Yfailed to be realized thanks to tech- ~ ate a class-less community. For fur- -. gay, ’37, and Catherine Hemphill, ’39, omer ein THE COLLEGE NEws VOL. XXIII, No. 25 BRYN MAWR AND WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1937 BRYN MAWR Copyright TRUSTEES OF COLLEGE, 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS am Lasting Peace is. Basic to Forecast Of Emerging Order Economic Structure and View Toward Problems. Altered, Says Mrs. Wootton CHANGE IS NECESSARY IN DEMOCRATIC IDEA Goodhart, May 10.—Basing her pre- dietions-on-an-assumption.of_a_period of lasting peace, Mrs. Barbara Woot- ton discussed the Emerging Social Order in the last of the Shaw lec- tures. “Without the assumption - of the period of peace,” said Mrs. Woot- ton, “there is no forecast to offer; all will become uncertain and futile.” Two great changes have occurred in the twentieth century: first, a change in the economic structure regarding industries and occupations of people; the staple industries of the nineteenth century have been superseded by new products and business; secgnd, there has appeared a“new attitute regard- ing economic problems. Adaptation to.change in the eco- nomic structure depends on technique and scientific: advance, wherein lies the future development of industry. Looking back, one can see how the dour prophecy of Thomas Malthus nique. The decline of staple indus- tries is only temporary, and not the beginning of the end of Great Brit- ain in the economic. sefise. The second great change is mani- fest in the attitude that it is the busi- ness of* the government to defend what is, rather than to create what might be. Industries that might have been--out-competed.in-'the- nineteenth century survive in the twentieth be- cause of governmental aid; a resist- ance to change has appeared and the elasticity due to ruthlessness has di- minished. In this attitude lies dan- ger. If the government’s responsibil- ity_is to vested interests there will be a retarding of progress without com- pensation, and discouragement togen- terprise. However, beyond this discouraging aspect spreads a field of experimenta- tion, change and expansion. The germ of a rising social consciousness, and a responsibility. toward the ordering of life have appeared. . The shifting of the social structure is in spite of the artificially restricted. economic changes. As accomplishments in the ‘social field, one can observe social service, pensions, allowances to the sick and unemployed, the rise of a strong trade union movement and a labor party with a strong socialist program. But what of the future, what. policies of the past have been most effective, asks Mrs. Wootton. Most important is the failure to cre- ther progress the classobstacle must be overcome, for though the rigid Continued on Page Five League Elections The Bryn Mawr League takes pleasure in announcing the fol- lowing elections to its’ board for next year: . Chairman of Blind School, Christie Solter, ’39. Chairman of Haverford Com- munity Center, Jane Braucher, 39. Assistant Chairman of Hav- erford Community Center,’ Mar- ian Gill; ’39. Chairman of Maids’ Vespers, Martha Van Hoesen, ’39. Chairman of Maids’ Commit- tee, Barbara Steel, ’40. Assistant Chairman of Maids’ Committee, M. Tyrrell Ritchie, 89. Publicity Chairman, Morley, 740. The Chairman for Americani-. _ zation. and the assistants for Summer Camp arid Summer School will be announced later. Miss Walsh Addresses Philosophy Club Group Louise Says the Essence of Poetry Lies In Linguistic Precision ‘The Common Room, May 4.—“The essence of poetry is linguistic preci- sion,” stated Miss Walsh in her address to the Philosophy Club on The Poetie Use of Language. Poetry, she said, is the only form of expression that says what it means and means ex- actly what it says. The so-called “precise” languages of science, logic and philosophy are not precise, but rare intentionally ambiguous. Science is not precise because its technical terms are generalized de- scriptions used to characterize empir- ical events, with the specific event carefully unspecified. In order to read these incompleted statements. correct- ly, the scientist has to supply the ap- propriate values for these variables. Logie is not linguistically precise because it must either rest upon ideas that are truly indefinable and can only intuitively be understood, ‘or upon ideas that are undefined--and have to be completed by metaphysical specu- lation. When logicians have tried to impose a pattern of consistently _or- dered symbols upon the confusion of language, it has ceased to be lan- guage. Philosophy is not precise because it is intentionally suggestive. Words can never explain the “total concrete real- ity” that the philosopher seeks. He has to imply more than he says, and his true meaning must always tran+ scend his expressed ‘meaning. But the poet, unlike the scientist and the philosopher, is interested in language ‘as itself, rather than as a means of expressing reality. It is not what happens that is important to him, but what is said about what hap- pens.: No separation can be-made be- tween what is said and how it is said. No reexpression is, possible. Doris Turner’s Inferno Draws Comment At First Exhibit of Nucleus Camera Club Mr. Herben’s Work Shows Skill In Composition; Faculty Row Is in Evidence % Common Room, May 7, 8, 9.—The Nucleus Camera Club held an ex- hibition . of ‘photographs, some of which. were strikingly executed and showed genuine pictorial quality, in the Common Room over the weekend. Many pictures of campus life—May Day, The Mi and Faculty Row were shown. Mr. Stephen J. Herben took the two blue. .ribbons.. for...first place among the faculty for his photo- scat FIRE Bn nae Doris ‘Turner, 39, Elizabeth Bin- ‘were the chief undergraduate winners, ‘though no single first- award. was given. An Inferno by Doris Turner, composed of translucent. fiery ef- ‘fects, recalls. the Rackham _illus- trations of. Grimm’s (in reality a which was immersed in too-hot water in developing). Mr. Ernest Blanchard centributed -a composite picture, Bi- ology, showing Dalton, a laboratory worker, the well-known rabbit, and microscopic pictures. . The many snapshots of people and buildings on campus were clear and life-like. In-fact, all the photograph- ers have achieved great clarity and de- tail in their pictures. Mile. Germaine Brée and. Mr. Richmond Lattimore both exhibited a number of charming foreign landscapes. Karnak, by be: Herben, shows great skill in compostiion. Two old eglumits_ slant’ up from: one corner to. a clouded sky. A piece of broken brick wall frames the picture on one side and balances the slanting col- umns, while two black outlines in the top’ corners focus additional atten- tion on-the center. This framing and unity in a picture is one quality which most of the other exhibitors might picture of Mr. A Lindo Faeren) well imitate. : i 184 CRN PERS A BPE ERIMT IR ORR BPE SP OPM RESPIR HR SEOE, PE = ; 4 “Kipling was ,a scrapper. E. A. Ballard Gives Lecture on Kipling Life and Character of Author Diggussed in Light of Books Owned by Speaker RARE WORKS EXHIBITED Deanery, May 9.