jaquary 1. These four and one- half days were the result of two years planning on the part of the joint council of the Y. M. and Y. W.C. A. and were as full of interest and information’. as they could possibly be. The speakers, ‘men of-_national and international renown combined to make this conference one of the most significant of its kind. F) ‘The theme for the entite time was} “What Resources Has Jesus for Life in Our World,” a subject which was devel- oped from day to day by concentrating on one particular phase or “Cycle.” * “Modern Conditions Obstacles to Faith. The first Cycle was “Can God be Ac- cessible to us, and How?” Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr summed up the conditions of the modern world, and showed how thev stood in the way of faith. “Cynicism,” ‘he said, “is the true enemy: of religion.” ‘We are so taken up with the worship of ‘power, comfort, sex and nationalism, that ‘we have little time for anything finer. “The price of belief in God is to detach ‘yourself as much as possible from the type of civilization that this is, and see it as a whole.” The other side of this question was presented by Dr. Henry Sloan Coffin, who showed the similarity between our world and that gf Jesus, and how Jesus overcame the barriers in the way of réligion by using the time honored means, _ the church, the Bible, prayer, in new ways. CONTINUED ON PAGER 4 RUSSIAN FOLK SONGS THRILL TAYLOR AUDIENCE and Saslawsky Varied Programme. On Monday evening the second of the * series of Bryn Mawr concerts was held an the chapel. Mr. Boris Saslawsky, baritone, and Mr. Horace Alwyne, pian- ist, assisted by Mrs. Saslawsky, Mr. Stopak, and Mr. Borodkin, gave us a very delightful evening. The pro- gramme, though a little long, was espe- cially interesting because it represented the best of many schools of music, The Bach Fantasie and Fugue, played as it was, revealed great mastery of “technique, although of the first group we enjoyed most the Rhapsody in E. flat hoth for the composition itself and the artist's touch and interpretation. The German songs were all beautiful, but Mr. Saslawsky was in his element when he sang five Russian Folk Songs, each one expféssive of a different character- istic Russian mood. ‘The quiet beauty of the Prayer: “Give. me, © Lord, of thy blessings, for I am young and fair; let my vibrant voice rise to the hazy dome of the sky; Jet it ring over the dewy soil and hain all human ‘Kkind.” and the humorous merriment . of iis “Merry Danube” were sung with a genius for interpreting the Russian ex- ’ tremes of feeling. The same spirit. and ____ brilliancy characterized the playing of Mrs. Saslawsky, Mr. Stopak, and Mr. ‘Borodkin. .Mr. Alwyne’s playing ‘of ‘De- bussey was exquisite. In the work of Liszt, the dialogue between Saint Fran- cis and the birds was charmingly‘ real- istic, the twittering and flattering of the ..birds on the high register of the piano ; being. answered by the deeper voice of Saint Francis which works up to a | beautiful chorale, played with strength and dignity and omer with the df the dialogue. Alwyne Present ‘ WILLA CATHER ON “THE | NOVEL” Miss Willa Cather wiil speak on “The Notel” at the Ann Sheble Memorial Lecture on Thursday evening, January 13, at eight o'clock: in Taylor. Her latest: novel, ‘The Profes- + sor's House, ~was_ published in, 1925. She’ published her first novel, April Tawilights, in * 1903. In all, she is the author of eleven’ } novels, among the best known .of which are One of Ours, the Pulit- zer prize novel of 1922, and’ Thg ° Lost Lady. .Miss Cather started her literary career as a member ' of the staff of the Pittsburgh Daily Leader, From 1906 antil 1912 she was an associate editor of McClure’s Magazine. PREFER PARNASSUS TO PROSAIC PAOLI W. P. Eaton hiavcsitics Great Open Spaces as Aid ~« to ‘‘Lantern.”’ FINDS VERSE TORTURED I sit. with the December “Lantern” on my desk, and wonder why I wad per- suaded into reviewing it. It seems to have so little connection with me, to be so much the expression of a life I do not know—for I never attended a wom- an’s college. Even if I had,- would I know any better? “Three on the Cam- pus” makes me doubt it. There seems to be no bridge across the sundering tlood between ’07 and ’27. This sketch has interested me more than anything else in the “magazine, however. Its at- titude appears as fresh and honest as its technique is bewildered. (Of course, | may be all wrong about the technique. It ‘may possess the technique of “Ulysses,” though to me it seems to have none at all.) And I wonder, if three Haryard elders should go back and live a week in the Yard, whether their presence would create so much. resentment, or result in so few sympathetic contacts? Of course, fathers are afraid of their sons, and mothers are never afraid of their daugh- ters; that may explain much. But sons, too, have come a shorter distance along the road since 1907 than daughters have —because they started far out front. Probably now, however, they are in the rear. The girls went past about 1924, and will probably stay there, if they can learn to give up singing .college songs. and naming. automobiles. “When Hounds Go By,” of course, is an excellent piece of description, clear, CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 WHAT ARE WOMEN AND * SONG WITHOUT WINE? Sophomores Stage Volsteadian Montmartre. If the gatherings of the true Apaches in their smoky dens under the embank- ments of the Seine surpass in wickedness the Sophomore dance in the gym last Saturday night, they cannot equal\‘it in gaiety. Apache costumes, if they do not make for personal beauty, offer’ infinite varieties of lurid color, and unlimited possibilities of motion. So although the antique bottles scattered gracefully on tables were empty of all save suggestion, the dancers tassed themselves abotitwwith almost alcoholic violence, and even the French posters on the wall and the long crepe paper streamers above swayed | drunkenly back and forth. For once the gym did not look like the gym. Atmosphere hung thick under the low ceiling. In one corner crowds wit- dice clattered on the floor; innocent gazed wide-eyed at the antics of Kiki; and the absinthe addict with death in his hollow. eyes, ‘reeled out the last measure | se tn aan A ge Reyetapet | ever nessed a tavern brawl; in another loaded Mimi, clinging to the arm of her Albert, BRYN MAWR (AND WAYNE), PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12,1927" MYSTERY MAN - PRESERVES SILENCE! Strange Resemblance _ tween Coolidge and Spokes- man Noted. 4AS VERMONT “ACCENT Who man ? # is the White ‘House spolttes Who appointed him?: Haven't these questions ever perplexed you,:as well-as Senator Reed, when you read your morning paper? Haven't you wondered what the Voice of Coolidge looks like in the flesh? Well, I have seen the Voice of Coolidge. I thave heard the Silence of: Coolidge, addressing the Washing- ton correspondents in the bi-weekly audience the spokesman grants them. When we all shuffled into the round green room I was overcome by sur- prise. “Isn't it extraordinary,” I said to my sponsor, “how much the spokes- man looks like Coolidge?” “Yes,” he replied, “many people have remarked that. Perhaps it is the constant association which makes them resemble each other.” It really was amazing, for if I had not been told beforehand, I should never have believed that the figure which stood behind a great desk and waited for. the class to asserable was not Coolidge himself. At any rate, the President seems to value his Voice very highly; there was a secret serv- ice man standing by the desk and look- ing as if he expected us to kidnap the. spokesman.. You have to admit; would very embarrassing for a President to lose his Voice. I won- dered if Coolidge sent that gilt Twis- tum .toy onm-the desk as a Christmas gift to his Voice, as Alice used to send} letters to her left foot. be More curious still, when the spokes- man began,#it was with a Vermont accent. ‘This is carrying servility too far,” I said to my friend. He smiled.} “Not sO many years ago the White House spokesman had an Ohio ac- cent,” he said, quietly. