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BRYN MAWR, PA, MARCH 4, 1915



Price 5 -Cents



CALENDAR :
FRIDAY, MARCH 5
8 p. M.—Lecture by Dr. Charles Bakewell
of Yale.
SATURDAY, MARCH 6
8 p. m.—Freshman Show.
SUNDAY, MARCH 7
Speaker, V. Litchfield,

8 p.m.—Chapel. Preacher, The Rev. Anna
Garlin Spencer.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10
8 pe. M.—Bible and Mission Classes.
9.30 p. Mi—Mid-week Meeting of the C. A.
Leader, B~Liadley, '18. °
FRIDAY, MARCH 12
- 8 p. m.—Christian Association Conference.
Address by G. A. Johnston Ross.

SATURDAY, MARCH 13

Senior Orals in French. :
8 p. M.—Lecture by Mr. Frank Harris of

England.
SUNDAY, MARCH 14
6 P.M. Pec a9 Speaker, Miss Anne

Wiggin of Spring Street.
a m.—Chapel. Preacher, The Rev. J.

Valdemer Moldenhauer.

FRIDAY, MARCH 19

Announcement of European Fellows.
Fellowship Dinners.

SATURDAY, MARCH 20
Senior Orals in German.

SUNDAY, MARCH 21
Chapel. Preacher, The Rev. Robert Speer. |

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FICTION LIBRARY COMES TO LIFE



The Fiction Library in Denbigh, which
has not flourished on account of careless
management and unpaid dues, since 1908,
is again a live enterprise. Under the
guidance of Miss Donnelly and under the
management of G. Moses, ‘16, the. old
books have been put in order and new

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WINTER IN. THE TRENCHES
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Stirring Letters from M. Cons

6 Janvier.

La nuit du premier jour de l’an (31
Déec. au 1 Janvier) restera un des plus
noirs souvenirs de ma vie: 12 heures
sans abri dans la tranchée de premiére
ligne sous une pluie glacée! Et je con-
tinue 4 me porter admirablement! Le
lendelmain, 1 Janvier, étant allé chercher
de la paille avec deux hommes dans un
village bombardé nous avons été repérés
par les Boches et littéralement accom-
pagnés d’une pluie d’obus. Trois ont
éclaté si prés de nous qu’um éclat d’un
‘d’eux a troué le pan de ma capote.. Un
beau jour de l’an! Mais on est content

10 Janvier.

Comme je t’ai peu écrit ces- temps
derniers! Ne crois, je t’en supplie, a
aucune négligence de ma part. Ce serait
cruel. Mais souvent, trop souvent la



‘fatigue m’a dominé, terrassé, et aussi

‘J'avorais été amené a ¢crire sur un ton de
lassitude qui t’eft inquiété inutilement. |

| La pluie a été féroce pour le pauvre soldat |
‘each class is determined to keep its ban-

'ces temps derniers. Et j’aura’s pu dire:
“Il pleure sur mon coeur

Comme il pleut sur la ville” (la!

| ville étant le village de taupes que nous |
habitons ou la_ tranchée nite, noire, |
humide.)
beau soleil dans un air sec et froid. Dans
deux heures nous partons pour notre
repos qui,
espérer durera plus de huit jours. Ah!
pouvoir se laver, ne plus vivre courbé

d’y avoir passé—et de n’y ¢tre point resté, |

ONCE MORE 1917 AND 1918 TIE



The third Sophomore-Freshmen water-
polo game was played Monday night
amidst the hoarse cheers of the support-

ers of the red and of the blue. The line-
up was: :

1917 1918
INES os sees oe vk Ce ees A, Alexander
By TUNIS 6. aie oo esc des < oe iva a.5 0
L. Chase:...... CPT lias .D. Kuhn
V. Lutehfield. . 54 Vi ees | .T. Howell
E. Faulkner, ..... R. : BB... ..+....M, Siretee
©, BAe visicice. bi Be Be vice Ts co ve ee ee
M. Scattergood.... 5.7. G. eatiei wt .H. Wilson

Goals---1917: M. Willard, 2; + Chase,

1, 1918: G. Flanagan, 1; H. Alexander, 2.

Referee—Mr. Bishop.

Time of halves—6 minutes.

1918 started off vigorously, and the
first goal made by G. Flanagan created
much excitement. M. Willard soon)
evened things’ up and then’ L. Chase and
H. Alexander each made a goal, making
the score at the end of the first half, 2-2.
At the beginning of the second half, M.
Willard put 1917 in the lead by making
a goal. However, H. Alexander came to
1918’s rescue and made a beautiful goal |



Mais aujourd’hui il fait un |

from half-way down the pool. The play-
ing through the entire game was fast and
even, and the next game certainly should
be even more thrilling than this one, for

ner out as long as possible.