—In a lecture full | of delightful “extra-curricular’’ facts about Rudyard Kipling and his writ- nigs, Mr. Ellis Ames Ballard, Phila- delphia lawyer, not only related some- thing of the history of his own col-J lection of the poet’s works, one of the largest _private collectidns in the United States, but ‘also discussed the life of Kipling in the light of. the rare and: interesting books which he He illustrated the lecture with manuscripts and books of special in-» terest to Kipling lovers, including such valuable specimens as his mother’s OwhS. copy of his first work, with “Ruddy’s |' Poems” leather cover, and Kipling’s own copy, with the following —— written on it: “It’s nice to see one’s namé in print; A book’s a book, although there's nothing in’t.” Kipling’s talent developed early. When he was 15 years old; his father collected a group of his poems ‘and published them in a little volume un- der the title of Schoolboy Lyrics. It is difficult to realize that so young a boy: could have attained the percep> tion evident in thése poems: The in gold letters .on a white | Seven Days of Creation is one of the best, with such pawerful passages as: “Alone, afar, at noon-tide Eblis watched, Jealous of God, the alls Sustainer’s work— Saw great darkness rent in twain and lit With Sun and Moon and Stars—be- held. the Earth Heaven upward from beneath the Waters, green -And trampled by the Cattle—watched the Sea Foam with the children of the waters —heard The voices of the Children of the Woods Across the: branches. and feared, And _ stxove throughout those Seven Nights of Sin =O: mar with evil toil God’s handi- * work.” Kipling, said Mr. Ballard, faced realities. His idea of the artist’s heaven was a place where he might draw things as he saw them for the “God of things as. they are,” and he strove always to write for this God. He was the apostle of work: the people he describes in his stories and poems are not the political leaders, or the \military heroes, but the Sons of Martha—those members of the labor- ing classes upon whose shoulders the Lord has laid the world’s burdens. He was afraid of nothing: If hé found wick- edness in high places he exposed it.” During the first years when he was becoming widely known, Kipling had several occasions to form a rather scornful opinion of the American peo- ple. He voiced this in his celebrated Curse on America, which was in- spired by the discovery of some pirated poems in the Seaside Library. A little later he gave it more particu lar utterance in an open contest with the American publisher Harper, in which both sides hurled invectives at each other without any noticeable re- sult. At one time, however, the fight became so heated that Harper felt it necessary to call in reinforcements. Hardy and two-other eminent English poets published a statement favoring American publishers.’ Kipling replied | with his poem The Three Captains, in| which the names of these. three -writ- ers are actually given—though in a form not easily recognizable to; those who were not aware of the events provoking it. At _one time Kipling would ‘really Contintied on Fage Five Saw and heard COLLEGE CALENDAR Thursday, May 13.—Concours Oratotwe, Common-Room, 4.30 p. m. Friday, May' a4 .— Last Day of Classes. Saturday, May 15.—Confer- ence of Summer School Faculty all day Saturday and Sunday. Sunday, May 16.—Outdoor Service in. the Deanery Garden 7.380 p. m, Monday, May 17,—Beginning of Collegiate Examinations. | . Sunday, May 23,—Violin Re- cital by Henry Cykman- COMMENCEMENT WEEK Saturday, May 29 and Sun- day, May 30.—Alumnae Reunion Weekend. Sunday, May 30.—Alumnae Luncheon. . Baccalaureate Serv- icé with address by President John Edgar Park of Wheaton, Goodhart, 8 p. Mm. Monday,» May .81.—Senior tea given by the alumnae of the neighborhood. Miss Park’s sup- per for the seniors. Senior Bon- e. Tuesday, “June 1.—Garden party, followed by step singing. Wednesday, June mencement Program, 11 a. m. The Maids and Porters Put on Mystery Play The. Cat and the Canary Offers Humor and Horrors Goodhart, May 9.—The Cat and the Canary was chosen by the maids and porters for their second dramatic ven- ture. A well-worn play, it has also Worn well, and proved a wise selection on the part of Huldah-GCheek...’38,..its director, for it is one of those very playable.thrillers which has a sense of humor. Far from neutralizing. each other, these two elements were mutu- ally intensified by contrast. We were all the more ready to laugh after a scene of horror, all the more keyed up after a comedy scene, and so, con- tinually twitching in pleasurable cycles of nervous excitement. If the audience may.have shown greater ap- preciation of the comedy, it was cer- tainly not unmoved by the intra-mural mysteries of the ghostly house. The device of claw-like hands appearing through slowly sliding panels was treated with great effect, both as to seene-building and actual mechanics. A sense of approaching doom, sug- gested at the outset by an ominous voodoo maid, Minnie Newton, an el- derly lawyer, Richard Blackwell and two quarrelsome male relatives, Em- met Brown and Nellie Davis, was re- lieved by the fluttering entrance of two female relatives, Doris Davis and Mabel Ross, and by the magnificent bluster of the asylum guard, John McKnight. Hilda Green, attractive and gssured as an heiress imperill@d by un- known danger and inconvenienced by the peculiarities of her many relatives, aroused our sympathy at once, and her male lead, the irresolute garage- mati, kept interest running at a high level. In this part John Whittaker, the campus Coward, gave a confident and polished performance. Sparing of gesture and calni of voice, he was Continued on Page Four Summer Camp Staff Chosen The undergraduates who will com- prise the staff of the Bryn Mawr Camp have been chosen, The first group serving from June 5 to 19 is as follows: Marian Gill, 40; Mary Ma- comber, ’40 ;, Susan Miller, ’40; Louise Morley, ’40; Barbara Steel, 40; Mary Whalen, 38; Mary Wood, ’39. The second group will attend ‘the Camp from-June-20 to July 6-and:t* ~~ > ~ DA De lows: Annette Beasley, ’40; Laura “Estabrook, °39; "Dorothy “Hood; "37; Margaret Howson, ’38; Sarah Lud- wig, '38; | Virginia Pfeil, ’39. The third group which serves from\July 6 to 20 is ‘as follows: Gretchen Collie,| 38; Marian Diehl, ’39; Martha Eaton, 39; Allison Raymond, os a Elizabeth Ne: John Mason Brown Comments Wittily On Season’s Plays Dramatic Tradition of ‘Hamlet Reviewed; Howard Called “Frozen Liability” HIGH TOR, TOVARICH, RICHARD II PRAISED Goodhart Hall, May 6.—As an in- season on Broadway, Mr.-John Mason Brown pointed out that all acting is not of one kind. There is a cleavage as great as that which separates prose \and poetry, distinguishing the Leslie Howard school of acting from‘ the romantie tradition to which’ John Gielgud long. Evans The essence of poignant un- derstatement, Leslie Howard leaves women in his audience undecided as and Maurice he is seen to great disadvantage as a In the filrn of ||romantic character. 2.—Com- N&omeo) and Juliet, chiefly marked by a total absence of gender, he not only made his dislike of the part mani- fest but contagious, and his Hamlet, hardly more than a beguiling young Englishman. who had mistaken Elsi- nore for the gas station in The Petri- fied Forest, was-a “frozen liability.” John Gielgud? trained in the heroic tradition, acted Hamlet with his en- tire body. The script was suddenly lightning, and the play seemed to be newly written. He possessed the mind and spirit of Hamlet. When Elsinore was~still-a twilight realm: for the Gladstonian type of actor, Mr. Brown saw Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, Whose creaking knee-joints in the play within a play scene conveyed an _acute—melancholia,. Walter.Hampden, on the other hand, was young enough when he first at- tempted the role, and fine enough in mind, for the new kind of Hamlet, though his performance has become inereasingly “Ph. D.” with age. John Barrymore, when his talent for ignit- ing his emotions was confined behind the footlights, was the-best Hamlet of the contemporary stage. Basil Sidney’s production in modern dress illustrated how little the play depends on the conventional stage trappings. Barrymore was unusually success- ful in explaining his relationship with the “theatre’s problem child,’ Ophelia, “the most irretrievably moronic” . of all tragic heroines. Most Hamlets fall in love with Ophelia after she is dead; Mr. Barrymore showed by his hands, “those amorous antennae,” that he was “‘willing to abdicate in the fair , maiden’ s behalf, long before the third - Continued on Page _— EMPLOYMENT REPORTS (From a press release of the Bu- reau of Industrial Service, Inc.) Friday, April 380.