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ART CLUB CRISIS PASSED First Time Bryn Mawr Students Have Run and Financed a Class. Specially contributed by Nina Perera, president of the Art Club, A crisis in the development of the Art Club has just been passed. The class met on Saturday morning, January 8, on the top floor of Taylor Hall. among the uprooted desks, of the studio.. Mr. Young and the officers of the Art Club felt that the time had come for the members to make a definite decision. On what basis should the class continue, if at all? It seems that the art enthusiasts have not realized their full responsibili- ties. To be merely a member and pay dues is not enough. It was voted that those who felt they could not share the burden implied in pledging themselves to “Stick” by” the club were asked to resign. Only two of those present withdrew their names, not because they were out of sympathy, but because they. were unable, to attend the classes. The rest agreed unanimously to continue next semester and establish th¢ basis for a permanent class. To do this, a committee consisting of Helen Tuttle, ’28; Isabella Hopkinson, *30, and Nine Perera, ’28, were chosen ‘to form a constitution to be presented to” the class for approval on Wednesday, February 2, at 7.30 in Room F, Taylor. Movement to Endow Department. The Publicity Committee will meet soon. Incidentally, if any. students hap- pen to be personally acquainted with editors, communicate with N. Perera, since their influence might be invaluable. A struggle is impending, for the endow- Lehpaoee there is something unique in Be- | it | of the Speakers’ ing of a department is no small .item. | ; e ° “é ° bl ’ * ¢ 2 sur Goat eh : enttyyac. ‘ : . . £ . THE NEXT TO THE LAST! This is the next to the last mis- spelled word contest! Don’t miss ‘ a ~ this chance for a prize. The winners of the last compe- tition are E. Morgan, "28; mE. Baxter, '30, and M. Burch, ’30 The rules are on another page of this issue. Cash prizes to winners: < Pst ptiee ....... $2100 Second prize ...,..$1.00 . There are a number of mis- spelled words in the advertise- ments throughout this issue of the. Co.tecE News. Here are the rukes to be followed in compet- ing for the prizes: 1. On a sheet of paper write: The names of the advertis- ers in whose advertisements you find the misspelled words, 2. The misspelled Words. 3, Correct versions ot the mis- spelled words. 2. Give your answers to M. Gail: lard, Pembroke West, by six y P. M. Monday, January 17. The names of the prize-win- ners will appear in the next issue of the News. Every subscriber to the News is eligible for this contest. Board members are ineligible. ME,” SAYS DURANT Excludes Jesus and Spinoza from List of Ten Greatest,” Thinkers. VOLTAIRE A _ LINCOLN Jesus, Buddha and Spinoza’ were among the great figures left out of the category of the Ten Greatest Thinkers, which Mr. Will Durant, author of T7'he Story of Philosophy, expounded in Tay- lor last Friday night, under the auspices Bureau, For Mr. Durant set himself the cri- terion of the men who through their thinking, not through their actions, emo- tional appeal, have had the greatest in- fluence on humanity. Confucius First Great Philosopher. Confucius was the first, not because he was the founder of a religion, but because Ine was a moral philosopher preaching a system of ethics. He taught the Chinese to use their intelligence as a first step towards. attaining world ‘peace—it was only an-accident that a religion grew out of his teaching. “Wedding truth and beauty, as they have never been married before or since, —for beauty is rarely truthful”—Plato dominated the mind of Europe for 2000 years. It is curious that only the beoks of Plato which he intended for the peo- ple, his efforts at popularizing philos- ophy, remain, “In this, Plato was my predecessor,’ declared Mr. Durant. Aristotle Dominated Middle Ages. Aristotle’s case was exactly the oppo- site—only his technical books, his notes for lectures, have survived, and even then we know of ninety-nine books of his. His systems of thinking dominated medieval philosophy. . ey: Rome produced no original thinkers, so the next man admitted to Mr. rant’s group was Thomas Aquinas, whom he accepted “under protest,” because, while he recognized that Aquinas has a tremendous influence, he felt that most of his philosophy was wrong. He is still the philosopher de rigueur of Catholicism, and his books embalmed a whole millennium of human thought. Modernity Begins With Copernicus. Copernicus, a voice out of Poland, produced the greatest revolution in all human thought by proving that the jearth, which Aquinas-.held tobe’ God's r eal Bs alr ge es|save in its own country.” At broke out the “PLATO PRECEDED | Du-: MIDNIGHT BLAZE NETS LOSS - OF $45,000 IN PAINT SHOP Bryn Mawr Firemen Risk ‘Lives Amid Fumes and | | Flaring Flames. ® STRONG WIND DANGER 9 (Specially contributed by Frederica de Laguna, 1927.) 4 Less than ten hours after the college closed for the Christmas vacation, there first terrible fire on the ary Denbigh blaze. The long, one and.a half-story building hack of the varsity tennis courts, avhich contained the college paint, carpentfy and upholstery shops, was wrecked by flames which raged from about 9.30 until well after midnight. The. tire was not discovered, however, until 10 o'clock, when the whole northend of the building, the paint shop, was blazing to the skies. Mr. J. Foley, superintendent of building, first noticed a disturbance in the electric lights, and in going out of his house to report it to the Power House, caught sight of the flames, and sent in an alarm to the B. M. Fire Station. At the same time, Joseph. Graham, a night watchman at Taylor Hall, discovered the fire, and a second alarm was given by Eugene Sullivan. While the college siren [Ahrieked a belated warning, your cor- respondent and most of the college faculty were running to the scene, think- ing that Low Buildings was on fire. Great relief was experienced when it was discovered that this was not the case, Al- ready the flames were shooting from the windows and from an- enormous» hole in the roof, and were spreading rapidly to the tops of the pine trees nearby. A strong wind was blowing towards the college garage which stands only a few yards ‘away, Laurels Go to Fire Department. Too great praise cannot be given ‘to the Bryn Mawr Fire Department. This squad of volunteer and unpaid men, under the able direction of Fire Chief Albert Par- sons, broke all records in reaching the spot. The alarm was given at 10.05, CONTINUED ON PAGB 4 KNULLEN VOYDE MAKES , BEAU GESTE AT LAST Proposes Princetonian Peace. Prominent To -the Editor, Bryn Mawr Co..ece News, _ Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Dear Madam: : Through a curious piece of ill-for- tune, and I was never the kind to keep cool with Calumny, I am in receipt of a third-hand rumor’ that copies of my child: A. Book of Lamplight, were re- ceived, sold, and proceeds devoted to the building of a Bryn Mawr Summer School. Madam, this is an outrage against my better nature and my intelli- gence. While it has always been a ques- tion in my mind whether Bryn Mawr girls should be allowed to go to college at all, I am positive that they should be kept out of Summer School. The vandalism committed against my profit is quite another thing. Of course, you realize that we eminent authors, . trom Voyde all the way down to’ Vol- taire, work for infamy, not for gain; that our relations with the publisher are organized on a financial margin about as wide as a shoestring. My book in Princeton was energet- ically advertised. It was “the child of a brain of a child;” “the aristocrat among Christmas presents, the Christmas pres- ent agnong aristocrats ;” it was. “like a in every family.” Even a “one-armed telegrapher with-the itch wasn’t too busy to read it.” And when a_ young lady, cn seeing an advance copy of my book, ‘exclaimed “How unique!” the author re- plied indignantly : “Madam! /nigued in my life.” — However, a profit: 7 CONTINUED ON PAGE < + campus ‘since the days of the now legend- be toothbrush, there should be at least one — I never as The College News | ‘mas dinner, the thought of cdunt- _ refrain from discussion. More than (Founded in -1914) Published weekly way Fe the College the interest of Bryn Mawr College Maguire Building, cai Pa.; @ Mawr College. ——w Chief, KaTHagINne Srmonps, '27 ager in t the rand Bryn CENSOR - : ‘RB. D. Ricgasy, 2? * EDITOR Cc, B. Rosp, '28 planting qffality:? maintained ‘at. a - sufficiently. high level, the number of those remain- ing -in college will also be necessarily limited. . (How dull and painful -a .trinsm 1) 5 5 But is it true that quantity is SUP- A discussion of college curricula and standards with graduates of twenty-five or thirty |. years’ standing: reveals no lowering of requirements in the 1927 type of ASSISTANT © Date oe ‘ HL. F. McKatvar, oy Daven, od” college. In fact if. any change has . Linn, '29 M. Suirs, '28 occurred, requirements have been os Larriscingit ais raised. But, comparatively speak- CONTRIBUTING EDITOR ing, the college graduate. used to be ee, in the minority. It is not extraordi- BUSINESS MANAGER ¢ is i ini nC enna at nary then that his mind training ‘ pie seemed extensive. compared— with -. W. MomLwaty, "26. that of the majority of people. Now- i : .