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College news, November 23, 1920
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
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1920-11-23
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North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Montgomery--Bryn Mawr
Vol. 07, No. 09
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ASSOCIATE EDITOR
F, Brterei '21
E.uapéra Mus ‘91 Cornexia Bainp ’22
Marr Dovatas as : Sara ArncuBa.p '23
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Elizabeth Cecil was assisting editor
this issue.
Margaret Dunn and Irene Gates have
been cut from the 1923 competition for
the editorial board of the News.
A Socialistic Heaven
The conviction, “class struggles will be
succeeded by the abolition of all cl Ct
tinction,” which was contained in the
Communistic Manifesto, is gradually a
ing into the uttermost corners of our col-
lege life. Interclass warfare is dying out,
and in its place we have the universal
Brotherhood of Man. Gone are the days
when the two lower classes quailed under
the*commanding gaze of the “upper crust”
and labored incessantly to carry out the
orders of the favored classes. Now high
and low are beginning to fraternize amic-
ably.. The perennial Hymns of Hate are
sinking into disfavor, and every class sings
paens of praise to every other class. The
Old Guard looks upon these innovations as
the encroachment of the grave menace of
Socialism, while the modern thinker hails
them as the forerunners of a_ perfect
Utopia, the New Jerusalem.
To Pass the Time Away
The time may come when the British
Museum or its equivalent in the distant
future -will preserve as an example of the
“Genre Art of the —— Century” one of
these very desks which now furnish
Bryn Mawr class-rooms. There one will
see portraits of strange beasts and men,
designs conventional and—not so con-
ventional—prose and poetry, which will
make ‘the observer exclaim in wonder at
the “why and wherefore.” We quote from
the collection in question:
“*Where are you going, my Bryn Mawr
maid?’
“Alas! to dreamland, sir,’ she said.
“And what will stop you, my Bryn Mawr
maid?’
“Nought you are saying, sir,’ she said.”
“Caesar and Cleopatra”
1923 is to be congratulated on its mas-
terly production of “Caesar and Cleo-
patra.” Not only did it maintain the
standard of class plays, but proved a
close rival to Varsity Dramatics.
New Plan for Degree at Harvard
Harvard has made a. great stride in
adopting the system of general examina-
tions leading to a degree, Education is no
longer considered so many courses regis-
tered, so many examinations passed, but,
rather, a matter of individual research.
The responsibility rests not on the profes-
sor, but on the student.
Art Class Discovers Aesthetes
_ Five aesthetes were brought to light
‘in the Italian painting class recently, when
the members of the class were asked to
write a paper on “Enjoyment,” and what it
meant to them. True enjoyment lay, to
quote from several papers which. showed
a sense for the aesthetic, in “a thin, grace-
ful spiral of smoke, curling from a ciga-
rette and standing out in bold relief against
a dark mahogany panel,” in “the curve of
a supporting arch,” and “in the sensation
of wanting to feel a black lacquer box,
and imagining its smoothness, rather
than in actually touching it.”
would probably not
- (The pee Pee kad theslachves
for ——- expressed in in this column.)
© Tempora, © Mores!
| To the Editor of The College News:
Under the Blue Laws of Connecticut,
| framed in Colonial days, a man was for-
bidden to kiss his wife on Sunday. Since
then ideas on observance of the Sabbath
have changed somewhat, and today such
demonstration of conjugal affection
incur imprisonment.
‘When Bryn Mawr/was founded, all
Sunday athletics were forbidden, because
such was the cu of the times. In
these days, whe
church encourage \Sunday golf and base-
ball, would it not possible to allow
Sunday practice on Bryn Mawr tennis
courts and hockey fields, not for periods
of required exercise, but merely for
wholesome pleasure and recreation?
SHAW’S “CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA”
PRESENTED BY SOPHOMORES |
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Day in this play. Her voice a bearing
were well suited to her role.
Probably the most finished and Shavian
piece of acting was the work of Miss Burr
as Brittanus. She was delightfully refresh-
ing in her portrayal of the good points of
the Britons, and brought down the house
with the suggestion that Cleopatra could
not properly be at the Pharos with Caesar
“without the companionship of some ma-
tron.” Her English accent was an accom-
plished achievement.
The “popinjay,” Appolodorus, was the
perfect aesthete wih his purple robes,
affected gestures and discourses on art.
The simple half-witted Ptolemy was also
adequately interpreted with Miss Wilson in
the-title-role,-and- the -character—of-Pothi-
nus, as protrayed by Miss Holt, should not
be passed over without recognition. In
fact, the minor parts were all well taken.