— Employment . prospects of this year’s college gradi. ating classes are favorable than those of the 1929 graduates, and substantially better — than the June, 1936, classes experi- enced. This evidence of continued em- ployment improvement is revealed in an announcement today of the results of a survey just completed by Inves- tors Syndicate, of Minneapolis. Engineering, business administra- tion, teaching and general business’ classifications are offering employment in greatest volume, according to J. R. Ridgway, president of Investors Syn- “Law, journalism and in- vestment~banking- are near the “foot of the list, he said. These conclusions are ‘emia: upon __ analysis of questionnaires returned by © 218 leading colleges and universities which account for nearly half of the total enrollment of male and conde cational institutions. Washburn, 37. — troduction to his review of. the past be- - whether to marry or mother him, but ° revealed as if by blinding flashes of | FAVOR ’37 GRADUATES . ly a little less | 3 announcing the results of % . at a loss to say. Page Two } THE COLLEGE NEWS THE COLLEGE NEWS (Founded in 1914) Published weekly durin Mawr College. the College Year (excepting durin Christmas and Easter Holidays;.and during examination weeks).in the interest of Bryhn: Mawr College at the Maguire Building, Wayne, Pa., and a a Hditey-beGhiot The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nothing that appears in may be reprinted either wierand or in part without written permission of the. News Editor ABBIE INGALLS, ’38 ANNE Lovisz Axon, 740 ELEANOR BAILENSON, 39 EMILY CHENEY, 40° CATHERINE HEMPHILL, 39 ‘ MARGARET Howson, 138 Mary R. MEIGs, 39 ‘ ALICE Low, ’38 ’ ROZANNE PETERS, 40 Mary T. 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There are iconoclasts 4among the intelligentsia on this campus who regard our quaint Elizabethan and Victorian traditions» Little May Day, Senior Tree Planting, Last Day of Classes /and the like, as mean- ingless and silly affectations, calculated to warm up sentiment about dear old Bryn Mawe-and fill us with nostalgia/about the Happiest Days They are welcomé to their point of, view, and if they feel silly one-two-three hopping, or having hoops hung around their necks, they are privileged to stay away from the festivities. even see their point about being waked up at five-thirty on May first by the heavy tread of singing Sophomores. not go so far with them as to agree that Einstein’s Theory of Relativity would be more fittingly chanted on/ Rockefeller Tower than the Mag- dalen College Latin Hymn; they may set up their rival May Day if of Our Lives. they like, but we will have jo part There are one or two traditions, however, that, should die a peaceful death. (The man Night. Some halls inform us it is well known that last year a lackadaiscal tug-of-war was substi- tuted for the customary fight over the steps which ended in, a fiasco Nevertheless, experience teaches us that rampages on Freshman Night are likely to crop up not all over the campus at r**“onee, but by halls, depending on the ‘internal situation any particular In Merion two years ago, some Freshmen were so violent in general wrecking rooms that, they actually precipitated a Class War, and not only was all peace destroyed on Friday night, but reverbera- the Spring of 1935. year. tions of feeling continued for days. men’s exchanging for Friday dinner or the Juniors being forced to learn the May Pole Song, or answering the telephone or serving coffee - if: it will amuse the Freshman, but we are dé in any form whatsoever, and especially in the week\before Comprehen- es. If Freshman Night is indeed dying a naturai\ death, we wish to be the first to raise our voice in a requiem. ‘ sives. “We can - On the other hand, we can of it. ‘like oral Orals, most important of these is Fresh- that Freshman Night is dead; and We see no harm in the upper class- itely against sabotage fd Book Review _.. ' The Years, by Virginia Woolf. ~ This is a novel which critics say _ has no plot; it is merely a very selec- _ tive sketch of the growth of a family, -the Pargiters of London, from 1880 to the. present. What makes it less of a - story than any of the other family sagas which exist in plenty, we are Perhaps it is because it has no moral and almost no ai of view. The meaning of The Years is in an accurate portrayal of the passing of. time. Miss Woolf thinks that time is nothing but change, or concerning a person, experience. In a certain sense experience is what gives a person in- - dividuality, makes him grow differ- ently from others. And after the passage of many years a person’s life can become ‘almost cut off from the rest of the world, because of the va- riety of experiences in terms of which he understands his life. Elegnor, the » character whom we see most often in The: Years, is-an old lady when we reach the present, and she no longer sees the rest of her family clearly at one stage in their lives, but has an al- most realistic view of them as they. have been. — _ The incidents related are a number “ of very vivid, but not especially sig- nificant, incidents from the life of sev- ‘eral of the people in the family, and we never understand character | just-as he recognizes their wara~-—* By a rebel-|and she is incomprehensible, being only | PY See The President— Attended the Mount Holyoke Centenary as a delegate from Bryn Mawr. Monday, May 10, spoke to the New Haven Bryn — Club at luncheon. tin, her brother, can never cease think- ing of her as a little child, when she cut her,own arm in anger at him. Eleanor remembers them both best as children, when she was the eldest sis- ter. Every recollection is. introduced by the description of the*weather: sum- mer, winter and spring rain, summer and winter sun and London fog. These passages, among the most beau- tifully written in the book, define the separate moods and divide the narra- tive. On the whole the writing is as polished’ and more varied than it has ever been in a book by Virginia Woolf. The dialogue is never a part of the narrative, since we see the characters’ emotions so exactly that we cannot un- derstand what they say. And this is because they have no way of making themselves understoed_ to each other after the passage of years. x The reader does not have the per- spective: which the author demands.: He cannot make himself see the char- acters as a whole, but only as they have been described last. .Neverthe- less he recognizes the change in them; they are- -without- knowing. ‘when they were said before.. There is only one character who doesn’t change, |widow of the fabulously rich late : Weve and after Julia, Mawgliam’s latest novel, is an ex- emely well-balanced character, to- Algae The Personal Peregrinations of Al- gernon Swinburne - Stapleton-Smith, or Lost in a London Fog. . Algae came out of his stupor, in- duced by the nasty fall which he took from ‘his mare, only rrowly to escape fainting agairi whenhe found that his head was resting on the lap of a beautiful young French woman who was, in turn,. sitting on a marble bench in a. seventeenth-century for- mal garden, as we explained in our last issue. “Tiens, tiens,” he exclaimed, some of the shorter incidents are told | Bryn Mawr Tennis Team ' Defeated at Vassar Ledlie sLauatdiie is Only ‘Winner; “Matches Well Fought (Especially comtritated by Mary Whitmer, ’39.) Vassar College, May 8.