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interest of Bryn Mawr College



Managing Editor... , KATHLEEN Teaon "21



EDITORS

Evizapets K 11600 21
_ Barpara CLarke '22 Marie Wirscox '22
Frances Buss °22 Busasyre Cathy "23

ASSISTANT EDITORS °
‘FLorence Bivisterw '21 s
MARGERY BARKER '23 ELIZABETH VINCENT ‘23

_Euuasera Geci '21

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; _ BUSINESS BOARD.
Evmaserta Mitts '21 ~ Cornevia Barrp> 22
_ ASSISTANTS
Maar Dovaias Har '22. Sara ARCHBALD 23
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a ROBERT FROST: SENDS POEM

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. The Aim Was Song
« By- Robert Frost
Before man came to blow it. right-
The. wind | once blew itself untaught:
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In any rough place where it Ss

Man came to tel] it what was. wrong,
It, hadn’t found the place to blow;
It blew too hard; the aim was song;

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EGE NEWS :
* INTERCOLLEGIATE SOCIALIST
. SOCIETY HOLDS CONFERENCE

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Plans to Reorganize Discussed

Bryn Mawr was represented by sev
a conference of the Intercollegiate S
Society, held at the Rand School Social
Science, New York, on December 29th and
30th.

The conference was called’ for ‘the pur-
pose of discussing a reorganization which
will include small societies and college
clubs, and have a -wider scope. The pur-



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«ALUMNAE NOTES

Elsie .Lush Funkhoiser, ’H, ~ has ‘left
Government service in the War Depart-
ment, and is now secretary to the senior
member of Delafield, Thorn & Burleigh,
lawyers, New York.

Five members of®&16 were present at a
reunion lunchéon in New York, in. Decem-
‘ber: Emily Straus, who is Court Represen-
tative of the Jewish Big Sisters; Ruth
Lautz, working for Babson Statistical Bu-*
reau; Lucretia Garfield, studying at C8lum-
bia before returning to the Pine Mountain















Subscriptions may begin at any-time And listen—how it ought to go." pose of the I. S. S/is to improve citizen-| Settlement, N. C.; Agnes Graham, who ,
Subscriptions, $2.50 g Price, $3.00) : ship ‘by helping students form an idea of|expecte to sail toe China’ soon, and
-Batered jas second clase ma tember 26, 1914 at : seis the present “social movements. and their] Geor : : satis

5 odes os Bey er, 880, under. He took a little in his mouth , atic Ga pomew dae ae Georgette Moses, doing Vocational Guid-_
the Act of March 3. And held it long enough for north oe oe ance work with Juniors. Elizabeth Brakely,
fisaheth Child was. assisting editor. this To be converted into south special refe ence to democracy ‘in industry, who is doing research work in the Rocke-
eae a pete intent faer tt social rganization, and international feller Foundation, was_unable to come.
issue. = eed he - ; en seaman ere aaene
e : relations. : = “Margaret T1M0aus, TY; TS aSsistane 11-1
There will be one more News before Reports were made by the colleges on}kipdergarten at Benezet House, a commu-

midyears. The first issue of the second
semester-will be on February 9.



. Facing the Issue

Harvard has a Liberal Club supported by
members of the faculty, alumni and under-
graduates. Its aim is to arouse the uni-
versity men to an intelligent. interest. in
social problems from a non-partisan point
of view. With such an opportunity no
Harvard student can plead indifference
which is*little else than ignorance—to cur-
rent topics. Whether the club produces
liberals or conservatives is of small im-
portance, Intelligent scrutiny in a scien-
tific manner is its goal.

Bryn Mawr should have some. such or-
~ ganization that would tear off the deceptive
cloak of strong opinion hiding traditional
views and offer in return information
‘scientifically gained. If we are too Highly
organized, as some think, an existing club
might be utilized, the proposed branch
of the Non-Partisan League of Women
Voters, or better still, the Debating Club
might give way-to a forum for the ex-
change of opinions, avoiding the series of
forced questions raised by members of th
old Discussion Club to start an case

at a formal meeting. .. ae
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Cogitate Before You Cut /

There is a rumor current that mo year
can pass without an epidemic. /One year
it is flu, one year ‘measles, but this year
there is something new. Thé victims are
not quarantined in the infir ary, they are
not even confined to theif.rooms. They
roam about the campus and are a constant
source of danger to their friends. Beware!
the deadly disease of bobbed hair is abroad.

“A Plea mnae—

In these days of shortage and cai
prices even books come under the “ban.
Text-books sie a case in point, especially
those published abroad: Certain of these
are required for work here, but, are a prac-
“tical impossibility to get such as Lethaby’s
“Mediaeval. Architecture.” It has beeri
suggested that alumnae having such, books
in their possession and having no’ further
use/ for them, should donate them to the
Library, where they are in great demand
and would “be most gratefully received.








