0 HE COLLEGE NEW ermine cnn VOL. XXIII, No. 9 Mayan Civilization Was Most Brilliant Of Early Americans : Sylvanus Morley Shows: Slides In Lecture on Recent Excavations SPANIARDS DESTROYED NEW EMPIRE IN 1519 Goodhart Hall, December 2.—The early Mayans of Yucatan and Gua- temala formed the most brilliant aboriginal race in America, Mr. Syl- vanus Morley: said in his talk on New Mayan Excavations. Mr. Morley is a world authority on the Mayan civili- zation and has done extensive field work in Central ‘America. His talk was illustrated by lantern slides, At as early a date as the beginning of Christianity, the Mayan inhabited Guatemala; British Honduras and southern Mexico. In the eighth and ninth centuries, owing to the fail- ure of the agricultural system to sustain the population, there was a slow exodus from this region into Yucatan. . The people who settled here formed the “New Empire” as distinct from the “Early Empire” in Guatemala and Honduras. The “New Empire” was broken up by the arrival of the Spaniards in 1519, and for several centuries the country was un- der Spanish rule. After a series of revolts, it at last became an indepen- dent state. The Indian inhabitants of today are the direct descendents of the early Mayans and show many of the same characteristics. Mayan ruins are found scattered throughout the thick Guatemalan and Yucatan jungles, which are penetrated only by intrepid chewing-gum makers. It_is literally true that Central American archaeology follows the gum trade. One of the most import- ant sites is Copan in Honduras, where one-third of the hieroglyphs known to date were discovered. Copan has the largest archaeological cross-section in the world. It stood on a river which, after the abandonment of the city in the eighth or ninth century, changed its course, leaving the successive levels of the city open to the arch- aeologist. At Uxmal, an important town of the New Mayan Empire, stands the finest building ever erected by Ameri- can Indians. Called the “Governor’s House,” it is 312 feet in length and surmounts three terraces, the bottom one of which covers five acres. The facade is divided into two parts by a medial cornice, and the upper half, BRYN MAWR AND WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1936 Copyright BRYN MAWR COLLEGE NEWS, 1936 PRICE 10 CENTS Continued on Page Four COLLEGE CALENDAR Thursday, December 10. — Mrs. Manning’s and Mrs. Cren- shaw’s reception for the fresh- men ‘to meet Mrs. Gilbreth. Deanery, 7.30 p.m. Saturday, December 12. — Dancing Club Christmas page- ant. Gymnasium, 7.30 p. m. Sunday, December 13.— Dy, Alfred Salmony will speak on The Ancient Art of Siberia and Its Influence in Chinese and Eu- ropean Art. Deanery, 5 p. m. Christmas Carol Service. The Reverend Andrew Mutch will conduct the service. Goodhart, 8 p. m. Monday, December 14.—Inter- national Club Meeting. . Miss Robbins will speak on The Crisis in England.- Common Room, 7.30 p. m. Tuesday, December 15.— League Party for the children of the Summer. Camp. Common Room, 4 p. m. German Club Nativity play. Deanery, 8 p. m. Maids’ Christmas Carols. p. m. " Wednesday,. December 16.— Industrial Group Meeting. Mr. Warner Clark will speak on Consumer Cooperatives. Com- mon Room, 1 p. m. Dr. Thomas Reed Powell will speak on The Constitutional Problems of Roosevelt’s Second Term. ‘Taylor, Room F, 2 p. m. The maids’ and porters’ an- nual dance. Gymnasium, 9 p. m. Friday, December 18.—Christ- mas Vacation begins. 12.45 p.m. Monday, January 4.—Christ- mas Vacation ends. 9 a. m. DR. POWELL TO TALK ON LEGAL PROBLEM 8 a Under the auspices of the Depart- ment of Economics and Politics, Dr. Thomas Reed Powell is to give a lec- ture on The Constitutional Problems of Roasevelt’s Second Term. The lec- ture will be on Wednesday, December 16, at 2 p. m., in Room F, Taylor Hall. Faculty and students who are free at 2 o’clock are invited to attend. The lecture is also open to the public. Dr. Powell was formerly Ruggles Professor of Constitutional Law at Columbia University. Since 1925 he has been on the faculty of the Har- vard Law School, where he is Lang- dell Professor of Law. He is the au- thor of The Separation of Powers, In- direct Encroachment on Federal Au- thority by the Taxing Power of the States and The Supreme Court, and State Police Force. In addition, he has contributed numerous articles to political science, legal and _ other periodicals. Mr. Woolman Uses Movies to Describe Horseshoe Trail for Riding and Hiking Common Room, December 7.—Stu- dents and faculty interested in hiking and riding heard.Mr. Henry Wool- man speak on the Horseshoe Trail and saw colored movies to illustrate the speech. The trail, which extends from Valley Forge to Manada Gap, was founded by Mr. Woolman and his : friends, and is, as its name indicates, primarily designed for riding. It is equally well suited to hiking and Youth hostels along the way offer shelter for over night. Mr. Woolman first thought of build- ing a trail near Philadelphia when he saw part of the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains some years ago. He thought of joining up some of the old wood-roads around Valley Forge to make a long: bridle- path from there to the mountains. When Mr. Woolman heard of the Youth Hostels, started in. this country by Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Smith, he in- vited them to inspect the trail. The Smiths agreed to let him start a chain of hostels along the Horseshoe Trail, There are now five of these, one about every 15 miles, starting at Valley Forge from Mr. Woolman’s lovely | farm, “Cressbrook.” The committee is anxious to found more hostels so that they will be closer together and better suited to hiking. Until after the first of the year, it will not be necessary to have a Youth Hostel pass to stay in these hostels. The Bryn Mawr Outing Club may ob- tain a group pass for five dollars to be used by different groups of 15 people. A single pass for anyone under 25 costs one dollar a year, and will ad- mit her to any hostel in this country. Besides the pass, hostelers should take a sleeping sack of sheeting and a mess kit. Blankets and heavy cooking uten- sils are provided at each hostel. It is well to telephone or write ahead to the hostel-parents, especially if food is desired. low horseshoes nailed or painted on trees. Turns in the trail are marked by two yellow dots or two horseshoes. The Youth Hostel sign is a triangle, with the letters A. Y. H. Anyone de- siring more information on the trail ean obtain it from A. J. Clark, Pem- ‘broke East, or from her hall represen- tative on the Outing Club Committee. The trail is well: marked with yel-} Loose Organization Is Cause of Strike John Smith, Sailor, Tells A.S.U. Of Corruption Within Union, Cut in Wages POOR SHIP CONDITIONS Common Room, December 7.—John Smith, a seaman on strike, explained to members of the A. S. U. why “the farmers are at sea and the sailors are on shore.” A corrupt and sluggish union, intolerable living conditions aboard ship, cut wages, poor food and deprivation of the right to organize, the placing of sailors through ‘their own “hiring halls” are the immediate causes, he said. Basically, however, the present crisis is the climax of past attempts to organize effectively. The Interna- tional Seamen’s Union has the same president today that it had when it started in 1896. ‘The battles of the men were never fought; instead, tem- porary payments duped the members ‘jand European Art. DR. SALMONY TO SPEAK ON ART. OF SIBERIA Sunday, December 13, De. Alfred Salmony will lecture in the Deanery at 5 o’clock on The Ancient Art. of Siberia and Its Influence on Chinese Dr. Salmony was Director of the Museum of Far East- ern Art in Cologne and is now Vis- iting Lecturer in Oriental Art at Mills College, California. He has traveled extensively in the Far East and is one of the few people who .know the museums of Siberia from having seen them. Dr. Salmony’s lecture will devote it- self in part to the “animal style,” which in ancient times dominated the art of China, Northern Europe and Central Siberia. Siberian art is far more important than it sounds be- cause, owing to Siberia’s central posi- tion, it probably influenced China: on the one side and the Balkans and Western Europe on the other side. Geographically, too, Siberia was ideally suited for contact with other countries. Its people could move in the wide belt of prairies, and for this into reconciliation. Today this union| reason their cultural relations grew and younger organizations are being revamped. Money matters, as well as prodigious salaries of officials, are being investigated under court orders. For the first time regular elections are being held. The first strike occurred on the Pa- cific coast in 1921 with the specific purpose of breaking the union. It was quelled, but the I. S. U. was virtu- ally without members and the seamen had no union until 1929, when their wages had dropped fifty per cent. — Then a handful of mariners initi- ated the Mariners’ Industrial League to guide the unorganized men. Al- though it started with no funds or systematized publicity, workers auto- matically hailed it as a means of stabilizing their working conditions. The biggest marine strike in