i bo wp The College News (Founded in 1914) thes _ Published weekly during the College Year in the interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Maguire. Building, Wayne, Pa. and Bryn Mawr Collese. "ediii-in -Ohiet CORNELIA B. ROSE, '28 ~ F. McKELVEY, ‘28 3 : * , E. H. LINK, '29 ‘ us Assistant Editors 6 C. R. M. SMITH, '28 E. RICE, '30 K. BALCH, ’29 M. RACE, 29 C. HOWE, '30 4 we? Business Manager P. W. McELWAIN, '28 A Subscription Mgnager . « ~. 4 J+ 32. SONMEY "88 : Assistants M. 8. GAILLARD, '28 ° J. BARTH, ‘29 . R. CROSS, '29 M. D. PETTIT, '28 C. PAGE, ’30 ” gubscription, eg Mailing Price, $3.00 SUBSCRIPTIONS MAY BEGIN AT ANY TIME Entered as second-class _ matter at the Wayne, Pa., Post Office. ° REALIZATION Another college year is ended. ‘It seems rather too bad to have to leave just as the campus is at its loveliest. And it really ig lovely. We feel it most of all during this week. Usually we are too busy bustling and “bellering” to feel the beauty and the charm which: - lies about us. This last strangely peaceful week has given many of us a chance to gather our impres- sions together and feel things for the first time. No sooner do we achieve this realization than we have to leave. The gathering to- gether of loose ends into a whole consciousness of our surroundings hardly has time to sink into our minds, a swift feeling of unity with the college, -of wholeness within ourselves, and then we go. FOR THE CHILDREN’S WARD Is there nothing new under the sun? One of the most interesting new things that has happened vlately, after. Lindbergh’s feat, is the competition held. in all the New York Public Schools, for de- signs for the Children’s ward. in ‘the Washington Heights Hospi- tal, The prize winning designs, all the work of children from 10 to 15 years old, were judged on two grounds ; first, they had to pass before artists, then before doctors. This resulted in ruling out a rep- resentation of Miss’ Muffet, be- cause that young lady looks too realistically frightened to be soothing; and ruling in one of Alice in Wonderland and_ the card chorus, which, while it may not be art, is certainly pleasant to look upon. The most impressive thing about the competition, according to the judges, was the high level of excellence in the entries; they all show interesting and effective treatment. The children have a natural feeling for composition and color, combined with a re- freshing/simplicity of treatment, which Made 1000 of the drawings submitted worthy of preservation. The whole competition came about because one enterprising public school teacher had i imagina- tion enough to use the new build- ing as an inspiration for her class. She had them design a window for the hospital. “To make little sick children forget that they were sick.” These sketches, brought to the architects, provided a convinc- ing enough argument so that the project was launched. The results of this teacher’s inspiration will make the Washington Heights _ Hospital a unique and tremen- deusly interesting place for a _ ertat pany. years to come.. OURS BUT TO HUE OR DYE __ We should think that the re- cent. epidemic of yellow shirts on campus would have caused consid- rable worry to the American Le- tc “organ a local post of that c aap that last ‘ - %& i + : it ° * aw! oh 4 x ng a es “oa cc ening a a pe jf be ° Pain 2 sipeaiglic bans, thee ® ey : ee ee Se eet : me & * * at ” - eds Se BG * ie ee x as Ta . : } . i as sie ae . . THE COLLEGE NEWS ae a | et a: ap = : : * a 7 wh 2 y peg - > - ee : a mene ; Fof it on ‘the nation. What are.we Drawings Are ‘High Spots: | Nation Appraises.’ coming.to? Who knows but what we may be wearing pigtails next! Commhnications (The College News is not responsible for opinions expressed in this ¢glumn.). To the¢Editor of the Conese News: Nothing seeffis to ;be, more impossible for an Alumna than: to agcept with any degree of resignation the fact that the College refuses to remain at the exact stage. with which she is familiar. No matter how broad-minded she may or- dinarily ‘be, when she enters Pembroke arch, she bristles with apprehensiveness. She sniffs: suspiciously outside all the smoking Yagooms—she probably smokes herself, but that makes no difference—; she eyes with disgust the latest ‘campus costume ; ‘she eats at the Inn with ill- concealed scorn fdr the loud-voiced throng who sit playing bridge and - |slandering the college while they wait for their costly, suppers. Even we our- selves, who are ‘slightly complacent about .our adaptability, have been roused to passionate indignation at the simple sight of an orchid in a May basket; and have pitied a college generation which could find no pleasure in gamboling on the green. . Why’ do Alumnae behave in_ this fashion? We have no explanation to offer. Yet—we suspect that the very Freshmen who find so little at Bryn Mawr to please