—After play- ing five well-fought matches, the Bryn Mawr tennis team was overwhelmed by Vassar’s by a score of 4-1. Friday was Vassar’s Sport Day, and the | matches were the main event of the. morning. ® Barbara Auchineloss, ’40, playing in our number one position, was beaten in Some of the best. tennis of the day, 6-4, 6-0, by Helen Grawn. Margaret Jackson, ’37, our number two player, was beaten by Mary-Armstrong in a Miss “Armstrong is the present fresh- man champion. at Vassar. She spec- ializes in baffling chop shots which-are, usually well-played deep into ‘the court. Together, Helen Grawn and Mary Armstrong defeated Barbara’ Auchincloss and Margaret Jackson in the only doubles match of the day. Miss Auchincloss played a beautiful net game and her serve was the best in evidence. Elizabeth Campbell of Vassar defeated Mary Whitmer, ’39, in a long, evenly played first set, and a shorter, second set: 8-6, 6-3. Ledlie Laughlin, ’40, was the only winner of the day, defeating Peggy Davis; 6-3, 6-1, in a short and decisive game. In Philadelphia Movies y a Aldine: A .Star. Is. Born, the ro- mance of an actress, with Fredric March and Janet Gaynor. Arcadia: Maytime, a musical, with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. - Boyd: The Woman I Love, a drama of the World War, with Paul Muni Miriam Hopkins. Earle: Nobody’s Baby, with Patsy Kelly. Europa: The Eternal Mask, about a man’s growing insanity. Fox: .Mountain Justice, a_back- woods melodrama, with . Josephine Hutchinson and George Brent. Keith’s: Wake Up and‘ Live, with Walter Winchell and Ben Bernie ase ing themselves. ~— Karlton: The Hit Pari, with ra- dio stars, and Frances Langford. Locust: Captains Courageous, from Kipling’s sea-story, with Freddie Bartholomew and Spencer Tracy. Stanely: Shall We Dance? a mu- sical comedy, with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Stanton: Midnight Taxi, gangsters and G-men, with Brian Donlevy. Theater Forrest: Thursday, Friday and Sat- urday, The Wingless Victory, by Max- well Anderson, with Katharine Cor- nell. Hedgerow: Thursday, The. Plough and the Stars, by O’Casey; Friday and and Tuesday, Saint Joan, by Shaw; Wednesday, Wife To A Famous Man, by Sierra. \ Local Movies chemin Performances: 7-P. M. and 9.P. M.) Seville: Thursday, A Doctor’s Diary, with John Trent; Friday, Sat- urday, and Sunday, Seventh Heaven, with James Stewart and Simone Si- mon; Monday, Mutiny on the Bounty, with Charles Laughton, Clark~Gable and Franchot Tone; Tuesday ‘ and Wednesday, Head Over Heels In Love, with Jessie Matthews. Wayne: Thursday, Friday, and Sat-_| urday, When You’re In Love, with Grace Moore; Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, Swing High, Swing Low, with Fred MacMurray and Carole Lombard; Wednesday, Outcast, with Warren Williams. - Ardmore: Thursday, Once a Doc- tor, with Donald Woods; Friday, Sin- ‘\ner Take All, with Bruce Cabot; Sat- urday, Men In Exile, Joan Blondell and Pardinand Gravet; Wednesday and Thursday, The Sea-|. Devils, with Victor a ie ta cadiehadibad nk Sahai per bet me ee long. three-set match:, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1. Saturday, Noah, by Obey; Monday | — ABROAD AT HOME Geology students are no doubt tired of hearing about the Wissahickon and its controversial schist. So are we. We are, however, non-geologicall speaking, continually impressed with |the vacational qualities of this region. It is a park within a park, its en- closure within Fairmount @ark giving it protection from nearby Philadel- phia. Cars have never trespassed be- yond. the stone gateway. A wide dirt road leads all comers to Valley Green, where horses can be hired and food obtained: A myriad of smaller cinder paths which scale the hills with mis- leading facility lead off - from, this main c It is only after breath- bed fenping tink one gains a rocky which affords a view over the trees into the surrounding countryside. Go on foot or on horse-back. But L#6rthose of us who don’t ride—take this from an 1852 publication: “Riding by horse-back, both for ladies and gen- tlemen, is in these days one of the requisites of a polite education.” The only retort we can make, Mr. Eli Bowen (the author we quoted) is that the man who uses his own feet rest at frequent intervals where rustic initialed benches: have awaiting him. This time of year canoes are being short, languid’ journeys down the Creek to the falls. How the attend- -lants smile when they ‘help, a ydung couple to launch a green or fiery red canoe. ning. Or you can get tea, etc., from Valley Green, although there is usually a lot of commotion. You may go wad- ing if you wish, but don’t mind if some little boys & la nude come splashing into the water a few feet away. More than this episodic view of the Wissahickon we can give you nothing. It speaks for itself. If you don’t have time to spend an afternoon there this spring, you may look forward: next year not only to a horse back ride, but also to a sleigh ride with its accom- panying merriment to pass away a winter evening. To get to it by car, cross the City Line bridge, turn left immediately and follow the road straight across a big intersection. Keep on this road for a couple of miles until you see a park- ing space on the left hand side of the road. The rest is up to you. A bus promontory ‘or a scraggly open field. repainted and reconditioned for their Picnic lunches. should now be begin-' “= has the pleasure of giving them a. long been going from 30th Street to German-~ -}town will probably drop you off on the PEACE PROJECTS (From a Press Report of the Emergency Peace Campaign.) Dr. Hornell Hart, professor of So- cial Ethics at Hartford Theological Seminary, Hartford, Conn., is one of a score_of promident educators who will serve this summer at five Insti- tutes of International Relations,. be- ing conducted bythe Emergency. Peace Campaign. The purpose of the’ Institutes is to train young “Peace Volunteers,” way. whom. the Emergency. Peace Cam-_, paign is sending out into the rural summer months, “to make articulate and effective,” thé aill of the Amer- ican people to stay out of war. The Institutes are located at the following places: Duke Institute, Durham, N. C.; Midwest Institute, Naperville, Ill.; Eastern Insti Cheyney, . Pa.; Mills Institute, Oak- land, Calif.;: and Whittier Institute, Whittier, Calif. Dr. Hart is the author of several , books on social progress, and in 1981, he was appointéd investigator in charge of measuring, changes a social mission on Social Trends. Dr. Hart’s two daughters served last “summer with the. Emergency Peace Campaign by trouping with an anti-war marionette show of their own making threugh the Squth and East. _ Faculty Attend Centenary Among the faculty who attended ns with June’ coogi e_Mount Holyoke Centenary, May. wae Rag coves Mace st and 8, were. Dian Manning, Miss Wheeler. Mrs. Manning, who was the only one present for both days, repre- sented Bryn Mawr, while Miss Rob- bins attended as a delegate of the ws a Royal Holloway College. Mrs. Wheeler received an uaa D.Se. districts’ of the country during the . - wee Caroline Robbins and Mrs. Anna Pell ©» THE COLLEGE NEWS pa > Page Three Partisan Umpires ' Fail to Save Student Ball Team From 21-9 Rout by Faculty May 7.—In spite of all efforts of distinctly partisan umpires, the fac- ulty baseball team defeated the stu- dent nine with the overwhelming score of 21-9. The faculty, their team with one exception male and brawny, was at an advantage both in hitting and fielding. Mr. J. Stogdell Stokes, a member of the Board of Directors, officiated for the first four innings. - As an umpire Mr. Stokes won the approval of student spectators, for whenever a called strike delivered by Dryden crossed the plate and left the batter! pacuity AJ asuity she became realistically and tragically |this season. The least good of these x wast, Ween er oie a gasping, he discreetly “didn’t see/pichard ...... c. ....../.. Brady demented, as the original script de-|is Wingless Victory, which was so as a ' - oo Ps prea? sad that one.” ~When Mr, Stokes departed ET Le Hutchison |™@nds. Conversely, Pamela Stanley,|overgrown with verbiage that it re- a ace “! cal iy one & noises it took the combined efforts of Mrs.| anderson ..... ist b. ..... Webster |°f Leslie Howard’s company, was as|minds one of a Madame Butterfly as - = rpg sale rel , os se ey re } Anderson and Mrs. ‘Diez-to keep the tine. a RE Gill 8004-88 Miss-Gish--was -bad-during | Warren G. Harding might have writ- , rag sy i rp wou faculty score within reasonable|ioqiung ..... : 8rd b. ...... Coburn | the first three acts but failed to work/|ten it: The Masque of Kings, second ; pa sna send yr eWO FORTS bounds. « Neaaehtin is; ‘Sys Martin |UP to any climax in the mad scene.