TIE BETWEEN 1917 AND 1918
A tie, 4-4, was the result of a wildly ex-
citing water-polo game between 1917 and |
1918 on Thursday night. The game was
‘a hard and closely fought one throughout, |

nite advantage. Both the Sophomores
peed the Freshmen played a very fast!

cette fois, nous laisse-t-on | neither side being able to gain any defi- |

pour éviter les balles, ne plus manger game and had excellent teamwork. M.)

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MR. KING’S RECITAL A GREAT
SUCCESS

Cee

One of the greatest treats of the winter
was given, Friday evening, through the
generosity of Mr. King. The announce-
ment of his recital drew students, faculty,

from Bryn Mawr and Philadelphia until
the Chapel was packed to the gallery. The
audience showed its genuine appreciation



| plause. The selections were admirably
| Suited to the audience, and the order was
| such as to produce the greatest dramatic
‘effect.
sary to comment upor Mr. King’s control
of technique and facial expression. The
| very difficult change from one character
| to another in dialogue, as for example
from Shylock to Antonio, showed su-
preme mastery of the art. One moment
he set the audience laughing with
delight at the elfin pranks of Queen
Mab; the next he held them breathless
| and spell-bound with the vivid hoiror
/of “Clarence’s Dream.” ‘President Thomas
/was justified in declaring Mr. King
the superior of Forbes-Robertson in
his impersonation of Shylock. Those
who have enjoyed the privilege of
| Mr. King’s classes have learned to ap-
|preciate the importance of vibration and

‘rhythm—the effective use of which was
illustrated strikingly in reproducing the

‘sound of galloping horse throughout the
| poem “How They Brought the Good News
From Ghent to Aix.” The recital cul-
minated in the stirring “Charge of the
Light Brigade.” About $94.00 were added
;to the Belgian Relief Fund, but the en-

preparatory school-girls and many visitors °

of his ability by hearty and continued ap-

It seems impossible and unneces-.

de la terre comme un ver des champs,

et le gémiissement de l’obus qui éclate
(jusqu’ ici, heureusement, il n’y eut guére

ne plus entendre la voix sinistre du canon |

‘sentative or to G. Moses, Denbigh.



ones have been bought. Within the last
two weeks subscriptions have been com-| que ce gémissementla)—coucher au sec,

ing in steadily, Merion furnishing twelve, | Prés des vaches ou des chevaux, cir-|

and Denbigh router Te corps et la téte dress¢s, voir des

Pembroke West fifteen,
des enfants, des cheins, vivre

twenty-five. The other halls have not| Civils,
yet responded. Subscriptions are 50 cents | /enfin!
a year and may be given to a Hall repre-| \reprend force et courage.
It has |
been suggested that a committee of those)
interested in books might be formed to)
aid the librarian in choosing and buying |
new books. The following are among the | la premiére dé

'14 Janvier.

Nous sommes au repos et nous nous
ennuyons ferme. C’est l’ennui qui suit
tente aprés les grandes |

books recently purchased: Stephens’ | {tigues. Pond Cl ‘. ons = aa
“Crock of Gold” and “Here Are Ladies”; re Pees: Tae SEE
|dormir. En un mot on est abruti. Le}

Jack London’s. “Mating of Elsinore”; |
Meredith Nicholson’s “The Poet”; Sewall |
Ford’s “Torchy”; Atkinson’s “Grey |
Friar’s Bobby.”

;temps est sinistre.
pourri: de la pluie et de la boue. On ne
réussit pas A se sécher, ni la peau ni le)
linge. Le bois mouillé brfile mal dans le)
hangar humide of nous couchons sur la

APPARATUS CUP COMPETITION __ | Paille trempée.



deux atroces semaines que nous avons

With an enthusiastic audience in the)
Et je me

balcony, the Sophomores and Freshmen | Passées dans les tranchées.
competed for the first time for the cup. | porte bien A condition de faire un peu le!
which is to be given for the best indi-| |paresseux et de laisser un peu crier le|
vidual work in apparatus among the | capitaine qui demande au lieutenant qui |
Sophomores or Freshmen. Eleven people|@emande A l’adjudant qui demande au)
entered the first competition, and even |S¢reent qui demande au caporal Cons
more are expected to enter the second | Pouraoi il n’a pas encore commandé ses

one, which comes Saturday, March 13th. | ‘hommes pour aller a la corvée de bois au.

