Ne ~ THe COLLEGE NEWS ' said Miss Skinner. 2-615 ~ VOL. XXIX, No. 6 BRYN MAWR and WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1942 __,Copyright, Trustees of PRICE 10 CENTS Cornelia Skinner Gives Workshop -Father’s Costumes Beautiful Costumes With Historical Interest Donated Theatre Workshop, Octover 31. —The presentation of many of Otis Skinner’s costumes to the Mrs. Otis Skinner Memorial Workshop was made by Cornelia Otis Skinner “on Saturday afternoon: Among the costumes is a Crimson velvet suit trimmed with black which Mr. Skinner wore as Earl of Leicester when he played with Mme. Mod- jeska in Mary Stuart in 1893. An orange velvet jacket and trousers worn by Mrs. Skinner in the part of a young boy are among the interesting items included in the collection. Displayed with a group of fabrics are authentic lin- ens which Mr. Skinner wore, made for Spanish matadors by a Madrid concern. The whole collection, in- cluding’ some of Miss Skinner’s costumes, is beautiful as well as of historical interest to theatre en- thusiasts. President McBride introduced Roland Young and Miss Skinner. After Mr. Young’s tribute to the great actor, Miss Skinner remin- isced about her father’s stage ca- reer. She told how Mme. Helen Modjeska, the famous Polish ac- tress, had introduced her protegee Maud Durbin to the handsome matinee idol who later became her husband. A cloak given to Mrs. Skinner by Modjeska is included in the collection. “T can’t think of a place where I’d rather have these costumes,” Her mother, walking past the old barn which has been transformed into the Theatre Workshop, had often ex- pressed the wish that_a little the- atre could be built there. Commenting on a dagger which Otis Skinner used in Richard the Third, Miss Skinner related the story of her only appearance in a Shakespearean play with her Continued on fage Four Busy Week-End Spent By B.M. and Princeton Harvesting Fall Crops On the weekend of October 31st, Bryn Mawr and Princeton collabo- rated in a farming expedition to the College Farm Settlement in Willow Gréve, Pennsylvania. There they debated, with a group of Princeton students on the problems of post-war organization. Satur- day and Sunday the group worked harvesting the crops. Ten Bryn Mawr girls took the local to the Broad Street Station. There they met Ted Pollen, who had been asked. by the Princeton students to conduct a discussion on Friday night.. The Bryn Ma contingent arrived at Willow Grove slightly after seven o’clock. Eight Princeton boys were awaiting their arrival with a highly appreciated station wagon. Half of the group promptly went on to the Farm three miles away and helped fix supper, while the car returned for the rest. There was supper with Mr. and Mrs. Peters, and then clean-up squads took care of various jobs. After this, Mr. Pollen led the de- Continueé on Page Four Speakers Planned by Vocational Committee In order to determine what voca- tional speakers students would be interested in hearing, the Voca- tional Committee, in cooperation with the Bureau of Recommenda- tions, is sending out cards to dis- cover the immediate intentions of Seniors and graduate students as to jobs and where the major voca- tional interests of the campus lie. The Committee plans to send out two _cards.- Besides-a general_vo- cational interest blank, there will be a War Course card sent to Seniors and graduate students, ask- ing them whether they intend to go into war work or war training courses immediately, rather than begin a specific career. From these blanks the Committee expects to formulate plans for the year’s vo- cational speakers. B. M. Students Work for Country’s Cause As Our Armed Forces Jitterbug at USO By Elizabeth Watkins, ’44 Last Sunday night saw Bryn Mawvr’s first direct attempt at bol- stering morale when a troup of girls invaded the U.S.O. Center on Locut Street in Philadelphia. The vanguard consisted of ten brave maidens who were invited for sup- per. Hallowe’en seemed to be the theme of the decorations so chow- mein was served. The girls were greeted with indifference and a mere show of newspapers, but their tactics must have been successful, for the forty girls who arrived later were greeted with whistles and cheers. : The men immediately swept the girls off their feet, but it was soon discovered that hot jitterbugging is not B.