|in merit had a “backstairs” flavor OF COURTS. WOES DOLLS . RETR. The faculty._led off with their a ev ee Riges Mr. Brown thought that both pro-| which was. particularly appealing to heaviest hitters. Blanchard hit. deep l=" See Soeers aS a ductions: would have been improved | Mr.. Brown, and was a felicitous dis-}|Brown ranks Evans as the greatest to center field and landed safely on Substitutes: Beasley, ‘Miller, C. by an exchange of settings and cast; | tortion of history for the sake of dra-|actor of the ‘contemporary. English- second, and hits by Dryden and An- derson brought him home, The fac- ulty chalked up six runs_ before Hutchison managed to strike out Broughton for the first out of >the game. Guiton and Ufford were put out at first to retire the side. The varsity managed to secure two runs before Dryden, pitching for the faculty, struck out Coburn and Mar- tin, and threw Bridgman out at first. Until the fifth inning, when the stu- dents rallied briefly to score four runs, In vain ‘spectators pleaded “Bear down on him. Here’s an easy out!” ‘The fielders grew leg-weary chasing flies and almost gave up in despair when Blanchard hit a home run into the hedge behind the far goal posts. Hutchison and Martin starred for the losing team. The former pitched a fast, if somewhat erratic, ball. In spite of the one-sided score, the var- sity enjoyed the game and left the field vowing to secure revenge in a return match. Line-up: the game was a complete rout. Hemphill, McEwan. Graduate Elections The following officers have been elected by the Graduate Club: President: Peggy LaFoy. Vice-president: Marion Greenebaum. Social,chairman: Sara Ander- son. High Tor, Tovedich, Richard II Praised b Continued from Page One act.” (He had just appeared in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and perfécted the Barrymore hand-wiggle.) “There is a certain ritual for the handling of Ophelia; she is pale and colorless, and even in the mad scene she leaves out the more questionable verses of her song. Lillian Gish, who played opposite Gielgud, has developed her acting ability since the time of her movie career, when she used to go from tree to tree, defending her hon- or, and while her characterization, up to the mad scene, was commonplace because Geilgud’s Hamlet was _ too cramped in the seventeenth century sets, while Howard’s was lost in vast Viking Elsinore: He considered the king, Laertes, and Horatio in the Howard production the better, but both queens “were the most arrant commoners who ever sat upon a grease-paint throne.” The two Ham- lets demonstrated more clearly than anything elise the fundamental differ- ence between romantic and realistic drama. = i value on __# The finest realistic actor on the mddern stage, Walter. Huston was none the less incapable of playing Othello, whose rapid motivation makes him one of the most difficult” charac- ters in all of Shakespeare. The fact that he, consistently fails to realize that Iago is-a villain seents merely to be a poignant example of arrested de- velopment. The importance of the part lies in the -dramatic .and emotional power of his lines. Thus, Walter Hus- ton failed completely because, lacking an “orchestrated” voice, he failed to do justice to the poetry. Maxwell Anderson, the only contem- porary playwright who is interested in the theatrical value of language it- self, has had three plays produced matic validity. High Tor reestablish- es the debased form of fantasy, which has been suggestive lately of such things as birdies, Winnie the Pooh, Land “little people” crawling out of the wood-work. -Andersor admits that his Palisade, a symbol of the past, must be sacrificed to modern progress. In spite of Mr. Anderson’s individ- ual achievement, this has been an act- or’s season; given particular distinc- tion by Maurice Evans’ appearance in both two historical dramas. Mr. Today the sport of fenc- ing puts much the same as did the deadly duels START DIPLOMATS’ SCHOOLS By MARVIN Cox. _ (Associated Collegiate Press-Cor- respondent) ~ Washington, D. C.—A _ National Academy of Public Affairs to trair\ Young men and women-for diplomatic and administrative service in the gov- ernment as West Point and Annapolis trains officers for the army and navy is proposed in a bill introduced by ‘Representative Disney, of Oklahoma. Under the terms of the bill each Congressional district would have one student- at the academy appointed by the Representative of the district; two students from each state at large would be named by the Senators, and speaking stage, in whose di¥erse char- acterizations the only repetition is that of excellence. It was Evans’ act- ing which made Richard II probably the most ‘notable theatrical event of this year. Other good performanges were for the greater part in a lighter vein. Pleasant, inconsequential com- edies recurred most often among the winter’s productions. As Mr. Brown remarked, “the American theatre is like a soda fountain that once in a long while serves champagne.” eS healthy nerves long ago _ digestion’s N Joanna de Tuscan’s own words: twitched or didn’t have nerve control would never stand out in fencing. My No. 1 reason for choosing Camels is—they never jangle my nerves. I enjoy smok- ing Camels as often as I please. It’s Camels for me always ‘for feel I need a lift. They’re so unusually mild and never make my throat harsh or rough.” “A. person who sake’ and when I Se “JACK OAKIE’S COLLEGE” agian ‘nar of pore Jack Oakie runs the 7 asap wd od music by Benny Ggé@man an orgie sticking to it hour after hour,” Stoll ! Hollywood comedians! Judy *“says James Dean, ’38. “I’ve Garland sings! So join Jack Oakie’s learned that smoking Camels pa gat ip ape le car. ¥ " ware ee eee one 6:30 pm M.S.T., 5:30 pm P.S.T., aaa OF stay,” over WABC-Columbia Network. * HE BROKE the world’s indoor 440-yd. WRESTLING ACE, Joe Green, absorbs dash record twice in one day. Ray pleuty of punishment. “A long training Ellinwood—sensational U. of Chicago grind strains nerves,” says Joe. “I enjoy quarter-miler—prefers Camels. “I find - Camels often— they never jangle my that Camels opened the door to smok- nerves. When I’m tired after a bout, a ing pleasure,” he says: Camel gives me a real ‘lift’ in energy.” a me ; : — a ‘ ° COSTLIER _ TOBACCOS Camels are made from finer, MORE EXPENSIVE Ve “SA THROTTLE MAN of the 20th Century Limitell. Chas. J. Chase ~ says:. “I don’t take chances with my nerves. I smoke Camels—smoke ’em all I have TOBACCOS... Turkish 3 a mind to. Camel’s mild flavor - and Domestic...than .just hits the spot!” " any other popular brand. ae “ ae. Ceperieht, 67, R. 3. arectds Tebasse Co., Winstenteiilhy 3G wine ‘ i ‘ | - P See ‘ Pa : : ; a 5 ow A it 3 =" i : meas) ¢ ed ’ Os Ser gin i ’ : : % rere , mr ; , ’ { ‘ a ' the -¥, oe ~ ie b rn Page Four THE COLLEGE NEWS Mid - Year Beams Abolished at Vassar _ Measures Are Adopted to Give Greater Continuity to Year, To Lessen Strain CONFERENCES APPROVED — Poughkéepsie, N. Y.—Sigh of re- lief can be heard in any corner of sar College campus. Mid- year examinations have been abolished in order to give greater continuity to the academic schedule. A state- ment concerning the changes says: “In order to develop the academic year as a whole, with the breaks oc- curring normally at the two vacations, - and to lessen the pressure of work ‘upon both the faculty and students, from the completion of semester pa- pers and semester examinations at one time the following measures are adopted: “1. At the end of the first svianates such examinations as may be required by departments will be held in the regular scheduled hours of each. course, and need not come at the final sessions of the terms. The last two Saturdays of the first semester may be used by departments for scheduled examinations in courses of the 100 grade. “2. Departments shall have the right to excuse from the final exami- * nation in courses ending at the first semester students who continue in semester courses in the same depart- ments. For: such students questions of a comprehensive nature will be added in the final examination at the end of the second semester. “3. There will be no break between the first and second semesters. The term will be continuous from Christ-. mas vacation to Spring vacation. Reading periods (periods without the requirement of a class attendance for anytime up to two weeks) may be arranged in any course at any time according to the needs of the course. “4, Marks for courses ending at —===the-first-semester_for-students leaving year courses at the end of the -first semester may be reported at any time up to March 1. é “5. Provisional marks for freshmen shall be reported to the re- corder and transmitted to students a week before Christmas vacation. and a week before Spring vacation. . “6, be made known béth to the recorder and the student herself by the instruc- tor prior to March 1 following the end of the first semester. “7, ‘For students above the fresh- man year, probation is abolished, The faculty affirms as a general principle the desirability of conferences be- tween teacher and students: “orem Shee PEAS AROS Founded 1865 . 