his- tory was called in 1934 on the Pacific coast. The President revoked prom- ises of arbitration which he had ten- dered in return for a month’s delay on the strike. Meanwhile, terroriza- tion of the strikers reached demoraliz- ing proportions. Over 4000 armed troops were called out. Ship owners would treat with no representatives but members of the dormant I. S. U., which had not even participated in the strike and which had to call off a 1921 strike before it could declare one for 1934. Some conciliations were made, however, and new. members cleaned out the “phonies” in the I. S. U. These simply migrated to the Atlantic coast and are now being ousted. The present strike in the East is in support of that started in the West last spring: Unorganized and de- spairing of a fair deal, the first crew that struck instructed their leader “to call Ma Perkins from a butcher shop. They didn’t even have enough money to hire a hall. She told them to bring the ship back to New York, that she would .look out for them. They did, but sixty-nine men were blacklisted, deprived of a means of livelihood.” The spring strike was the result. Mr. Smith said that the big com- panies which are fighting the strikers Continued on Page Six MISS ROBBINS’ TALK IS ON ROYAL CRISIS At the International Relations Club meeting on December 8 in the Common Room the Foreign Policy Association meeting which is to be this Saturday in Philadelphia was discussed. Mr. Wells said that he thought the speeches would be particularly inter- esting and urged as many as possible from college to attend. It was decided that a delegation of from six to twelve. students would go to the meet- ing. A meeting of the club for next Monday evening at 7.30 in the Com- mon Room ‘was announced. Miss Robbins: will address the group on the crisis in England, from the point of view of the constitutional issues in- volved. After the speech there will be a debate. Mrs. Manning has invited a speaker for the first week after Christmas. M a ¥ " ree nes fare Sa) ais tore ns seaside i cide ek a SE ob i ee ed i ais a A ca a SIN it RAS atl ig Yeoh kd ai eB cake oie a SIGs ok 2a I sath ey Hl Sees at ce a a ee a a 3 5 al foc una pa i i Pye ee to be broader than anywhere else in the world. Chairman of Self-Gov Discusses New Rules System of No Special Permission | Inadvisable at Present To the Editor of the College News: The revision of the Self-Govern- ment rules, which are published be- low this letter, includes several im- portant changes. They deal especially with the rules for leaving the campus after dark, permission for movies in Philadelphia, smoking in front of Tay- lor and radios, The rules which are unchanged have been rewritten in a more clear and concise form. Nearly all of us would like to work out some system in which no special permission would--be—-necessary,—but the majority of the Executive and Ad- visory Boards feel that this cannot be done right now. The student body as a whole is too ignorant of what the rules actually are. They depend entirely upon those who give special permission and do not take enough responsibility upon themselves. I d@mot think that the students are entirely to blame for this. They have been confused by the vagueness of the rules and the failure of those of us who give special permission always to agree. In closing, I would like to add that the purpose of these rules, which are made by the students themselves, is to protect the individual student as well as the college as a whole. Living in a community such as this, we have to consider our relations with each other as well as_ with outsiders. Therefore, the rules have to be gen- eral and cannot take in every case which may arise. Any. time that a student wishes to do anything which Continued on Page Five <>. CHRISTMAS KRIPPENSPIEL The German Christmas play to be given in the Deanery on next Tues- day evening will be a Krippenspiel, in which folk songs and spoken lines have been woven together to form a story. Mrs. Wells, of the Department of German; Erika Simon, graduate student, and M. Lee Powell, ’37, presi- dent of the German Club, are direct- ing the play. ee The cast of characters is as follows: Ruth Lilienthal, ’40 POMBO ES. Ss asa Ruth Mary Penfield, ’40 Shepherds, Wise men and chorus of Angels—I. Hinck, ’40; D. Voigt, 40; E. Dana, ’39; D. Grant, 37; O. Taylor, ’38; E. Matteson, ’40; J. Gregory, 40; A. J. Clark, ’39; N. Beck, ’40. Senior Quizzes Seniors should reserve Satur- day, January 16, for quizzes in first and second year work, since many are scheduled for that day. enema ‘Holiday’ is Played With New Feeling In Leading Role Critic Praises L. Crosby Lewis’ Spontaneous Interpretation Of Ned Seton NURSERY SCENE MOST IMPRESSIVE OF SETS Barry’s Holiday, as presented by The Players’ Club of Bryn Mawr Col- lege and The Cap and Bells Club of Haverford College, was probably quite different in feeling from the original production in which Hope Williams, boyish and brisk, took the part of Linda. As interpreted by Isabelle Seltzer, this central character, upon whom rests the dramatic inter- est of the entire play, was essentially feminine in voice, gesture and per- sonality. It was felt that her un- happy, rebellious state of mind, so sharply contrasted with the polished assurance of her manners, came from a sense of loneliness rather than a realization of the uselessness and stu- pidity of the life that she led. As the play ends she triumphs, not in escaping from Park Avenue, but in following Johnny with the firm re- solve to marry him. Although it is improbable that this was Philip Bar- ry’s conception of the role when he dedicated his play to Hope Williams, it is a perfectly reasonable interpre- tation of the part and far more inter- esting than a mere pastiche of the original characterization would have been, As it is practically devoid of action or of any logical sequence of events, the play tended to drag in certain scenes, most noticeably during the lengthy dialogue of the last act. But the development of Linda’s attitude towards life gave a certain unity and feeling of progress to the whole. Shifting from mood to mood, Linda changed from a bored and embittered society girl to a vigorous and hopeful woman in love. There was a convinc- ing and natural sense of growth in Continued on Page Four Revised Point System _ Includes New Offices Non - Existent Posts Eliminated, Choir Mistress Added The Point System, which limits and regulates the number of positions a student may hold at one time, has been revised and clarified. Certain offices, such as the Choir Mistress, have been added, now ner cxistant positions have been eliminated, and the allot- ment of points has been somewhat changed. The rule that no student shall have more than 40 points at one time will be strictly enforced. The new Point System, which has been passed by the Legislature, will go in- to effect immediately. ane Self-Government Association: 30 points: president; 15 points: first Junior member; 10 points: vice-presi- dent, members of Executive Board, hall presidents; 8 points: secretary, treasurer. : Bryn Mawr League: 30: president; 15: chairman of: Community Center, Blind School, Maids, Bates House,_ Summer School, Sunday Chapel 10: secretary-treasurer;) 8: chairman: Maids’ Sunday School; 5: Members of. standing committees, chairman of Publicity. Athletic Association: 30: president; 15: vice-president, all varsity sports managers, treasurer; 10: secretary; - 8: Sophomore member; 5: varsity cap- tains of major sports; 3: varsity cap- tains of minor sports. Undergraduate Association: Continued en Page Five 30: No Current Events There will be no Current Events lecture on Tuesday, De- cember 15. Mr. Miller’s lecture - on The New Russian Constitu- tion will be given after the Christmas vacation. “n Page Two THE COLLEGE NEWS ~ THE COLLEGE NEWS (Founded in 1914) Published weekly during the College Year (excepting during Thank: Christmas and Easter Holidays, and during examination weeks) in the of Bryn Mawr College at the Maguire Building, Wayne, Pa., an Mawr College? y sgiving, iriterest d Bryn ~ 1936 Member 1937 Associated Collegiate Press Editor-in-Chief. The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nothing that appears in . it may be reprinted either wholly or in part without written _—e of the ‘Editor-in-Chief HELEN FISHER, ’37 News Editor E. JANE SIMPSON, Copy Editor 37 JANET THOM, ’38 : Editors Mary R. MEtIGs, JEAN MORRILL, MARGARET OTIS, LUCILLE SAUDER, ELEANOR BAILENSON, ’39 MARGERY C. HARTMAN, ’38 MARGARET Howson, ’38 Mary H. 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RITCHIE, ’39 39 "39 39 89 SUBSCRIPTION, $2.50 MAILING PRICE, $3 SUBSCRIPTIONS MAY ‘BEGIN AT ANY TIME .00 Entered as second-class matter at the Wayne, Pa., Post Office Fine or Imprisonment Be it enacted, etc. That if any officer, clerk, agent or member of any public library, or any other person whatever, shall hereafter wilfully cut, mutilate or otherwise injure any books, volume, map, chart, magazine or newspaper, belonging to any public library, every such person shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof by any court of a competent jurisdic- tion, shall be liable for each offense, to a FINE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, OR IMPRISONMENT IN THE COUNTY JAIL, NOT EXCEEDING THREE MONTHS OR BOTH; moreover, HE SHALL BE LIABLE TO MAKE GOOD THE SAID DAMAGE OR INJURY TO SAID INSTITUTIO addition to aforesaid fine and imprisonment.