HE COLLEGE =a = VOL. XXIII, No. 19. ° - BRYN MAWR AND WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1937 BRYN MAWR Copyright TRUSTEES OF es Cornelia ‘Skinner “Exhibits Mastery Over Diseuse Art In “Loves of Charles Second” ‘Character of Unseen King Dominates Stage GOOD NATURE TEMPERS ANSE OF RIDICULOUS Goodhart, March 24.—This evening Miss Cornelia Otis Skinner laid the financial corner-stone for a projected theater workshop with the most fit- ‘ting of all instruments, a presenta- tion of her own monologues. A group of modern skits was followed by The Loves ef Charles ITI. The art of the diseuse, which is. al- ways tinged with the supernatural, remains a mystery for almost any member of the audience. In this case each of the first group of monologues was the well-developed, three-dimen- sional portrait of «a lady, who con- versed and moved about on a’ stage crowded with other characters in such a way as to expose herself *as_ in- evitably, although with somewhat greater economy of words and actions, as the ordinary human being. It is possible to observe in retro- spect, however, that Miss Skinner treated contrasting examples of her subject: a lady of the middle-west - preparing fora presentation at court, », a variety of women found in Times Square at night, a Boston. lady speak: ing on the Indian, at a woman’s club meeting—with a devastating sense of the ridiculous tempered by under- standing and good nature. She avoided any sort of repetition by utilizing the tremendous scope of her subject, defining geographical And = so- cial position with distinct shades of dialect. In the secorid half of the evening Miss Skinner showed a kind of dra- matic art which, while unnamed, does not fall under the simple title of “a group of monologues.” The Loves of Charles IT was rather a single drama in six scenes, the drama of the char- acter of a man as lit up facet by facet through the personalities of the women surrounding him and their relations to him. Apart from her acting, Miss Skinner has accomplished an exciting piece of stage writing in this. the- atrical view of history. The closing scene, in which Charles’. wife watches him die, resolves the note: of tragedy Continued on Page Three A\| Manager of the Business Board News Elections The News takes. great, pleas- ure in announcing the slection of Ethel N. Henkleman, ’38, as - and Mary T. Ritchie, ’39, as Sub- scription Manager.’ The board regretg to announce the resigna- tion of Dewilda Naramore, ’38,. as Subscription Manager. Mile. Bree is Selected ‘Head of French House Students to Spend One Semester, Desired Quota is Ten Plans for the French House, while still details, rapidly taking shape, according’ to incomplete as_ to are Mlle. Germaine Brée, of the French Department, who will be in-charge of the house next year. The experiment will not in, any way interfere with the junior year abroad, but will bene- fit both students who-wish to-keep up their French without majoring in it and French majors who edfinot, or do not, want to go to France. The present plan ealls for ten stu-| to occupy the each semester. .So far about twelve have | applied for admission, but Mlle. Brée expects no difficulty in filling the quota, as applications are still com- ing in. The Dean’s office is. making every effort to see that students en- tering the French House will be able dents house . ‘to go back to their own halls, and, if | possible, their own rooms, at the end of the semester. In any case they may reserve their rooms for’ the fol- lowing year. Though many students feel that‘in moving they will lose touch with. their friends in the halls, Mlle. Brée thinks that living in a smaller group of people with a common inter- est in the language will- compensate for what campus life they will miss. The important question of rules governing the speaking of French will be discussed with the group chosen before anything definite is decided. Students will certainly speak French during the two meals eaten at the house, and probably .in the smoking rooms in leisure ,hours.. Any rules decided upon must be -strictly kept, Mlle. Brée warned, or the experiment will lose its value. ‘She cited a simi- lar plan, though one attempted with a larger group, which has worked very successfully ‘at Bennington while defi- nite rules were enforced. Problem of Education is Well Preserited By Articles in March Issue of ‘Lantern’ (Especially contributed by Miss Katherine Koller.) : In the March issue of The Lantern the editors have continued their policy | of building each issue around a cen- tral theme. forms the theme in this number, and the chief articles and one short. story present various aspécts of this. sub- ject. We have a right to expect from students serious, intelligent thinking or these matters and clear, vigorous writing. In general, we are not. dis- ‘appointed. . The ‘editorial. and the articles by Miss Goldwasser‘ and. Miss Coplin'-are honest and interesting presentations of some of the aspects of education with which the writers are familiar. To criticise the limita- tions of these essays would bt unfair, - beeause the writers are making thoughtful analyses of questions with which they - are ieeaat Ts their everyday’ experiences. In Criticism and