WS NMOL. XXII, No. 25° BRYN MAWR AND WAYNE, PA., MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1936 Copyright BRYN MAWR COLLEGE NEWS, 1936 — SSE PRICE 10 CENTS SEVENTY-ONE STUDENTS AWARDED A. B. DEGREES | Dr. Hamilton Urges ~ War be Combatted As Dread Disease Work of the League Health Commission is Summarized In Address SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDE ~ TYPICALLY PACIFISTIC Goodhart, June 8.—“I sometimes think how much nearer we should be to world peace if statesmen would face war as physicians face gisease,” remarked Dr. Alice Hamilton, who delivered the Commencement address here today. Dr. Hamilton’s speech was concerned chiefly with the ex- cellent work done by the.Health Com- mittee of the League of Nations, of which she is an eminent member. Sickness is not the cause of heroism and “beautiful instances of self-sac- |: rifice’’; usually its stunts and embit- ters, rather than ennobles. The ar- gument that disease is necessary to keep down excess of population and to eliminate the unfit is specious, for sickness often takes those who are fittest both mentally and spiritually. All of these arguments are used by those who believe pacifism to be an impossible and undesirable idea. We are told that you cannot change human nature, that war always has been and therefore always will be, that it stimulates heroism: That is why the fight against disease is so Continued on Page Six : Miss Donnelly Regards Literature as an Art Instituted Courses in Creative Writing’ Here and Movement For Comprehensives HAS TAUGHT 40 YEARS “T am interested in literature as an art, in its creative spirit and the link- ing of its past with present growth, as well as in its sources and history.” With these words, Miss Donnelly, who is retiring this June from her place as head of the English Department, summed up the spirit of the. forty years of her teaching here. “You see,” she added, “I was brought up in the Nineties, when art was spelled with a capital A, and still the form and quality of any literary work seems to me the most important thing about it,—the thing which no student should fail to grasp.” When Miss Donnelly began her work at Bryn Mawr as an instructor in required general English, she put her theory into practice. She felt that the exclusively critical interests of this course were too narrow, and through her influence, accordingly, Continued on Page Six Many’ Alumnae Gather To Attend Reunions President Park Entertains at Home; 1926 Largest Group In spite of the fact that many alum- nae had the opportunity of seeing each other again at Big May Day, be- tween 200 and 250 people found it possible to attend class reunions on June 6 and 7. The largest group present was the class of 1926, repre- sented by thirty-six alumnae. Their headquarters were at Wyndham, with Edith Harris West, ’26, acting as man- ager. Less than ten people were -présent from classes of 1934 and-1935, whose reunions were*managed by Josephine Continued on Page Five Alternate Fellow is Horace Prize Winner Jean Holzworth, Latin Major, Has Magna Average of 88.7 For Four Years FELLOW HERE NEXT YEAR Jean Holzworth, the alternate for the European Fellowship this year, has had a distinguished career of fine and original work and has maintained throughout her four years an aca- demic average of 88.712. Her most spectacular achievement while at Bryn Mawr was the winning of the prize contest sponsored by the American Classical League in connection with the bimillenium celebration of Hor- ace’s birth. The contest, known as the “Uni- versity of Cincinnati Prize Contest,” was open to undergraduates of uni- vérsities in the United’ States and Canada and involved the presentation of a metrical translation of at least fifty lines of Horace’s odes or epodes, an original ode or satire in the style of Horace and an essay on “Horace and Augustus.” All the papers were submitted anonymously or under pseudonyms; Miss Holzworth chose the name “John Michael” and hers (or his) were chosen unanimously by the judges. Miss Holzworth won the New Eng- land Matriculation Scholarship when she entered college and at the end of her junior year won the Shippen Foreign Language Scholarship award- ed for excellence in a foreign lan- guage. This year she has done honors work with Dr. Taylor, writing her thesis on the Philosophical and Rhe- torical Works of Cicero. When she came to college after graduation from Greenwich Academy, Miss Holzworth planned to major in English and then changed to classical archaeology; but in the middle of her sophomore year she made up her mind to major in Latin, doing the work of the entire first semester of the second year Latin Continued on Page Six Josephine Heiskell Wins Second Prize In Vogue Prix de Paris Contest Begins Work on Editorial Staff - In September; Will Assist Fashion Editor ANSWERED SIX QUIZZES ' With Josephine Heiskell, ’36, on the Editorial Staff of .Vogue, Bryn - . Mawr will have to change its collegi- ate style in order to keep up with the. times. Miss: Heiskell is the winner of _ the second prize in Vogue’s Prix de ’ Paris Contest. She will start work- _ ing on ‘the Editorial Board in Sep- ~ tember, For a week in June she’ will _ “cover the market” and ass'st the fashion editor in the picking out of s or the Au gus! ist” who shocked all the slack-clad in- | tellectuals in the famous New Yorker cartoon. The Prix dé Paria | prize was not a gift from heaven which descended af- ter an ardent prayer. Miss Heiskell won it by answering six quizzes issued from November to April as well as by writing a thesis of not more than 1500 words. The quiz questions were usually on ideas received from the preceding issue of Vogue, for instance, writing an answer to the article which Vogue,ran on “What the College Man Thinks of the College Woman.” The subject of Miss Heiskell’s thesis was “Modern Trends in Advertising.” YO¥k“umte one of the staff greeted n| her with the words, “Oh, this is just Recently when she visited the New|, like having a baby. This is the first 99 ie : Rufus Jones Outlines Personal Philosophy Baccalaureate Speaker Relates Doctrine of a Progressive World Creation MIND PRODUCES SPIRIT} Goodhart, June 7.—In his Baccalau- reate sermon, Dr. Rufus Jones, pres- ident of the Board of Trustees, ad- vanced his philosophy of the progres- sive, creation of the world and the emergence: of the “free self-transcend- ent spirit” from the natural-animate to where “we find ourselves in mutual reciprocal and communion with a Beyond within ourselves.” He began with the proverb: “ ‘the spirit of man is a candle of the Lord. Our lives are kindled by G&d’ and as we feed the flame with our enkindled lives we become revealing places for the life of God,” and our religion be- comes “complete normal spiritual health.” This spirit is the result of slow development of life towards higher forms, and man “a being with a slen- der body, but with ideal vision in his eyes,” has succeeded the mighty saurians. The spirit does not come from above but ‘‘as a new and subtle elevation of what was here before.” Refined forms of matter allow con- sciousness to break forth. When the mind progresses beyond being able to know an object to being able to know “that it knows as well as what it kngws,” the term spirit can properly be used. The mind is no longer com- pletely dependent on objects; it can now “enlarge the empire of its estate by the ideal forecast of what ought to.be.” We can enjoy abstract, spir- itual realities such as Beauty and Truth, ideas which are eternal. At the top of this “Jacob’s ladder” we find within us “a More that is akin to what we know as spirit in our- selves.” This actual world only touches this world within a world as a “bounding shore.” The upward urge in the universe has shifted from physi- cal development and has become a “nisus towards spirit.” Dr. Jones said that he preferred the account. of the creation in~ the Romans to that in Genesis, because the former sees man as being still in the making. In the latter, when God has made man, “the work is. finished Continued on Page Five STEWART WINS MEDAL FOR FRENCH READING Alicia B. Stewart, of the graduat- ing class, won the gold medal for French reading at the Concours Ora- toire held on Thursday, May 15. The medal is offered each year by the Comité France-Amérique. Last year it was won by Mary Pauline Jones who graduated summa cum laude with distinction in French. Miss Stewart is diso majoring in French and has been doing honours .work on Victor Hugo with Mademoiselle Sou- beiran. Miss Stewart was one of six contestants for the medal, who read the same selections both of prose and poetry. Each girl read prepared passages of La Fontaine and de Vig- ny, and also read at sight from work of Andre Gide and Emile Verhaeren. The judges were Mrs. Pavey, whose husband is President of the Alliance Francaise, Madame Cret of Phila- delphia and Miss Edith Phillips, of Swarthmore. Students’ Change df Courses Students who are changing their courses must notify the Dean’s office before September 15. After Commencement: noti- fication may be made by letter to either Mrs. Manning or Miss Ward. After September 15 a — fine of $5.00 will be charged un- less a very good reason for de- lay can Sew given. eet i reer ae : Science Building Plans Delayed a ement to the College ews, Mrs. F. Louis. Slade, chairman of the Fiftieth Anni- versary Fund, said that. the committee had decided not to plan the new science building this spring, although the alum- nae have obtained enough money to begin construction. They ex- pect to wait until they receive enough to cover the carrying expenses before the building shall be begun in order not to burden the college with the ex- penses of running it. E. Wyckoff is Major In Ancient Classics Average is 88.919; Interests Include English, Politics and * Creative Writing IS EDITOR OF LANTERN Elizabeth Porter Wyckoff, the Eu- ropean Fellow chosen from this year’s senior class, is a scholar. as the stu- dents of the Middle Ages were..Choos- ing no new-fangled science for her work, she has majored in the litera- ture