The “Oh woe” of the Nubian slave, and
the curses of the lazy boatman. Miss Rich-
ards, as the sentinel at the quay, did some
good acting, and Theodotus worked up real
excitement over the burning of the library
at Alexandria. The display of Roman sol-
diers, under Miss McAneny as centurian,
was one of the most striking bits of cos-
tuming in the play, and their acting was
far from amateurish. The Egyptian mob,
on the other hand, though more uneven
in merit, had some outstanding figures,
such as Belzanor and the Persian. Last
of all the porters carried out their “heavy
part” well.
The players showed the effect of careful
coaching on the part of Doctor Savage.
There were some fine dramatic moments to
which the action rose, such as the death
of Ftatatetta at the altar of the god, the
moment when, at the cry, “Hail Caesar,”
Cleopatra learns the identity of the Roman
seated on her throne, and finally the ab-
surd moment at the mole when Caesar
dives into the sea and Cleopatra is thrown
after him.
On the whole the play was not unworthy
of the class of '23. The stage manager
should especially be praised, and the com-
mittees on costumes and scenery should
not be forgotten. One might comment on
the Elizabethan dining table in the palace
scene, or the miniature pyramid in the
desert, but after all they were only parts
of a play in which Shaw was burlesquing
the Egypt of Caesar's time.
NOTES FROM ALUMNAE OFFICE
The Alumnae Office extends a cordial
welcome to all undergraduate and graduate
students, according to Margaret Blaine, ’13,
the new Executive Secretary, who hopes
that they will drop in for a word now and
then between classes. Post cards are for
sale in the Office, also a few pictures of
the college buildings, class plays, and May
Day, all of which were ordered and not
called for last year, and which are avail-
able at a very moderate figure.
All records of the Bryn Mawr Endow-
ment Campaign have been turned over to
the office the association, which will
carry on any further work of the endow-
of
ment organization that comes in
3 _THE COLLEGE
come the supreme question within the next
even pillars of the
Silver lea eae in Here
“The world is threatened with a con-
flagration beside which the Great War
seems a bonfire, unless the race problem
is solved in the spirit of fair play,” said Dr.
E. C. Silcox, Silver Bay lecturer, speaking
on Wednesday evening, in Taylor Hall.
He believes the problem of race will be-
fifty years. Doctor Silcox’s lecture fol-
lowed the discussion of the race problem,
held last week under the leadership of part
of the Silver Bay delégation.
Pointing out that white races were now
dominant, politically and economically, Doc-
tor Silcox declared that this could not go
on indefinitely, although it was probably
an inevitable stage in world history. “Only
one of the darker races of the world has the
power to make its wishes felt,” he said, “and
that race is Japan.” Citing instances of
Japan’s recent political activity, Doctor Sil-
cox indicated that the Japanese are doi
more than protecting their own interests;
they are seeking to act as spokesman for
the dark races of the world. “Japan,” said
Doctor Silcox, “will bring the race prob-
lem to the fore at every opportunity until
the dark races are united under her leader-
ship with sufficient strength to strike.”
Answering the question, “What is the
solution to the race problem?” which was
asked from the floor, Doctor Silcox said,
“There is no formal solution.” He sug-
gested that adaptation and inter-breeding
of immigrating peoples might lessen race
antipathies.
DR. JOSEPH S. AMES EXPLAINS EIN-
STEIN RELATIVITY THEORY
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conclusions, because there is nothing but
mathematics between,” said Doctor Ames.
“Among his conclusions are: all lengths
of moving bodies appear shorter to sta-
tionary observers than to those moving with
the bodies, and all time intervals in a
moving. system appear lengthéned to the
stationary observer.”
‘Einstein Has Four Postulates
The postulates for his theory of Special
Relativity, applying only to objects in uni-
form motion, are, first, that we cannot tell
which of two objects is moving, we merely |
know that one is moving relative to the
other, and, second, that the velocity of
light, 186,000 miles a second, is constant
and can be used for measuring time. For
his General Theory of Relativity he adds
two more: one, that all our measurements
are made by the method coincidence; that
is, we tell time by observing the coinci-
dence of the hand of the clock with a point
on the scale. The other that an observer
in a falling box would be unconscious of
gravity, so that if he dropped a ball, it
would not hit the floor, but would remain
where it was dropped.