—Extract from ‘the Library Law of the State of Pennsylvania, N, in It is everyone’s privilege to mark up books, if that person is willing to buy her personai copies for the purpose, but no one has the right to destroy property whith does not belong to her alone. It is one of the paradoxes of college life that the books in the Library must be pro- tected as one’s own property and used with the knowledge that they belong to others. Not only is it a violation of state law and a tion of community property, but it shows a gross lack of cons for others to underline and annotate the text. of a library individual interests. The person who follows may seek an destrue- ideration book for entirely different aspect of the discussion and in any event can care little what a predecessor of such dubidus taste may have selected. Any defense of marking books because it “helps those who follow” is stupid and miscalculated. There is not a student or faculty member in the college who has not at some time had to erase or abandon Rages because they were mutilated beyond readability. Marking passages and margins reveals the culprit as_an_arrogant egoist with the brazen conceit to believe that she knows enough about the subject to others in their search for the truth. guide all It is safe to say that there is not now in college, never has been and never will be a person sufficiently all-knowing to mark even one library book adequately for all individuals who may follow. If a student has the right to name, she has also the right and the obligation to form her own on any passage. greatly limited through lack of gifts and when the demands evils of book marking have spread throughout the college. ‘expenses are less than those for Fl to take upon herself the preservati les © property. friend to ar up ier own books. Only if she takes the same what belongs equally. to her and to others can she prevent th destructive practices. Crueller Cuts different bear the opinions It is a sad fact in recent years when the Library’s ‘funds are for new books are greater than ever because of the new major examinations, the Here where a single rsity, the only way to maintain our library on of her No one would permit a borrowing stand on e present For years a bird of bad omen has hovered in the consciences of the student mind. This is the penalty infiicted for cutting the before and the first class after vacations. severely criticized among undergraduates as being too stringe offense excusable at other times. last class The penalty has always been nt for an We understand the reason under- lying the punishment and agree that it is good policy to prevent stu- dents from extending their vacations to extraordinary lengths. But we do not agree that the deferred examination is an expedient punishment. , In order to curb the severity of the cutting offense an d also to fulfill its purpose of punishing the guilty, we suggest a system of triple euts. For every class cut on the last day before and the first vacations, triple cuts could be dealt out to offenders. day after This penalty, although uncompromising, is-far more sensible than the deferred exam- ination. their cuts for future use would not relish thé thought of losin It would eliminate poor work in a postponed examination for which a student haf no time to study. Undergraduates who cherish: g most of them in one fell swoop. They would doubtlessly decide to remain on and return. to the campus at the time when the college demands sheir presence. _ vs Playwriting Contest sac) Xo: a The Little Theatre Association Copy ‘Editor ; Groups is sponsoring a Playwriting The Editorial. Board of the EET RN SERN College News takes great pleas- \|long. The students then requested a -Valley Forge as it really is in its ex- |view’ you get is worth the inconveni- jence. The whole panorama of the |park is at your feet, and what you MISS” REED EXPLAINS LIBRARY SUSPENSIONS Dear Editor: It has seemed to mé that the Col- lege News has always stood for ac- curacy of statement. It was, there- fore, with surprise that I read the ‘misstatement of the situation in the editorial about the suspension of Re- serve Book. Room privileges on the morning of November 30. It so hap- pened that only those students lost their privileges on that morning who returned books as late as 9.10 or later. It was impossible for the Reserve Room attendant to’ check up on all overdue books before that time, be- cause of the after-holiday return of books, which is always great. Since our Reserve Book Room records have not been destroyed, I herewith give a few examples of the sort of case which needs correction, for the benefit of the student body as a whole, and which I take from the records of the morning in question. In practically all of these instances the books were needed by others. Two students returned books shortly after 9 o’clock—their third offense; two at 9.15—their third offense; four at 9.30—their third offense; two at 11, two at 11.50, one at J ong at 1 o’clock. Some years ago the hour for the return of Reserve Room Books was 9 o’clock. At the request of the students the hour was changed to 8.30. The following year another request sent it on to 9 again. Later the influence of certain diligent students swung the time back to 8 o’clock, but not for change to 8.30 for all days except Saturday and Sunday—an arrange- ment which I think has,,been the most satisfactory of all. We trust that with the granting of the proposed change to 8.45 this hour may prove to be the magical one and the proper time limit for all. Sincerely yours, Lois A. REED, Librarian. ABROAD AT HOME Twelve miles southwest of Bryn Mawr lies a region worthy of your time some Saturday afternoon, where pansive—yet impressive beauty has been preserved. Turning across a wide field from the road we approach Fort Washing- ton, built on a hillside overlooking the field, open, shallow and surrounded by a ditch. From the fort you can see the chapel which, though recently erected, yet re- tains the whole spirit of the neighbor- ing monuments in that it commemor- ates the common soldier in the Conti- nental army, carves him impressively above the choir stalls and shelters him with windows of richly painted glass and heavily carved doors. Beside the chapel is a carillon of bells presented by different states of the Union. Every hour the bells chime and in the Christmas season Silent Night, Adeste Fidelis and other familiar carols ring through the woods. Leading from the chapel is a road to the railroad station and thence to Washington’s Headquarters, which is a small six-room house, once owned by Isaac Potts, minister, who departed for parts unknown when Washington came to Valley Forge. Old furniture, little touches of authentic detail, a fireplace which practically fills the huge kitchen, a tunnel, now cut off but once supposed to have been long enough to go under the Schuylkill River, all create an _ inescapable atmosphere of reality. About. a block from theSheadquar- ters is Valley Forge Inn, built before 1768, where meals were cooked for some of the soldiers. The cupola and porches are too ornate to be called beautiful, but they are interesting in their own right as well as parts of an historical building. Now you take a road between Mount Joy and Mount Misery, which runs. along a creek where the old forge was situated. A footpath leads off from the road, up the side of Mount Joy to an observatory at the top. The obser- sabaieg is open and windy, but the i of blisters and 1 aching legs -you can : covered. > | Spirit ~ ‘Summer School Material Summer School material—the students’ magazine, poetry by students, outlines of class work, and especially an_ illustrated résumé of the science course— are now on display in the New Book Room. where General Knox had his head- quarters, the Schuylkill River as it runs placidly by the railroad station. M. H. AT HOME NOT ABROAD Two: weeks ago the neighboring columnist cited the joys and delights of an afternoon at the zoo in Phila- delphia. Since this column is to con- fine itself to matters of campus con- cern, we hasten to point out the de- lights which we, as the inmates of our own type of zoo, offer to Sunday visitors. The usual line of approach is by motor, following the devious meander- ings of the road from behind Merion and the Gym around to the Deanery. At the corner of the Deanery, as each car cuts the rut at the turn an inch deeper, there is invariably a knot of amorphous student body, hidden be- neath hunched-up coats and conceal- ing the identity of the parts behind a heavy smoke screen. Visitors are warned not to drive into these groups nor to approach too closely on foot, for they are murderously dissecting the affairs of their intimates, and vis- itors will have no claim to mercy. Happily chattering pre-freshmen and parents amiably vocalizing their approval of “vine-clad academic clois- ters” should not heed the heavy grunts and blazing glares of the in- mates who have taken to the Cloisters with their books for fresh air. This species of the woman