Appreciation in Education, Miss Coplin moves from the realm of theory to the actual problem which she sees at Bryn Mawr and clarifies her. points by illustrations. Miss Goldwasser’s note to her very fine - provocative article seems unnecessary. Good, hon- y.ten.. SREP hs est..criticis essay and the ‘poem -eprinted from the Summer School magazine, Shop and School, are moving and present a side of education which the writers of the other ‘essays must consider at some. time. The problem of education. A Valentine’s Day, by Miss Farrar, rings to mind similar occasions in every .one’s school days, which mark /a step in growing up. The somewhat ‘wordy ‘introduction does not spoil the story, which is significant and told with sympathy. ~ Miss. Meigs’ char- acter sketch is sharp and yigorous as the subject demands, and Miss Grant has- written somé excellent description in the third part of Fair. The dia- dogue. and vivid graphic description in Two Ways of' Looking At It dee. serve-_commendation..___Although' —she has much to learn in character de- lineation, Miss Tucker shows: definite promise as a writer. The poetry published in this issue of The Lantern affords a study in contrasts: two poems by: Miss Simp- son, modern in form and idea, and one by Miss Pope, a dramatic monologue in a more conventional pattern. Some bad lines in Cotton Mather are bal- anced by some good lines, concentrated and meaningful. Miss Simpson has. written better poems than these two, ‘although her contrasting metres in the second Poem are interesting. _ « On. the whole, the March issue of The Lantern deséxves praise. The essays are. thoughtful and well writ- These Be ut cr e camp The ing argument on™ fiction is more vigorous than usual. Let us hope the students will continue to produce more material of this sort, which gives indication of independent : ee: COLLEGE CALENDAR Saturday, April /10.-—Sopho- more Cotillion. Common Room, 9.30. on Sa i Sunday, Aprit-11.—C. Emer- son Brown, former director of the Philadelphia Zoo, will speak, on wild animals. Movies. Dean- ery, 5. Monday, April. 12.—French Department tea, for Miss. Leet, ‘ who» will speak ion, Reid Hall, Paris. Deanery, 5. Lecture by Mrs. Barbara Wootton on Standards of Living and Social Habi®-, Goodhart, 8.20.. Tuesday, April ee, ener Events.-Common Room, 7.30. Wednesday, April 14.—Sem- uel Fleisher will speak.on Play- speak at a Summer School meet- ing. Common Room, 8.30. Sunday, April 18.—Program by the Hampton Quartet. Dean- ery, 5. Monday, April 19.—Lecture by Mrs. Barbara Woottoh on The Social - Services: Their Working and Significance. Good- hart, 8.20. Paul Weiss is Made — Guggenheim Fellow Will Begin Study of Foundations Of Ethics on Completion Of Present Work / Py AWARD IS FOR 1937-1938 As soon as Mr. Paul Weiss, of the Philosophy Department, has completed his present book on systematic phi- losophy he will begin work on a new subject as-a Guggenheim Fellow for the year 1937-88. The new book will be a detailed, speculative study of the foundations of ethics in the light of modern logic and metaphysics, and is a sequel developing some of the impli, cations dealt with in Mr. Weiss’ forth- coming book. Ethics, Mr. Weiss believes, offer a fundamental test for the validity- of logical and metaphysical speculation, illuminates the nature of man and yields basic patterns for historical, political and social inquiries. During his sabbatical year he intends to travel through the country discussing these questions with various .pedple. He will, however, spend most of his time im California. The purpose of the Foundation is “to improve the quality of education and practice of arts, to foster research and provide for better understanding.” Evidence is required “that the candi- dates have an unusual capacity for research demonstrated by previous publications and _ contributions’ to knowledge. of high merit.” - From the 1000 applications received, only 85 were chosen for academic awards, and-for the second time one of these awards has come to a Bryn Mawr professor. Mr. Roger Wells was the previous recipient. Prominent Taxidermist To Speak -on Animals Lecturer is Author, Member of Boston Art Club Mr. C. Emerson Brown, former Di- rector of the Philadelphia Zoological Garden and at present corresponding member of the Zoological Society of London, will give a talk on My. Ani- mal Friends on Sunday, April 11, at 5 o’clock in the Deanery. Mr. Brown, besides being Director of the Phila- delphia Zoo for eighteen years, is the, author of several books. and maga- zine artic gS, and is also an artist. ‘collector for the Boston ~Society— of Natural History, he designed and pre- pared many habitat groups for its museum, having studied wild life in its native habitat. grounds. ‘Moyies. Music Room, 8.30. . Thursday April_15.— Non=—?* ‘residents’ tea. Common Room, 4.30. Mr.