All the conclusions of the theory have
been verified as accurately as present
measurements permit. The observations of
the English astronomers at the time of the
eclipse last year, showed the amount of
curving of light rays due to the gravi-
tational effect of the sun to be in close
accordance with Einstein’s calculation. This
was measured by the displacement of the
position of the stars when the sun was
between the earth and the stars.
Einstein’s theory does not disprove New-
ton’s theory of gravitation, but agrees with
it for all cases of objects moving slowly
compared to the velocity of light. It ex-
plains the case of the planet Mercury,
which has a path, known for a long time,
not to be in accordance with Newton’s
theory.
Doctor Ames met the Science Club at
tea, in Radnor Hall, given by E. Bliss,
president of the club. After the lecture
Doctor Ames was entertained at a recep-
tion held in Rockefeller Hall.
First Opera November 30th
“La Juive,” which will be given Tuesday
evening, November 30, is the first opera,
to be presented in Philadelphia this season
by the Metropolitan Company.
Berkeley Tostiltte, ti Geer g Her ad-
dress is 41 St. John’s Place, Brooklyn,
in. Y.
Alice Hawkins, 07, ‘ie resigned her
position as warden of Merion, this year,
has gone to New York to live, where she
is going into business. Her temporary ad-
dress, until she is settled in New York, is
care of T. C. Eggleston, Esq., 425 West
Rittenhouse Street, Germantown.
Margaret Morris Hoskins, '08, is teach-
ing histology and embryology in the Med-
ical College of Virginia. She is the first
woman to be a member of the faculty
there.
Mary Nearing, ’09, is studying—her third
year—at the Cambridge School of Archi-
tectural and Landscape Design.
Margaret Blanchard, '14, is working for
the National Tuberculosis Association.
Isabel Benedict, ’14, is supervising a
Service Department in the Western Elec-
tric Company, New York. |
‘Dorothy Shipley, ’17, will be in New York
until February, when she expects to get
her M.A, in French jliterature, at Columbia.
She will then go to Paris for six months.
Marian Gregg, 20, is making her debut
in St. Louis.
Marguerite Eilers, '20, is studying music
in New York and doing work with the
charities in, connection with the Music
School and Diet Kitchen. ;
M. Porritt, 20; M. Hoag, ’20; H. Zinn-
ser, '20; H. Ferris, '20, and J. Conklin, ’20,
were back for Sophomore Play, Friday
night.
Mrs. Andrew Hunt (Elizabeth Pinney,
12) has gone to Sweden with her two
children, and is planning to study there
for a Doctor’s Degree.
Catherine Thompson, ’12, has been taken
on the staff of the Ladies’ Home Journal.
Miss Marian Irwin, '13, has completed a
tour of the women’s colleges in the east,
where she has lectured on her scientific
work at Harvard. Miss Irwin took her
Doctor’s Degree from Radcliffe College, in
1919. She leaves December 1st for her
home in Tokio, Japan, where she will con-
tinue her scientific work, and also study the
problem of women’s education in Japan.
“HUMBLE VOYAGERS” ON SALE IN
NEW YORK BOOK SHOPS
The Reeling and Writhing Club publica-
tion, Humble Voyagers, is on sale in sev-
eral New York book stores, including
Scribner’s and Putnam’s, according to an
advertisement, which appeared in the
Tribune last Thursday. The advertising
was inserted as a gift to the club by Mr.
Henry Ward, father of K. Ward, ’21,
a founder and the first secretary of the
club.
Maids’ Rehearsals Proceed Well
“Too Much Bobby,” by Helen Morrison
Howie, is the play to be given by the maids
at their Christmas party. Rehearsals are
already well under way, and V. Liddell,
'22, who is in charge, says she is encour-
aged at the prospects. The principal parts
in the play are Miss Bertha Kent, taken
by Eliza Dillon, of Merion, and Rita, by
Eugenia Graham, of Merion.
MISS MARY GOVE SMITH URGES
INTELLIGENCE IN SOCIAL WORK
Taking “The Ideal in Social Work,” as
her subject, Mary Gove Smith, organizing
secretary of the Intercollegiate Community
Service Association, led Vespers last Sun-
day.
“The virtues are waiting, literally waiting
on intelligence,” Miss Smith quoted from
John Urskin’s essay on the moral obligation
to be intelligent for service. In many a
small village, she pointed out, good people
sigh and shake their heads at immorality,
while the intelligent go ahead and make the
library and the church places to go to rather
than run from. The Workman’s Com-
pensation Law is another example of in-
telligent acts toward social betterment.
“Give to impulse training and intelligence,
or the action becomes vicious; think things
through to an end.”
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