collegian, while forbidding in appearance, is not vi- cious, and as a rule is approachable (for a match). The real danger re- gions of the campus, for the uniniti- ated Sunday visitor, are the hall en- trances and the showcases. Here every form of bodily injury and men- tal torture may be inflicted upon the unsuspecting. Closed eyes and ears are only a partial protection for the latter, while ‘an advance guard of tame inmates or guardians at every door is the only surety against bodily injury from banging doors and hur- tling bodies. The athletic species of the college woman, while the strongest and best armed, is by far the most amicable to the tourist, except when she is in active competition. One of the rea- sons for the high death rate of visi- distinction, and frequently attempt innocent questions when a_ tennis game is at add out for the seventh time. At other times, and when loose on the campus, the athlete is always ready to be of assistance. Visitors of weak body or mind should not ac- cept too glibly this proffered aid. The visitor to the Common Room will be safe at most seasons, but at intervals of six to eight weeks throughout the year must never en- ter the room. This rule may safely be applied to the rest of the campus, for in these periods (usually of two weeks’ duration and known to the in- mates as “quiz-” or “exam-time’’) even the most docile female animal in the college zoo becomes a crazed beast and must under no circum- stances be tampered with or even fed. At other seasons, however, feeding is generally a safe procedure and often is the shortest way to the ani- mal’s heart.. The brave visitor who is anxious to make a complete con- quest is urged to take one of the tamer inhabitants (of small stature!) away. from the campus and even so far as Philadelphia for feeding pur- poses. As a rule, this courageous ad- venturer ‘need have little to fear, for the city has a subduing effect upon even the wildest of the carnivorous species. If funds are limited, the vil- lage or even the College Inn (another habitat for the gregarious species of Bryn Mawrter) will do for eating. Youth Concert on December 10 Tchaikovsky: 6th Symphony in B Minor; Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer and De Falla: El Amor Brujo, sung by Madame Enid Szantho, leading ‘contralto of the Vienna Stal Opera; Four Christmas Carols; Caillet: The of © Christmas; » Woltmann: tors is that they do not recognize this | * In Philadelphia ‘Movies Rembrandt, with Charles Laughton. (Quoted from The New York Times.) “Between the two of them, Charles Laughton and Alex- ander Korda have produced a great, and rich, and glowing motion picture in Rembrandt. ... For Rembrandt is as much Mr. Korda’s greatest pro- duction to date, as it is at once the noblest’ subject: and the best likeness —so far, at any rate—in Mr. Laugh- ton’s inspired gallery of historical portraits.” : Arcadia: The Prestiines Mystery, with Henry Wilcoxen and Betty Fur-- ness. The plot was conceived by President Roosevelt and written by six noted authors. Earle: Jungle Princess. Europa: Legong continues. Boyd: Adventure in Manhattan, with Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea. Karlton: Smartest Girl in Town, with Gene Raymond and Anne Soth- ern, Aldine: Local Movies Seville: Thursday, Murder With Pictures, with Lew Ayres and Gail Patrick. Friday and Saturday, Dimp- les, with Shirley Temple and Frank Morgan. Sunday, Monday and Tues- day, Big Broadcast of 1936. Wednes- day and Thursday, Old Hutch, with Wallace Beery. Wayne: Thursday, Old Hutch, with Wallace Beery. Friday and Saturday, The General Died at Dawn, with Gary Cooper and Madeleine Carroll. Sun- day and Monday, Under Your Spell, with Lawrence Tibbett. Tuesday and Wednesday, Walking on Air, with Gene Raymond and Anne Sothern. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Lib- eled Lady, with Myrna Loy, Jean Har- low and William Powell. Ardmore: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Libeled Lady, with Myrna Loy, Jean Harlow and William Powell. Sunday and Monday, The Magnificent Brute, with Victor McLaglen. Tues- day, Wednesday and Thursday, Cain and Mabel, with Clark Gable and Mar- ion Davies. Concert Program for Dec. 11 and 12 Sibelius: Symphony No. 3; Wagner: Grahlserzdhlung from Lohengrin ande Wintersturme from Die Walkiire, Kodaly: Galanta Dances; Verdi: Re- citativo and Aria, Monologue from Othello, Tu? Indieto Fuggi-and Aria from Act II, Othello; Strauss: Tod and Verklarung. Lauritz Melchior. WITS END| Once the highest floor of Dalton With its maps of breaks and faultin’ And its references to Galton Taxed my brain. Once I thought of Conshohocken In cold terms of sand and rock, an’ My nature-love was crackin’ ’Neath the strain. Once Pteridospermophyta I considered quite a blighter And a name a little lighter Sought to frame. With intrusions and with granite And the love life of each planet Struggled I; or orthids panted, ’*Til insane. Once a prehistoric mussel Made me hustle, scurry, bustle Now this hardy little fossil Weeps in vain. I have found another locus For my intellectual focus, And I’ve sent old Diplodoxus Down the drain. Say goodbye to Dr. Dryden, Dowse and Watson; farewells slide -in To Hower and Wyckoff; writin’ I remain, Just Venus mercenaria ,, Who should have been much warier, A matron now they’ll bury her, Lost to fame. Valete! VENUS MATRIMONIA (née marennatia) whe But ve ‘all times -and. under ema cir- ‘eumstances visitors should establish themselves immediately as a i, and cage the Sivan. © ee H F. m; William Kineaid, flute. - ee ‘ ajlo J | e “Fa T’S NOTalone what you eat that’s counts for a lot too. Camels at mealtime help in two special ways. They ease tension and stimulate the flow of digestive fluids—alka- line digestive fluids—so necessary to normal, healthy digestion. Join the Camel smokers! Camel’s mildness and finer flavor—Camel’s energizing “lift” and aid to diges- tion—add pleasure the whole day through. Camels set you right! NEW HOLLYWOOD RADIO ATTRACTION: Camel Cigarettes bring you a FULL HOUR’S ENTERTAINMENT! Benny Goodman’s “Swing” Band... George Stoll’s Concert Or- chestra... Hollywood Guest Srars...and Rupert Hughes presides! Tuesday —9:30 pm E.S.T., 8:30pmC.S.T.. 7:30pm M.S.T.,6:300mP.S.T., WABC-Columbia Network, ‘ Notes on League Work The League: A party for children who go to the ‘Summer Camp will be held on Decem- ber 14 at 4.30 in the Common Room. There is to be a tree, presents and food for the children. Anyone who would like to meet the children is in- vited to come and play games with them. The maid’s dance is to be next Wednesday night. Americanization: This section, of League Work is still in need of volunteer . workers. Anyone interested please report to Catherine Richards, Merion. Blind School: This part of League Work is now open to freshmen. Industrial Group: There wilk be a _ meeting next Wednesday, December 16, at 6.30 o'clock in the Common Room. : Mr. Warner Clark and Miss Taylor will be the speakers, and the subject of the discussion is Consumer Coopera- tives. Maids’ Singing: Carol singing is to be next Tues- day night. The maids will start at 8 o’clock from the Infirmary, then go to Miss Park’s, Yarrow, Faculty Row, Mrs. Chadwick-Collins’ house, Radnor and then to the undergraduate halls, starting with Merion, at about 10 o’clock. a lonely orbit, and accordingly his man must search for a more approach- able ideal, perhaps “a Buddha or a . Christ.” How you digest it STORE LABOR PROBED . BY SHOPPERS’ LEAGUE Mrs. Dorothea Ways, president of the Philadelphia League of Women Shopper’s spoke on the League’s pro- gram and the recent department store strike in Philadelphia to graduate students and their guests at a tea given in Radnor Hall on Sunday, De- cember 6. The League of Women Shoppers, an orgahization recently formed in Phila- delphia to enlighten women shoppers on the subject of labor policies in stores, investigates complaints of bad labor conditions. It consults the man- agement of the store and interviews unions and employees and on the basis of its findings suggests appropriate astion to members. In cases -where conditions are found to be bad and management uncooperative, the league recommends that its members do not patronize the store until adjustments have been made. In the recent department stove MOSSEA U—O pticians A Complete Optical Institution Broken Lenses Duplicated Low Prices 610 Lancaster Ave. Bryn Mawr 829 ALLELE LLL LE LL LLDEE LLL LLLLDE: HARPER METHOD SHOP Scalp Treatr:ents Complete Beauty Service 341 West, Lancaster Avenue Ard. 2966 Haverford, Pa. strike the League assisted in picket- ing stores in which the wages had been too low. Mrs. Ways spoke of the difficulty employees had in presenting their case. Although the recent strike was the largest of any department store. workers in the United States, only one Philadelphia newspaper car- ried any news of it until a settlement had been made. CHRISTMAS IN RADNOR Radnor Hall’s annual holiday tea will be on Wednesday, December 16, from four until six o’clock. Christ- mas punch will be served on the sec- ond floor in the smoking rooms and tere .will be informal dancing. A special invitation is extended to everyone on the campus, RICHARD STOCKTON’S BRYN MAWR