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The Colleee News

Published weekly during the college year in the
interests of Bryn Mawr College



Managing Editor
Ass’t Managing Editor .
Business Manager
Ass’t Bus. Mgr.

ISABEL FOSTER, ’15 |
ADRIENNE KENYON,'15
MARY:G. BRANSON, '16 |
KATHARINE BLODGETT, '17

EDITORS
CONSTANCE M. K. APPLEBEE
RUTH TINKER, "15 ISOLDE ZECKWER, ’15 |
FREDRIKA M. KELLOGG, '16



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Entered as second-class matter September 26, 1914, at the
post office at Bryn ae i under the
Act of March 3, 1879





Minor Latin, according to apparent con-
sensus, is the least popular course in
College. This is not because there is any
fault to be found with the course itself,
_ hor with the professors who teach it,
among whom are some of the ablest we
have. Far from it.
us. We hate to translate.

fifty lines or less. _We are blind to all
else but these mechanics of translation.

Last week we had our attention called }¥

to an article in the “Fortnightly Review”
for November, which we think may inter-
est at least those of us who struggle
through Minor Latin as though it were
drudgery, but who are interested in Eng-
lish composition. “Translation is a more
difffeult art than original writing; we
learn to use our own language better by
writing out another man’s thoughts than
our—own, for if we write ott our own
thoughts we select thoughts for transcrip-
tion, that we can express easily. Original
writing does not enlarge our vocabulary
like translation; an admirable translator
is always seeking to enlarge his vocabu-
lary. Do not believe the current folly
that translation dies and original writing
lives; the German of the man who trans-
lated Shakespeare will be read when the
German of many original ‘writers is for-
gotten. Andrew Lang is another
such immortal; all his original writing
will perish—has perished already—but

he will be remembered, for he translated

Par)

*‘Theocritus. -



Shall we have a decapitated Taylor?
Shall we be glad or sorry, if the Building
Committee agrees with the Dean of Mon-
tana in thinking that the top of the tower
should be removed just where the copper
begins? Will it look as though Taylor

were kicking one lég' in the air, in rivalry
with the four the Elephant Library kicks?

To speak soberly, could Taylor ever look
Early Jacobian?

THE COLLEGE NEWS :

pee

Everyone is eager to express gratitude “The College News” there is an article
to President Thomas and the faculty i E. Dulles, drawing attention to the
the very live and self-sacrificing interest | | poor attendance at morning “Chapel. It
which they are taking in the new and | | points out the danger we are running of
strong movement in the College toward | a rule “concerning attendance at Chapel.”

‘debating and public speaking. If Litera- |
|ture is lagging at Bryn Mawr, perhaps
| Oratory is having her day. If this is
‘really true, as it seems to be, it is inter-|
‘esting to note how much this changes the
‘effect of conditions outside of College.
/Not only Woman’s Suffrage, but social

| work and executive positions of all kinds”
‘|demand a woman who can speak on her
The debates as yet have been poor.
perhaps in comparison with the stories
and poems which have been written for.
the “Lantern” in the past, but the art of.

feet.

|debating is a new art at Bryn Mawr, or
rather a revived art, and Ciceros may yet
be produced by coaching. We must re-
‘member that even Demosthenes had to

‘practice by the seashore before he was.
bearable and accomplish nothing.
‘there no one in this College who has some
| practical suggestion?
us who have any suggestions at all would
'write them to “The College News” where

editor of “Har- |

/prepared to declaim his —, Philip-
pics.

The trouble lies with |
We hate to,
look up words in the dictionary, to refer |
to footnotes and to spend an hour on)

MR. HAPGOOD ON THE WAR



| Mr. Norman Hapgood,
per’s Weekly,” gave a most interesting
talk on November 20th. He believes that
in spite of all its horrors this war may
be advantageous in the end. The ideals
which we may hope to win must be in
good part the work of women. Since the
world is in great need, great efforts will
be made. The response to the need
“will be so full af the vision of mind and
heart that we can meet the times which
are coming, so that history will say ‘the
awful price which we have to pay, will
“rot be-paid-in--vain’:*

In regard to the future and the ‘safety
of our own country, Mr. Hapgood thought
that since our army, as it is so small
that it is “Nothing more than a bad joke”
and since we dread the effects of mili-
tarism, our best plan lay in forming an
army, as Switzerland does, by requiring
every boy of a certain age to undergo
military training.

A reception was held after the lecture
under the auspices of the Class for the
Study. of Social Problems.

~
CORRESPONDENCE COLUMN
(The Editors do not hold themselves re-
sponsible for the opinions expressed in
this column.)

To the Editors: :

Although our “college spirit’ is un-
doubtedly greater than it has been during
the past few years; as shown by our real
interest in “The College News,” the Chris-
tian Association, and so on, nevertheless,
I do not think that it is yet all that it
should be.

In the November 19th issue of

But even this spirited article has. failed
to arouse us. We have heard so much
discussion about the attendance at Chapel
that it no longer makes any impression
upon us. Yes, but the only way to stop

‘the discussion of it is to attend Chapel

regularly.

But what about those of us who do go?
Can.we sit back and say that we at least
are doing our part? If we are really seri-
ous in our desire for more “college spirit”
we cannot be content with doing things
ourselves and letting others do as they
please. But how can we force others to
do things? How can we make people go
to Chapel? We cannot drag them; and
if we try to persuade them against their
wills we shall only make ourselves un-
Is

Perhaps if all of

the rest can read them, we might evolve
some adequate solution, not only of this
question as to attendance at Chapel, but
also of the whole question of “esprit de
corps.”
Sincerely yours,
LucretiA GARFIELD,



Dear Editors:

In reply to your correspondent who
speaks of the defects in the present sys-
tem of fire drills and suggests meanscof
remedying them, I wish to say that the
fire captains have been working out. an
entirely new system, which it is hoped
will remedy the defects mentioned and

~~ other weaknesses in-the-dritis-as-they-are

now run. The new system has been
worked out with great care and is based
upon the Wellesley system mentioned,
modified to suit the conditions at Bryn
Mawr. The new method of drills will be
begun very soon, and, it is hoped, will
prove as practical and satisfactory as the
one at Wellesley.
IsoLDE ZECKMAN.
Head Fire Captain.



Dear Editors:

Although there has been much objec-
tion to the enforcement of the rule that
we should leave laboratory promptly at 4
o'clock, if we stop to consider, is that not
really a fair rule? It might be better
modified to read, that everyone shall
leave minor laboratory at 4 o’clock. In
major courses experiments take longer
and are often spoiled, if left, thus mean-
ing the loss of an afternoon’s work. How-
ever, the minor classes are so large that

,it is hard enough to keep them all work-

ing together, and it makes it all the
harder if a few particularly enterprising
or non-athletic people stay later than
four. There could be a modification again
in this case, that is, a student who wishes
to make up back work might be allowed
to remain. With these changes the rule
would stand as a good one.

F. K., ’16.