© o ~The College pe ‘(Founded in B cad _ Copy Editor _ MARY F. R. GRACE, '29 rf : Edito: ™ ‘BALCH, '29 - C. HOWE, Assistant Edi Vv. HOBART, "81 rae 31 VAUNG ‘TSIEN BANG, 30 _} JAMIESON BUNN, . ‘ shiniiandiaemeeeermars *. Business Manager JANE BARTH, ‘29 ‘si pea Ae Manager H. J. , ‘29 e E. BAXTER, '30 M.E.FROTHINGHAM,’31 D. ASHER, ’31 Subscription, $2.50. Mailing Price, $3.00. SUBSCRIPTIONS MAY BEGIN AT ANY TIME séeond-class matter at the Assistants D. CROSS, '30: “Entered as Wayne, Pa., Post Office. - A GENEROUS GIFT, GENER- OUSLY GIVEN Any gift to the college,"whether it adds to buildings, or to equip- ment.or to endowment, is a source of pleasure to undergraduates and faculty alike. But perhaps the best kind of a gift to an educa- tional institution is one which . adds to the salaries of its profes- sors, without whom, after all; buildings and equipment would be of little use. It is therefore with great delight that we hear the an- _,nouncement._that_.a—new—gift- “of Ht "$50,000 to Bryn Mawr College has been presented by Mr. and Mrs. Julius Goldman, of New York City. The announcement is made in the following words: “In order'to enable Bryn Mawr College to maintain the high standard of its teaching, we here- by give to Bryn Mawr College the sum of $50,000, to be held by the trustees of the college, the in- come of the fund to be used as + follows: “To increase gersiaties of the head professors "In: the various de- partments “by adding. such .an amount to the salaries of the -re- spective professors which the col- lege is now paying, as the presi- dent of the college, may, from time to time, determine.” This formula makes it possible for the gift to be used with the utmost freedom and the fore- thought and generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Goldman are such as_ to arouse our deepest gratitude. A DARTMOUTH STUDENT GOES THOREAU A Dartmouth undergraduate, says the New Student, has aban- doned society, sin and civilization, and gone back to the heart. of na- ‘ture. He is going to live the. clean, ~life-of a-rabbrt-or-a @etrirrel in the White.Mountains, “and _ “business peas vatrd balls; Cities” ‘and inen will be 4 -as nothing to him, “Goodby, Dartmouth,” in a letter published in the college paper. sy the time‘ you read this I shall be aboard a train speedine ‘to northern wilds, where I intend to prepare myself for a higher life than college leads to; the life de- scribed by Thoreau in Walden. “T have existe in your civiliza- tion now \for 20 vears. I have ex- isted meyely as a spectator. You have fdrced me to do certain things, and I have done them— reluctantly, always inwardly re- belling. Now, I have ‘decided to give expression to my wild na- ture, and to try whether it is pos- ‘sible to live humanly.” ‘Mr. Curtis H. Glover is not the only one who has felt that way. It is a mood. that comes over us all at times. Probably schedule quizzes were coming on, if they have them at Dartmouth. We wonder if he is really going to _ live on nuts: and berries, -v ithout } a frying pan or a match. In any case. he should not have- se northward on a train. He cage “to. have gone more romantically, by aniiging Fear -ence of the beasts. fhe| escape injustice and De Ww rote | off a birch tree. or atl" ture must be a little complex for | the unspoiled and care-free exist- He. may ve But we bet he'll be. awfully bored TIN ‘PAN PARADE . ‘Winter: is upon ‘us again. *In- stead of’ coming in as a lion in its usual fashion, with biting winds and. a dusty, whirling’ of dead ‘leaves, it cane in as a soft; little, white lamb. . And. overnight Bryn winter sports. Sleds and the to- 0} boggan have been exhumed. from the depths of coal bins; our cham- pion* skims gallantly across the ‘campus on her prize-winning skis. -But these are the aristocratic. ‘Alf*cannot have sleds arid~ skis. -More than five cannot squeeze on ‘to the toboggan. .The humbler sporting element has not hung back. Inspired. by the week-end snow they have invented a new }winter sport. Now on the slope towards Yarrow may be seen an eager line. Each person carries her tray under her arm. As her | turn. comes she sits on it, flings arms and legs wide as balancing wings, antl slides. Skidding, gy- rating, ‘often somersaulting, the bottom is reached. We congratulate the. humble elément. We have often. shud- dered on ‘contemplating the col- lege, blase and dead. to simple pleasures, at the tender collective age of 21. The new winter sport seems to indicate a touch of youth still flaming, a suspicion of joie de vivre. -And we also congratulate 