their exquisite palates will in 10 years be writing letters to the NEws about the outrageous antics of the Class of 1940. Mort ALUMNAE. Boston Censors “After declaring a number of recent novels to be violating the Massachusetts law, prohibiting the distribution of ob- scene and indecent books, just in time to revive the rather waning sale of cer- tain of these books, the district attor- ney’s office informed the Booksellers’ Committee of Boston that the gentle- men’s agreement which had existed for a number of years concerning the en- forcement of this law was at an end. By this agreement the Booksellers’ Com- mittee and members of the Watch and Ward Society passed on books and the police took no action on books approved. Booksellers were warned of the books not passed and had an opportunity to re- move them from their shelves. The bookseller must now attempt to decide for himself what the district attorney jor his reader will consider indecent. The district attorney refused to give any opinion on some 50 books submitted to him for approval. This leaves the book- seller in the enviable position of never knowing when someone will consider some book indecent and arrest him for selling it. The booksellers have taken no action in this case but have preferred to await the publishers action. Har-. court Brace and Boni and _ Liveright seem preparing to make test cases in the courts to clear the issue and determine the basis for interpreting the law. The whole situation seems more or. less ri- diculous. We do not mean to intimate that there are no obscene books printed. Certain- ly many receut novels are merely rot- ten. Putting aside the question ° of whether suppressing books is effective or merely a form of gratuitous advertis- ing, the absurdity of the situation lies in the lack of system employed in select- ing books for this occasionally appro- priate stigma. The juxtaposition of books on the last list was rather amus- ing. One might as well couple Tess of the d’Urbervilles with Michael Arlen’s latest effort. After all with the lamen- table scarcity of possible plots it is the treatment of the theme which determines its morality or immorality, ‘The question of censorship is one of widespread interest in the country today. Whatever the effect of censorship may be, it ought at least to call attention to the number of ‘rather sloppily biological novels now on. the market. To range ridicule on the side of these - books would be unfortunate. If there must be censorship let it at least be intelligent. Surely some ere suitable group of censors may ‘be imagined than several rerias aa a district attorney who take on the responsibility.”—The~ Blue sub-|@"4 fev = —. The Pillar -* of Salt The Seniors. have ben given back their. Freshman themes—some of. them are a revelation! + This particularly sagacious bit of observation is the early work of a/pProminent member of the graduating class, ~ The Spirit of the Flapper Just as the .train was about to start two young girls entered breathlessly, and took the seat in front of me. There was obviously no other epithet to apply to them but the well-worn and much- criti- cized term “flapper.” wiles es “My dear, was not the Phi Beta dance last night just too wonderful! I have never had more fun in my life!” as the girl with the red hat drew forth ‘her powder puff. . “It was just superb, and what music !” Fluffng ‘her red hair the girl with the leopard-skin coat gave a_ happy little sigh. whether I like Tom Howard, or Jim Hendicks best. I went with Tom Fri- day night, and with Jim last night, and I am still impartial.” “It's a hard question. Tom certainly is stunning-looking ; and, O, how he can dance!” “Yes, he is beautiful, but dumb. Jim has such a good line | that you almost forget that he cannot tango.” “Well, I' have adopted a new policy. I think it is better to have six or eight boys play with you some of the time, rather than to, have one steady swain.” “That 16 a good idea, I think I wall try it. By the way, I have to buy a new evening dress. What color shall I get?” “You ought to wear green with your red hair; and, of course, it is all the rage now.” The inspiring dialogue continued in this fashion for so long that I began tc wonder what the much-abused younger generation was coming to. Then, sud- denly, the conversation changed as thé} little redhead pounced on a book her companion was vainly trying to conceal. “Why, Doris, I did not suppose you: liked poetry. It is Shelley, too. He is my. favorite, next to Keats.” “I do just love it; but ‘of course I do not let on that I like to read because people would call me highbrow, and then I would be a hopeless failure in society.” “Well, here we are and since I dis- covered your secret, I'll tell you mine: I am going to the art exhibit; but please do not tell anyone, because, as you say, one just cannot. get