{adays he is no rarity. Fully half of ASSISTANTS a’ | | 1 | 1,’ BE. R. Jones, 28 J. Barr, '29 those with whom he, is associate M. 8. GamLtarp, '28— M. py, Peers, '28 | whatever his eccupation, are also R. Cross, '2 pee 3 Maijing “Price, $3.00 Subscription may begin at any time. Entered as second-class matter at the Wayne, Pa., Post Office. WHAT PRICE CHRISTMAS? “The spirit of Christmas” is a’ cheerful but annoyingly insistent little sprite who makes tears of joy and sentiment start to one’s eyes until the 26th of December, and then suddenly becomes anathema. The weight of yesterday’s Christ- less thank-you letters to be written, the swift, rushed days of vacation slipping by, and, abruptly, college again and mid-years looming objec- tionably near—with all these the mere mention of “Christmas” makes us sigh weakly and wonder that the word ever called forth ‘in us emo- tion or pleasure. For what do we get from it all? After'spending so much money and trouble—and tissue paper and_ red ribbon—we come back from vaca- tion worn in body and spirit, our pockets empty, a few pairs of silk stockings we could have bought with the money we spent on presents, a few knick-knacks that we have no room for; a sense of grievance be- cause “our holidays are the shortest in the country”; and a feeling of: futility as regards the last fourteen days. Far from being nicely rested and inspired to work, we are laden with the thought of those two post- poned periods to make-up, the read- ing that we didn’t do tor the last quiz, and the long paper due Janu- ary 15th. Let's abolish ‘Christmas; — let’s spend our money on_ ourselves and not on ungrateful friends and Christmas seals; let’s stay calmly at college studying. We could get ina great deal of—say—basketball prac- tice; we could catch up on our German notebooks and do some good work in the lab. We wouldn't be all tired 6ut with paetes, nor upset by rich food. And yet, this plan would never work; publicity, the New Testa- ment, and family claims are too “much for us; no matter what our principles,'we should find ourselves just as eager next December—and just as weary when we come back! THE COLLEGE EDUCATION | PROBLEM Although so much has been said: and is being said about the prob- lem of education in this country, such is the magnetism of the topic that it is well nigh impossible toj ‘one person has expressed doubt’ of | the existence of etlycation in the! colleges. Others, less pessimistic, | sf¥ that existing conditions show the substitution of quantity. for quality. Almost everyone agrees that something is vitally wrong. The latter opinion, that all is not! well, is heartily seconded here. Yet it, is both ifutile and stupid to con-: clude that edtication is non-existent in the aye that what all we are struggling fo so desperately re- solves itself. into nothingness, merely because perfection has not _ Feached. | P Granted that conditions are far from satisfying ; is that pefiicsent: cause for throwing ‘2 book! been - existing college graduates. No wonder he does not shine by contrast. On the other hand, in nowise does real scholarship seem to be waning, judging by recent college graduates who are successful in intellectual pursuits. Brilliant minds will con- tinue to be rare in the future as they have been in the past. Human- ity is incapable of producing an entire race of intellectuals. -‘The Renaissance in Italy is probably the highest point the world has yet reached. Still no one would ascribe intellectuality to the~Tuscan peas- ant. Colleges should not be blamed for the incapabilities of humanity. It is-true, however, due naturally to the increase in college graduates, that an A. B. degree does not bear the mark of distinction that was once its wont. Degrees. for grad- uate work are becoming more and more necessary in various fields of work, as Law, Medicine, Letters and Research; - Bat. this situation is not to be deplored. On the contrary. it is to be commended as indicative of the fact that with the widespread increase in wealth and leisure in this* country, standards of living are ris- ing. Colleges are merely taking another and more vital place in the social scheme, a place not inferior in dignity ¢but infinitely superior in beneficial influence, There is however one quality which the college student of thirty years ago possessed, or is said to have possessed, which is not widely current now: a sense of the value of the opportunity to study. Too often, since colleges have become so numerous, the opportunity to study in congenial surroundings with a wealth of facilities at one’s beck and call is accepted with cold indiffer- ence as one’s due. Clever super- ficiality supplants sincere interest. This is clearly one of the most sin- ister evils. of college education to- day. But the fault is one of atti- tude rather than curriculum: FINGERPRINTS Must you write in library books? Must you underline every bit of poetry you enjoy? Can't you re- strain yourself from commenting on a_ situation? Does the entire class, do many subsequent classes, have to endure your reflections on why the hero doesn’t come to the int, your extremely weal puns, our hoary-headed jokes ?. Perhaps you do enjoy. poetry, per- ‘haps you do get annoyed with a hero. But surely there are other ways of expressing your literary criticism than by attacking the de- ifenseless reader, who wants. an open mind on the book. Surély you knew someone who would be interested in ‘your idea—go-and tell it to her. Or, if it demands literary expression, buy yourself some chalk and write it on the pavements. Many people will see it and have the opportunity of appreciating it. After a day, the kindly rains, the passing feet, will ‘obliterate it, and people will forget it. Then you will never have the painful experience of coming on your own ineptitudes—for it is! curious that this sort of comment is” nearly always inept—and knowing! that, until the book wears out. you! 2 Will enjoy this” painful immortality. For nothing I could say could damn him quite | so Foon cae A jand enduringly. ‘ bid THE “COLur EGE NEWS = The Pillar a ae om 6. CITT " ‘A problem, I’m facing, a problem that’s catchiy ; ‘ How in the world do you say this “Apache ?” “a, Some think that it makes them indeed recherche ; To style this strange: person a_ bold | «Apache. a ,* ; And others there. are say there isn’t a match To the low living gentleman, called: an "Apache. While the Indians seen he fore stores of ‘tobacca ] ‘Are’-known through the West as the tribe of Apache. 3ut one of the other kind said “What the H? Surely you know. Apache ?”., Really I feel very much up a tree I wonder if it should be said “Apache?” 3ut this problem to solve you have only that ‘its sounded to watch What occurs if. you mention a “Paris” Apache,” For every true Frenchman breaks out in a rash’ If he hears it pronounced any way but Apache. Millwaltky. (Specially contributed by Dismal Des- mond, the doleful+» Dalmatian.) Here I am in the city of Socialists and spitoons, and according to the mayor it’s the only place to be. “Why wait,” some- one asked us, “for the Millenium? Why not live in Millwalky?” Did: we have a good time coming out in the train? Do more than half a dozen kindred spirits usually have a good time on a train? We went out on the end to make the acquaintance of the brakeman (that is always a wise thing to do, in case there is an, accident or something), and when he saw "us com- ing, he stopped the train and got off and started running down the track. At first | admit I was hurt, deeply hurt, but when I saw the station I felt better. Then “he came back and while he was still along way off I got an idea. "Shall 1 start nerr” sez I. “Sure,” sez he. “Whischt whischt,” séz°the ‘air brakes. And we started! Well! he just caught up in time to show us the Horseshoe curve. And then I thought of another idea. Here was my chance to learn all about life as a brakeman. (It’s always handy o know. these little things, especially when you are trying to pick your career.) So @ asked him sofne impor- tant quéstions like, “Where do you keep your wife? Chicago or New York?” “Well,” sez he, “I have one in each place, and one in Sandusky in case we run out there