03 hitherto. despised tin tray on glorious translation to “the sptiere of winged flight. We feel considerably cheered up and our only hope is that by the time we appear. ih print the snow will not have melted, and the trays have returned to their full duty of bear- ing mediocre food to sharpen merit minds. Communications - (The editors of ,the College News are not responsible for: the opinions expressed in this'.column.) ° To the Editor of the CoLtice News: The editorial in the last: issue. of the News‘ entitled “Knitting Again” opens the way for us to reveal a unique oppor- tunity for service.. To those who were unable to give to the League Drive ‘as generously as they wished, to those whgse public spirit is still unsatisfied, and finally to ‘those whose zest for knitting see.ns greater than the demarfd for their products, we make our appeal. The. children whose vacation at Bates ‘s made possible by the college do not as a rule possess sweaters; and sweaters are an obvious necessity for children in the country, even in midsummer, — Little ‘ummies and chests frequently need to be protected: fron: cool sea breezes; and hillmess, as everyone knows, is apt to follow after ba‘hing, par.icularly when he-bather is not also. a. swimmer. theses rangeszfirom=4=-to=40" styles and colors are acceptable ; and sleeves are not-indispensable: ~All-we ask is that the doubly generous knitter supply her own wool, of which very little. is. needed for one sweater, . he season js at hand when Christmas pre-ents will be all completed and socks will be worn only by the hardiest. Let us resolve that knitting shall not perish from the campus; let us give it renewed life through its use in a worthy cause! EDITH S. BAXTER. To the Editors of the News: We wish through your generozus columns to call the attention of that | glorious company, the edi‘ors of the Lantern, to the fact that they too have been reared in the .stern necessity for scholarly accuracy which we should ‘not be here forced to add, has hitherto been the fuel which fed the fires of Bryn Mawr learning. Already we feel that the foundations of our traditions of sound scholarship have begun to sway. Much as we dislike - the .setting of imitations upon the infinite capacity of “the genius of the Lantern’s artist, such a task is evidently to be ours. Else how.are we otherwise to account for her failure to consult in the original such sources as Seneca, Lucian,. Diogenes Laertius, Plu- tarch, Arian; Cicero, Valerius Maximus and Epictetus, before confronting ° us| with the spectacle of Diogenes shivering it the icy waters of his Samper n. morality we are striying to reconcile our | |. ‘| former conception of Diogenes ‘with his’ recently adopted role as the seductive || ‘|holder of tete-a-tetes with certain guile- Mawr has become a center for} | iMusionment was most welcome,” fie said. 1H pipes of thrypollege. plumbing. As enrolled members of the,.New- Im- less membefis of the Lantern’s Board. fe cannot But believe however that, had the full force of all the classical knowl- edge of the Self-Government Board been brought to bear*upon this matter, they would have realized that the undeniahle circumstances of Diogenes’*edrly life scarcely’ allow’ such procedure. Once more we see the distressing results which may arise from insufficient historical data. Finally, since it is always our earnest ‘desire to give, voice to. the inarticulate, we..wish.on the behalf..of one of our humbler’ friends td issue a second warn- ing. Who knows what awful fate may be visited ‘upon us now that the toy bird with which, Diogenes makes merry in his tub has been identified as the classical interpretation of that gay cdmrade of our own weekly revels—the centipede. TWO VESTAL VIRGINS. I, M. Tuesday Lunch, Dec. 11 Cherries for dessert—ah! a whiff of the bold old days of Spring, When the balls of buff tinged with blush, Pickled in their own juice, Accompanied by faithful Oreos, Came on. Not so today, Tuesday, Dec. 11. Cover the bowl; mine eyes dazzle;. she must have died young, for they are in purple— O deadly nightshade ! “fT, Deborah Dye-hard, leave. to the trus- tees of Bryn Mawr. College Ten thousand boxes of Tintex,. _ To raise the morale. of the Halls of Resi- dence.” O menu of pastelled perfection.‘ Consomme mulberry, Bifteck powder blue, Tomatoes’ liquefiees au pain batik— O. passage to India. De la couleur avant toute chose ! For all the rest is parsimony. A. F; A. F. H. < News From Other Colleges Harvard has an aviation club of fifty: students with headquarters: at the air- port in East Boston. R. .B. Bell, of New York. City, is president of these embry- onic “Lindys.’ ’—The Red and Black. We have also heard the rumor that the’ “1928-29 Wellesley_- Handbook forbids students of that. college to fly without a written permission an their parents.— The Arrow, Non-Collegiate Haryard . :: Harvard is not collegiate, according to John Maud, Davidson scholar from Ox- ford, a student .at the university this year. “Oxford is tremerdously amused at the so-called American college spirit. | had come over here expecting to find Har- vard.a hot-bed of collegiatism, My dis- Mrs Mand-feelsthat-the Harvard stu- - dents..are .much--busier* than. those’ at Oxfords —Heexplains that in English coileges meals are social’events, while here they. appear to be mere interrup- tions in the day’s work. English col- lege men saunter to classes, Harvard men tush to them at the last minute, “They dress much differently, here than we do. Everyone at Oxford wears a well-cut coat and flannel trousers; here most men make no effort to present a smart appearance.” “In England, outside activities are necessary to some extent, but they do not encroach upon the primary motive of our college life, studies."—The Tech. Dr. Hart Personally Conducts The Social Activities Department of the Bryn Mawr League and the Sociology class announce a joint field trip under the supervision of Dr. Hart, to Sleighton Farms) on. Thursday, December 13. This trip will give you. an unusal op- portunity’ to’ see how.:a ‘modern delin- quent “school is run, how the girls live, and how they are educated to wah stand- ards of living,” The group -will leave Pembosie hich at 2 P. M. promptly in automobiles, and return between five and six. Everyone interested is invited, including Freshmen. The number is limited so let K. Collins, Rock, know Pearl or _saty “no expense Ws freezing eg a bursting of the|| | bio So ‘The Pillar” ‘of Salt = And now we fegin to Christmas shop. Father says the great decision is not “wht shall I give them for Christmas ?” but “What shall I ask for myself?” The, ciate ote tha hs elvk. says “he bitterly, is all decided months ahead with: “T saw an awfully nice silver coffee-pot today. I think it would be a lovely thing for you to give it to me for a Christmas present”; or “I just bought a rather ex- pensive new dress that I don’t really need. You can give it to me for Christ- ” mas, No, says he, the real problem is what can they give me? He thinks he has. no, wants: put, says mothe, follow ‘him around : and when you see him spill an ash; ma him an ash tray. When you see him looking hungry, .buy him a box of Urieeda biscuits, - Thus the problem ‘is solved. For ourselves, we have another sys- tem—a very good one, if you are on an allowance. ‘When you see something on sale, get it. The application will come later. But an awful thing happened last week. We bought some lovely woolen socks, red and blue, and reduced to al- most nothing; being in a. hurry, we charged them .to father, and had them sent; but we thought they would make a lovely gift, Alas, a few days later, imagine our surprise! Father came down to -breakfast in those self-same socks; and we-didn’t dare ae him they were his #Christmas present !..° Phere isonly one true way out. all your shopping at the five-and-ten; and say soulfully, as you go- through the ceremony of presentation: “Its the spirit that counts.” Progress and Prophecy We were touched, and a.little terrified, to receive an engraved invitation from our bank, inviting us to a party. The marble halls’ are complete at last; and we are bidden to the opening, on Satur- day, from two to nine. ‘The painful probiem arises—what to wear?’ And what is the etiquette of a reception at a bank? --Do large accounts take prece- dence over small? And if so, what ‘is the status, of one..whose account is liabitually overdrawn? Shall we go in silks, and be held for. payment? Or in’ .