(Page Two _ THE COLLEGE NEWS THE COLLEGE NEWS (Founded in 1914). Published weekly during the College Year (excepting during Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter Holidays, and during examination ) in the interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Maguire Building, Wayne, Pa., and Bryn Mawr College. The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nothing that appears in it may be reprinted either wholly or in part witheut written permission of the Editor-in-Chief. “Hditonda Chief. HELEN FISHER, ’37 Copy Editor ANNE MARBURY, Editors 37 ELIZABETH LYLE, ’37 JEAN MORRILL, ’39 MARGARET OTIS, ’39 ELEANOR BAILENSON, 739 MARGERY HARTMAN, ’38 MARGARET Howson, '38 Mary H. HuTCHINGS, 37 JANE SIMPSON, ’37 ABBIB INGALLS, ’38 JANET THOM, ’38 SUZANNE WILLIAMS, ’38 “ Sports Editor SyLvia H. Evans, ’37 ‘Business Manager CORDELIA STONE, ’37 Advertising Manager Subscription Manager AGNES ALLINSON, ’37 DEWILDA NARAMORE, ’38 : Assistants ETHEL HENKELMAN, 7388 ALICE GORE KING, LOUISE STENGBL, ’37 ‘SUBSCRIPTION, $2.50 MAILING PRICE, $3.00 , SUBSCRIPTIONS MAY BEGIN AT ANY TIME "37 ¥ The Future Veterans ¢an embrace every student in America; there are no factional barriers for humor, and no party affiliations in the group’s politics. “Here is a powerful machine with enormous possibilities, offering an unequalled opportunity for students to become effective. The sharp point of attack must first of all be maintained. | That can be done by broadening the issues of the organization and by not harping on one idea until it becomes dull. Nonsense, while easy, will be fatal to the purpose of the V. F. W. Lest an exuberance of doubt- fully witty pranks overwhelm them, the V. F. W. might well seek leaders and backers among older men and women of national reputa- tion and power who can supply the stability which a purely student affair may lack. - A great need has been filled by the V. F. W.; with leadership, foresight and meaning it can supply the students of the nation with their most powerful weapon. , (To Be Continued) WITS END Cheerio, . THE MAD HATTER. In Philadelphia shoulder and ‘cried, “Well bowled, Stapleton-Smith!” O. K., MISS DORIO The strain of modern living isn’t be- cause of the machine age or flaming Entered as second-class matter at the Wayne, Pa., Post Office If It Rains With a last gasp for breath the college has this week started down the stretch for May Day. For ten days the campus will resemble a- home for the berserk to anyone who does not fully comprehend its reason, if already it has not shown signs of the same. The last rush to turn a quiet college into a terse compendium of Elizabethan England permits no time wasting. An hour lost in one place can no longer be made up at another. What should have been done in those minutes cannot be done at all. It is imperative that appointments made be kept promptly—that rehearsals move like clockwork. Seldom before, we are told, have the students responded so efficiently to May Day, and seldom have they had more expert direc- tion. The time and patience of these directors is precious, and overtax- ing them with useless queries is the quickest path to a jumbled May Day. Orders and instructions, once given, can be carried out implic-. itly and quickly without undue pestering about what to do next or how to solve a simple difficulty. “It should be possible to rely on the intelligence and initiative of every Bryn Mawrter at all times.” Here is a splendid chance to test an old idea. “If it rains,” is too awesome a thought for anyone; yet the possi- bilities of rain, in view of recent cold weather, are all ‘too -imminent. If it rains, the show goes on—but few realize what this involves. At least 6,000 people will have paid their money to see the biggest thing Bryn Mawr students ever do. Thé removal indoors of the various dances and plays will entail many difficulties, but the prospect must be considered and preparations made accordingly. When it rained in 1928, the spectators went away thrilled with the spirit of the college. If it should happen again, the audience cannot fail to see the best show that we can give under any conditions. Short But Not Snappy! There is a strong individualist feeling among the student body that any outsider looking in upon the campus does so at his or her own risk. Despite the New Yorker, the risk is not great during the winter months, but in the spring the sudden appearance of shorts is a great menace to the beauty of the campus for the visitor. Unfortu- nately, shorts are often the most comfortable garb for warm spring _ days, although some people continue to find cotton dresses and skirts equally cool. If there were no neighbors and no visitors shorts would not be objectionable, but during a spring when there are an unusual number of outsiders crossing’ the campus every day, moderation is advisable. Weekends, particularly with recent and coming festivities, bring a host of visitors whose favorable impressions of the college are scarcely enhanced by the sight of our briefly-clad figures. Despite the official taboo placed upon halters a year ago, they show ominous signs of revival. It is, of course, every individual’s right to dress as she pleases, but discretion in asserting her rights has always been a mark of feminine charm. A mirror can settle any doubtful issue. ¢ Can a Laugh Do It? The rally of the Bryn Mawr Home Fire Division of the Veterans of Future Wars on Saturday night had, despite its clowning, an under- current of seriousness. At the end of the speeches it became apparent that this new organization which has caught up the colleges of the country in a whirlwind of enthusiasm, has a doubtful future ahead of it. It may easily continue the nonsense until it is no longer funny, and