sometime.” That seems like very valuable infor- mation, it’s essential to know things like that.. Then I thought I would check up on -all+the. popular superstitions re- garding brakemen, so | asked: ‘Do you always use a _ Hamilton watch, like in the advertisements ?” “Yes,” he admitted, he did, so that’s one more illusion left ‘uninfracted. ~ (We know it’s against newspaper ethics to mention the name of advertised commodities, but Desmond doesn’t, and maybe it will inspire the company to make us a handsome present one of Tn these days. L. W.) But Mrs. Lot says these are enough ;experiences. Before closing, though, I want to add that if there is any blonde dog. young and good-looking, who doesn't know too many other men, I would like very much to hear from her. Enclose picture. Object, matrimony. D. Desmonp. ;a flock of sheep to use this spring in place of ‘the noisy motor lawn mower. ; How quaint our campus will be! We suppose this is an effort to get: back to the rustic Elizabethean atmosphere which it interfere with Lacrosse. practice on Merion green? Think of being pursued by a lusty ram while getting your re quired exercise! But, on the other hand. how pastoral to with the gam- . Shubert—Biy Boy. aa? | these startling facts, We hear that the college is. purchasing. - ” & ¢ % = : a i ry ' * ‘sign cased MG BO gt mf Be aren | Kh eg tf re . « . Jf Saf eat 2 Mt AS et we Bee Ss ‘ 2 IN’ PHILADELPHIA ‘ Theatres. * ’Triyialities made distinctive by Al Jolson. Adelphi—Abie’s Irish Rose.. Still with us. J ee Chestnut—ANists and. Models. Lyrtt—The Student Prince. “The best. operetta of. them elias Ledger. ; Walnut—What Every Woman Knows. Helen Hayes in an exquisite . perform ance. Garrick—On but hollow. Broad—Money from Craven’s nevgest effort. *Forrest—Riéd Rita. shdéw. Approval. Entertaining Home. Frank Ziegteld frusical Coming. Garriék—T hie DB rowan Affair Jan- uary 24 which will’ hang the most blase on ‘the pedge of his ‘seat. Forrest—Rufus Le Maire’s Affairs January 24. Shubert—The Vagabond King January 24, Colorful light opera. te Chestnut—Earl Carrol Vanities. Adelphi—The Girl Friend January 24. Constantly pleasant. = Garrick—Cradle Snatchers ° February 7. Indelicate bids for raucous laughter. Movies. : ; Stanley—T winkle Toes. Colleen Moore in a “tense tale of Limehouse.” Stanton—The Scarlet Letter. Sincere acting by Lillian Gish in a good Brpduc: | tion. Karlton—Johnny Hines Along. ~ Arcadia—A lice Terry in The Magi- cian. in S ebbing Palace—Bardleys — the Magnificent. John Gilbert steals. some of Doug’s thunder, : Victoria—Four Horsemen of _ the Apocalypse. oe Aldine—Old __ Ironsides. Excellent photography of an historical film -of pirates and sea-rovers by Laurence Stallings. Fox—One Increasing. Purpose. Coming. Stanley—Stranded in Paris with Bebe Daniels, January 17. Stantgn—Harold Lloyd Brother, January °17. in the Kid ORCHESTRA PROGRAM The Philadelphia Orchestra will play the following program on Friday after- January 14, and: Saturday eve- ning, January 15. Dr. Arthur Rodzin- ski will be the guest conductor : Glazounow—Symphony No. 4,-in E flat major. Ravel— ‘Daphnis et Chloe.” Strawinsky—Suite from “Petrouchka.” : OPERA THIS WEEK The Philadelphia Civic Opera Cam- pany will present // Trovatore on Thursday evening at the Metropolitan Opera House. The La Scala Grand Opera Company will give Faust at the Metropolitan Opera House on Saturday evening. SPOKESMAN SPOKE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 noon, What did the spokesman say? | don’t remember. You probably read it in the papers the next day, some- thing like this: “Intimations from the White House indicate that there is a revolution go- ing on in Nicaragua, and that the United States, while remaining neu- tral, intends to protect the property of its citizens. It is believed that; un- less something ‘unforeseen happens, prosperity will continue to prevail throughout 1927.” That is certainly all that was re- vealed at the meeting. What. you per- haps did not know was that the White House ‘spokesman, while conveying was holding in one hand the carefully prepared ques- tions of the correspondents, that we were in that room fifteen minutes, and| that when it was intimated to us that we knew enough for one day, not one of them had been answered. Voice of Coolidge speak to the Presi=| dent’s people about the affairs of the day. Does the spokesman — really be- lieve that it ‘is not healthy for the pub-| lic to know too i timately heclesrned An Owen Davis mystery play } "MONET | STOPPED THE SUN | [oven Artist Given Discerning Trib-. utes by Miss King, %, “Claude Monet was one of the earli- est declared: Miss. Georgiana Goddard King in Chapel they morning of December 15th, speak- impressionists,” ing on the French painter who died recently. . ee ‘America firs knew Moget in early, eee ‘the Afmerican Art Madison Square. hibited .the Rouen Cathedral series. “like a lace veik Pt There were ex- twenty canvases of the They were dotie all in one color, over ,a Victorian beauty’s brow. near. view you could ‘see practically nothing, but when you backed off you could see what it was all about.’ From this Miss King declared that &he léarned thatsepi must give every man his distance.” : was born with a sense of landscape similar to the Chinese; physically he had extraordinary sight. He could see that the line of a roof- -tree-in the sun is jagged, not straight.” The four-important points about his art are: (1) He saw the “value, of the contemporary in art;. (2) he appreci- ated the value of. the every day; (3) he put the stress upon the moment; (4) he was faithful to things as they “Monet are. He worked out of doors with his canvas in the sun. Often he would drive out with several canvases, changing .them hour by hour as the sun changed. In this way he recorded a single hour, held the moment for- ever. “Like Joshua, he stopped the ” sun, His focus was outside of, himself; like the great Sung painters, he got at the heart of the natural world. “His end was lovely, with the setting sun, and music,:at the close.” PLENTY OF CHANCES FOR JESUS, SAYS B. PITNEY Milwaukee Broke Barriers and Over- | came Fears. “The Milwaukee Conference was a success,’ unhesitatingly declared Bea- trice Pitney, ’27, speaking in Vespers on Sunday, January 9. “And by that I do not mean that we decided to re- form the world, or to save other peo- ple’s souls, or even that our own souls are saved; what we got from the con- ference was the stimulus to act, a great disgust for lazy-mindedness, a desire to live as freer, fuller, sounder, petty, more generous-minded people. the less “Among twenty-five hundred ference there were twenty-two Bryn Mawr delegates. We lived in small hotels, and met morning and evening at the auditorium to hear outstanding speakers; four a day. Between times there were informal discussion groups at which we could ask any questions that came up. , “All of those students came to the conference with an -earnest desire. to find a way out of the terrific mess the world is now in; not wanting to re- ‘orm the world, but to reform them- selves first. When conditions are as bad as they are now, it is no use to go about saying, ‘Oh, yes, we know that war is wrong, and that the work- ing classes are too poor and the idle classes too rich, but we cah’t change human nature. There’s nothing to be done about it.’- At Milwaukee we were given the stimulus, the moral energy to try and throw off this deadening in- tellectual approach, and do what we know is right.” To .the question that was the sub- ject of the conference, “‘What re- sources has Jesus in the modern fworld?” Miss Pitney replied that Mil- waukee showed that there are plenty. “It all comes back to the individual. We are all so afraid for our position in the world that we make barriers for ourselves. We are all walled around by barriers and all knotted up with fears.’ Jesus tried to break down these barriers and overcome these fears: He we got the stimulus to follow Him. the: ~~ Galleries were dusty red velvet rooms , > men and women students at the con- . says He did it through trust. in God “Pins “clearly and filly does the} “I don’t want to give you the im-— pression that we all got ‘Christianized’ or came out with the same principle; et would have beans a sure sign that “Desert;! ‘er and: Brothérs, publ Revivals of old legends ouabal by ‘by Martin Armstrong. Harp-' some new light, or looked at from some new point of view are very popu- lar just now. But the authors of them. are seldom so successful, in keeping the tone of the old story, while at the “same time treating it in an attitude sufficiently modern to make it see ap- plicable to modern readers, as is Mr. » Martin Armstrong in his recent book, ~ Desert. The basis of the story lies in a tale occurring in the syriaé version of Palladius’ Histories of heeFathers, but much ‘of it is imaginaty. It concerns a young man, who, ‘sb. feited with the brilliant ,and luxurious life of the; Alexandrian intellegentsia about 16 centuries ago, flirns in search of spiritual peace, to the austere exist- ence of a hermit in the desert of the Thebaid. Written in a flowing nar- rative style, imbued with a not too au- stere fedling for the beauty’ of desert nights and misty mornings, the book is-a vivid presentation of the ascetic life. Completely disassociating himself from externals, the hero, Malchus,. de- préives his body -of food and sleep in order to arrive at state where the soul, absorbed in the contemplation of etern- ity, is free.from all further desires or expectations. It is a life requiring great physical courage and endurance, yet somehow even Mr. Armstrong’s powerful presen- tation fails to make it a convincing exhibition ‘of spiritual bravery. Thus to withdraw in scorn from the aches and annoyances of daily existence, pet- tishly to deny the value of all material and even intellectual life because of their present imperfections seems on the whole a little cowardly. It is hard to believe in a divinity who presents us with a world and a mind solely*for the purpose of teaching us to run away from them. The life of the spirit alone. which the book advocates, appears so pure p perhaps because it is so vague and ill-defined. “Where ever the author attempts to ‘describe it more concretely, it is no more than a sort of mental sickness, resulting from un- der nourishment and lack of sleep. Mr. Armstrong himself was perhaps not quite satisfied with his own sug- gestion. At any rate he had to bring about the ultimate victory of the spirit and the end of the story by an incon- gruous and unpleasantly materialistic miracle whose symbolism quite ' fails to make up for its inconsistency. . Nevertheless it is stimulating to find a_ well-written book which offers a definite and considered ‘plan of life, among all the novels of blind groping or sophisticated scorn with Which we are swamped by outers ats writers. oe te Benjamin Franklin, by Phillips Rus- sell. Brentano’s. The phrase, “the first civilized ners can,” appended to Franklin’s name is a dangerous generalization not calcu- lated to attract the type of reader Mr. Russell would perhaps prefer. It con- tains a certain amount of truth no doubt, only relative, however, to the dark ages in which we are made to feel Benjamin Franklin lived. Certainly there is good ‘sense ‘in the principle expressed in the book’ that a direct application of pur- pose to practice, even though sométimes naive to the observer, can often. accom- plish wonders; lin exercised this principle, the epithet, “the first civilized American,” is to a certain degree justified. In this new, and to some, startling biography, the reader. is most entertained by .Franklin’s character as a man of the world.. The admirable portrayal of the -hero from this aspect betrays the keen delight the author must have taken in reveating it. In fact Mr. Russell is so carried away by the mischievous humor, the shady whimsicality he has discovered in Franklin, that the impression of a and inasmuch as Frank- | minds. at the niention of Franklin’s n | is almost completely lost’ We are tol of all his varied ‘achievements as a printer, as an editor, ,as a statesman, as a scientist,:as a philosopher, as an in- ventor and as a maker of money; noth- ing is omitted; yet this.is. more like a dry recital of facts than the story of a man’s intimate hopes and struggles. It does not furnish as good reading, as the chapters devoted to love intrigues, be- cause on these Mr. Rusgell has ex- pended all his zeal.’ It is here that he sympathizes most warmly with Franklin. The personal significance of. Franklin’s work to himself is not clearly enough brought out, and surely for most of us this could not lack interest. » The style is simple and amusing; but not without ‘flawsig In his metaphors in particular the author displays a “capacity for muddle-headedness hardly consist- ent with his gift for plain, clear narra- tive. This fault, however, should not deter the reader, for in addition to its metaphors the book contains spicy witti- cisms and terse characterizations which will repay him for all the time needed to peruse it. M. V. This Believing World, by Lewis Browne. This Believing World, by Lewis Browne, is an extremely readable sur- vey of religion beginning with the primi- tive animism ‘of savages and coming down to the various creeds of our own time. While little detail can pected when the field is so large, Mr. the book of a purely outline character. Mr. Browne has also been careful to add “perhapses” when the data is slim about a particular age and people such as the early Greeks. The format is pleasing. The type and paper are excellent, and the author has illustrated the book with attractive pen and ink sketches. The style is easy, the narrative running along as though it were being spoken, but without the slip- shodness of speech. In explaining and simplifying -what would otherwise be obscure and complex Mr. Browne has done a very good job. In all, it is a very interesting account of what might have been a very dull subject. c E.R, a THE CONSTANT NYMPH All Roles Well Filled in Good Drama- tization of Novel. At last the play of The Constant Nymph, for which all devoted readers of the novel in America have’ clamored, has been produced in New York. The adaptation from the book has been made by Margaret Kennedy herself, and Basil Dean. The result is as good a play as could be created from the story without fundamental changes in the plot, but no doubt the famous Sanger’s Circus will survive ultimately in the novel form, to which the material primarily lends itself. With the-exception of that of Teresa, the roles in the play do not require great acting. As the chief characteristic of the members of Sanger’s Circus was to think and do just as ‘they pleased, irre- spective of anybody else’s feelings or opinion, so the acting of each could be Pili ltitii A A Eee Se Aaa eae aaa Philadelphia’s Show Place of Favored Fashions EMBICK’S for things worth while COATS, DRESSES, HATS _ UNDERWEAR, HOSIERY 1620 Chestnut St. bibiitid 444 44 Bee Bet it FiLlititlilttihiH titih a hae ee el of ECE ee ee EL EL A French lady desires plain sewing and mending. Write to MRS. L. PALISSE 509 HOMEWOOD AVE. arberth, Pa. /great man of serious ambitions which so —— [. Swansborough, Prop. Cleani THOMAS’ Cleaners and Dyers Very Reasonable Rates on: Phone: Bryn Mawr 1441 be ex- Browne has included enough to deprive. : terpretations | Votion to music. Flora She character, a more or less a law unto itsélf. “The in- are decidedly. pleasing. jénn Anders, ‘as Lewis, suits his brief, ive ,speech, tncolored by emotion, shness ‘and Proud, reserve of makes no attenfpt sta, bé attractive, showing. -that ton greatest charm lay. in his ndifference to others*combined with a tu his give us as finished an interpret Tonia as Helen Chandler does of : This part offers an opportunjty for a tragic outburst, such as Helen Chandler excels in. Florence makes -a thankless enough part, but it is well done by Lotus Robb, Fundamentally conventional, Florence cannot. resist Lewis’ sudden, ‘powerful pasion, but ewhen they are garried and settled ‘in England, she makes the fatal mistake’ of » building a silver sty” for her “pig” (according to his own estimate) of a husband, wishing to reduce him to accept the dull pro- prieties of her unimaginative English friends.- The most difficult piece of act- ing, the touchstone in this play, is of course that of Tessa. The interpreta- tion of it by: Beatrice Thomson, who has come from England to play it; leaves J ohn J. MeDevitt little'Yo be desired. It is she who has ya to m the sentiméntal $peeches, and Tickets by. means ,of her remarkable voice qual- ity she lends her words a sincerity which keeps the sentimentality from being. ob- @ jectiqnable. Of the various denowements at her Kennedy chosen the one that is .at once ethically and ee oye the’ most’ satisfactory. After Tessd’s death in the dingy bed- cemmand, Margaret Printing Letter Heads Booklets, etc. Announcements coe N. ew Harrison Store has 8391, Lancaster Avenue L145 Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, Pa, af ABRAM I. HARRISON room. of the Pension Marxse, Madame Agent for Finery Marxs brings her dinner, only to be c._B. Renter Ghee Hoslery told by théNfrantig Lewis, “Tessa’s gore ' — away.” On thixthe curtain falls. Hap- Haverford Pharmacy ba pily we are spar visit. The Constant Nymph ha is not new, but that may ver be reiterated often. Florence’s untimely It accuses f eradicable taint of an artificial socie in contrast to.the rare spontaneity and purity of feeling of those who have lived with nature, byt have known better than to imitate the ways of beasts. » HENRY Ww. PRESS, P. D, theme that : ‘ “wrofitably || PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUGS, GIFTS Phone: Ardmore 122 OMPT DELIVERY SBHRVICE | averford, Pa. M. V. 