The competitors from 1917 were; G. Bry- | | bord du canal. Le dit canal est d’ailleurs |
ant, E. Dulles, M. Scattergood, E. Hemen- charmant. C’est un de ces coins pacifi-

way, A. Davis; and from 1918: B. Persh- | ques de nature champenoise qui ont Yair.

ing, H. Hammer, M. Bacon, J. Ridlon, M. encore tout étonnés du bruit qui se fait |
Il y a méme un vieux |

Strauss, R. Cheney. The Freshmen did ‘autour d’eux.
well, but were inferior in form to 1917, |pécheur A la ligne tout a fait classique et
who, it will be remembered, showed such traditionnel (ou plutét non, car on m’af-
excellent form in the regular gymnasium | firme qu'il prend du poisson). Il y a
competition last year. Though nothing | 2ussi des bateaux rouge-sombre avec un
definite will be known until after the last | petit chien ridicule qui aboie a chaque
competition, the judges, I. Zeckwer, "15; | srondement du canon. Car le canon n'a

.@. Emery, "15; H. Chase, '16, and F. Kel-/ pas cessé son hurlement depuis des jours
- ogg, "16, expect that the results will be) et des nuits! Dieu! ce qu'il en faut des
_ very exciting and close.

(Continwed on Page 2)

Quel bonheur. Aprés le repos on |

C’est bien un hiver'|

| Et tout cela est délicieux comparé aux |

Willard and V. Litchfield did particularly | joyment of those present was inestimable.
good work for 1917, while G. Flanagan, |
H. Alexander and T. Howell played well |
The line-up was as}



keen Wi: Widadienad: STUDENTS’ BUILDING FUND

‘follows:

1917 1918

| M—-Willard RE

j kk. He hto
H. Harris C F : CG. icnnaen| dents’ Building Fund Committee does not

ie ene i ; - | intend to make any attempt this year to

c Hall R F. B A. Newlin | raise funds by entertainment or subscrip-
. Stevens at

M. Strauss |
M. Seattergood a...



Because of the many calls for money to
M. Stair alleviate suffering in luurope, the Stu-

V. Kneeland tion. The committee is selling for Miss
Goals—1917, M.. Willard, 3; H. Harris, Margaret Montgomery, 1912, sets of views
1; 1918, G. Flanagan, 2; H. Alexander, 2.'of the campus. There are one dozen
Referee—Mr. Bishop. Time of halves— views in a set and the price is $1.29, in-
6 minutes. |cluding postage. Orders for Miss Mont-
|gomery’s pictures in color may be placed
1915 BEATS 1916 with any members of the committee.
Though 1916 fought hard and well, their; The committee has plnscd with Miss
water-polo team was unable to withstand | Gaffney in Bryn Mawr, the remaining cal-
| the hard onslaughts of 1915’s star oe which inelude four of Miss Mont-
ers. M. Keller, M. Goodhue and M. G.| gomery’s pictures, to be sold for one dol-
_Brownell played their usual good game, | lar.
and E. Dessay was as skillful as ever in’ College Song-books may be bought from
keeping shots out of the goal. L. Good- members of the committee for $2.75. The
now played the best game for 1916. The! members are:
/man; L. Branson, 15; M. G. Brownell, ‘| |;
A. Grabau, ‘16; H. Robertson, 16; K.



/line-up was as follows:
1915 1916



», Robinson n. 2. F. Kellogg "9. "0.
‘e Keller C.F “M. Chase Blodgett, ‘17; H. Butterfield, 18; M.
é E, Brakeley | Straus, '18.
|G, Emery.... L. F ; C. Dowd
M.G., Sreineil H.B L.. Goodnow
| A. Spence , a Ost ..C. Kellen
| M. Goodhue. L: F..B. _..M. Dodd
| E. Dessau G F. Hitchcock “LETTER FROM A FATHER TO HIS

Goals—1915, M. Robinson, 1; G. Emery,
/2; M. Keller; 1916, L. Goodnow, 1.

Referee—Mr. Bishop: ‘Time of halves—
6 minutes.

DAUGHTER ENTERING COLLEGE”



ee By Charles F. Thwing

1918 WATER POLO A little book of letters written by
President Thwing, who spoke at com-
The water polo spirit of 1918 is not con- Mencement in June, 1913, when his
fined to the first team and its great “aughter graduated, has appeared in the
“comeback” in the second game with 1917. New Book Room. The preface states
| Their third, fourth and fifth teams have that the letters are bono fide ones writ-
‘each beaten the Sophomores, and L. H. | te? to his college daughters. The first
Pearson, of the fourth, has eight goals to One Sives reasons for choosing a college,
her credit. Such a record does not help Which is small, near a large city but not
to keep the Freshmen banner up, but, | in it, and not co-educational. The other
nevertheless, it may give 1918 much quiet | letters touch upon health, avocations,
satisfaction. | democracy and religion: at college.





Mary Andrews, ‘17, chair-.

iyi gc lala og.