- Thomas’ Tippett will | advantage. ‘|“There was -no- Players’ MISS SKINNER EXPLAINS VALUE OF WORKSHOP ‘Cites Possible Use in Futire May Day Preparations The Memorial Workshop “will be as valuable as anything can be in the- said Cornelia Otis Skinner preparing for the commercial ” ater, as she calmly administered grease: paint to her face a few. minutes before her performance of The Loves of Charles II, “This sort of thing has. been done very successfully, by Dr. Baker at Yale,” and an advantage of having a workshop on the campus is that it will be even more stimulatingif-sed +m -eonjunction with such courses as play writing and stage production. When asked if the workshop could be used to prepare for Big May Day, she answered definitely that it could. ‘“‘When I was here,” she said, “we. got ready for May Day practically in our own rooms.” The integration in such a projeet would undoubtedly be ‘an In Big May Day she played the part of Sacrapante in The Old. Wives’ Tale, a part which has continued to be of great importance in every May Day. Miss Skinner was an undergradu- ate at Bryn Mawr for tworyears, 1919 and 1920, when she lived in. Merion Hall in a suite of rooms now unro- mantically turned into study rooms and the maids’ sitting. room. She was interested and astounded. when -she learned Players’ Club gave a play with Haverford this y@ar and last year. It seems when she was here no men eyen appeared in the audience. Club then. We had class dramaties, and-in my freshman year’I played aks part of a man of ninety.” A. S. U. Will Support Enlarged Court Plan Lash Announces Plan for Rally In Colleges, April 13 (From a publicity release ‘of the A.-S;_U) ‘A nationwide rally, occurring simul- taneously in one hundred and fifty col- leges at noon on April 138, will sup- port’ the President’s move to enlarge the Supreme Court to “lift the judicial blockade on human rights,” Joseph P. Lash, executive secretary of the Amer- ican Student Union, said yesterday. . Decrying the attempts. of “a hand- ful of students” to create the \impres- sion that the campus’is opposed to liberal. action of the Supreme Court, Mr. Lash disclosed that an emerg- ency meeting of the Union’s Executive Committee concluded the segsion yes- terday (Monday), at the Union’s office, 112 East 19th street. Sentiment for such a> demonstra- tion is widespread, according to the committee members who journeyed from all parts of the country to dis- cuss the Union’s stand.’ They ex- pressed the belief that “the ’ over- whelming majority of. students favor the President’s proposal, and will also support attempts to obtain more far- reaching ~ legislation through an amendment giving Congress the power ‘to pass social legislation. One ‘hundred thousand: copies of a +-eall supporting the rally are being printed. immediately, Mr. Lash said. Declaring that “our generation is menaced by the judicial dictatorship,” the call declares that we “support the quest for liberalization of the Su- preme Court and for ultimately curb- ing its power.” The American Student Union has chapterg in about one hundred and fifty American colleges with a mem- bership of more than twenty thou- sand. It was formed in - December, 1935. es Summer School Drive The drive for, funds to help cia pages Bryn Mawr Sum: ” “ther School for Women Workers ~~ in Industiy will begin next week. ~~~$1500 is the goal. ' ‘Every possible contribution is needed. Please be ready to help! © English Dapulaen _ Faces Extinction; Says Mrs. Wootton Efforts to Reward Parenthood Have Had Singular Failure ‘On Continent ENGLAND. IS BECOMING WHITE-COLLAR NATION Goodhart Hall, April 5.—In her dis- cussion of the basie conditions and trends of contemporary England, Mrs. Barbara Wootton reférred to herself as ay uncle, representing an old in- dustrial civilization, talking to young American nieces and nephews, who are the products of a newer: civili- zation. Mrs. Wootton cited three. ma- jor points: first, the prospect ofan alarming decline in English popula- tion; second, the growth of a néw white-collar class, and*with. it the de- cay of agriculture; and third, the in- nomic system offers for ability. ‘England is making for its own ex- tinction. Its population is just about to reach..its..maximum, but it will begin to move downward probably in the middle forties, in the event of a continuation’ of the state of peace. One can say conservatively that one hundred years from now, with the same rates of birth and death, the. population of England and Wales will be one-half its present size. The de- crease is due to a decline in the birth- ‘rate, and it has been made less rapid only through the prolongation of life by improvements in sanitation. There are two explanations given for this decline, two which, character- istically enough, contradict each other. The first is that life is so good that | peo have no time.to devote them-~ undertake. the..responsibilities of “par- enthood. The second is that life is so disagreeable that we do not want to impose the kind of hardships we have experienced on, sons and daughters, On the continent of Europe, the efforts which have been made by the govern- ment to reward parenthood have had singular failure; so there is no rea- son to expect similar efforts to be suc- cessful in England. The forces mak- ing for reduction in population: with- stand “small pecuniary inducements.” The outlook is not, however, en- tirely gloomy. . England is the rich- est empire in the world, but she can- not afford to educate her children. With a smaller population, education can be more extensive, and there will no longer be an -excuse for the size of school classes