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So. :* a ge ‘leet A e, oe a all} Grades of D or E for every, student above the freshmen year shall |. Colgate Starts Dictator Course Hamilton, N. Y.—How dictators establish themselves and retain power over subjects is going to be studied next fall in a new course, “Dictators and Dictatorships,” at Colgate Uni- versity. In announcing the new sub- ject, Dr. Rodney L., Mott, director of the university’s School of Social Sci- ences, explains that “an attempt will be made to show that dictatorships have come from writings of intellec- tuals who influence public opinion from economic factors or from psy- chological. post-war attitudes and mili- tary factors. “In the later stages of the course the students will take up the factual operations of a government under a dictator with such subjects as the new constitution in dictator-controlled na- tions, the relation of the state and industry, religign, civil liberties and propaganda considered as points for study. “Dictators are here to stay, for a while at least,” concluded Dr. Mott, “and the students might just as well’ know how they work. It will ‘be a part of their education.”— (ACP) The Maids and Porters Put on. Mystery Play Continued from Page One from first to last a never-failing source of spontaneous humor, and his uncertain proposal in the. last act, with the cat-maniac expected at any moment, was gne of the high spots of the play. Though not entirely untainted by such faults as are common in ama- teur performances, most noticeably a slight: .super-abundance of arm- and footwork and occasional disaccord be- tween the action of switching on a light and the actual electric effect, The Cat and The Canary was a live- ly and appealing performance, reflect- ing very favorably both the _ well- planned direction and the good-will, talent and energy,.of the performers. Eleanor Taft, ’89, assisted - Pe directing. Haverford, Bryn Mawr Lead German Evening Temple, Penn and « Swarthmore Contribute to Program Roberts Hall, Haverford , College, May 8.—Universitaét von Pennsylvan- ien, Tempel-Universitaét, Haverford, Swarthmore, und Bryn Mawr (col- leges) celebrated Deutscher Abend to- night. -Certain parts of the program were warmly applauded by the audi- ence, and the evening, although it did not meet the expéctations of some, was on the whole a success. The Haverford College string Quar- tett in Es-dur by Schumann began the program. It featured H. H. Krue- ner, an excellent pianist, T. A. Wer- time, H. Mason, and S. L:; Bortgn, Jr. Following this. were recitations—- Gedichten—presented by Swarthmore College. Pennsylvania Glee Club mem- bers later sang, hindered, perhaps, by their lack of familiarity with the Haverford Auditorium, The latter half of Swarthmore’s contribution to the program was distinguished by Marie Osland-Hills’ recitation of Goethe’s' Prometheus. Gemeinsames : Singen preceded an versity presented the Hans Sachs play, Der Bés Rauch. The program began to be decidedly more interesting at this point, and the little three-char- acter sketch was well-received by an audience fully appreciative of the imaginary scenery and the Baum rep- resented by a _hat-tree. The University of Pennsylvania was then represented by Fraulein Mildred Harlow whose solo, Die Lotosblume, by Schuman, was the best of their part in the program. The ‘real climax of. the evening followed: the Haver- ford and Bryn Mawr play, Die Klein- en Verwandten. Mary Lee Powell, ’37, shared laurels with Ruth Lilienthal, 40, and Wiliam H. Clark, Jr., Henry B. Cox, de Lancey Cowl, ’39, and ae B. Engelmann is a cast whose FOR | Notice to the Tall -and Lanky! 1 very wide, very long, and very comfortable Simmons Beauty Rest Bed 1 Roémy Desk with plenty of space for books and papers Also-china tea set, comfortable chair, and rugs ‘Very reasonable. prices SALE See H. 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Miss Lillie Ross Taylor was the patroness and Vivian Ryan served as chairman of arrangements: dialectical glibness was convincingly German, and whose excellent acting brought forth bursts of laughter at the proper moments—a triumph, since many of the audience did not under- stand the language. Especial credit for the success of the play should be given to the back- stage cast, T. C. Tatman, E. H. Morse, P. P. Rodman and W. E. Prindle, whose scenery and staging were essen- tial features. Ruth Lilientlal’s hair (gold medal to M. Lee Powell), the two &8fd-fashioned pictures, and the very well-chosen costumes high-light- ed the performance. The general singing which con- cluded the program was at first a bit too formal, with the audience accord- ingly unresponsive. When Haverford and Bryn Mawr took the lead, how- ever, songs became lively and the evening was ended with fitting Ger- couples attended the Graduate Club) CHAPEL TO BE HELD IN DEANERY GARDEN contributed by Jean Cluett, ’37) (Especially The last. chapel service of the cur- rent year will:be held in the Deanery garden next Sunday evening, at 7.30 p.- m. Everyone’ will be warmly wel- comed. The garden is particularly at- tractive in the evening, as those who have: been to former outdoor Sg will remember. It will be even more\” \ informal than usual, and the commit- tee recommends. bringing cushions! The service will be conducted by Dr, John W. Suter, a well-known figure on the campus. Judges. of Concours Announced The: judges of the Concours Ora- toiré, to be held in the Common Room on Thursday, May 18, at 4.30, are: M. Mauyee Faivre d’Arcior, French vice-consul in Philadelphia, Mrs. J. Stogdell Stokes and Professor Edwin C. Byam of the University of Dela- ware. 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NEWS Page Five. Anna Louise Strong _ Gives Talk on Spain Progressives and Republicans, Leftists and Communists Unified in Action OPTIMISM IS PREVALENT (Especially contributed by Jeanne Quistgaard, ’38.) May 6.—A large group of students and-faculty and a number of outsiders ' gathered for tea in Miss Mildred Fair- child’s house to hear Dr. Anna Louise Strong give a graphic and sympa-. thetic description of Loyalist. Spain about which she has recently written a book. Miss Strong felicitously in- troduced her informal talk by telling of the “first impact of the beauty” of Spain which she felt when flying over the Pyrenees-at sun-rise. The tone of the speech stressed the cour- age, optimism and happiness pre- vailing among the Loyalists. Traveling down the east coast, not yet within the war zone, she met with comrade- ship, generosity, even gayety among the country people. Life outside’ war districts is conditioned only by eco- nomic change which the people know to be in their favor, Miss Strong reviewed therécent his- tory of .Spain, enumerated the re- forms necessary to a modern indus- trial and»agricultyral.society and de- , Scribed progress madé by the Repub- lican-United Front government, show- ing that ‘in part the present situa- tion’ is defined as Spanish people fighting against foreign, German and Italian, ‘invaders. In giving a picture of Barcelona and Madrid, Miss Strong emphasized the initial spontaneous na- ture of the People’s Front defense and the acute need for organization and integration among the