die’the death of all popular jokes. On the other hand, it may, as one speaker suggested, turn itself into a serious movement for world peace. Thirdly, the Future Veterans may enlarge their present plat- form and set forth determinedly to “laugh their way to Washington.” This last is undoubtedly the best, but the most difficult path to follow. - To continue the present freshness and at the same time to secure politi- _ eal effectiveness, will try the abilities of the most brilliant leaders and will demand the closest cooperation of local and national chapters. At preseht, with 415 chapters and 35,000 members, this “mad-cap stunt” has become a formidable majority of students. At Bryn Mawr alone one-half of the college are members, and the numbers who have joined since the rally show that they have lost their initial skepticism and have. besome con\jnced of the future success of the organization. youth or any of that kind of fume or fuss, But because such a large number of people feel called upon to spend such a large part of their time being so darned humerous. Look as us for example, sweating and and straining we work ourselves sick quite meekly, So what? So we’ll be faintly amusing in this silly column weekly. Theatres Broad: Fresh Fields with Margaret Anglin. One of Ivor Novello’s most obvious attempts at comedy, heartily condemned by the late Percy Ham- mond. Garrick: The popular. Three Men on a Horse. Movies Stanley: Mr. Deeds Comes to Town., ‘a beastly shame. A bit thickish!” | Gary Cooper in his first successful Look at yourselves, you exhaust your- | “ light comedy role. selves by writing and then singing orals, For what? For a gallant but fruit- less attempt to boost by your witti- | cisms the juniors’ and _ seniors’ morales. So before the eternal comic spirit can completely overcome and cramp us, I- should like to propose a simple six- _point program that will restore peace and serenity to, our lovely campus. Resolved: One: That we attack the flimsy prin- ciples of the V. F. W.’s with some measure that shames ’em and abashes ’em And forces ’em to take up the cud- gels against war ’n’ Facism; Two: That everyone: who lets fall a pun or anything remotely resem- bling a double entendre gets a kick in the pants; Three: That we all boycott The New ‘Yorker and subscribe to True Ro- mance; Four: That we replace oral singing with primitive chanting or rhyth- mical dances if we choose; Five: That we abandon our fairy- finger touch and sprightly journal- istic style in The College News; Six: That we give up this Wit’s End struggle altogether and establish in- stead: Lonely Hearts department or a ae with advice for the love-lorn co-éd But we don’t want just talk, we want activity, So let us pledge ourselves to ‘send these resolutions in to our repre- sentatives on the undergraduate committee. ACTIVE The Personal Peregrinations of Algernon Swinburne Stapleton-Smith or Lost in a London Fog CHAPTER THE FIFTH Just one of the Boys. Not Jong after Algae had passed the difficult entrance examinations and entered Rugby College, word came from Army Headquarters of the Pass- ing of Leftenant Colonel the Honour- able the Late Jeffrey Leslie Rampant Smith, D. S. 0. He was killed by a whining bullet from the gun of one Sizes 14 to 20 have received the Victoria Cross for his bravery, but since he was dead they gave it'to his horse, Sport. Little Algae bore the news like a soldier. Fighting back his tears, he called upon his fellows for a bit of cricket. “Algae’s a white man, what?” whis- pered one of them to another. “His |- old man just popped off, don’t you know?” ~“T say,” agreed the snatind “that is | He strolled over and clapped Staple- w ton-Smith on his beautifully taljores; BEST‘S » ARDMORE, MONTGOMERY & ANDERSON AVES., ARDMORE, PA. Easy Parking CULOTTES, AN IMPORTANT SUMMER FASHION FOR of Ali Baba Khan’s best snipers, near Navy jersey Red, blueor yellow pique the treacherous Moham i’ Rahka Pass, ar with contrasting sash. while attempting a daring sally into 4 the barren hill country to protect the ULOTTES allow you the comfort of trousers ammunition-train which the regiment : ae : was sending to Thibet. He should while retaining the grace of a-skirt. No : Aldine: These Three, a fumigated ° version of The Children’s Hour, held over again. Miriam Hopkins and Merle Oberon.’ | Arcadia: The Unguarded Hour, a slightly improbable, but quite enter- taining mystery with Franchot Tone and Loretta Young. Boyd: Small Town Girl with Janet Gaynor and Robert Taylor. Chéstnut: The Great Zeigfeld car- ries on. : Earle: Big Brown Eyes, about a big rough detective and Joan Bennett as a manicurist. Europa: Three Women on a Soviet mule: Keith’s: The Saning Kid, with Al Jolson and an objectionable little girl. Local Movies Ardmore: Thursday and Friday, Gary Cooper in Desire; Saturday, Ed- mund Lowe in The Garden Murder Case. Seville: Wednesday and Thursday, Katherine Hepburn in Sylvia. Scar- lett; Friday and Saturday, Warner Baxter in Prisoner of Shark Island; Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Will Rogers in A Connecticut Yankee; Wednesday, Clark Gable in Wife vs. Steretary. Wayne: Thursday, Prisoner of “Shark Island; Friday and Saturday, A Connecticut Yankee; Sunday, Rich- ard Dix in Yellow Dust; Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Wife vs. Secretary. Ardmore mag Sizes 12 to 20 wonder we predict that they will have as great a success this summer as they met with last winter in the smart Southern resorts. Whether you choose the separate navy, jersey culottes, shown on the left, or the two-piece Everfast pique costume on the right, — you will find lulottes excellent for active sports. (Separate verfast navy cotton print blouse, shown with jersey culotte, 3.95. Sizes 14 to 20).