remaining on its pres- ent scale. Unfortunately, England has been living on “middle-aged fat’ since the depression. Its. complacency and in- ability to initiate new experiments is associated with the elderly nature of its population and rulers. It has a Peter Pan government where the mis- takes of the middle aged are put down to youthful indiscretion. The growth of the new white-collar class was Mrs. Wootton’s second point. , There are three types of industries in England: primary industries, which concern land and its preducts;—sec- ondary ones, or staple manufactures; and tertiary—services, or “taking in one another’s washing.” Most of us live by the third, which includes pro- fessional business, sport; entertaining forth. Forty-five per cent of the population lives by services and not bY industrial activity. The staple in- dustries of England are rio longer the production of luxuries and frivoli- ties. The decay of agriculture, really the supreme achievement of civilization, is«partly the result of the growth of the white-collar class. The English people are paying taxes to keep agri- eultures<°°5 2S of@ipbious merit, tiga the event of a war three-fourths of England will starve or not.’ But there are several im- portant results -of the appearance of . Continued on Page Four his ° adequate outlet which the present eco-" selves to the care of children or to. each other, transport,’ defence, and so ° staple; there has been.an increase in * | whether the farmers are supported _ . 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Low, ’38 CAROLINE SHINE, ’39 ROZANNE PETERS, "40 - BARBARA STEEL, 740 © LOUISE STENGEL, ’37 Subscription Manager Mary T. RITCHIE, ’39 Graduate Correspondent: VESTA SONNE Music Correspondent: PATRICIA R. ROBINSON, ’39 SUBSCRIPTION, $2.50 MAILING PRICE, $3.00 SUBSCRIPTIONS MAY BEGIN AT ANY TIME Entered as second-class matter at the Wayne, Pa., Post Office rw The Shaw Lectures If one doesn’t know anything at all about the fundamentals of*a subject, such as economies or sociology, there is always some virtue in attacking its problems directly, and valuable knowledge can be gained -by seizing whatever opportunity presents itself to hear current statistics and opinions. That is the most important reason, in our opinion, wliy this series of Anna Howard Shaw lectures by Mrs. Barbara Wootton should be popular. Mrs. Wootton’s reputation is well known to the’economies students who have read Plan Or No Plan, and most of them were members of her audience Monday. The group of undergraduates who went to the discussion afterwards found it brief and stimulating. The lectures began with an explanation_of the statistical and fa¢fual background of the modern English economic system, and later will deal with more theoretical material, culminating in a discussion. ofythe ‘English social and econoinic scene of the future. Now, when every undergraduate professes to be mentally agitated on questions of peace, politics and economi¢e necessity, the subjects of this series should be of erying interest. Another reason why this series of lectures should interest Bryn Mawr undergraduates is the very meaning of the Foundation. It is a memorial to Anna Howard Shaw, who died in 1919, an earnest advocate of women’s edueation, women’s vote, andthe international peace. Therefore the lecturer is preferably a woman, and, like Mrs. Woot- ton eminent in the field of social science or politics. Thus the Founda- tion is not only appropriate: to the memory of Dr. Shaw, but also designed to extend and carry on the sort of educational and practical opportunity she found at Bryn Mawr, so that our graduates may be, as she hoped they are, fitting inheritors of the right of women to legislate and have a voice in the affairs of the world, « ‘Theater Workshop Plans As the Mrs, Otis Skinner Theater Workshop begins to materialize, we may take time to consider its ultimate value to the students who intend to take advantage of it. In order to do this we must first explain the limitations of the workshop. It is not an actual theater, but a laboratory purely for experimentation. There will probably be no chairs for an audience, and the stage will be anything but elaborate. Heavy velvet curtains will be noticeably absent and in their place will be a plain curtain, easy to pull and easy to replace when too badly damaged. The value of such a ‘project on the campus is immeasurable. Those interested in going into the commercial theater later on may learn from their own experience the fundamentals of the theater. Here in the workshop new lighting schemes and-serious studies of the effect of color on the stage can be worked out. {People interested. in costuming, in scenery and the technical aspects of stage production can investigatef - their own interests as‘well as absorb new. ones. It is in such labora- tories as this that thé theater has developed in recent years. Without individual investigation and experimentation with new ideas, the thea- ter would be 4 Static institution. : The added-space and-the new interest in the workshop should give free rein to many who have never bothered to spend time backstage in Goodhart because of its’cramped quarters.. There must be many stu- dentgwho haven’t the time to work