-M.’s “forte.” An attempt at rhumbas and the like was pre- vented because the victrola seemed capable of playing only I’m Dream- ing of a White Christmas and Praise the Lord and Pass. the Am- munition. The yells and stamping of feet that greeted the latter made it a very disrupting element. A. magician, who is a chemist in “Ardmore on the side, entertained with such thrilling acts as fire eat- ing. Dancing was also varied with bridge in which, of course, the girls excelled. We are proud to say, however, that the men ‘held their own in poker and pool. There was also a choice between comfortable leather chairs and ping-pong equip- Lment. After all this exertion, re- freshments were served. This time the Hallowe’en theme was adhered to in the form of the traditional cake with favors inside, and ice cream. and cider. Three British Marines and Miss Raymond caused the most excite- ment. The reason for the marines is fairly obvious, yet we are sorry to say that thevold line of teaching slang was tried again. -Miss Ray- mond’s position as an ensign in the WAVES. was disturbing. The presence of an officer was not al- lowed according to the rules, but it was undecided whether this ap- plied to a woman or not, All cries of “Throw her out!” were promptly quieted. Never has the U.S.O. been so well stocked with women. We will not commit ourselves on the ques- tion of whether the girls concen- trated or circulated. There was a conflict between the instruction to circulate and the instruction to “give one’s all.” It was up to the girls to'make their choice. Need- less to say, their efforts were ap- preciated — only a few heartless men remarked on the “cold intel- lectuals.” Calendar Saturday, November 7 Rockefeller Hall Dance. Non-Resident Dance, Com- mon Room, Sunday, November 8 . Chapel, The Reverend John W. Suter, Jr., Music Room, 7:30. Monday, November 9 Air-Raid Wardens’ Meet- ing, Music Room, 8:00. Tuesday, November 10 College Council, Presi- dent’s House, 6:30. Current Events, Common Room, 7:30. Wednesday, November 11 Spanish Club Tea, Com- mon Room, 4:00. German Club Tea, German House, 4:00. Co-ops Play Big Part In Coffee Rationing Controversy Between Co-ops, Broadcasting Companies Now Rages By Barbara Hull, ’44 The growth of the Bryn Mawr Cooperative from an original mem- bership of 89 in March, 1939, to 430, is indicative of the spread of the Co-op movement in this coun- try. Cooperatives are largely respon- sible for the coffee rationing order which goes into effect November 30. The Eastern Cooperative Wholesale was the first large con- sumer organization to urge indi- vidual rationing. The present method of coffee distribution on the quota basis of 65 per cent of the amount distributed a year ago penalizes Cooperatives and other fast-growing distributors. Letters and petitions from individuals and Cooperative Societies flooded Leon Henderson’s office in the OPA. In- dividual coffee rationing is the re- sult. The Co-ops are now engaged in a serious controversy with the Na- tional Broadcasting Company and the Columbia Broadcasting Sys- tem, which refused to sell available time for a coast-to-coast Coopera- |tive radio program. The program, “Let’s Get Together, Neighbors,” “to awaken America to the value of Consumer Cooperativés,”’ was scheduled to go on the air October 11 for thirteen successive Sundays. Thousands of consumers had con- tributed funds, an _ advertising agency had been selected, producer and author chosen, and the first broadeast recorded. KDKA, in Pittsburgh, owned and operated by Westinghouse and rep- resented by NBC, first objected to these programs. CBS’s _ station WJSV, in Washington, also ob- jected, and Columbia said that time could not be given because the program was “controversial.” On technical grounds, NBC declined to accept ‘a contract. Deciding that effort and money would be wasted without the im- portant coverage controlled by NBC and CBS, the board of the Cooperative League postponed the ‘program. Freshman Elections The Class of 1946 takes pleasure in ,announcing the following elections: President, Elizabeth Hor- rax. Vice - president, Elizabeth Potter. Secretary, Ellen Brooke. Song Mistress, Margaret Hilgartner. New Plan Established For Payment of Bills At Inn and Bookshop The Book Shop and Inn accounts for 1942-43 will no longer be in- cluded in Pay. Day collections. Patrons are requested to pay cash at time of purchase, and a mini- mum of 25 cents may be charged at the Book Shop. Purchases of less value than this amount are too expensive to record and collect. Accounts will be closed at the end of the third week of each month, and the amounts owed by each student will be posted on Hall and: Non-resident bulletin boards. They should be paid on or before the tenth day of the month. The charge privilege will be withdrawn for any student whose account is not paid by the 15th, and will not be resumed until\the overdue bill is paid. Checks should be sent through campus mail, and the cancelled check will be the receipt. For both Inn and Bookshop cash settlements, a cashier will accept