College news, February 10, 1916

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VoLUME Il. No. 16

BRYN MAWR, PA.,

FEBRUARY 10, 1916

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10

_ 46—Faculty tea to the Graduate Students
in eller ;

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11
8.30 Pp. M.—Swimming Meet. Finals.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12

8.00 p. m.—Lecture by Professor Creigh-
tont of Cornell University.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13
- 6.00 Pp. m.—Vespers. Speaker, M. L. Thur-
ts uch l. Sermon b
00 Pp. M. apel. on Father
F. C. Powell of the Society of St. Tides the
Evangelist.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15
8.30 p. M.—President Thomas at home to
the uate students. .
7.30 Pp. M.—Meeting of the Red Cross in
Rockefeller Basement.
; WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
7.30—Bible Classes.
8.00—Faculty Red Cross meeting in Cartref.
9.30—Mid-week meeting of the C. A.
Leader, A. Werner, ’16.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18
8.00 P. ee the Graduate Club.
Address by Professor Edward Cheyney of the
University of Pennsylvania.
8.30— y Swimming Meet.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20
6.00 Pp. m.—Vespers. aker, H. Harris, 17.
8.00 Pp. m.—Chapel. rmon by The Rev.
William Van Allen, of Boston.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21
8.30—President Thomas at home to the
Senior C.ass.
8.30—Water Polo match games begin.

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MASEFIELD SPEAKS ON ENGLISH
POETRY
Reads Own Works to Large Audience
ae
The Gymnasium was crowded to the
last corner of the balcony Saturday, Jan-
uary 22d, when Mr. John Masefield deliv-
ered his address on English poetry.
After the lecture Mr. Masefield read from
his own works. He chose a selection
from “Dauber”, the Verger’s story from
“The Everlasting Mercy”, and a number
of short poems, among which were:
“C.L. M.”, “Spanish Waters”, “Sea Fever”,
“Prayer”, and “‘August, 1914”, one of his
more recent works, which for its under-
standing of the war and the spirit of
England, has been called the best among
the modern war poems.





English Poetry Companionable

“Probably we all agree as to what
poetry ought to be”, said Mr. Masefield.
“It ought to be the passion of brooding
on the great stories of the race
It ought to be a thing deepening every
relation, gladdening every effort, and
hallowing every place”. According to
him, the art of a nation is dependent on
its climate. “The men who make art do
so because they are sensitive to impres-
sions”. Mr. Masefield pointed out that
England’s genius was like the English
climate, temperate, and like the English
sunshine, liable to interruption. “The
climate of England”, he said, “is a com-
panionable climate, and English poetry is
like it, companionable. The English
poets are not remote. They mingle with
the crowd. They are not masters of
men’s brains, but companions of their
hearts”.

Chaucer Representative English Poet

“If I were to choose a man representa-
tive” of all that English art is and has
been”, said Mr. Masefield, “I would choose
Chaucer”. Although, according to Mr.
Masefield, Chaucer was neither a dra-
matic nor an epic poet and his place is

DECIDE INCREASED ENDOWMENT
FUND TO BE MEMORIAL



Large Annual Alumnz Meeting



The Alumne Association held its an-
nual meeting in Taylor Hall on Saturday,
January 29th. About two hundred mem-
bers were present, the majority from
Philadelphia and neighborhood, with a
large delegation from New York, and rep-
resentatives from Boston, Pittsburgh,
Baltimore, Washington and other places.
The business occupied both a morning
and an afternoon session. Between the
sessions the association was entertained
at a luncheon in Pembroke Hall, at which
President Thomas made a brief speech.
The association determined to raise the
money to endow a chair as a memorial
to Miss Garrett.