on the actual production of a play, who would like to spend an hour or so a week trying a tittle painting or construction work for their own satisfaction. Thus, to those who take stage production less seriously, but have an urge to know more about it, the workshop should be a a of enjoy ment. TOT-LOTS & PLAYGROUNDS On Wednesday, April 14, at 8.30 p.. m., Mr. Samuel Fleisher, who is Vice-President of the Philadelphia|~ _ Playground and. Recreation Associa- _ tion, will talk on Social Adventures in Philadelphia in the Music Room of just big enough — tots to crawl — »- Archaeologist to Speak Dr. Zancani-Montuoro will speak at at 8.30 p, m. about her. excavations at geum in Lucania. Thete in- |the conditions and _ difficulties ‘volved in a general theory of becom- * | hardt’s the Deanery on Wednesday evening PUBLIC OPINION | (The News has received the following letter from a reader who has no longer any active connection with the college, and who prefers to re- main incognito to the general pub- lic. Therefore we print the initials only, although the letter is not anonymous.—Ed.) To the Editor, College News, Bryn Mawr, Pa. Dear Madam, We were devastated to read in the March 17 College News that the D’Oyly Carte stage sets are to be copied for the Glee Club production of The Mikado. We must now write that “letter to the News” that never got written during. our undergradu- ate days! , Looking back on. ihe: stage sets de- signed and built by undergraduates for the various Goodhart productions, it seems a pity to set such a precedent. How much creative genius was put into the many sets that graced Good- hart in our not tod distant day—and how much fun at least for the de- signers,—-even when actual genius was lacking! Will the French Club now proceed to copy the sets of the Comedie Francaise? And _ will the Dramatic Club see fit to ¢opy—or rent!—a Broadway stage set if it happens that their play had also been having a New York run? Is the day gone when two days before a perform- ance the amateur genius in charge of sets decides thaf¥rose is all wrong for that boudoir, and the whole must be repainted in a pale blue? We also have ,unbounded admira- tion for the brilliant sets of the D’Oyly Carte Company, but feel that college is college, over all too soon, and that the opportunity for experi- menting and creating should not thus be destroyed. Sincerely, - A. V.D: NEW UNDERGRAD. HEAD HAS WIDE INTERESTS Julia Grant, newly-elected presi- dent of the Undergraduate Associa- tion, was born in New York City in 1916. After a try at cosmopolitan- ism, which included, San Francisco, Delaware and Washington, she is back where she started from and is now a native New Yorker. In both school and college she has been active extracurricularly. She was class. president all the time she was at Shipley School where she pre- pared for college, and again in her freshman year at Bryn Mawr. Be- sides this, she was on the Executive Board of Self-Government her sopho- more year and is secretary ‘of the association this year. She is also on the Planning and Common Room Committees at present. Athletically, she shines in fencing and was captain of the fencing team during 1935-36. She has always liked dramatics, in fact the theatre is her favorite hobby, although “anglicanism” .(she has a weakness for England), if you could call that a hobby, runs a close second. She was in the Dramatic Club at Shipley and has been in the Players Club since her freshman year, BECOMING CONDITIONS TIME SAYS H. FISHER Common Room, March 23.—Some Conditions. and Consequences of .a General Doctrine of ‘Becoming, a paper read before the Philosophy Club by Miss Helen Fisher, ’37, according to its author, is “an exercise in ‘curi- osity” rather than a definite proof of a thesis. The paper, based chiefly on the works of Aristotle with reference to modern theories, treated some of in- ing, and progressed on the assump- tion: that becoming is in some. sense {fundamental to any imetaphysics. In contrast to Miss Leigh Stein- paper on Time, previously read before the Philosophy Club, Miss Fisher contends that time is condi- tioned by becoming, although she ad- mits that actually the problem is that all change. The very term “becom- ALGAE Ne The Personal Peregrinations of Al-| gernon Swinburne. Stapleton-Smith, or Lost in a. London Fog. Soon after-his encounter with the glamourous Egyptian princess, Ina Rockpruff, Algae’s acquaintance, Boris J. Besstead, Jr., arranged a meeting with her for them through his con- nections at the Foreign Office. A flourishing friendship. sprung up al- most at once, but after a few days Besstead received a mysterious and peremptory command from: the -office to break off every rel ship with her. Algae could not honestly admit to Kfmself that he was sorry for this withdrawal from the-field of his com- petitors. In fact he was a little an- noyed with Besstead, who kept hinting that Algae himself had better ‘break with Ina or dire things would happen. After ‘a certain amount of considera- tion, Algae put it all, down to sour grapes, especially because Ina had shown a marked increase of regard for him since Besstead’s removal. Moreover, although Ina was admit- tedly concerned in political activities, she made absolutely