for GIFTS and GADGETS waitin GREEN HILL FARMS City Line and Lancaster Avenue A reminder that we would like to.take care of your parents and friends, whenever they come to visit you. L. ELLSWORTH METCALF Manager Sir Hubert Wilkins, Famous Polar Explorer, After Rugged Arctic Fare— Gets Comfort and Cheer with Camels! He knows the Arctic and the Antarctic. He has known abysmal cold; fought his way step by step through howling blizzards; lived on pemmican and biscuit. “ Where I’ve gone, Camels have gone,” says Sir Hubert. “An explorer needs good digestion,” he continues. “In the Arctic, I take what I can get to eat and like it. Food is monotonous — concentrated —hastily prepared. Smoking Camels adds gusto to my meals and brings me a great feeling of well-being afterward. Camels set me right! A Camel has often given me the ‘lift’ I needed to carry on.” HE POURS WHITE-HOT MOLTEN STEEL. C. V. Davis’ job is tough on di- gestion. He says: “Smoking Camels makes food taste better and set better with me.” 6 ps Pe COSTLIER TOBACCOS Camels are made from » finer, MORE EXPENSIVE TOBACCOS = Turkish and Domestic=than any other populer brand. __ “MOST GIRLS HERE at college smoke Camels,” says Miss J. O'Neill. “So I smoke . them too. Smoking Camels helps digestion; food tastes better! Camels always taste mild.” ' ] Page Four \ THE COLLEGE NEWS . rece Geology Should Appeal To the Feminine Eye Mr. Collins Finds Girls in Field More Thorough Than Boys (This is the sixth of a series of in- terviews with new members of the faculty.) “If the feminine eye is as sensitive as we should have believed, women would logicallyJbe attracted to geol- ogy,” Mr. R. -Lee Collins, lecturer in geology, said. Not only the rare colors found in mineralogy, but the decorative forms found in fossil re- mains should make them enthusiastic. Mr. Collins’ interest in geology was not evoked visually.’ When he was a boy, the eastern shore of Maryland, where he was reared, seemed “flat and featureless to him.” Perhaps it was this dull sameness which one day pro- voked him to fling a stone to the ground with such violence that it split. In- side was a small petrified animal whose shell-like form had, been im- pressed on the halves of the rock. Mr. Collins’ curiosity led him to dis- cover that this was a Brachiopod. When Mr. Collins entered Johns Hopkins University, he intended to become a chemist. However, the old fascination which geology had for him reasserted itself, and he received his Ph.D. in this subject in 1928. For the last six years he has been at | Johns Hopkins as an instructor in paleontology. Although Mr. Collins’ interest is _ pledged to invertebrate paleontology, it is swinging to the vertebrate prob- lems of the subject. “The general ground plan,” which invertebrates lack, makes modifications clearer in vertebrate study, he finds. Last. summer he studied vertebrate remains in the marine beds of South- ern Maryland. He expects to con- tinue his investigations there under a grant assigned to him by the Geo- logical Society of America. Rhin- oceros teeth, pig, elephant, porpoise and bird remains have already been ’ unearthed, and Mr. Collins hopes that further discoveries will enable him to link these marine deposits with con- tinental beds in the “West. He has already published several monographs on invertebrates and is now writing on vertebrate paleontol- ogy. Surprisingly enough, Mr. Collins finds that girls, once lured into geol- ogy, are more thorough than boys, who often maintain a discouraging “so what?” air. In addition to sin- cere students the Geology Department has an excellent collection of fossil remains. Mr. Collins is attempting to add to its paleontological section. Cultural Olympics Philadelphia, Pa.—“Cultural Olym- pics” for the purpose of discovering and encouraging hidden talent of chil- dren and adults in the fields of art and literature are being inaugurated by the University of Pennsylvania’s school of education. The aim of the “cultural Olympics” is to promote the cultural interests of people and communities. At pres- ent the movement is limited to Phila- Unclaimed Piano Benches The Players’ Club announces that there are several unclaimed piano benches among the bor-: rowed properties. If the own- .ers will claim them they will be returned immediately. Civilization of Mayans Describeq' as_ Brilliant Continued from Pye One which is sculptured, contains 20,000 pieces of cut stone. The use of the dividing medial cornice is common in New Empire buildings, and sculpture, if it appears at all, is always in the upper part. The sculpture often em- ploys as a motif the feathered ser- pent, the symbol of the supreme crea- tor-god. The most important excavations and restorations now being done are at Chicen Itza, also a New Empire city. Since 1924 the Carnegie Insti- tute has been at work there. At this time the restored or partly restored building include: the Principal Tem- ple, dedicated to the feathered ser- pent; the Temple of the Warriors; the Ball-court; the Astronomical Observa- tory; the Vapor Bath; the Palace; and the Court of the 1000 Columns. Of the many buildings the Ball- court is the most interesting. In this court a game resembling basketball was played. The court is enclosed by two long walls, 92 feet apart; high in the center of each wall is placed a stone ring: The object of the game was to. drive a hard rubber ball through one of the rings with the wrist, elbow or hip. The first Euro- pean notice of rubber was in connec- tion with this game at the court of Montezuma in 1519. Another interesting building is that used for vapor baths. Restoration of this, though not complete, is well un- der way. Beyond a central doorway is a small chamber where the bathers rested and whgre vapor was produced by pouring water over heated stones. The Principal Temple, a ‘pyramid and temple built over an earlier simi- lar structure, has brought to light some of the most important monu- ments of the Mayan Civilization. Last summer there was found in an inner chamber the statue of a jaguar, four feet long,three feet high and two feet wide. Its body was painted a brilliant mandarin red and it was spotted with 73 insets of apple-green jade. The eyes were half-spheres of jade and its wide-open mouth displayed a splen- did set of bone teeth. On its back was a turquoise mosaic plaque. It is undoubtedly one of the original jaguar thrones which are pictured in Mayan reliefs, and is the most magnificent specimen ever found in situ in Central America. delphia and its immediate area, but it is hoped that it will eventually be- come a national trend.— (ACP) THE BRYN MAWR GIFT SHOP 814 Lancaster Avenue FOR THE UNUSUAL . “Say! I just remembered— it’s the boy friend’s birthday!” “Too late to send him anything now. You better telephone.” ® Rates are reduced on Long Dis- tance calls ALL DAY SUNDAY and after seven every night. —tguee me eet -, “Holiday” Given New and Interesting Slant Continued from Page One this change. The best piece of acting was done by L. Crosby Lewis, Jr., who took the part of Ned, Linda’s brother. He was the only character in the play who had the rare power, not always seen on the professional stage, of never giving the impression that he was act- ing at all. -Every line that he spoke and every movement that he made came spontaneously from within him- self and was unquestionably right. His part, that of a boy with too much money who just missed being. a fine person, might have easily been stereo- typed, unpleasant and dull. But Lewis handled it with imagination, playing especially well a_ difficult drunken scene which balanced precariously be- tween comedy and pathos and might easily have become either farcical or sentimental. As Johnny Case, the leading man, William Clark was likeable enough, but his characterization lacked the self-confidence. and force which it would seem natural for him to have had as a self-made man who put his ideals before convention, money or even love. Edith Rose as Julia, Lin- da’s sister, was at her best during the first two acts, during which her gayety changed to irritability. The feeling of tension which she had to put across in the third act was less successfully sustained. , Tillman Kulp Saylor and Olga Mueller were excellent as Nick and Susan Potter. Saylor, who had some of the funniest lines in the play, talked along quite naturally, making no attempt to strain his part beyond its limits, and was extremely enter- taining at all times. Mary Hinckley Hutchings and Daniel Gledden Santer were smug and stupid as the socially prominent Seton Crams, affording a delightful butt for the witticisms of Linda and the Potters. Amos Patten Leib was deliberately mechanical as Linda’s father, but while his stiff man- ner was in keeping with the part, his speaking voice did not sound real. Of the two sets, the nursery on the top floor was the most impressive and both were successfully designed by Olga Miiller, 37, and executed by Anne Wyld, ’38, and George Norris, Jr., Haverford, ’37. M. O. JEANNETTE’S Bryn Mawr Flower Shop, Inc. Flowers for All Occasions 823 Lancaster Avenue Bryn Mawr 570 Meet your friends at the Bryn Mawr Confectionery (Next to Seville Theater Bldg.) The Rendezvous of the College Girls Tasty Sandwiches, Delicious Sundaes Super‘or Soda Service Music—Dancing fof girls only They'll All be Here Der worry about where to find your friends during the college holidays, and where to meet congenial men and girls...they’ll all be at Pinehurst! You'll find, too, America’s finest golf, on Donald Ross courses with velvet grass greens, ten- nis, riding, fox hunting, polo, shoot- ing, skeet, in our mild and invigorat- ing winter.climate! You'll return sun- tanned, and full of pep and memo- ries of good times ! Pinehurst has planned numerous holiday dances and sports features. Come! For booklet BM and information, call E. C. Mig- nard, Hotel Ambassador, New York—’ Phone Plaza 3-9320—or write General Office, Pinehurst, N.C. | Tine urst paratitla Bh a a ad FROM NEW YORK : Dramatics Important In the Summer School English, Economics and Science Are Offered Students The Deanery, December 8.