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Find out why; write for 1927 Program. | areas TRAVEL CLUB it gow a ar be t The things we de- pend upon most we appreciate least 2 rh Of mM ana mes NM MN ECTRICITY spent for electricity will run a washing machine for two hours. spent for electricity will keep the refrig- erator cold for eight hours. ® spent for electricity will make a hot kitchen,comfortable” with an electric fan 5¢ spent for electricity will run a vacuum cleaner for three for ten hours. ° hourg. spent for electricity spent for electricity ¢ will run a sewing ¢ will light your read- machine for seven ing lamp for two é hours. long evenings. : ‘General Electric has built giant generators for central stations; it has made the mo- tors which do hard and tiresome tasks; and in G-E research laboratories it has developed better MAZDA lamps to light our factories, highways, and homes. A series of-G-E adver- tisements showing what electricity is doing in many fields » will be sent on re- quest. Ask for book- let GEK-18.. Lisoash cost figures in this aS are based upon ceamteny at 10 cts. per kilowatt hour. HE ever-rising cost of living has emphasized the ’ price of electricity—one of the few neces ssities that — costs no more now than in 1914. -College-trained men and women may well consider electricity an important ally in their quest of accom-\ plishment. Each forward step leads to new possibilitigs of personal success and new opportunities’to render spportant pee service. 95-314DH . NEW YORK iiectre BROS. _ “VOICE FROM VOYDE_ CONTINUED FROM PAGE f in etown and on Campus,-I sold’ only a few ‘thousand copies of ty book—just . endugh to pay for the advertising. Sud- _ denly confronted by poverty, I sent some of them to Biyn Mawr, having heard - for’ many :years about the widow's mite. (But now I see that they won't).) . ‘And you have sold them, not for a songy but for a summer school. Well, | have gone without three con- secutive meals, a new top hat, -a~pair_of -galoshes, a cane, and my Christmas vaca- tion son this account ; ‘and I have sad to bum! from my. ever-dwindling friends, postage stamps, dress. shirts, cigarettes and razor blades. But for a heart like mine, which is just one big, palpitating churn full of the creme de la creme of the mi‘k of human kindness, to take of- fense at these things is to strain out the ~gnats; and I will do no such deed. I[ have forgotten them already. I shall say nothing more. * Only thiss If you"do insist on building a summer school, 1 feel quige naturally, that I should be invited to Bryn Mawr to lay the cornerstone. Make ‘me such a bargain; I will not only let bygone be bygones, I will purchase my own ticket. Yours very sincerely, KNULLEN - VoYDE. _ 717 Pyne ‘Hall, Princeton, N. J. Jan- uary 6, 1927, $45, 000 FIRE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 and four minutes later the | attached to the fireplug’ and water was ‘being squirted onto the roof. When in- terviewel the next morning, Chief Par- sons explained that the difficulties he an: his men had to face were those of lov water pressure and the fumes from ex- ploding cans of paint and varnish, The first hose was efforts of the:firemen were directed to} playing water upon the burning building and to preventing the flames f rom spread- ing to the college garage, which contained |' explosive chemicals and several hundred, gallons of gasoline. The roof and walls - of the nortehrn end of the paint shop col- lapsed almost at once. With magnificent recklessness the firemen placed a ladder against that part of the wall which still stood, and carried the hose into the upper story from which they could all too readily reach the heart of the fire. For minutes at a time the men on the ladder and in. the house were swathed in dense clouds of smoke which hid them from sight, Once I saw two men ‘tearing down a burning partition with their bare hands. With half the building a mass of ruins and the floor on which the men stood undermined by flames, there was great danger that it would collapse, which would have meant certain death to any one falling into the inferno below. Al- though begged not to risk their lives, the firemen refused to leave their post until they had done all they could. Six Men Overcome. Six men were carried out, overcome ‘by smoke and the treacherous fumes from the burning paint. They were treated on the spot by Dr. James Shoe- maker, and later returned to duty. Their names are Albert Parsons, fire chief; Samuel Calvert, hoseman; Johnand Fred Adams, brothers, James rit Mala and William Cooper. Deserving of special praise for hero- ism is Charles Hamilton. When inter- viewed, Pie Parsons, modesty, made light of his own part in quelling the blaze, but said, “Charlie did good work, aad so did the other boys.” President Park, who was on the spot en- couraging the firemen, expressed the _ highest admiration for their achieve- ments. : Valuable Machinery Lost. ~ The fire was well under control by midnight, and the firemen were able to leave at 2 A. M., when they were enter- - tained by: Miss Faulkner in one of the halls with coffee and ‘sandwiches. Only the extreme southern end|-of the build- ing was left intact, while the northern | - wing was literally burned to the founda- tions. The,.damage has been estimated at $45,000, but this sum is covered by insurance. The largest single loss was in| valuable machinery, and in- several hun- dred pounds of floor’ wax. The origin of the blaze will, probably remain a mystery. It has been suggested |. . that the fire was started by spontaneous of rags or papers ‘soaked in oil, which is often used in paint- fireman, William Fowler, re- until 12 art, with charming | 2 5 . Ps a magenta, eG fo 4 : ’ . é ; e & @ a, ae 2 THE COLLEGE ‘NEWS, tr a cs y me the “electric light tufren’® was fluctuating, which may have been caused by short circuiting, due to the burning away of the insulation, on electric light wires in nies paint shop. . x. RECORDS. ESTABLISHED IN SWIMMING MEETS @ 1927 Walks Away with Honors, Dué Partly to Superhuman Bryants. | - 1929 carried off the honors with a magnificent margin in the two swim- ming meets which took -place in the gym on Saturday, December 11, and Friday, December 17. Their victory in the ‘first team section was due largety to the activities of the super- human Bryant twins, but théy alsd showed considerable superiority in the second team meets. T928 | came second in both divisions, with the ether two classes ‘trailing. The - Bryants « were also. individual point winner. R. Bryant, who broke the record for the 120 ft. front, leading with 19 points. E. Bryant established the record in the 60 ft. front, and K. Field and E. Stew- ’28, established records in the 60 ft. breast and 60 ft. back, respectively. The*results in detail were: First team: front—Won by RS Bryant, 60-ft. 29, 10.6;~E. Bsyant, ’29, second, 11.6; Rich- ardson, .'30, third, 12.2; Seeley, '27, ‘fourth, 12.4. 60-ft. back—Won by. Stewart, ’27, 14.5; Bud, '29, second, 16.6; Taylor, ,’30, third, 16.8; ‘Moran, ’29, and Young, ’28, tied for fourth, 17 Diving—Won by E. Bryant, 64.3 points; A. Bryant, second, 62.15; Gui- terman, ’28,": third; Brodie, ’27, 55.6; fourth, 50.6, < 60-ft. breast—Won by Field, Davis, ’30, second, 15.8; Johnston, third, 16; Wills, ’29, fourth, 17.2. Plunge—Won by Haines, ’27, 3rooks, ’28, 52.834; Dalziel, ’29, Bradley, ’30, fourth, 50.437. 120- ft. front—Won by R. Bryant, 24.8; E. Bryant, second, 24.8; Stewart, 28, 15.3; 30, 53.4; 52.7; teled: 28; Richardson, fourth, 30. Relay—Won by :1929. - Total—1929, 4214 points; 1928, 16%; 1927 and 1930, 10. Second team: 60-ft, back—Won by Linn, ’29, 18.6; Mercer, ’29, second, 18.8; Wickes, ’30, third, 19; Hulse, ’28, fourth; 19.2. 