no . suspicious moves, and never discussed her busi- ness with Algae. One of .the first things Algae tried to do was to return the Egyptian scarab which he had picked up when Ina dropped it in the street, and which was the instrument of their meeting. Several times Ina merely laughed silently and told him to keep it as a memento. But suddenly one day she asked him to give it to a friend of hers who would meet him at the Tower of London at midnight. Algae arrived promptly at the east corner of the Tower at eleven fifty- nine. He waited for a few seconds till a tall shadow detached itself from the blackness of the wall and silently gave the password: “Tovarisch.” “Tovarisch,” breathed the chap in a husky voice, and Algae slipped the scarab into his pocket. Immédiately he felt his shoulder gripped heavily, the other fellow was covered by a gunman, and a resonant voice spoke out: “Algernon Swinburne — Stapleton- Smith, I arrest you on the charge of treason in the name of His Majesty, George, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions Beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India.” It was Besstead! NEW HEAD OF LEAGUE LIKES ART, DANCING Mary Whalen, ’38, the new presi- dent of the Bryn Mawr League, has taken part in such activities ever since she attended the Convent. School of the Sacred Heart in New York City, where she spent ten years be- fore coming. to Bryn Mawr. While there she was president of the. Jeanne d’Are Mission Unit, and served on the Self-Government Board and _ was twice president of her class, in her sophomore and again in her senior years. In college she has always been an interested member of the Bryn Mawr League, acting as the assistant chairman of. the Blind School, and serving as secretary and treasurer of the League this year. She is also planning to attend the ‘Bryn Mawr Summer Camp for at least part of the session, in order “to learn more about |its—work. Aside from such activities, Mary's chief interests are tennis, horseback- riding, history of art: and dancing. This year she was.elected..the presi- dent of the Dancers’ Club of Bryn Mawr, but has just resigned the office in order to take over: her new execu- tive duties. She also serves on the Vocational Committee and is the Hall President of Rockefeller. She is majoring in history, and is considering whether or not she will teach it after she leaves college. ANCIENTS ALSO PESSIMISTS Syracuse, N. Y.—Sermons of to- day’s “gloomsters,” who view the world ‘with alarm,” are much like those preached scores of centuries ago. So said Dr. Frederick C. Perry, president of Hamilton College, on the basis of writings taken from an As- ‘}of “the chicken or the egg.” Coming] syrier:~<_—‘ytyintéd 2800°B. Co The} ioe being, she stated, is the basis of] earth is degenerating in these latter: be sl reads the ancient stone slab. “The. children. -no- obey their LApril 9. In Philadelphia va Movies Aldine: History Is Made at Night, with. Charles Boyer and Jean Arthur. Arcadia: Romeo and Juliet, with Norma.Shearer and Leslie Howard. Boyd: Maytime, an operetta, with Nelson Eddy and Jeannette MacDon- ald. Chestnut: Lost Horizon, with Ron- ald Colman. Earle: Girl Overboard, with Gloria Stuart and Walter Pidgeon. Europa: Lucrezia Borgia, played by members of the Comedie Francaise. Fox: Seventh. Heaven, with Simone Simon and James Stewart. Karlton: Sinners Take All, with Bruce Cabot and Margeret. Lindsay. Keith’s: The King and the Chorus Girl, with Fernand Gravet and Joan Blondell. Locust: The Good Earth, from Pearl Buck’s novel, with Paul Muni ° and Luise Rainer. Stanley: Waikiki Wedding, Bing Crosby and Bob Burns. Stanton: Men in Exile, with June Travis and Dick Purcell. Theater : Hedgerow: Thursday, Wife to,a Famous Man and Autumn Fires; Fri- day, The Plough and-the Stars; Sat- urday, Heartbreak House. Concert - Lecture-recital; Mme. Olga Sama- roff Stokowski and Marian Anderson, contralto; auspices. of the Philadelphia Forum, 8.30. Local Movies Seville: Wednesday, ‘That Girl From Paris, with Lily Pons; Thurs-. day,\Without Orders, with Sally Eil- ers; Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday) Lloyds. of London, with Ty- rone Power and Freddie Bartholo- mew; Tuesday and. Wednesday, The Plough and the Stars, with Barbara Stanwyck; Thursday and Friday, Champagne Waltz, with Fred -Mac- Murray. Wayne:* Wednesday, More Than .a Secretary, with Jean Arthur and George Brent; Thursday and Friday, My Man Godfrey, with William Powell; Saturday, The Holy Terror, with Jane Withers; Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Champagne Waltz, with Fred MacMurray; Wednesday, Man of the People, with Florence Rice. Ardmore: Wednesday and Thurs- day, Devil’s Playground; with Rich- with -jard Dix; Friday, We Who Are About to Die, with Preston Foster; Saturday, Dangerous Number, with Ann Soth- ern; Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Green Light, with Errol Flynn; Wednesday, The Last of Mrs. Cheney, FACULTY AT LARGE “Mr. Carpenter, of the Department of Archaeotogy, will speak. at ‘the University Club before a meeting of the Philadelphia Classical Society on His subject will be The Value -of Archaeology to the Student of the Classics. Mr. Weiss, of the Department of Philosophy, read