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Volume 1, No. 10

CALENDAR

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11
8 30—Meeting of the Graduate Club.
dress by President Thomas.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12
Senior Orals in German.
‘8 p. M.—Senior Reception to the Graduates:
SUNDAY,/ DECEMBER 13
6 p.M.—Vespers.’ Speaker, K. Blodgett.
. $ p.m.—Chapel. Preacher, The Rev. C.
Richmond, D.D.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15
Faculty Tea to Graduates. Radnor Hall.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16
7.30—Bible Class, The Rev. C. Deems.
9.30—Mid-week. Meeting of the C. A.
Leader, M. Seattergood,

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18
—Sophomore Dance.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20

6 p.M.—Vespers. Speaker, F. Kellogg, 16

8 p.M.—Chapel. Christmas Service with
Carols. ~ Preacher, Father Officer, O.H.C.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22
—Christmas Vacation begins.

Ad-

8 P.M.

1 P.M,

BRYN MAWR AMBULANCE FOR THE
FRONT

The faculty and staff at Low Buildings
have contributed $100 towards. a Bryn
Mawr ambulance. The ambulance will
be in charge of two doctors, graduates
of American colleges. Seven hundred dol-
lars are needed. Some of this, in addi-
tion to the Low Buildings $100, has al-
ready been promised. If every member
of Bryn Mawr College would give one or
more dollars as a Christmas gift to the
Red Cross, the ambulance would be able
to start with the New Year. Many schools
and colleges already have their own am-
bulances representing them on the field.
Miss Wiley, Low Buildings, is acting
treasurer and will be pleased to receive
contributions.

ALUMNA NOTES

Cc. Creighton, ’14, is taking’ science
courses at the George Washington. Uni-
versity, in order to enter the John Hop-
kins Medical School next year.

- A. Miller, '14, is studying law
father’s office. _

J. Kerr, ’10, and E. Bontecou, '13, are
in the New York University Law School.

D. Godfrey, ex-14, is engaged to G S.
Wayman, of Chicago.

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BRYN MAWR, PA., sicanimnai RW,

STUDENT GOVERNMENT RULES COM.-
PARED AT ‘THE CONFERENCE
AT RADCLIFFE

The following interesting comparisons
are exerpts from the report, submitted to
the Vassar Students’ Association by its
Senior Delegate to the Students’ Confer-
ence at Radcliffe on November 6th and

7th:

Cut System
-Barnard—An understood number given;

no definite system.

Goucher—Left to individual instructors.

Holyoke and Radcliffe—Students may
cut until warned.

Bryn Mawr—Temporary system,
a semester. °

Brown—Under student control, 18 cuts
allowed; expulsion for continued over-
cutting.

Elmira
tures of course.

Lake Erie—No cut system.

Syracuse—Ten cuts a semester.
cuts’mean extra hours of work.

Vassar, Wells, Wilson—No cut system.

8 cuts

Regulations of Absences from College

Allegheny—Under students; failure to
register means fine of 25 cents.
Bryn Mawr—Under students.
Mount Holyoke—Under students,
registration for all but Freshmen.
Syracuse—Under students, registration
for ordinary absences, permission for un-
usual engagements.
Wellesley—Under students,
tration. ;
Western Reserve—Registration.
Winthrop—Permission from the Presi-

mere

free regis-

dent.

Chaperonage Rules
Under Students—At Randolph Macon,
Wisconsin, Radcliffe, Syracuse, Wellesley,
Middlebury, Holyoke, Bryn Mawr, Lake
Erie. Reported successful in all cases.
. Under Faculty Allegheny, Swarth-
more, Simmons, Vassar, Wilson.

¥ Light Rules
Exist in all but Wellesley, Bryn Mawr,
Barnard, Radcliffe and Vassar.
Lights out from 10 to 10.45.

Quiet Hours

Radcliffe—Ordinary
ways allowed.
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COME TO AID OF DEBATERS

New System in Debating

Debating at Bryn Mawr, which is now
carried on by classes in the hope that it
will become more spirited, has received
a new impetus. President Thomas has
for some time been anxious to secure the
services of a professional coach but since
this has been impossible, she, and some
members of the faculty have most
kindly offered to do the coaching them-
selves. Twice a month the four classes
meet in their respective rooms in Taylor,
Wednesdays at eight thirty for trials.
These are informal intraclass debates
on some subjects of immediate college °
interest which takes little or no’ prepara-
tion. For each class one member of the
faculty acts as critic, to give the deba-
ters pointers on their delivery and form
and to pick to pieces their briefs and
separate arguments. :

Last Wednesday was the first trial of
the new system. The four members of
the faculty who consented t\coach that
evening were: President Thomas, Dean
Reilly, Miss Shearer, and Dr. Wilm, who
drew lots for the classes. The subject for
all classes was: “Resolved the New Quizz
System. is an Improvement the
Old’-'The debates were hardly polished
because of the short time for prepara-
tion. In general the material was good
but there is of course a great deal of
room for improvement. If we are. will-
ing to give this matter a little time and
interest we will profit by this new sys-
tem. and eventually make .presentable
speakers. The need of the ability to
speak forcibly and convincingly cannot
be too strongly emphasized in this age
of activities for women. Miss Thomas
pointed out this fact last Wednesday.
Everyone wants to learn speak in
theory but it is amazing how few people
want to put their theory into practice
by active debating. This is your chance
to learn to speak. . Miss Crandell, Miss
DonnelHy, Dr. Fenwick, Mr. King, Dr.
Wheeler and Dr. Gordon will also coach
in the future. The Seniors meet regular-
ly in room D, the Juniors in room E, the
Sophomores in room F,-the Freshmen in
room H. .Everyone who wants to take
advantage of this opportunity the faculty
have afforded us to get good advice and
coaching on the difficult art of “speak-
convincingly,’ should come next
Wednesday evening.

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