| rags, and lose our credit? The grand opening ° is a symbol of what is going on all around this neigh- borhood. ' Four -years ago, when we were a,freshman, Bryn Mawr seemed really rural. . Gulph road was only fit for cows and rubber boots, the sewer was a wood- land stream, and we thought it pure. The hill across from; Yarrow was a wild slope where we lay out under the stars and wondered immaturely about life and death... Now it is a real estate develop- ment, flowering with bungalows and streets that-lead nowhere: "We are fast being engulfed by civilization. “The violet by the mossy bank “gives p'ace to the rubber plant “by the Bryn Mawr Trust |Co.and the trees turn_ _into_. telephone. poles: The class of “1950 will have to take to their aeroplanes. to. reach then, picn’c_places, and our green grass and out cherry trees will’ be but a small oasis in a smoking city. Few things in life so pleasant are A's eating-on a dining-car. | While landscapes past the windows float You. travel down the*tab‘e d’hote: | Observing those across the’ table, And looking unconcerned—if. able. Vary thé messy little. boy With the brown fields of Illinois; And listen with an inward smile To people’s talk—and eat the while. And if the coffee spills, what then? ~ You'll never see them all again? — re Well, it’s a. girl after all! And we are an aunt. We have two weeks to study the part, and then we must go/ home ‘agg play it. Wh do? There ought to be a cor course in\it. Our own used to combine very good stories, with strictures on our, behavior and upbringing. The inference was that she could have.done a lot better: ‘What would we all be like if we had been raised by our aunts? Well, you never know. $ ' “Lives of great. men all sada ts,” they say; and yet a general ignorance seems to prevail hereabouts concerning the lives of a certain class of the great: namely, the saints. To remedy this evil. we have decided to begin a series of brief aphies of famous saints. We begin, Tecan ee with St. Simon chance to me 5 in fact, .: : . “ = : Seen at Heard at the — 7 (To take a hint from the New Yorker.) Miss Park opening Goodhart again. : *. The girl who knitted straight through the concert, stopping only to gaze rapidly at Mr. Stokowski while he spoke.” . The girl who completely. redid her hair during the Lohengrin Prelude. The two girls (this constant repetition of. the feminine casts & terrible reflection om our sex!) who started a dis- cussion of someone’s wedding plans im- with-an Oh-that-reminds-me. . The girl who asked if perhaps the plumbers, carpenters, painters and diggers were also present so that they too could rise and be appladed. e should have liked the elcome with applause the always lends. us matches). The girls who stamped on the floor in a completely unPhiladelphian manner’at the end’ of the‘ concert. The huge truck backed up to the eeunit door of Goodhart—*we had a vivid mental vision of the drummer trundling~ the porter barrow into the truck. In Philadelphia Theaters _ Broad—Dracula; the’ says “honest, it is a whale -of a play.” Chestnut—A* new musical cailed “Hello, Daddy.” Forrest—The last week of Music in May. Garrick--Marco Milkons is especially recommended by President Park. Keith’s—The Trial of Mary Dugan ought to speak for. itself by this time. ‘ ‘Lyric—Only one week of Moissi in Max Reinhardt’s, production of Redemp- tion. Shubert—Luckee Girl boasts one of ‘hs song hits of the season, Walnut—Edward Clark: in his own play. comedy » Movies from Moscow, with Pla Negri and Nor- man Kerry. — Fox—Blindfold ; George O’Brien and Lois Moran. ; Karlton—A lot of. stars among whom are Marion Davies and. William Haines in Show People. » Little—Not a foreign picture this time, but, Richard Barthelmess in Tolable David, . Stanley—John Gilbert .and Eva Von Berne in The Masks of the Devil. Stanton—Phyllis . Haver, Jean Her- sholt, Belle Bennett and Don Alvarado in The Battle of the Sexes. 4 Calendar Wednesday, December 12, ~ Hall at. 8.15 New York String Quartet. Thursday, December 18, in the Music Room at 415 Mrs, Jackson Fleming on “Soviet Collectivism.”’ a Saturday, December 15, in Goodhart Hall * at 8.15 “Bellairs.” i at 7.30 Christmas Mitsical Service. Wednesday, December 19, in Goodhart ie wt 9 en sd es tind Lecture, Bond. . Thursday” evening, ‘December 20," Christ= mas Parties. Fridayafternoon, Tyecsiabes 21, in Good- hart Hall. Thorne School Play. ous hela 21, to Monday, Janu- ary. 6, Christmas. Vacation, : / ‘ . ‘Men think butyof sin and siller think things would be a dam sight eas— ler living on top of a pillar. So he/found him an old ruined temple in / Greece, And they hoisted him up by a rope; barr wasn’t much room for his elbows or knees, But he wasn’t the kind to mope. He: folded his arms and_ he. _crossed_ his legs, * And the thought of a fried potato; Or a succulent platter of ham, and eggs Meant as little to him as ‘to Plato. out end, scorn. descend : He will sit tif the ultimate morn. Next week: Santa Fina. Poor Coolidge looked all cut up com- ing home from a quail -hunt without any quail, didn’t he? It must have been the hat that scared then all away. Never pigeon! 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