60-ft. -breast—Won by~ Francois Villon, the in French literature, Burton’ read, the Latin Quarter may be said to have embarked on its long: and brilliant literary career Then follow Corneille, La Fontaine, Boileau, Moliere, Racine and Marivaux in quick succes- each with his particular cafe, us- name, where sion, ually bearing the author’s he .and his disciples and sembled in the evening. In the Second Empire, the great civil engineer, _Haussman, made his _head- quarters here. But the years of 1830-40 mark the apex in the history of the Latin Quarter. Gavarni, the great lithographer, Deveria and Daumier. grouped them- selves here, together with Henri Murger, author of 8Scenes.de la Vie de Boheme, from which several selections were read, and the ever-enchanting, Alfred de Mus- set and Paul Beranger. Several scenes from. Sacha Guitry’s play, Beranger, were read by Mrs. Burton so that a more concrete picture of the times might be obtained. Then came the great group of realists from Flaubert, Zola and Maupassant down to Anatole France and Bourget. admires as- SEVILLE THEATRE Bryn Mawr PROGRAMME. WEEK OP JANUARY 10 ‘Wednesday and Thursday JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT and BESSIE LOVE © IN “YOUNG APRIL” Friday and Saturday MARIE PREVOST IN “ALMOST A LADY” Students’ New Year’s Resolution! — READ MORE BOOKS — Add a few books to your libra ry each month of the new year} through s ‘Book: Shop’ ’ Taylor Hall beiebi nt = edie Cite -—- Piece & CLAFLIN CREATIONS Featuring ceptionally narrow heels and high arch ex- {day togther form the Latin Quarter. e poem Ballade des Dames de Jadis, Mrs.’ “Isms” because of their delight in attach- ing ism to any word whatever. ‘These were followed by the Decadents and the Hydropaths. The latter group is mainly of interest because it. severed into three divisions and one of these divisions was the first to take up headquarters in Mont- martre. Thus St. martré joined hands across Paris and ‘to- Genevieve and Mont- MUST BE CRUCIFIED ‘ CONTINUED FROM ro@rTH PAGE i A - wv , ‘In a second speech, Mr. Kennedy developed this subject, whatever vision wé may have found at Milwaukee is Chri#t born in us, And it will grow, and grow to its crucifixion, “You will have to endure suffering. Loving means working.” Discussion Revealed Cosmopolitanism. Each day, in conpection with the theme forthe day, discussion groups were held. These were particularly interesting be- cause in them students from every local- ity, and’ race gave their views upon pres- -ent Here it was that the cosmopolitan aspect of the conferefice was most clearly The exhibitions held in the afternoons at the auditorium threw light on various present efforts toward the solution of these problems. problems. seen. Informal groups were also planned to follow up questions of special interest. These were led, some by the speakers; and others by men who are leaders in some particular field. Among the most instructive was Professor Jerome Davis’ “laboratory trips,”, which took students into factories, the jail, Socialist meetings, and other places of interest. On one afternoon the Mayor of Milwaukee, a Socialist, spoke to this group. A pageant, “The Quest for Truth,” was arranged;and produced in an amaz- CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 called. Here also met a group qarhed the ; w 6 v ’ ry . ; s . * . re ¢ 2 ® * : & : ; ES ” 44 : ee . eee oe ne ‘ o 5 — —— ee Sn ——e * : . ‘ : > : \ : SSS = = = —— eee = aT; TY | ie SOR ROAR OR ENE BAG GL ae". 9 | ROUGE, THE GLORY OF,RED HAIR— requires subtlety of colout- ft} ing, Rouge Capucine, Light, or Brugnon, Light with mi! Coty Face Powder, Rachel wat No. 1 accents its exotic | ‘3! b charm. 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Bryn Mawr College Book Store - Bryn Mawr College Inn Kindt’s Pharmacy — The store One of life’s haunting shadows is forgetting s such a distinctipleasure when the little gift is ere on time! Trust + e 4 itd nearest Whitman agency to take this small but important detail for you. All Whitman agencies take advance orders for ndies for birthday gifts and anniversaries. After J Bryn Mawr College Tea Room Bryn Mawr N. J. Cardamone Bryn Mawr Bryn Mawr Confectionery Bryn Mawr Frank W. Prickett Rosemont, Pa. ' Powers & Reynolds Bryn Mawr 4 H. B. Wallace . Bryn-.Mawr Wm. Groff Bryn Mawr Bryn Mawr tn buying chocolates, or ordering in ad-: vance, seek the store that shows the sign— CORRE afin aes te ' at R . ‘ s gost = Nee . « a = “ +e ea * ; . ° bal 7 +e Lede = ; ata Pho i ‘ 5 ‘ : . i 6 , . . es wie 4 ' CONTINUED 1D FROM PAGE 1 2 ' \for a@ stimulating’ evdifing and are look- _ #* & ing forward with pleasure to the next —tencert.. on -March-the seventh, The programme was as follows: Bach. : ..Chramatic en and Fugue }. a Bra!ms— Intermezzo in E flat, Op. 117. (Cradle - Song) : lapsodie in E flat, Op. 19 Mr. Alwyne ee cas Von. eyiger Liebe SE Ge Gesang Weyla’s ME wi cicassuntenses Wohin? Schumann— y Four of the, “Dichterliebe” . Freulingsnacht : Mr. ‘Saslawsky Schumann “Papillons” Debussy— Llaa® “Poissons d'or” « Prelude in A minor Mr. Alwyne' A. F. Gedickt—Five Russian Folk ae from Op. 29 for voice, violin, and violincello, and. piano 1,1. shall come ‘to thee 2, The flight of the crow 3. The Gadabout 4. Prayer At the gate Mr. mRbseeoetoceeenen 6 Oe or SaslaWsky we Prokofieff, “Tales of the Old Grandmother” 2 and 3 Frank Bridges— The Dew Fairy Nos. Rosemary Liszt, : ‘Legend: “St. Francis preaching to the , . birds” Mr. Alwyne D. G. Mason..Of wounds and sore defeat John Beach...... ..Clark Street Bridge Ne OT ee ee Pee Rain Orlando ,Morgan ..........66% Clorinda Traditional....Two French Folk Songs : Mr. Saslawsky ~ B. PITNEY PLAYS RELIGION FIFTH PAGE CONTINUED FROM THE irvly short time. B. Pitney starred in tl's, in the role of Religion. The Bryn. Mawr delegation was ex- tremely fortunate in arranging’ delegation mee‘ings led by G. A. Studdert Kennedy, and Henry P. Van Dusen. Mr. Kennedy discussed prayer, and outlined ‘its advan-| tages. He advocated praying for your enemies because, he said, “you can’t hate a man after you have prayed for him.” Conclusion Expressed in Referenda. _ The problems of universal interest to the conference were briefly, war, the race question, and the economic situation. Be- fore leaving Milwaukee it was felt that we should crystalize our thinking on _ these subjects, by expressing some con- _~ ¢tusion. After a heated debate as to method, a system of referenda was in- augugated, resolutions were presented in several clauses and were voted on clause by clause. The first .resolutionwas on War, and was voted on as follows : 1. I shall not support any war, 300. 2. I shall support some wars, but not others. 700. 3. I shall support wars entered into by the authority of my own Government. 100. : 4. I am not ready to commit myself. ss 150. ae - ‘These numbers are very proportions. the exact numbers. race question was: privileges I ask for myself. 800. their own places. 50. ~ race. 600. 50. » _ economic system was: tic system is in accordance with the prin ciples of Jesus. 50. ‘ 800. rt union . 800. VARIED PR PROGRAM inaccurate, rough guesses to show the approximate The official conference re- port, coming out in February, will give The result of the referendum”on thg 1. I shall accord to all races the same. 2. Regarding some races as inferior to ‘my own I believe that they should have 3. I shall deny no privilege to another 4a] am not ready to commit my pet. The result of the jelevendura on the 1. We believe that fies beuGe capitalis- s We believe that the system of pro- for vulitg: rather than use is e believe students doula strength- 1920—J. Baeth, R. Biddle, $.