“There’s Music in the Air”
President Thomas’ recent gift of. vic-
_ trolas to the halls of residence is fulfilling
long-cherished hopes. The half-hour after-
dinner finds a group of dancers in each,
hall making the most of the time spared
them before quiet hours begin.

The Bridging of Sighs
There has been some murmur lately at
the supposed decline of college spirit. Com-
__plaining of“ nearly every. detail of our_aca-
demic life is-now quite in vogue. Sighs
are of a large stock in assorted varieties.
One: may successfully “‘bewail the string
bean, the latest apparatus pain, the petul-
_darities of the local climate or the limited
hours for the playing -of -victrolas. It!
doesn’t seem particularly to matter just
what we Bemoan as long as we cqaitibate
ss Aftet all, students at a tie are not
aggravated by a draft-system; presence is
‘voluntary, and those who have discovered
~~ too many flaws in the academic make-up,



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By measure!

hearers! |

torches.







will find ample railway facilities for emi-

It was word and note,
The wind, the wind, had meant to be.

A little through the lips and throat!

. The aim was song, the wind could see.



a The Alumnae Office
Reprinted from Bryn Mawr Alunae
; Bulletin

A .word of welcome to
nae, former students, gradua
As we were allo
working for the two-millio dollar endow-
ment for Bryn Mawr, so Jet us.now crown
our efforts with the greatest endowment of
all, an abiding interesf/ in and affection for
the real Bryn Mai Only together can
we discover what this means‘and how best
to cherish it.. For this reason the alumnae
office in Taylor Hall remains open ‘to re-
ceive: your messages and rekindle your
publisher of the Bulletin, off-
cial source of college publicity, home of
the endowment records, cataloger “of ad-
uua

useffilness and turns a listening ear to all
future suggestions. It is only by hearing
from the individual that it can hope to

, alum-
students,








express adequately the spirit of the entire,

association. So again a welcome to all.

BISHOP DU MOULIN SHOWS THAT

SPIRITVAL 1S HIGHEST IDEAL



America to Bear Burden of Transition

“There are three stages in the ideals of
men,” said Bishop Du Moulin, . of . Ohio,
opening his chapel address last Sunday
evening. “The child’s hero is a physical
one. Youth admires intellectual genius,
while advanced age turns to the higher level
of spirit.” They were physical miracles by
| which Christ first drew men’s admiration ;
his sermons and parables were intellectual ;
but his great transforming influence on hie

disciples was spiritual.

“T believe that those three words sive’
the world’s history,” Bishop’ Du Moulin
added — further. “That history has now

reached the transition period from intel-|

lectual to spiritual supremacy, and as the
strategic and pivotal nation at this time,
America must bear the burden of making
the transition, complete. The question of
whether the world will revert instead to
materialistic self-indulgence rests with

| American young man and womanhood.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ALUMNAE
ASSOCIATION, JANUARY 29TH

The Alumnae Association of Bryn Mawr

College will hold-its annual meeting in the.

morning and afternoon of Saturday, Jan-
uary- 29th, in Taylor Hall.

According .to the tentative prograin
drawn up by the executive board, a dinner
will be given by the executive board of
the association to the presidents, collectors

and editors of the. various classes in the
College Inn on Friday evening. Question |~
of -class collections and news for the bul-
letin will be brought up. An entertain-

ment to be giver bythe alumnae-is‘planned,

for Saturday evening.
Recommending” that a council be formed
for the | purpose of keeping - all alumnae in

touch with collegé matters, .the Special
‘Committee on Reorganization -will hold a

meeting on Saturday. If the recommenda-

tion: is accepted, the council will hold its}

first: meeting in the alumnae rooms on
es February’ Ist.

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ed

eager body

this office is just. beginning its




already formed, and the feeling of
faculty and’ student bodies concerning
Zocial movements. Of these the Harvard
‘Liberal Club, founded in 1919, was the
most active, having fortnightly dinners ad-

the faculty presiding. In Jyne ‘they will
hold an intercollegiate conference - with
representative attendance. Princeton has the
faculty’s consent for an organization, but
student interest is insufficient. The con-
servative faculties of the. New York City
College and of Columbia contrast with the
remarkably radical students:-in these uni-
versities was a point brought out in the
discussion. Radcliffe, Vassar, Wellesley,
and Smith colleges each have organizations
similar to the Harvard Liberal Club.

Discussion from the floor was held to
recommend plans for reorganization to the
executive committee, which is always, at
least, 50 per cent. students.

Miss Boone, instructor in Social Econ-
omy and Social Research, spoke for Bryn
Mawr. Students attending the conference
were: E. Cope, M. Dunn, M. Morton, D.
Meserve, £. . ee and A, Frazer.