—At a tea for undergraduates interested in the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Workers, Elizabeth Lyle, ’37, Sylvia Wright, ’38, spoke informally about the school’s purpose, its.present organization and its activities. Last Summer Miss Lyle and Miss Wright ‘were undergraduate assistants at the fifteenth session of. the school held at the college. The purpose of the school, as de- fined by Miss Wright, is to give the students.a pattern into which they may fit the facts which they know. By translating their own experience into terms that aré intercurrent with the whole of knowledge, they learn the extent of their problem, and see its relation to the social and eco- nomic structure. There is a realiza- tion of the common qualities in widely divergent experience, as well as ‘individual clarification of import- ant issues. English, economics and science are the regular courses offered. Classes are one and one-half hours long, sci- ence Yitgetings twice a week, English and economics every day. The Eng- lish course covers the fundamentals of oral and written expression,- pro- viding both instruction and practice in the rules of grammer, spelling and parliamentary procedure. ‘Science’ is a general survey of the fields of geology, biology, chemistry and phy- sics, approached from the common phenomena of everyday life, and re- lated to the fields of history and eco- nomics. The scientific method is. dis- cussed as a tool effective in society as well as in science. The course in economics draws its material from the problems of the students, and at- tempts to explain them in terms of some logical and coherent structure. Dramatics play an important part in the extra-curricular activity of the school. Last summer, in addition to and | Dancers to Give Story of Christ Final rehearsals are now under way for the Dancers’ Club Christmas performance to be given December 12 at 8.30, in the Gym. The perform- ance, in the words of Miss Josephine Petts, director of the dancing, is an attempt to interpret in contemporary terms, the story of the Annunciation and Nativity. Ethel Mann, ’38, is the originator of a number of the dances, and is also in charge of the lighting effects, as- sisted by Dewilda Naramore, ’38, secretary of the club. Mary Whalen, 38, president of the club, is in charge of costumes, and will take the part of the Madonna. Patricia Robinson, 39, heads the Property Committee. The music for the dances which has been especially composed by Mr. Hans Schumann embodies as does the danc- ing the customary Christmas tone, together with the modern influence. several informal entertainments, a Trade Party and an International Peace Festival were given. The Peace Festival, described by Miss Lyle, showed, on a small scale, the tre- mendous force of a group whose di- verse interests have been fused to- gether in. the interests of mutual security and peace. The job of those undergraduates interested in the Summer School, said Miss Wright, is to make its activities and progress known to the college as a whole. In this way the summer and winter student’ groups may be brought more closely together than they are at present. ciel ceaieiadiaiaidadiaaamiaiaeeieaaaiiiiaiie ane ALICIA MARSHALL announces A Christmas Nook of unusual and moderately priced gifts. Your order may be charged to pay day account. 42-44 E. Lancaster Avenue Ardmore, Pa. wscaccaine CORR — —_ It's Parisian! A new and graceful high-throated model with a trim round toe..... suede, with a lightweight welt sole and a 2’ inch heel. Of black ° }qc° | Claflin 1606 Chestnut Street BAFFLING Your baggage will be picked you merely reverse. No extra Merry Christmas. BRANCH OFFICE: RAI LWAY BRYN MAWR AVENUE, "PHONE BRYN MAWR 440 BAGGAGE and__ TROUBLESOME TRUNKS... Shin ‘em > ab You'll shed a vacation yexation at one economical stroke. Simply pack up and phone Railway Express when to come. up, shipped on swift express trains, delivered promptly at your home. For the return trip, charge for pick-up and deliv- ery in cities and principal towns, and the shipping costs are practically negligible, when compared with local draymen’s charges, etc., and the time you spend waiting. Also, Railway Express rates always include insurance up to $50 on each shipment, without extra expense. The main thing is to notify Railway Express when to call. That done, you can climb aboard the train and enjoy the scenery. You'll be off for a BRYN MAWR, PA. HAVERFORD, PA. (R. R. AVE.) "PHONE ARDMORE 561 EXPRESS AGENCY, -INC. NATION: ‘WIDE RAIL- AIR "SERVICE =m THE COLLEGE NEWS | = Page Five Doe-Line in Majority *At the Deanery Dance Music Supplied by Jerry Doner Overwhelming But Excellent Jammed with one hundred and ‘eighty people, and echoing with Jerry Doner’s wonderful if rather over- whelming . orchestra, the Deanery dance after the play last Saturday night was most successful. The dan- cers waltzed or what-have-youed in and .out of three rooms. which had been cleared for action. The square hall was the most jammed what with the orchestra taking up one large cor- ner and a big “doe” line milling around the dining room. The library up the little stairs (we watched all evening hopefully but no one did a Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers up them) was'a haven for battered souls, rela- tively cool and quiet after the hall. The dining room proved a rather dan- gerous spot because some ambitious person had. given his alk to the wax- ing, but it’ had the attraction of food and punch. Mr. and Mrs. Lattimore, Mr. and Mrs. Patterson, Esther Har- denbergh, and Virginia Baker re- ceived, and every one seemed happy including the Dance Committee. The dance was financially a success also. Chairman of Self-Gov Discusses New Rules Continued from Page One seems to her to be perfectly reason- able, but at the same time is not dealt with in the rules, will she please come and ask me about it? We can always make arrangements for unusual cir- cumstances Sincerely yours, BARBRA COLBRON, Chairman of the Self-Government Association. Responsibility of Members VII Each member of the Association is expected to be familiar with the rules of the Association and to carry them out at all times. The Executive Board reserves the right to act at any time it feels that a student’s conduct is contrary to the spirit of the rules of the Association or brings discredit upon the college, even though such conduct may not be specifically dealt with in the following rules. Registration and Absence From College VIII Students may go off the campus after 7.30 alone only when going to and from trains, or when going to movies, theatres and concerts in Phila- delphia. (This does not include movies.on the Main Line or walking about the streets of Bryn Mawr.) Students driving after 10.30 must have a destination. Students must ordinarily be in the halls by 10.30. If they wish to be out later they must comply with the fol- lowing rules: A. Absence after 10.380. 1. Registration: Students returning to college After 10.80 must always register before leaving: name; destination (for pri- vate parties, the full name and ad- dress of hostess); means of return (car, train or walk); hour of expected return; and on return, actual hour of return. The purpose of registration is that the students may be reached in cases of emergency. Therefore, it is neces- sary to register accurately. 2. Special permission to be out after 10.30 need not be obtained for: a. Any activities on campus, except parties in other halls. 6. Calling on the faculty. ec. Movies in Narberth, _ Ardmore, Bryn Mawr or Wayne. In this case, students must return to the halls by 11.30. d. Movies, theatres and concerts in Philadelphia. In this case, students must return to the halls by 12.15, unless they have special per- mission to do otherwise. 3. Special permission to be out after 10.30 must be obtained for: a. Parties ‘in other halls. b. Eating in the village. Students must have: (1) 11.80 permission any night, if escorted. (2) Three-quarters of an hour permission after informal college entertainments, whether escorted or not. (3) One hour permission after formal college entertainments, if escorted. c. Dancing or private par- ties. Students may have: (1) One o’clocky permission for supper after movies, theatres and concerts in Phila- delphia, if escorted. (2) Two o’clock MRS. EVA FIESEL visiting professor in the Depart ments of Classical Archaeology and of Latin, who was recently —~interviewed~in~the-:-N ews etn permission for informal dancing at such places as the Arcadia, Bellevue, Walton Roof, ete. (38) Any permis- sion up to 2 o’clock for informal pri- vate parties. (4) Three o’clock per- mission for formal dances. In ordin- ary cases this does not include the University of Pennsylvania dances or Haverford dances. (5) NO PER- MISSION LATER THAN 12.15 WILL BE GIVEN ON. SUNDAY NIGHTS. 