The morning session was taken up with
reports on the work of the association
and its various committees. The chair-
man of the Academic Committee, Pauline
Goldmark, '96, reported on the work of
the committee in general and particularly
on the subject of entrance requirements,
telling of several modifications which
have been suggested for the requirements
in Modern Languages, Science and His-
tory, and for a closer examination of the
entrance requirements to the standards
of the College Entrance Examination
Board. Miss Goldmark remarked with
satisfaction on the discontinuance of the
rule of last year regulating attendance at
lectures.

Lecture System Unsatisfactory

Elizabeth Sergeant, 1903, reported the
results of the investigations of a new
sub-committee whose work is familiariz-
ing the Academic Committee with the
trend of ideas in other institutions. The
committee visited several Eastern col-
leges and found general dissatisfaction
with the lecture system as the sole sys-
tem of instruction. The main modifica-
tions proposed are the dialectic or so-
cratic method of class discussion, and
applications of the Landell or case sys-
tem so successfully used in law schools.

Two other members of the Academic
Committee also reported on behalf of
their sub-committees. Anne Lawther, ’97,
spoke in favor of the establishment by
local branches of scholarships for Fresh-
men, which should be not smaller than
$300, so that the burden of expenses
should be materially lightened.

Esther Lowenthal, 1905, reported on a
system of honors in special subjects. The

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THREE RECORDS BROKEN IN
FIRST SWIMMING MEET



Odd Classes Lead



In the first swimming meet on Friday
night three records were broken. The
plunging for distance was extraordinarily
good. M. Willard almost equalled the
College record held by E. Faulkner, 1913,
of 49 ft. 7 in.
plunging, broke the record by more than
two feet, making 51 ft. 11% in. A few
moments later H. Spalding made 51 ft.

37 sec. in the 136 ft. swim on front made
in 1913 by Miss Ewart, a graduate student
making 36 2/5 sec. In the relay race,
1917 beat 1916, making 75 4/5 sec., thus
breaking 1918’s record of 76 sec. 1919
fouled in the race with 1918, so the finals
next week will be between 1917 and 1918.



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is a close second.

1917 now has the most points and 1919

A. Gest, the next person |

4in. L. Peters, 1919, broke the record of |

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NEW PLAN FOR CUT REGULATION



Each Student to Report to Hall
Representative



A new plan for regulating cutting,
which was worked out by the Advisory
Board because of the excessive cut-
ting last semester, was unanimously ac-
cepted by the Undergraduate Association
at a meeting on Thursday, February 8rd.
Each student is asked to report to her
hall representative each time she cuts and
whether her cut was excused or unex-
cused.

A committee is to be made up of the
President of the Association and the
class representatives on the board. This
committee is to keep the student records
of cutting and is to compare them with
the office records, probably once a month.
The hall representatives report cuts to
this committee. No student is required
to explain why she cuts, but the repre-
sentative from her class on the committee
has the right to ask the reason for exces-
sive cutting. ‘‘This is in no sense a police
system”, Miss Werner said, “it is rather
a protective measure, and it is hoped that
it will lessen the cutting”.

DR. GRAY LENDS COLLECTION
OF JAPANESE PRINTS—HUNG
IN LIBRARY CORRIDOR



| The exhibit of Japanese prints in the
‘north corridor of the Library, second
‘floor, is a collection loaned by Dr. Gray
|and picked up, so he said, from the ends

of the earth. The collection represents the

| development of Japanese art from about
| the middle of the 18th Century to the mid-

| dle or early part of the 19th century and, |
‘beginning with the single figure, goes |

from that through the combination of fig-
ure and landscape to the single landscape
or the landscape with very small figures.

The earliest prints, Dr. Gray said, are
in black and white and then come the
ones where the color is put in with the |
brush, such as the print of the girl and |
the cat. Later on the black and white |
outlines are filled in with color by blocks. |
In the early figures only two or three |
colors are used and here the design 1s |
better than in the later prints, Utomaro’s,
for instance, where the variety of colors
and consequently the large number of
blocks is apt to slur the design.