a paper at the Full- erton Club, entitled The Origin and Nature of Philosophy. A review, writ- ten by M. Weiss, of the Richard Flex- ner Gectures is in the April 7 issue of the New Republic. . Mr. Helson, of the Department of Psychology, attended a meeting of the eastern branch of the American Psy- chological Association at Vassar Col- lege. . Mrs. Fréak, of Xi Department. of French, having received a grant-in- aid of publication from the American Council of Learned Societies, is about to publish a’book called Proverbes en rimes : test and. illustrations from a Fr ench manuscript in the’ Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, in collabora- tion with Miss Dorothy Miner. Mr. Gillet, of the Department of Spanish, published an unknown play the fifteenth century, Fars Hecht por Alonso de Salaya, in the Publi-- cation of the Modern Language As- sociation of America. Last month Mr. Gillet attended a meeting of the Modern Language Association i in New York. ; Engager nis ROP The followike engagements - have been announced: ents, Every man wants to write e|a book, ard it is evident that the end] ‘of the world is — approaching.” rs: ecole i ‘ ~~Miss Sylvia Evans, ’37, to Mr. Joseph Taylor. Miss Lois Morean, ’37, to Mr. ' Richard Van Reed Lyman, . lowship. - play; the establishment of a central 4 The Rendezvous of the College Girls ca. the country are asking for coilege THE COLLEGE NEWS re Page Three Tom Tippett to Discuss * -~Industrial Problems Proletarian Author Will: Speak for The Summer School (Especially contributed by Elizabeth Lyle, ’37.) ‘Mr. Tom Tippett, author of Horse- shoe Bottoms and When Southern Labor Stirs, and one of the foremost writers of literature dealing with in- dustrial problems, ‘will speak in the Common Room on Thursday, April 15, at 8 o’clock. The lecture will be given under the auspices of the Under- graduate Committee of the Bryn Mawr Summer School. Besides being an author of proletarian, books, Mr. Tippett has had long industrial ex- perience himself. An Illinois. coal miner originally, he has been an or- ganizer for the Amalgamated Cloth- ing Workers of America and for the United Textile Workers. At present he is engaged in research work, and, he has twice held a Guggenheim Fel- All those who are interested in the Summer School are urged to come and hear of the latger issues and move- ments to which the school is related. Those who are not interested in the school still should come to have their enthusiasm roused and to hear a charming speaker. NATIONAL COMMITTEE AIDS COLLEGE DRAMA (From a press release of the WPA Federal Theater Project.) New York City, April 7.—A cam- paign to stimulate a greater interest |- in the theater among the undergradu- ates of America was launched yester- day with the formation of a National Collegiate Advisory Committee to the WPA Federal Theater Project, ac- cording to an announcement by Wil- liam. W. Hinckley, chairman of the American Youth Congress. Plans outlined by the committee, which was formed to assist and advise the WPA Federal Theater in bringing the theater to the campus, include the immediate initiation of a national contest for an_ original. full-length college play bureau with the Federal Theater’s Play Bureau to serve as coordinating service for college dra- matic societies and youth drama or- ganizations, and the sponsorship of Federal Theater productions in col- lege theaters, fraternity, settlement and community. houses. MRS. GILBRETH TO RETURN April 6.—Miss Manning announced this morning that Mrs. Gilbreth will be at the college for interviews with students next week on Monday, Tues- day and Wednesday. Appointments for interviews will be posted on the Dean’s bulletin board. The books on vocational subjects to which Mrs. Gilbreth has been refer- ring will be placed on a shelf in the New Book Room and maybe examined there, but may not be removed. TES ere BIEMt RTARTA —— — f " Meet your friends at the Bryn Mawr Confectionery (Next to Seville Theater Bldg.) Tasty Sandwiches, Delicious Sundaes Superior Soda Service Music—Dancing for girls only FIRST CALL Thousands of employers alt~éver women in their offices. Such wo- men with secretarial training have the first call on positions of trust and responsibility, at the heart of the business. Katharine Gibbs, in fact, has calls for more good secretaries than there are graduates available. @ Address College Course Secretary for R Its," a booklet of interesting y Information, and illustrated catalog. @ Special Course for College Women opens in New York and Boston, Sep- tember 21, 1937. e @ AT NEW YORK SCHOOL ONLY— same course may be started July 12, preparing for early placement. BOSTON .. et ae conta MORK ee , 20 Park Avenue KATHARINE GIBBS terested in it, shop which’ we wish to set up is i SCHOOL : , OTIS SKINNER FAVORS _NEW THEATER PLANS The theater workshop as-established by Dr. George Baker at Yale and to be copied by Bryn Mawr “is the only way for the theater. to develop,” said Mr. Otis Skinner in a short interview the afternoon before his daughter’s performance for the benefit of the Mrs. Otis Skinner Theater Workshop. In such activities may be found the “real beginning and experience of the theater.” “There is no question that this