Progressive, Republican, and Left parties “which include the four great national trade union federations and the small busi- ness men, the last being supporters of the Communists. All these were bound together in sentiment but not unified in action. Now they have ad- vanced rapidly toward united com- mand. Miss Strong told of the way in which the inhabitants‘ of.Madrid built their defense and set about regain- ing and renewing where disaster had struck. The government continues to effect progressive measures, has sub- sidised farmers and workers, and or- ganized cooperatives. This movement has had enormous popularity. She next visited the Front proper, outside Madrid, and explained that although the city was unassailable, it might conceivably’ be besieged. She -told of the youth and vigor among the sol- diers, who talked long and familiarly with her. She was impressed by their sense of humor which was not bit- ter but gay. They find time to equip and attend an underground school- room in the dugout, a typical exam- ple of the wide-spread sense of per- manent future value to be gained by their victory. In mentioning the recent anarchist uprising in Barcelona, she estimated that it was instigated by an isolated group of anarchists, led by a “gang- ster” who was fired to gain local control. She did not attach national importance to it, judging from her experience with these groups when in. Spain. Miss “Strong’s interpretation of the experiences and acquaintances in Spain are particularly interesting in conveying ‘the courage and hope among the Loyalists in fighting to pre- serve that which they feel will de- ‘termine the future, not only of Spain, but ‘of the whole world as a bulwark McINTYRE’S DINING ROOM AND GRILL 23-27 E. Lancaster Ave., Ardmore - CAREERS__ Emerging Social Order Forecast Continued from Page One structure has been somewhat eased, class still exists. The class: structure in America is not far different from that in Great Britain; ther¢ is a wider range of the superficial forms of com- munication and a greatér class mobil- ity here, but a wide and unbridged gulf remains between the classes. If there is still elasticity and power of expansion in the economic system, one can ‘go on, one can lift the bottom levels and yet keep the top far away. But more should be done that effects the fundamental nature of. the social structure. The building of democratic and social institutions depends upon the strength of democratic tradition, which harmony or disharmony in the com- munity. This fundamental harmony requires common consent of the people as to what should be done. can. be too easily defeatists about their achievements and possibilities of survival. There is in their midst, a definitely anti-political group, the Fas- cists, who have not gotten far, but being present, may not’ be ignored. However, democracy has not lost any |’ single citadel wherever it was firmly entrenched, nor is the number of peo- ple under’ democracy today far changed from that of the pre-war period. But the paradox of all demo:. cratic government is that the highly- prized rights it grants are only grant- ed when there is a tacit agreement among the people not to criticize the fundamental form of the government itself. There is a question in England as to whether people want to make fundamental changes or criticisms of democracy, whether they want to over-’ throw\the political machine, and as to democraty’s changes.safely to effect or to forego radical, social and economic change. The chance of achieving a class- less community depends on convert- ing or liquidating the class opposed to such a change. The situation must be mitigated or democracy must be abandoned; and those who advocate the second are assuming a grave re- sponsibility. Many who feel that the radical change on the part of the Eng- lish democratic government will be met with opposition, are prepared to meet force with: force. What one would like to see is change without the price of forceful upheaval. Some of the accomplishments of the past that might be considered are: universal political franchise, the build- ing up of various social services, in- come tax, socialization of public utili- ties, and municipal social enterprises. All these changes have been accom- plished by conservative governments as the result of laity propaganda; all are-to be viewed as the result of political philosophy. They are the outcome of nineteenth century radical liberalism, and they have contributed against Fascism. It is the sense, of the universal importance and extent of the struggle which inspires the Spaniards and the foreign volunteers. At the end of her talk Miss Strong discussed the thousands of homeless children for whom the government is attempting to care. She said that she hoped to be able to. start a drive over here to help in their housing and immunization against disease. Enjoy your walk to the “pike” and eat at THE CHATTERBOX in Lecture in ‘turn depends. upon the democratic tradition and the basic The English, oannaemanil ‘Science Club Students interested in science are invited to join the the Sci- ence Club. which is now being organized by signing on the lists posted on the hall bulletin boards. - Some indication of the number of members is wanted, though the club will not meét until next fall. the idea that in the last resort, the individual is the final judge of the wisdom or foolishness of social poli- cies. The liberal ideals of the nineteenth century are still unfulfilled in two respects: one, the idea of the possibil- ity and ‘achievement of happiness and welfare for all human beings has been crudely shattered, and two, the conception of “everybody” as being: “everybody like us” has been aban- doned. These liberals’ conceived of social change fitting their own concept of “everybody.” They believed in de- mocracy, but forgot the wage-earners. It may appear that_ history is written in terms of self-interest, but this cannot. be the sole motive fotce. Certainly one cannot believe that the radical children of well-to-do parents have become converted in the name-ef self-interest. Observing that social science is quick to find fault, Mrs. Wootton stated that~she desired to end on a constructive note, and suggested sev- eral general measures designed to im- prove the social and economic form of society. She stated her belief in the necessity for a common conscious- ness of the need for radical social change. To achieve this, the myth of the so-called English ruling class should be examined, its powers de- termined, how it rules and how it is recruited should be understood. Sec- ondly we must advocate educational reform. In addition, business classes seeking the support of the state should be forced to assume some of its re- sponsibilities. There should also be an attempt to see the democratic systém acclimate itself to social conditions, and taxa- tion is a tremendous instrument for equalization if the community should be employed. There must be a new organization of ideas of those desiring a classless community. Recently a negativistic attitude has sprung up; people no longer advocate real social improvement. Lastly, the importance of ordinary people must -be stressed. The rehabilitation in public opinion of the dignity of human labor is im- portant; a statement of claim must be made regarding. the undeniable rights of decent living, and tlie rela- tionship of income with contribution to the public good. Respect for those who do no work and take money for no work must be transferred to those who go out and labor. “ If radical social change meets op- position then common consent is lack- ing and there is civil war. We can- not prophecy unless we first have tried, Adl. communities rest on ton- sent ultimately. If change is ahead of consent, then they must.slip back, but first, they must explore the possi- bilities of radical pense in the demo- cratic idea. > jof-their country are stationed. '/Also {the consular service is not efficiently International Club Holds Last Meeting _Discusses. Extra-territoriality In China L. MORLEY ALSO SPEAKS Common Room, May 10.