the name of ‘high- brow’ in society.” T gave a.sigh of relief. come out alright in the end. They will .One of the nicest things about having the Alumnae back is the rise in the quality of the college food that accom- panies them. There is dissension in our ranks. You wouldn’t believe how much commotion has been caused by the fact that the News will have an office of its own next year. The great problem is: What color scheme shall we have? Green is a nice conservative color, while if we have red, our policy will immediately become radi-: cal,“so you see what a serious problem it is. The only disadvantage we have yet discovered about having the office is that Cissy Centipede will have to be banned from it; she may visit us in our room, but not at the office—in a nice new building like Goodhart Hall, she would be distinctly out of place. All Hail! twenty-seven! that radical “You know, I never can decide |’ Street, the last of the class plays; are F, Thayer and E. Parker, very love- Class, we can only lament! to show them to our friends,—they will surely make caustic comments. each senior had to approve of her pic- ture before it was put in, 27 must have a very low opinion of its personal them on their consistent humility. 1927’s_ class Cheshire : ay: other humble and Lion. Polyp and and flappers are very finished work. serves high praise. Not perhaps ried out with grace and wit. masculine element. of the faculty strongly ; what they have meant to '27. We like particularly the page devoted to the Porcuping and Lovely Leiler,— we wish there had been more of them. since most of the other features showed a deplorable lack of wit and originality. We don’t like to be critical, but some of the things were totally incomprehensible, and” others evoked only ‘a: weak smile. That our criticism may not be entirely destructive, we suggest that ’28 study the less good ‘parts with an eye to the fu- ture. The ‘photographs in the first part of the book were interesting, reminding: us presently of past pleasures; there is May Day, to spur us on; there is Quality there ly under the Japanese cherry. But when we come? to the pictures of the Senior We tremble Since we feel that pulchritude! We congratulate After perusing the class book we won- der ;—does_ the college at large really know as little as ’27 as it would seem, or is it unfair representation ? they are less cryptic, and better looking than their class book shows them. We hope Chapel Plan Announced The Christian Association has an- nounced that the Sunday evening Chapel arrangement There will be two speakers a month, alternating with musical services. the months in which we have four Sun- days at college, there will be three speak- ers. has been decided upon. On * Sometime ago a vote was taken in the halls on four possible-arrangements that might be made for Chapel next year. The four were: I, The present system. IT, Abolish Chapel altogether. III. Two speakers and two musical services, IV. Three speakers and one musical service a month. The argument, was that two musical services a month would exhaust: the choir. will be busy enough as it is. posed arrangement seems to provide a happy compromise in the eyes of the Christian Association officers. + Next year, being May Day year, The pro- Scholarship in Acting The Gloucester School of the Little in °27's "Thin Class-Book book, dedicated to ° Dr. Prokosch, and resplendent in its green cover, with red and gold’ shield on the lower right hand corner, has arrived! We open the cover to find the Woo- |. zy, on one side supércilious, above the |of the theory that it is no loager possible Mouse, on the before the Dodo, Cockatoo From this point ‘on there is at least 10 minutes worth of entertainment. The original drawings, especially those by Jan Seeley and Grace Hayes are de- lightful. Jan’s quaint. big-headed ,people charming animals ‘have ' distinction and’ character; and Gracie’s collegiate es special features the Hall of Fame” de- an original conception, yet it has been car- We aré interested to discover that ’27 €avors the so and we suppose that profes- sors will be interested in finding out last ip yon Mosieaverl eee age _| But there’s one tradition class! Changing the mode’s their del Jim, too, must pass— are right.) ae their way, ma foi! this May, to bust, ight. As you know, with their going, Sunny (And we're sure, in their way, they These great legend-smashers go- fearless hed the things ine accomplished Not a cent will be ‘spent upon flowers (Not even for chou chat de bois.) we'd like them syPetore they depart with rush— Theater is again offering free scholar- '|ships to two undergraduates of Ameri- jcan colleges and universities, one to a woman and one to a man. This is the eighth successful season of the Gloucester School, which has come to be known as a sort of summer work- shop for college students