NEW TERM NEEDS MORE WORKERS),
AT COMMUNITY CENTER

With new classes forming since Christ-
mas and no workers to fill the demands,
the Community Center needs six or eight
students to take charge of regular groups.
Two are wanted to teach handicrafts and
cooking on Tuesday afternoons, one to
give lessons in*plain sewing (at Preston)
Monday afternoons and Wednesday -nights,
and two to teach cooking (at Preston) on
Tuesday afternoons. One or two are
needed to teach dramatics (at. Preston)
‘for_a_month or two on Wednesday nights.
On alternate Friday nights, starting this
week, there is also need of three or four
workers to play the piano and to teach boys
to dance. ’ All applications should be made
to E. Bliss, ’21, Radnor, chairman of the
Social Service Committee.

COMMUNITY CENTER FINDS
KINDERGARTEN SWAMPED



To “Work ‘for Public Maintenance

With a long waiting list and twenty-five
registered. for its kindergarten; the Com-
ymunity Center feels it has proved that the
town of Bryn Mawr wants such an insti-
tution. Already Miss May Wharton, as-

another year, Through the League of
Women Voters, the Center hopes to work
for a public kindergarten maintained by
the town in the near future.



ALUMNAE OFFICE MOVED INTO
NEW QUARTERS IN TAYLOR

From its: former cramped quarters in the
‘old cloak-room, the alumnae office has

the ground floor of Taylor, formerly class-
room D.

New furnishings | for. the room were the
gift. of President ‘Thomas, and include a
large reading table in the center of the
room, on. which, according to. the alumnae
secretary, periodicals and photographs of
interest to students and alumnae, will be
kept.



dressed by any speaker, with members of-

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sistant, has had to ask some of the families |’
to keep the smallest children at home until |

moved-intothe—large southwest room on}

nity center for colored people in Philadel-
phia.

Helen’ Tappan, ’19, is private secretary to
Dr. Thomas B. Futcher, of Baltimore, Md.

Jeanette Allen Andrews, ’11; Catharine
Goodale Warren, ’09, and Judith Boyer’
Sprenger, ’09, are spending the winter in
Coblenz, Germany, where their husbands
are stationed with the American Army of ..
Occupation.

Mary D. Penrose and Frances S. Penrose,
graduate scholars ’19-’20, are assistant in-
structors at Whitman College, Walla Walla,
Washington, from where they were gradu-
ated.

\ Frederika Kellogg Jouett (Mrs. John H.
Jouett), ’16, and her husband, Captain
Jouett, have been ordered from ~ Langley
Feild, Va., to Brooks Field, San Antonio, .
Tem.

Elizabeth Biddle, ’19, is a resident case
worker at the Reed Street Neighborhood’
House, Philadelphia.

Mary Thurman, ’19, returned on Decem-
ber 30th, after a year’s work at Anizy-le-
Chateau, under the American Committee
for Devastated France, and is now _in
Washington:

Elizabeth Hays, who took the course in ~
Industrial Supervision in 1918-19, is employ-
ment manager in Kresge’s Five and Ten
Cent Store in St.. Louis.

Catharine Casselberry, ex-’17, is leaving,
on January 15th, for a five months’ tour
through Northern Africa and Europe.

Beatrice Sorchan, ’19, is doing translation
work in’French and Italian for the Foreign
Press Service in New York,

Margaret Corwin, ’12, was elected secre-
tary of the Federation of College Clubs at
"a recent meeting. :

Hortense Flexner, ex-’07, has recently
had published “Clouds argl Cobblestones,”
by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Under the title of “Shadow Shapes,”
Elizabeth Shepley: Sergeant, ’03, has written
a volume of memoirs of the last days of
the war.

Margaret Dent, '20, has just become
assistant editor of the Harvard Medical
School Bulletin. She is one of the two.
women on the board.

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_Freshmén Try-out for Lantern Board

Freshmen trying out for the Lantern
Editorial Board ate: E. Molitor, L. San-
ford, R. Tatham, M. L. Kirk, E. Hender-
son, B. Ling, K. Van Einber, P. Coyne and
A. oe



IN PHILADELPHIA
Academy of Music: Toscanini and the
La Scala Orchestra, Saturday, January
15th, at 8.15. Coming, New York Sym- _

|phony . Orchestra with Rachmaninoff,

Thursday evening, January 20th. -
Broad: The Cape Cod comedy, “Shav-
ings.”
Forrest: Last week of “Monee Beau-
caire.’
_Garrick: Last wiak: of David_ Warfield
in “The Return of Peter Grim.”
Shubert: “Aphrodite.” ..
Lyric: “Buddies.” —
Adelphi: “Not So Long Ago,” with
Eva Le, Gallienne and Sidney Blackmer.
Stanton; “The Jucklings.”.
_Arcadia: “Midsummer Madness,” with.
Jack Holt, Lila Lee, te Wilson and

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