4, Students must -selieene the Warden when unavoidably delayed be- yond the time of registration. 5. If a student, after leaving the halls, finds. before 10.30 that she wishes special permission, she must telephone a member of the Board, hall president or deputy for it and have herself signed out. After 10.80 she must call the Warden and ask to speak to a member of the Board, hall presi- dent or deputy. NO ONE MAY CALL UP AFTER 12 TO EXTEND HER PERMISSION. 6. If a student wishes to leave the hall after 10.30, she may do so if she gets special permission and makes ar- rangements with the Warden. B. Absence Overnight. 1. Registration: Students planning to be away from the hall overnight must register in the “Overnight” book before 10.30 p. m.: name; address (signifying if home address, or giving full name and address of hostess); dates of depar- ture and of expected return; on re- turn, actual hour of return. The pur- pose of registration is that students may be reached in cases of emergency. Therefore, it is necessary to register accurately. 2. If a student herself is not able to register, she must send her address to the hall president or the Warden. 8. If spending the night in another hall, a student must register in the guest book of that hall as well as sign out in her own hall. 4. A student must have special per- mission to spend the night unchap- eroned in any hotel or boarding house. 5. Students planning to return from an overnight absence after 10.30 must get special permission and must be sure to register in both signing out books. Smoking and Drinking IX Smoking is allowed: A. On campus: 1. In the hall smoking rooms and “show-cases.” 2. In the triangle of land lying be- tween the President’s House, the Deanery and the Power House. 3. Anywhere in Goodhart except in the Auditorium, on the stage or in the Music Room. 4. In the Cloisters. 5. Between classes in front of Tay- lor, at the end toward Merion Green. R. Off campus anywhere except: 1. When walking on main roads near Bryn Mawr. 2. In stations or trains on the Main Line. x No fermented beverages shall be allowed on campus. Cases of Intoxica- tion shall be severely dealt with. MEET ia FRIENDS The ‘Beyn Mawr College Tea Room for a SOCIAL CHAT AND’ RELAXATION . Hours of Service: 7.30 A. M.—7.30 P. M. & Breakfast Lunch Bev Qatet-hours te ‘|Each student shall feel herself re- Dress XI The Executive Board reserved the right to act in all cases where the dress of students might cause unfa- vorable criticism of the college. A. Athletic costume; trousers and shorts may be worn: 1. At the Col- lege Inn. 2. At the Infirmary. 3. In all laboratories. B. Athletic costume, trousers and shorts may not be worn: 1. Off cam- pus. 2. To classes. 3..To dinner in the halls. C. Halters may not be worn any- where except when sun-bathing in well-secluded places. This does not in- clude the Cloisters or the tennis courts. Hall Regulations XII 1. There shall be quiet in the halls every night after 10.30. There shall be quiet in the Library at all times. 2. Up to 10.30 the extent and en- forcement of quiet hours shall be de- termined in each hall by the hall presi- dent in consultation with the hall. sponsible for the enforcement of such regulations. B. Radios and Victrolas: 1.. The hours during which the hall victrola may be played shall be regu~ lated in accordance with the quiet hours in each hall. 2. Special permission to play a vic- trola in private rooms may be given at the discretion of the hall president. 38. Students may have radios in their rooms provided that they can- not be heard outside of the rooms at any time. The Executive and Ad- visory Boards reserve the right to confiscate the radio ofa student who fails to. observe this rule.. (The Presi- dent of the College reserves the right to take back from the students the control of radios at any time she sees fit.) C. Students may receive men in their rooms between the hours of 11.30 a. m. and 6.30 p.m. After 6.30 p. m. no man shall be in the corridors ex- cept fathers, who may be received until 9 p. m., ROAST PIG FOR ROCK PARTY Plans for the hall Christmas parties are-slowly getting under way, varying greatly from hall to hall. Rockefel- ler’s plans, under the directorship, of Huldah— Cheek, ’°38, are the most elaborate, the motif being the Feudal Era. The dining room will be decor- ated in the manner of a mediaeval castle complete with yule log, coats-of- arms and tapestries. The knights and ladies in the pageant will be seated about a long table on which there will be as the piéce de resistance a roast suckling pig. Musie will add to the festive atmosphere. The pictorial quality of the theme will be stressed. The freshman class is in charge of the festivities in Merion and as yet have no definite plans. Dorothea Wilder, ’87, and Queenie Huebner, ’37, presidents of Pembroke West and East, respectively, are planning their halls’ entertainment, which will con- sist of a dinner and skits by the fresh- man class. Denbigh’s party is in the hands of It’s a Gift to give the right gift CHRISTMAS LIST Louise ..- Belt $1.00 Jane . Stockings $1.00 Anne ......Gloves $1.95 Sue .Sweater $2.95 Bracelets, Pins,. Scarfs Blouses, Mittens, Socks KITTY McLEAN BRYN MAWR, PA. For Special Parties, Call Bryn Mawr 386 CRRA ~~ 4 Dinner Tea Reserve oom Rule The Reserve Room rule re- garding the return df, books has been changed from 8:30 to 8.45. MR. FENWICK STIFLES IN SOUTH SEA HEAT En route to Rio November. 17. Dear College News: Lest any one of the student body should be thinking of retiring to the South Seas off the Brazilian coast at the end of her four years of hard work, I want to say that it is as hot and humid down here at this season as it is at the College Inn in mid- summer. Why didn’t some one tell me.to. bring along--one. of those. white linen dinner coats, though even they seem to wilt in the sub-tropical heat of the dining room? We have~a number of other dele- gations on ‘board and I have made friends with the Mexican, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Salvadorean repre- sentatives and find them very pleas- ant company—or rather, I wish that I had time to enjoy their company, for I have simply been too busy thus far to do more than put in an appear- ance on deck and then disappear again to my cabin. If it isn’t a committee meeting it’s a sub-committee meet- ing, and when it’s neither, then it’s a pile of documents to be read set- ting forth what the twenty other delegations think should be put on the agenda of the conference, or what they think should be left off. We sighted the coast of Brazil yes- terday and are due at Rio on Thurs- day morning. I know you are going to envy. me. the two days we are. to spend there, with the Brazilian For- eign Office as our hosts at dinner the first evening and the most beautiful harbor in the world lying at our feet next morning—and a day off from work! This is just a line—in the hope that you will recognize me when I come back. I’ll send you news from Buenos Aires when we get there. C. G. FENWICK. Student Forum at F.P.A. Luncheon The Foreign Policy Association is having a meeting this Saturday, De- cember 12, at the Bellevue-Stratfoid, Hotel._The luncheon is at-12.30,and the speeches will begin at 1.30 and continue until 3.00. The speakers of the day are Lord Marley, Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords, and Mr. Stringfellow Barr, former editor of the Virginia Quarterly Review, and the subject is to be European Impli- cations of the Revolt in Spain. After the speeches, Mr. Barr ‘ts conducting a student forum. the sophomore class. Laura Esta- brook is chairman and Delia Marshal is in charge of the sophomore skit. Jingles are being written for every- one and will be used for place cards at the dinner. Revised Point System Includes New Offices Continued from Page One president; 15: vice-president, secre- tary, treasurer, first Junior member (chairman of the Cut Committee), second Junior- member (chairman of the Dance. Committee), chairmen: Curriculum, Speakers’ Committees; ‘10: Sophomore member, chairmen: Ushers, Employment, Vocational Com- mittees; 5: members of standing com- mittees and of the Planning Commit- tee. Senior Class: 25: president; 20: editor-in-chief of the Year Book, busi- ness manager of the Year Book; 15: Song Mistress; 7 vice-president, editors of the Yéar Book; 8: secre- tary; 5: assistant Song Mistress, hall representative, managers of first teams. Junior Class: 25: president; 10: vice-president, Song Mistress; 8: sec- retary; 5: assistant Song Mistress, hall representat@e, managers of first teams. Sophomore Class: 25: president; 10: vice-president, Song Mistress; 5: assistant Song Mistress, hall represen- tative, secretary, managers of first teams. Freshman Class: 25: president; 15: chairman of Freshman Show Com- mittee, stage manager for Freshman Show; 10: vice-president, Song Mis- tress, business manager of Freshman Show, chairmen of Show Committees; 5: secretary, assistant Song Mistress, hall representative, managers of first teams. College News: 80: editor-in-chief; 20: copy editor, news editor, business manager; 15: assistant editors; 10: business board, subscription editors. Lantern: 20: editor-in-chief, busi- ness manager; 10: editor, business board. Glee Club: 20: president; 15: busi- ness manager, stage manager; 10: chairmen of Scenery and Costume Committees; 8: secretary. Varsity Dramatics: president; 15: business manager; 10: producing committee. Clubs: 10: president; 5: vice-presi- dent, secretary, treasurer. Choir: 20: Mistress. French Club to Sing Carols The French Club’ will meet on Thursday afternoon, December 10, in the Common. Room from 4.30 to 6. Mademoiselle Nasse will lead singing of old and modern French songs and Christmas carols. Tea will be served and all members and would-be mem- bers are most urgently invited. A good voice will be admired, but it is not essential. Gifts From Grenfell Assn. The parkas, mittens, scarves, rugs, mats and stationery from the Grenfell Association which are on sale in Grace Fales’ room, Denbigh 29, make _ unusual Christmas gifts. Prices begin at 50 cents. ROL > iy, 2 TWO » ae BRITANNIC K, DEC. 18, OM NEW YOR ia HAVANA eat TOST. THOMAS, LA GUA Enjoy the gayest holidays ever - d. There'll be fun no en pe ofthe West Indies aa So merriment. A day and n Havana during the Cuban ball Championship. etc. Return BERENGARIA SRUIsE TO 5 P.M. Yuletide ‘mentee ina FROM NEW YORK, DEC. 29, cruise to climax your is one of the with two orchestras deck games, fun ampling its co day morning. Here’s a cruise ship and evenings own. talkies. Nassau .-- § Back early Mon No passportsewisk your trave CUNARD WHITE STAR STREET, PHILADELPHIA - 1616 wee PLANNED FOR YOUR a Hi CK ° wATIONAL sP > ace CARTAGENA, PANAMA, HAVAN "parties. uth Ame ight in. Panamo- National Sports Jost ing Tourn " of the International Amateur — Nw York, Sun prsere world’s large ian Gabees Two untless sports. January 4. CRUISES OLIDAYS TMA AS AND " 1$ Days « - « $187.50 up RTS FESTIVAL t motor in Britain's larges: ‘ i. piel dirfhers . + - ix —_ rica adding their season days an — -attend the I.. Festiva on National Base- . $77.50 up big way! Your both afternoons . parties of your nights in st. pegs id . . night club - world- 1 agent for compiete details Ee g THE COLLEGE NEWS —_— — « Current Events _ (Gleaned from Miss Kraus’ speech) - Common Room, December 8.—‘So- cial Security,” says Miss Kraus, “aims to provide the minimum safe-guards against the common hazards of life.” The Social Security Act is a result of a message sent to Congress by President Roosevelt on June 8, 1934. Many people do not realize the neces- sity for social security; they do not - yealize that even before the depres- sion there were over a million men out of ‘work, that seventy per cent of the wage-earning population had incomes under fifteen hundred dollars a year, and that twenty per,cent of these wage earners had to meet sickness bills. of a hundred dollars or more. The Social: Security program has three aims: first, to provide work at a decent wage level; second, to make housing accessible to lower income earners; and third, ®, .provide mini- mum safeguards again unemployment, sickness and old age. The PWA and the WPA have car- ried out the first aim in providing publically financed work until indus- try and private enterprise can reab- sorb the workers. The NRA. dealt with labor and set minimum wage levels, and the AAA tried to safe- guard minimums. . The Federal Housing . Administra- tion has built up and remodeled hous- ing already existing; the PWA Hous- ing Division has as its objective the —_—_—_— creation of new housing, and the pro- |’ vision in this way not only of -re- employment, but of the minimum needs of living. The third aim is to be accomplished by a Nation-wide federally admin- istered pension system for which con- tributions will begin this January. In other words, the aged are to be as- sisted by way of Social Insurance. In these three ways all the unem- ployed wili be provided for. The temporarily unemployed are put on a work program, the chronically unem- ployed are turned over to more per- manent groups. The Unemployment Compensation Scheme is part of the Security Act and plans the preven- tion of future depressions by a better type of help to future unemployed. It also finds other expression in cer- tain provisions for safe-guarding chil- dren’s he#th and for rehabilitating crippled ups. America is behind European coun- tries in social security legislation. Private capital and initiative have not solved the problem here, and the re- sult has been slums and unspeakable living conditions. But in spite of the fact that these conditions are staring | America in the face, the American, people are not ready to accept a social security program. Conflict will arise primarily from the collection of taxes; and people object, moreover, to the way in which legislation is being rushed in the states. The laws will be poorly drafted, their administra- tion will be bad; but social security is being attempted here for the first Book Reviews Honorable Estate—by Vera Brittain To those who read Vera Brittain’s Testament of Youth, the autobiogra- phy of a brilliant member of the gen- eration “lost”? by the War, the ap- pearance of Honorable Estate is of special interest. In this novel Miss Brittain again deals with the effects of the War on youthful personalities, but she enlarges the field by covering two generations of the twentieth ¢en- tury. Her title is taken from the marriage service of the Church of leipcbae and implies much of her theme, the position, political and so- cial, of women in England and its change from the first suffragist move- ments’ under Mrs. Pankhurst to the election of the heroine of the third part of the novel to Parliament. The character delineations in most cases are excellent but uneven, especially with Denys Rutherford, son of the first heroine and husband of the third. 'As in her previous book, Miss Brit- tain’s best work is in the descrip- tion of the state of mind of the girl whose whole equilibrium was threat- ened by the tragedies of the War. The book is a long one and the read- ing is slowed by the profuse quota- tions, but it is well worth while. time and must be given a chance. It is like a baby—very impressive, but very, young. Loose Organization Is Cause of Strike Continued from Page One are those subsidized, by ridiculously generous government mail '/contracts. The small companies are simply used as “spear-heads” and cannot yield, although they are willing to do so. Some of these large companies have been given boats by the government which they are to pay for over a period of twenty years, at one-half of one per cent interest. Several principles dwarf even the money and living-condition issues in this strike. The men wish to have their own conciliation board with the ship owners to discuss the dismissal of seamen; they wish to have their own “hiring halls” run in a rotary system so that chances for work would be evenly distributed; in addition, they want a sliding scale of wages to fluc- tuate with economic conditjons. Once reorganized, the ish to join the A. F. of L. and to Saat it out” the way they have their own organi- zation. They will then have the power to demand the enforcing of a “safety- at-sea code.” 1n case of war, they will be able to refuse to transport mu- nitions, as several crews effectively did during the Italio-Ethiopian war. McINTYRE’S DINING ROOM AND GRILL 23-27 E. Lancaster Ave., Ardmore SEH FESTIVAL TUESDAY TO -SHOW NATIVE DANCES The Folk Festival..that. is to be given at the Academy of Music next Tuesday evening has a peculiar con- nection with Bryn Mawr, because Mr. H. A. Miller of the Department of Social Economy is president of the Board of Directors of the Interna- tional Institute which is presenting the Festival and Mrs. Rufus Jones is chairman of the Festival Committee. The purpose of the Festival is to present to Philadelphia the rich cul- tural possessions that it has inherited from people whom it usually tends to ignore. Beginning early in the summer with the cooperation of the WPA., five hun- dred welltrained dancers and musi- cians of 12 natignalities have pre- pared to stage a pageant of Native Folk Dances with authentic costumes, music and settings. Founded 1865 BUSINESS TRAINING For the young woman who has graduated from College.. Business Administration and _ Secretarial Courses that offer thorough prepa- ration for Business. Second Semes- ter, February First. PEIRCE SCHOOL Phila., Pa. Seventy-Second Year Pine St. West of Broad ———— es a for the good things smoking can give you .. CNJOY Chest oo Mild ripe tobaccos from the Carolinas, Georgia, Ken- tucky, Maryland and Virginia—there’s aplenty of the best in Chesterfield. | 4eeavomatic tobaccos from Turkey and Greece—and plenty to make Chesterfields taste better— and different. Pleasing taste and aroma, re- freshing mildness—Chesterfields are chockfull of the good things you enjoy in, a cigarette. :