payments in the Office of the Assistant to the Treasurer (the door to the left of the water cooler on the north side of Taylor Hall) from 2 until 4 P. M. Monday through Friday. Inn accounts may be settled with the cashier at the Inn from 2.30 to 4 P. M. every day. Students are requested to wait for receipts at the time payment is made. Watson to Lecture To B. M. Farm Group James Watson will speak to the Bryn Mawr Farm Unit in the Common Room on Thursday, No- vember 5 at 7.30. Mr. Watson is the County Agent for the Agri- cultural_Board of _the_United States Employment Service, and has organized Boy Scouts, College and Community Groups. Every- one interested in farming is in- vited. He will emphasize the La- bor Shortage in farming now, and will discuss how we can help. Mr. Watson will speak about the Trac- tor School Bryn Mawr will have this winter. There is a strong interest in the Farming Problem on campus this year, and the Bryn Mawr Farm Unit has organized corn husking and apple picking groups through- out the fall. The Tractor School will last through the winter months and crop planting will be Continued on Page four Sophomores Give Lighted Lanterns In Old Ceremony Graduates and Students- Crowd the Cloisters To Watch The Cloisters were again the scene of Lantern Night ceremonies on Friday, October 30. Friends, parents, upperclassmen and alum- nae crowded the parapets to watch the traditional exchange of lan- terns between Sophomores and Freshmen. The difficulties caused by the dif- ference in number of Freshmen and Sophomores present, were skillfully handled. There were 152 Freshmen and only 98 Sophomores. It was noticeable only in that the singing of the Freshmen was rich- er and more integrated than that of the Sophomores. It was man- aged so that every Freshman re- ceived a lantern without confusion and complication. Every year the traditional form of the ceremony undergoes a few changes. In a successful innova- tion the last 40 Freshmen went through the side arches instead of following the others out the front arch. It not only prevented pro- longation of the ceremony, but also made an interesting, variation in the patterns of the lights. The Freshmen were allowed to wear socks and moccasins—a complete reverse from the black stockings of former years. : Singing under Pembroke Arch followed the ceremony. There for the first time the Freshmen sang their lyric song and class hymn. Their rendition of “Sweet and Low” firmly established their repu- tation in regards to their singing ability. Bond Day Thursday, November 5, will be the first Bond Day. Sponsored by the War Bond Jommittee under the Alli- ance, Bond Day. will be the 5th of every month. Agents of the Committee in each hall will collect the money al- ready pledged in the Bond and Stamp Drive. Receipts will be given for the money collected, and will be return- ed when the stamps are de- livered to the buyers. Thirty-Five Years’ Mystery Shrouds Origin Of B. M.’s Heraldic But Meaningful Banners By. Anne Denny, °43 For thirty-five years the heraldic banners have. flown from the tow- ers of Bryn Mawr on May Day and Commencement Day. For thirty- five years they have been taken for granted until some inquisitive vis- itor at the Inauguration asked about their origin. What did they mean? Was there any particular reason for dollar signs on Rocke- feller and lions on the gym? A wave of curiosity swept the camp- us, bewildering administration, students, and alumanae alike. NO- |}. BODY knew the answer! There are various rumors and theories about the flags, and a few facts. They were designed in 1906 by Elizabeth Daly, ’01, to be used at May Day. When these originals became ragged and forlorn and the 19836 May Day approached, Mr. Frederick Strawbridge donated new replicas. The only othet fact connected with the flags that seems to be accepted by all campus au- a aos thorities is that they do mean something. “Welsh counties, I think,” is a frequent answer to the mystery. Miss Petts contributes the ‘thought that one of them was the flag flown from Buckingham Pal- ace when the King of England was present. Other contributions to their history include the proposi- tions that one is St. George’s flag, and one is the flag of old Scotland. Another opinion is that King Rich- ard’s banner is among them. No one denies that the flags have atmosphere, that, they have some- thing to do with May Day, and that they are completely inexplic- able. But there are only two peo- ple who really know: Miss Daly herself, and on inaccessible old gardener somewhere in Bryn Mawr. We look forward to the day when the mystery is solved and we suggest a doctoral thsis in Me- diaeval English History to diyulge the facts.