° Bradlev. M. Brown, B. Channing, A. Léarned, P. Speer and R. Wills. s 1930—V, Bang, E. Bigelow, I Hopkin- gon and E. Stix. , Graduates—4M: Auburtin, M. Bell and I. Von Bornsdorff. ‘ COPERNICUS A. MODERN CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 vcw, Appalled by their ‘new maturity the nten of the time turned for. guidance’ to Greece, the, maturest civilization so far, and the Renaidsantt. took place. Philosopher and statesman, great man as well as thinker, Francis Bacon was thé next on the list. He was not merely n intellectual—“for intellectuals’ are not intelligent.” The Baconian idea of domi- nating nature reverently has inspired all scientific thought since his death. His was the modern theory that the only way for met to learn to live together in peace is for them to increase their’ knowledge. All the. really influential philosophers of modern times have been Baconians. Since Spinoza and Pascal are medie- val in’ spirit, and since their influence was confined to comparatively small groups, even though they. were very gré@at thinkers, they were excluded from he category, in favor of Newton, who changed the face of the earth. ° Voltaire the Great Emancipator. © Voltaire has been called a purely de- structive influence; he was really lib- erative--the great emancipator, who at- tacked all the old traditions, ane broke down all the old systems. - Terrified by the emptiness of the world as Voltaire had left it, Emmanuel Kant set himself to find consolations. |He maintained that the only thing we ‘are sure of is our own mind, This re- stored God and free will to man, with- out which he cannot be happy. . Darwin, the last-of these great think- ers,. created an entirely new earth. “It is men like these,” concluded Mr. Durant, “who, combining knowledge with hope, help us to understand God. The undiscouraged researches of science and the patience. of genius reveal the divinity that hedges us about.” Discussion was hot afterwards, mem- bers of the~faculty contesting Mr. Du- rant’s category and selections. . TRY YOUR OWN HAND:: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Is it too much to say that we repre- sent a typical student movement, which is apparent throughout the country?* Dr. Frederick P. Keppel, of the Carnegie Corporation says in an article in the School and Society, February 14, 1925, “One of our worst mistakes in the past has, in my judgment, been a psycholog:- cal one, to divorce appreciation from per- formance and_ production. We must always work primarily for an ap- preciation of the arts, but we are work- ing against the facts of human nature when we fail to give the sttident whom we are endeavoring to interest, the chance to try his own hand.” More and more colleges are trying to introduce the practical as well as the theoretical into the curriculum, and it is the student himself who is demanding this. The Bryn Mawr Art Class is the outgrowth of a real need. At our meeting, we faced the tremen- dous difficulties to be overcome by those who long for art at this college. It was manifest that only by individual initia- tive and co-operation could the movement succeed, . PARNASSUS PRI PREFERRED CONTINUED FRO’ FROM PAGE 1 1907, can appreciate. of it—and try it again. she now puts her final period. verse ! fas far as I am concerned. tains the phrase, the “Moon and 1.” Must "| University of Minnesota beginning Jan- vivid, well-rounded, and with a nice feel- ing all the way for the point of view of a young girl, and for horses and the peculiarities of horses. ‘This is some- thing that I, who somewhat antedate even. I can. appreciate, |too, the intention ih “Six Days,” but unfortunately the theme is considerably | beyond the present powers « of the author. She should tuck it away in a pigeon 1 hole -| of her, mind—the theme, not this handling I’m not sure but the real story has just begun where “ Ala$, “Wowever, dam utterly .ingom- |. petent to pass comment on much of the Frankly, I don’t know what a lot of it is all about. It is as incom-|- prehensible to me as the poems of Elinor Wylie, the streets of Brooklyn, or the reputation of Southern amg I “Black I find dust yawning dryly, and have to give up. Almost equally difficult for me ta. ‘Visualize is the, “gtgy lover” walking in the “lucid ‘night” of “Promenade.” The night-is the only lucid thing, .theré,} As to the ‘moon lyric, to my shame I’ must confess a continued partiality for that other, and as yet more famous onegwhich also con- | add that it will be found in the libretto of “The Mikado?” But I do: understand the sonnet ‘Dy Miss Bigelow, of the class of ’30. Her soul clogged with the “rust. and grime” of text books, largely composed of -ufh- important facts unearthed by research scholars to give themselves:a Ph. D. and Miss Bigelow a pain, she wants to beat it for the. Great Open Spaces where— well; anyway, for the Great Opert Spaces. Go to it, Miss Bigelow! There’s a real mind behind your sonnet, comprehensible to my generation. Therefore it will be to the next. A good point there: the only way to test your wit for posterity is to try it on grandpa. “Bell in the Night.” me of. Carl Sandburg—or is it Amy Lowell? It is imagist verse, I take it. Amy Lowell could have done worse. *In fact, she frequently did. Sfill, I object to dripping sounds, and shrieking nights, and sqgrlet trumpets—except, of ‘course Keats'—and B minor larkspurs, ande daffodils in 7% time, and all such be- labored and tortured figures that defy the laws of physics. If poetry today is largely a fad of little magenta and green magazines, it is so because it has ceased to be simple, natural, and the result of deep and universal emotion.” We 6f the Tremendous Twenties laugh at. the Mauve Decade, and the Elegant Eigh- ties. But Brinthorn had nothing on the precious little poets of today—not a thing. Kick out of it, girls! Call that dog. and beat it for the Great Open Spaces.- Take Mimi, if necessary. Snooks will book you for a week-end on Parnassus, where Sappho wanders arm in arm with Walt Whitman, to their mutual delight, and the extreme disapproval of Longfellow. Water PricHARD Eaton. of course, reminds IN OTHER COLLEGES Course in Embalming. A short course in embalming will be offered by the extension diwision, of the uary 3, and running for twelve weeks, full time. A similar course has been run for the past ten years, There were between forty ‘and fifty students enrolled last year tor this course, which is open to high school graduates, or to persons who cannot present high school credentials, but who can pass a psychology exaniination which will be given them, with a rating equal to that of student rating, in the middle 50 per cent. of high school grad- uates. : Does Away With First Two Years. Following the lead of Johns Hopkins, Leland Stanford University has decided to do -away with the freshman and sophomore years in college work. The Stanford plan differs from that at Hop- kins in that Stanford is not seeking to establish a great. university. graduate school, but merely plans to have two years of college instead of four. The great number of junior colleges, offering only the first two years’ work, in Cali- fornia will greatly aid Stanford in_ its plan. A graduate from any one of these gest— from Pepys’ Diary) ..........$ THE TWICKENHAM BOOK SHOP 2 doors from Lancayter Pike For that part of the Christmas check which goes for BOOKS we sug- SiiaiianLemalaee poems, Oxford edi- 3.50 Teasdale—Dark of the Moon. . .$1.50| | Cricket-Avenue ~~ — —Ardmore} junior colleges will be eligible to enter’ Leland Stanford tmimediately —McGill Daily. ae . r - 60 Page College Paper. A ixty- page edition with “rotograv ure and magazine sections was published in December .by the, Maroon, student daily at the University of Chicage- Among «the contributors were Chris- topher Morley,,novelist; Nicholas Long- worth, Speaker of the House; Senator Arthur R. Robinson, of Indiana; Presi- “dent Max Mason, of the University, and Eddie Cantor, comedian. r Mrs. Coolidge, Premier Mussolini and | the Prince of Wales had assignments but sent their regrets, declining to break pre- cedent by turning journalists temporarily. «' The Dark Ages? Studefits entering the new John Wes- ley College at Cambria, Il, are required to sign a pledge to refrain from the use of “tobacco, liquor and cigarettes” Athletics, fraternities, student govern-4 ment and dances are forbidden by the university —Stanford Daily, A New College. A new junior college for wornen, to be '‘nown as the Sarah Lawrence College, will soon open at Bronxville, N. through a, gift of approximately $1 250,- 000 by W. VY. Lawrence, of Bronxville Miss Marion Coates, principal of Brad- ford Academy, will be its first president This will -be#€he” first coflege in the State of New York to. operate excl- sively as a junior college. Sarah Law- rence College will limit its student body. The resident student body will be limited to 250, but in addition it is ex- pected that there will be many day students, who will live at home. Hazing Upheld at Barnard. The majority of girls at Barnard Col- lege approve the old custom of hazing freshmen, according to results of the hazing questionnaire, announced recently by Margaret Goodell, undergraduate president. The reasons given for maintaining hazing were that it promotes class spirit, that it makes for friendship and that it is good fun.—New York World. = aan HENRY B. WALLACE and Confectioner Bryn. Mawr “Caterer 22 Bryn Mawr Breakfast Served Dably ‘Buginess Lunch, 60c—11 to 2.30 Dinner, $1.00 Phone B. 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