—At the last International Club meeting of the year, Agnes Chen, graduate student, spoke on Extra-territoriality in China, and Louise Morley, ’40, on The Model League of Nations Through Bryn Mawr’s Danish Eyes. The election of the new officers was postponed until next fall. The present‘ president, Eleanor Sayre, ’38, will appoint a com- mittee to look up the club’s constitu- tion and to start activities next year. Extra-territoriality’ is the system whereby foreigners in China are en- tirely under the legal ‘jurisdiction of their own country. The disadvantages of this arrangement, both to China and to foreign countries, are evident. Foreigners in China can only go into the'30 odd large cities where consuls organized to try cxjiminal casés or to catch offenders, which is one of their major duties. Foreign business corporations en- counter complicated obstacles: they are registered under the laws of their own country; organizations of citizens of different countries are therefote un- der various, often conflicting, regula- tions; if they are .involved in law- ®uits, the case has to be transferred at times to the higher courts of their own country—an extremely expensive proceeding. /The point is an even greater disadvantage to the Chinese who try to fight law-suits with for- eigners: ‘They can seldom afford to transfer’ cases and so are forced -to yield. The powers have assumed. that. ex-, tra-territoriality also includes the right to send over military forces to protect their citizens and administer the law. This is exceedingly expen- sive and may be an active danger to the Chinese. For instance Japanese penetration and practical annexation of Manchuria was effected under the guise of protection of- Japanese citi- zens and interests. To the Chinese, extra-territoriality is sometimes an injustice. Foreign criminals in China frequently escape trial because they cannot be arrested by native policemen who witness the crime, but must be reported to the consul, who’ then takes steps to have the offender caught. Since Chinese retainers of foreigners are also under extra-territorial rights, native crim- inals can get under the protection of some government, and then escape ap- Meet your friends at the Bryn Mawr Confectionery (Next to Seville Theater Bldg.) The Rendezvous of the College Girls Tasty Sandwiches, Deliciéus Sundaes Superior Soda Service © Music—Dancing for girls only Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr Today's college graduate has ex. citing opportunities for an interest- pon" a VERS E other fields secking cqllege women The college itl who adds to her academic background the general business and technical courses of 245 MARLBOROUGH STREET pron insurance, or~ “ia eee ee Address MARJORIE A. 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Knowing this, Kipling refused to take any fa- vors from the crown, and when: a later king offered him @ lordship for his services during the war, rebuked him publicly in a/poem, The Last Rhyme of True Thomas, ending: “I’ve -harpit ye down to the ‘gates of Hell, And ye-would/make-a-knight of me!” prehension’ for their offenses because of the slow consular service. Extra-territoriality was originally demanded because the “Powers” claimed that the Chinese judicial sys- tent was. corrupt, and that punish- ments were harsh and prisons unsani- tary... Now, however, the judiciary has been reformed and the Chinese, be fatally unsanitary for westerners, would agree to confine foreigners in new model prisons.. They are also willing to employ foreign officials, especially judges, so long as these service and under their regulations: Louise Morley’s title, The Model League Through Bryn Mawr’s Danish Eyes, is explained by the fact that in the league Bryn Mawr represented Denmark, though the delegates inevit- ably retained their general interna- tional attitude as did most of the representatives. The main problem discussed was How Can Peaceful Change Be. Attained? Three com- missions were set up to discuss this problem. The first decided that a permanent committee to carry ‘out re- vision of treaties should. be formed, so that Article 19 of the Covenant would not: be neglected. It also advo- cated a permanent commission to ad- vise on minority problems. The second commission, on Trade Agreements, recommended bi-lateral, and most favored nation, treaties. gional military coercion were advo- cated by the third commission against aggressors. 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League wishes to ‘thank the college for its enthusiastic support of the Maids’ Play and to express its deep appreciation to Huldah Cheek for the tinie- and work which she so whole-heartedly gave. ! Thanks are also due to Elea- nor Taft, Alice Low, Anne Goodman, Dorothy Richardson, Mary Wood and _ Catherine Hemphill for their able assist- ance in. the production. Sincerely ha MARY ALEN, President of the League. To the Editér of the College News: The American Friends’ Service Committee is planning to begin work on child relief in Spain—entailing the establishment and support of colonies where the. children’s welfare can re- ceive ‘attention. The expense of one colony (15,600 Pesetas), at a normal exchange, comes to about 2,000 dollars a month. For foreigners, whose purchasing power is increased by the present ex- change,-the.cost is 625 dollars. , It is precisely because we get such good value for our money that we should share generously in the cost of main- taining these refuges. M. Sweeney, Radnor, will collect contributions for JEANNETTE’S Bryn Mawr Flower Shop, Inc. Flowers for All Occasions 823 Lancaster ‘Avenue Bryn Mawr 570 \ i Current Events Common Room, May 11.—The presi- dent’s plan for reform of the Supreme Court, desirable or not, at least should relieve the minds of the American people of the fear that the President might assume any form of dictator- ship. There can never be a dictator- ship in America as long as the present freedom of the press, of speech, and of assembly remain. The explosion of the Hindenburg, in spite of the fact that it followed an enviable record of thirty-five At- lantic crossings, definitely proved the impossibility of Germany’s continuing to use hydrogen filled dirigibles. This presents a difficulty, for although the United States has completely aban- doned the plan of using dirigibles in warfare, it still retains a monopoly on helium (which is the only possible substitute for hydrogen, and which, moreover, is absolutely non-explosive) and maintains such a high price on it that the cost of filling such a ship as the ,Hindenburg will probably be prohibitive. fore, the dirigible swill be a practical this project. NAOMI COPLIN, ’38, Representative of the Student. Peace Council. Whether or not, there-, future instrument of warfare cannot at present be determined. The greatest tragedy resulting from the Spanish war is the. recent bomb- ing of the Basque.church of Guernica by German members of the _ rebel army, said to have been acting under the direction of General Franco. At the time of the air raid some 800 women and children were praying’ in an open square in the city; many were killed or wounded. The Ger- man ambassador the spirit of modern theories of war- fare when he justififd” this attack, Future wars will not be fought mainly in the trenches, but will seek to strike at the homes and the cities which shelter non-combatants, in an attempt to break the morale of the enemy. Ireland has delivered. tothe new English king a direct slap in the face with its new constitution for the Irish Frée State, which goes under the name of Eire. This constitution provides for a government with a president who will ‘serve for seven years, a senate, a house of represen- SESE RN HARPER METHOD SHOP. Complete Beauty Service Scalp Treatments 341 West Lancaster Avenue Ard. 2966 Haverford, Pa. MEET YOUR FRIENDS Q 2 The Bryn Mawr College Tea Room for a SOCIAL CHAT AND RELAXATION Hours of Service: 7.30 A. M.—7.30'P. M. Breakfast = - Lunch For Special Parties, Call Bryn Mawr 386 Tea Dinner