and language of ancient Greece; and the classical studies of Latin and philosophy have supplemented her in- terest in the time-honored, traditional knowledge on which to some degree all other knowledge rests. Not a whit dismayed by the incomprehensibility attributed to Greek by popular talk, she has maintained a brilliant record in this subject as well as in her other courses throughout her college years, for her general average is 88.919% Miss Wyckoff is not, however, ex- clusively devoted to antiquity. She is a member of the executive commit- tee for the very modern organization of the A. S. U. and heartily approves of the union between liberal and radi- cal forces accomplished by this asso- ciation. She is encouraged, too, by the increased interest in _ political affairs shown on the campus. Since one of her two habitual modes of recreation is talking—the other is walking—, she has always been in close touch with all sides of campus activity, not merely politics. As hall president for Pembroke East this year, she has been a leader in student government, and as editor of the Lan- tern, she has been a leader in student expression. She only wishes the col- Continued on Page Six Meeting Votes Assent To New Plan of Marks Faculty Endeavoring to Eliminate Emphasis Upon Grades On the recommendation of the com- mittee especially appointed to con- sider the problem, the Faculty . voted at its meeting in April that in the future no grades should be posted in Taylor Hall. Instead of posting the grades the Registrar will enter them on the students’ course cards and send out the course cards as soon as the record is complete. In February the cards will be sent by campus mail; in June it Will probably be necessary to send them to the student’s home ad- dress. In special cases information as to grades will be given out through the Dean’s office. Mrs. Manning will furnish such information when , it seems necessary for the upperclass- men, and Miss Ward for the freshmen. Members of the faculty have agreed not to give out grades, and students are especially requested not to ask for grades for the language examinations will be sent to the students on sep- Continued on Page Six them except at the Dean’s office.. The| European Fellowship ie Given To Elizabeth Porter | Wyckoff 11 of 71 Graduated Magna Cum Laude 25 Students Receive Diplomas Cum Laude, 22 Gain Degrees With Distinction 3 PH.D”’S CONFERRED Goodhart, June 8.—Elizabeth Porter Wyckoff has been selected as the Bryn Mawr European Fellow for next year, Miss Park announced at the Com- mencement exercises this morning. Miss Wyckoff was graduated magna cum laude with distinction in Greek. Jean Holzworth was named alternate for the fellowship.’ The M. Carey Thomas Essay Prize of one hundred dollars, awarded to the member of the graduating class whose writing is adjudged best in the class, the second coveted honor announced on Com- mencement Day, went to Margaret Kidder. Out of a class of seventy- one, eleven students were graduated magna cum laude and _ twenty-five, cum laude. Twenty-two received their degrees with distinction. Dr. Alice Hamilton, eminent research worker in the field of industrial poison, delivered the Commencement address. Following is a list of those who re- ceived A. B., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Bryn Mawr College: Continued on Page Four Susan M. Kingsbury Retiring This Month Directed Carola Woerishoffer Department Since Founding In 1915. AMAZING CAREER HAS The choice of Susan M. Kingsbury as director of the Carola Woerishoffer Department of Social Economy in 1915 resulted from a consideration of her personal qualities and the achieve- ments in which they had already as- serted themselves at, that time. In 1890 she had her B. A. from College of the Pacific in California, — She of which her mother was .dean. became president of the Y. M. C. A. of her college and later of the'State.~ organization. In a very brief .time after that Dr. Kingsbury had* a strange assortment of teaching posi- tions. country school she went to, the Coggs- well Polytechnical School, then the Lowell high school in San Francisco. During her free hours Miss Kings- bury managed to work toward her M. A. in history at Stanford Univer- sity. At ‘Columbia, where she secured her doctorate in 1905, Dr. Kingsbury’s career began when she became the first woman ever to receive a fellow- ship. Following her studies at Co- lumbia, she was awarded the foreign fellowship by the American Associa- tion of University Women. She went to London, where she ferreted out ex- ceptionally important documents con- cerning the Virginia company, which the Library of Congress published. In 1908 Dr. Kingsbury went to teach at Vassar; but an offer of the Massachusetts State Commission of Industrial Education to investigate Continued on Page Five The Drive is Over the Top! June 7.—Just as the News nounced that the Alumnae had “reached their goal and the Mil- After a year in a two-room ' went to press Mrs. Slade an- } lion Dollar Fund was complete. e ~~