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THE COLLEGE NEWS



DIPLOMACY
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Marie Doro, Blanche Bates and William |

Gillette come to town next week in a re-|
vival of Sardou’s play, “Diplomacy.” |
Semi-detective plots, involving diplomatic |
incidents and hinting at international do-|
ings, are always popular. We forget that
many of the devices have been “done to}
death” since the play first appeared, and, |
like children delighting in favorite stories
retold, we are enthusiastic over such in-|
cidents as the clever ruse wherewith the
English diplomat catches the villain,
Baron Stein, and the use of scent to track
down the villainess in the last act. Some
of the points are either not very logically
worked out or else not emphasized clearly
enough to “carry across the footlights.”
We can never, for example, explain satis-
factorily the return of the Baroness in
this last act. Why did she come? The
package, of course, was only a pretext.
We are never told, nor is there any sug-
gestion to aid us in imagining the reason
for ourselves.
. The acting does not quite fulfill ex-
pectations aroused «by the three lines
heading the cast. Marie Doro is disap-
pointing. She inclines to “rant” in the
emotional parts, William Gillette is the
very same Gillette of “Secret Service,”
ete.—Sherlock Holmes removed from
London to the legation in Paris. This
will, however, only please his admirers
and will not displease those who have
not seen him too often to tire of his man-
nerisms. Blanche Bates is excellent as
the ‘Baroness, the international spy, and
her handling of the big scene in the last
act-is-very effective. ;

On the whole, “Diplomacy” will give
you a very interesting Saturday afternoon
and prove a pleasant relief from quizzes,
orals and their like.

A “GOODWILL CHRISTMAS”

A “Goodwill Christmas,” as it has been
started by several alumne and others,
simplifies Christmas giving in order to
give more to relieve the unprecedented
suffering caused by the war. To help
meet this need seems more truly like
Christmas than much of our Christmas
giving. Perhaps some of us at College
could adopt the idea and reduce our ex-
tensive Christmas expenditures, thereby
saving a little extra money to swell our
Bryn Mawr funds for the Red Cross and
refugees.

LOST

My James’ Psychology! Last seen on
the lower: hockey field about four weeks
ago.

Lucretia GARFIELD.

| Seaman,



ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Gymnasium Cup.—The committee ap-
pointed by the Board who will award the
Gymnasium Cup is Mrs. Samuel A. King,
G. Emery, 15, I. Zeckwer, '15, C. Dowd,
’16,. F. Kellogg, °16. The cup. will be
awarded
Freshman in apparatus work, and the
committee will judge only upon the work
done in the regular gymnasium classes.

Varsity Water Polo.—_M. Goodhue, -’15,

-F. Kellogg, 16, and M. Scattergood, '17,

have been appointed by the Board to act
with Miss Applebee and E. Dessau, ‘15,
Varsity captain, as the Varsity water
polo committee.

CAST FOR “PINAFORE”

“The Glee Club announces the cast for
“Pinafore,” as follows: The Rt, Hon.
Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.: Ist. Lord of
the Admiralty, I. Knauth, ‘17; Capt. Cor-
coran, Commanding H.M.S. Pinafore, S.
Reiss, “18; Ralph Rackstraw, Able Sea-
man, M. Jacobs, ’15; Dick Deadeye, Able
L. Klein, '16; Bill Bobstay,
Boatswain,-M. Andrews, '17; Bob Becket,
Boatswain’s Mate, M. Russell, '16; Jose-
phine, The Captain’s Daughter, D. Per-
kins, ‘15; Hebe; .Sir Joseph's
Cousin, T. Smith, °17; Little Buttercup,
A. Portsmouth, °18; Bumboat Woman,
E. Merck, "18. Leader, K. McCollin, '15.
Stage Manager, D. Perkins, ‘15. The
performance of “Pinafore” will take place
May. 15, 1915.

: (Continued from-Paget}
Welesley—Whispering only allowed.
Wellesley and Holyoke—Enforced

honor system.
Other Colleges
ular and. difficult to enforce.

by

Chapel Attendance

Under students at Brown, 18 cuts al-
lowed.

Under students at Elmira and Middle-
bury, with honor system.

Mt. Holyoke—Compulsory and = con-
trolled by student government; 4 cuts a
year from church and 12 from chapel.

Randolph Macon—Regulated’ by stu-
dent committee.

Wellesley—Controlled by honor system,
4 cuts a month.

Swarthmore—
semester. :

Reported successful and valuable at
Barnard, Elmira, Adelphia*, Mississippi*;
Allegheny, Goucher, Wells, Randolph
Macon, Simmons**, Swarthmore, Syra-
cuse, Western Reserve, Wilson.

*No compulsory reporting of cheating.

**Must be voted upon by 90 per cent of
each academic class.

Compulsory, 20 cuts a

to the best Sopohomore or

First |

Proctor System unpop-

CAMPUS NOTES

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| The Rev. C. Richmond, who is to
/preach on Sunday, is the president of
Union College. Mr. Richmond has. lec-
tured and preached at Bryn Mawr often
and is one of the most popular college
speakers.

The subject of President Thomas’ ad-
dress to the Graduate Club on Friday, is
“The difference between men and women
scholars and how to overcome them.”

We have received the following ex-
tract from a letter from Mrs. Cons:
“Mr. Cons is on the firing line in the
trenches near Rheims and on November

12th, was still well and unharmed. I
am with friends near Paris for the dura-

tion of the war. I am helping eare for
the motherless children of the soldiers,
and at other times knit and crochet as
fast and as much as_I can.” It is pro-
posed to send a bundle of knitted articles
to Mr. Cons from Bryn Mawr. Anyone
who would like to contribute something
ean get further particulars at the gym-
nasium_ office. ;

French Orals. Forty-nine Seniors took
the orals and thirty-two passed.

Dr. Wilm will be the third person in
the German Oral on Saturday.

The Chess Club under the leadership
of L. Branson, ’15, has been revived.
Fourteen competitors have entered the
tournament. The first .round will be
played off this week.

The History Club. has
pointed not to be able to secure Col.
Roosevelt, Mr. Taft or Mr. Pinchot as
speakers, but it hopes to get another in-
teresting Man very soon.

been disap-

SURPRISINGLY GOOD FOOTBALL -
PLAYED AT BRYN MAWR

The Odd Class team won the football
game from the Even Class team with a
score of 6-0. The umpire said that the
tackling was fearless and that some of
the téam play and’ signaling was really
good. “The Evens,” he said, “had some
good, tricky plays, although quick, they
weren't always quick enough, and they
made a pretty forward pass: The Odd
backs were a little slow. Both teams
were better on the defensive than on the
offensive, but of course that was due to
their inexperience.” In conclusion, he
said they certainly played surprisingly
good football.

The support of the side lines was very
spirited. Red roses and violets, red and
green and blue arm bands and peanuts
were sold. M. Scattergood, ‘17, L. Chase,

17, cheerleaders for the Odds; H. Chase,
‘16, L. Goodnow,/'16, and E. Houghton;
18, the Even cheerleaders, walked up
and down, encouraging, the shouts of the
spectators. The proceeds, over $20, goes
to the College Settlement.