will be an outlet for individual students who are interested in the commercial theater,” he continued. The theater as seen-by the public is a commercial institution. It has become even more so since Mr. Skinner first became in- and the type of work- the only way to further the growth of such an institution. In this way CHANGES IN MIKADO CAST The following changes have been ‘|made in the cast of The Mikado: Terry Ferrer, ’40, will play Koko, and Ruth Stoddard, ’39, has’ been “chosen for Pish Tush. The _ understudies which have beenpieked are: Mar- garet Bell, ’39, the Mikado; Betty Anne Stainton, 787, Pooh Bah; Mary Moon, ’39; Pish Tush; and Doris “Rus- sell, ’38, general understudy for the Three Little Maids. Other under- studies will be chosen later. different groups may ‘devote their activities. toward one ‘end—the de- velopment of expression.” The best way to learn how to express an idea on the stage is to play around with the equipment and see what happens. As a headquarters for May Day preparation, the Workshop should be a very ‘good thing. It would’ serve to unify the various activities and keep them under one roof MEET ai FRIENDS The Bryn Mavwe College Tea Room for a SOCIAL CHAT AND RELAXATION Hours of Service: 7.30 A. M.—7.30 P. M. Breakfast Lunch Tea Dinner For Special Parties, Call Bryn Mawr 386 News Music Correspondent The College News takes pleas- ure in announcing the election of Patricia Ravn Robinson, ’39, as music correspondent. Cornelia Skinner Exhibits Mastery Over Diseuse Art Gontinued from Page One hinted at in the*opening scene in which Charles and his mother are“ex- ilés in France,.and terminates the curve of his life which Miss Skinner has graphed through each portrayal. While the emphasis is shifted from JEANNETTE’S Bryn Mawr Flower Shop, Inc. Flowers for All Occasions Porn gd logues. portraiture to draina and the Sl comedy and mood*of the whole’ follows the sweep of the Restoration period, the samé“sympathy is. felt here for each character as in*the modern mono- Tolerance, bred of under- standing, marks each portrayal from the brillant, tempestuous and unhappy Lady Castlemaine to the quiet. and devout little queen, victim of the same ‘unhappiness. _ M. O. sinciitiiemeaiiaanaaial? Tennis Rackets $3.00 to $12.50 (Less College Discount) EXPERT RESTRINGING + 24-Hour Service = Kitty. McLean a Lane Avene | 7 _. 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Luckies are gentle on the throat. - ight. ¥ —a light smoke” ~ In one of the first important parts I” did in America, the play called for a long and very trying individual perform- ance. In every scene for five full acts I was on stage talking almost continu- ously. The strain made itimperative that I safeguard my throat and voice. After trying different brands of cigarettes, I came across Luckies. They stood the test and for many years now I’ve enjoyed them. I like the taste of Luckies and my throat is grateful for a light smoke.” THE FINEST TOBACCOS— | “THE CREAM OF THE CROP” cine eras EZ ee Te s Toasted”-Your Throat Protection _ AGAINST IRRITATION—AGAINST PoucH — 1937, The American Tobacco. Company . Page Four THE COLLEGE NEWS Soe ——————— a ee een rae Stam tti | ehSaNN RTP we CURRENT EVENTS (Gleaned from Dr. Fenwick) Last‘ week the Supreme. Court re- | versed the njneteen-year-old precedent of the Adkins case and declared the Washington State Law’, constitutional. The . opinion, written by Hughes, was almost identi- ‘eal. with his minority opinion in the former case, This decision, important in itself, may have considerable effect on the” President’s Supreme Court plan. Antagonists of the plan say that the court’s reversal proves that the bench can keep in step with the times. The Presidené’s supporters state that the Court has_ simply changed its mind about the advisabil- ity of the law, and legal decisions based on advisability are exactly what the President and his followers de- plore. The Court has frequently waid that it has been forced to invalidate badly *- drawn, loose laws, such as the. Fra- zier-Lemke Mortgage Moratorium Act. Congress went over this law, correct- ing its mistakes, and the new act. was declaréd constitutional last weck. The Sit-DoWn Strikes look more hopeful this week as the Chrysler and Ford plants near ~ settlement. ©The most serious strike problem at pres- ent is the obvious faet that the C: I. O. has been unable to control its own _ men in ‘tt€ epiderhic of sit-downs. ' But .as public opinion is growing against them it is unlikely that the outburst will continue for long. Minimum acl ‘ Elections Denbigh and Merion have elected the following as Hall Presidents: Merion: Anne Wyld, ’38. ‘Denbigh: Virginia Hessing, 38. Mrs. Wootton Foresees Decline in Population “ Continued from-Page One In. the first place, there’ is an inverted snobbishness about. the white-collar occupations. We lament the rise of an unproductive class, though we might find ourselves starving if it did not exist: In addi- tion there are more openings in gain-~ ful occupations for women. Modern occupations are within the capabili- ties of women and their wages are lower than those for men. Moreover, the class structure of society has been modified. 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