interested in acting or in production, and which al- ready-counts among-its graduates sev- eral who are on the professional stage. Candidates for these scholarships should have: ee (a) Normal voice and posture. (b) Dramatic abliity. or ability in seme branch of production. (c) They must “present references as. to character.. All applicants for the scticiaiidhain send for further information be- ee ee ee "Mies Florence Cunningham. co-direc- tor, Gloucester School of the Little _| Theater, Sia Sharm ett, ete, Mane | fellowing story is told. | causing t George Brandes, Critic When George. Brandes, the British critic, died recently, The Nation tarried he following appraisal of him and his work. Georg Brandes was a living “refutation for a_ single man to take all literary In an age 2 knowledge as his province. of particular specialization he refused to confine himself withih the limits. of a Be- ginning 60 years ago at Copenhagen as bd . . period, a-school, or a nationality, a. student of French aesthetics, half a dozen years he had’ published his “Main Current¢4in 'Nineteenth-Century Literature,” a monumental work: which dealt with, far broader subjects than aes- thetics—it was in fact an attempt at a history of European thought and emo- tion during half of a great century. Thenceforth his output, at least ‘on its. literary side, was to consist of ‘a long line of monographs, critiques, and ex- tended biographical studies. It is safe to say that no critic has applied himself on within such a scale and at the same time with such intensity. We in England = or America think of his . “Shakespeare,” France thinks of his “Anatole France” and his studies in Voltaire, Germany of his- “Goethe”—all ambitious works, and all valuable. In Scandinavia he will be remembered not only for these but for his many volumes elucidating and eval- uating Northern literature. He dis- cussed Tegner. and Holberg as well as modern authors; he was Ibsen’s* pioneer defender both at home and in Germany. The parallel, incidentally, between his stand on, Ibsen and that of Bernard Shaw had a sequel during the war, when ‘Both men conspicuously .kept _ their heads. : Like Ibsen he lived for many years away from his native country, making himself the center” of intellectual’ activi- ty in whatever capital he chose for his. temporary home; and like Ibsen he bat considered. and proved literature to be a thing of enormous impdrtance. He was a fighter for liberty, reason and nature, who only by chance, perhaps, found his issues on the field of literature. Even then he by no means found them in, belles-lettres merely. The storm which preceded his being refused the profes- sorship of aesthetics at the University of Copenhagen in 1872 was raised over the ideas he had been insinuating into his lectitfes. He was of course a Jew; and it became known quickly enough that he entertained modern, naturalistic notions of morality and art. Doubtless it was well that he aban- doned academic life and became for years a wanderer. As a glorified free- lance he came upon bigger game than he would ever have aimed at in the lecture hall; in search of ideas he learned that ideas have every sort of application— political, social, and practical as well as metaphysical. One of his first tasks had been a translation into Danish of John Stuart Mill’s “The Subjection of Women”; he was -to write books about Disraeli and Ferdinand Lassalle; during the war, in a brilliant controversy with Clemenceau, he stood above the battle, serving with Romain Rolland as spokes- man of the European spirit; and in his essay he sought to interpret the Jesus “myth.” Doubtless at his death he seemed no longer .radical to the’ most ad- vanced Danes, and indeed there had long been a rather futile movement to dis- lodge. him from his eminence as leader. ' He will stand as a critic whose courage and scope demonstrated what always needs to be demonstrated, the exciting significance of the imagination. His faith ins America sg of West- ern civilization gives him peculiar signi- ficance for us. r > The University of Texas reports that for the first time in twenty years a woman has been given permission to en- roll in the civil engineering department. Two reasons for the scarcity of women in this department are the clothing worn by the women and the bashfulness of the in- structors. As an explanation of this, the girls’ were enrolled in the department. While on a surveying trip it was ob-— served that instruments would not work correctly when the girls were near them. The professor said that he had heard that girls had. some. magnetism about them, but surely not enough to affect the _ compass neédle. Further investigation caused the instructor blushingly to inforr: the. girls | : The girls in, 1927 do not have any effect on the compass. oe Tomahowh. (Holy Crois). a Fae: “ In 1905, two - a