In the series of ships, however, which



‘of steamships, the register is very accu-
irate, although a great many colors are

‘used. Besides the steamships, which
seem to be flying American Flags, there |
is a Dutch ship, a Korean ship, a Chinese |

| ship, and an English war-ship.

The prints of landscapes are mainly
|the series of “Travels in Tokio” by Hoku-
isai and the larger landscapes by Hiros-
‘hige. The latter are thought to have
influenced Whistler, Dr. Gray said.

‘STUDENT VOLUNTEERS MEET TO
: MAKE PLANS



Plans for the semester will be made at
‘an open meeting of the student Volunteer
Band on Thursday, February 10th. The
'meeting will be held in the C. A. library
/and all those interested in missions may
‘come. The Student Volunteers have de-
| cided to invite to most of their meetings
‘all who wish to come, as many who are

, hot volunteers hope to do missionary
"| work,

‘includes two of the earliest illustrations |

DR. KINGSBURY SECURES NOTED
SPEAKERS FOR MISSION STUDY



The Mission Study Classes had their
first meetings on February 9th. Kate
Chambers Seelye, 11, led the first of the
classes on Turkey and will in the future
alternate with D. Chambers, ‘19. M.
Branson’s series of lessons from Old
Testament Biographies began with the
Life of Joshua.

Miss Kingsbury’s class on social work,
the only one which is to have outside
speakers, will have the opportunity to
hear from experts in social service. The
course began with a talk by Dr. Kings-
bury on “The Fields of Social Work”.
The rest of the program is: e

February 16—“The Scope of Community.
Education”, Miss Anna Davies, Head-
Worker, College Settlement of Philadel-
+ phia.

February 23—“The Settlement in Rela-
tion to Community Education”, Miss
Anna Davies.

March 1—*The Scope of Social Guard-
ianship”, Mrs. Martha P. Falconer, Super-
intendent, Girls’ Department of the Glen
Mills Schools.

March 8—‘“Reform Schools for Girls in
Relation to Social Guardianship”, Mrs.
Martha P. Falconer.

March 15—*‘Education of the Adult
Woman Worker”, Miss Jean Hamilton,
Executive Secretary, National League for
Women Workers.

March 22—‘“The Work of the National
League for Women Workers in Relation
to the Education of the Adult Woman
Worker,” Miss Jean Hamilton.

April 1—“The Work of the Children’s
| Bureau for Social Progress”, Miss Julia
Lathrop, Chief of the Federal Children’s
Bureau.

April 5——‘“‘Education of the Public
| through the Association for Labor Legis-
|lation”, Mr. John B. Andrews, Secretary,
| American- Association for Labor Legisla-
| tion.

April 12—‘“The Training Schools for
Social Work”, Professor Kingsbury.



E. ANDREWS WINS “NEWS”
COMPETITION



Ethel Andrews has been elected to the
|*News” Board as a result of 1919’s com-
petition. Two of her articles have already
|been printed. The work of most of the
other competitors was irregular, though
;many showed ability.

The competition for another editor from
/1918, who will come on the Board the
first part of April, is now open.

BOOBY SWIMMING MEET TO BE HELD



The swimming captains have decided to
have the time-honored Booby swimming
meet again this year on February 18th.
This has not been held since 1912, when
such a meet was given to entertain the
inter-collegiate Christian Association Con-
ference, which met at Bryn Mawr. Some
‘of the events are obstacle races, swim in
clothes, tilting, crazy diving and tug of
war.

, FREE LECTURES ON SHAKESPEARE

As a celebration of the 300th anniver-
sary of Shakespeare's death, the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania has arranged for a
series of eight free lectures on Shake-
speare. They will be given in Houston
Hall every Wednesday afternoon at 4.00,
from March Ist to April 19th. John Mase-
field will deliver the first lecture, March
Ist, on “Shakespeare in Tragedy”.








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Mrs. Miller died on January 28th from
a sudden relapse after she had almost
recovered from a severe attack of pneu-
monia. Her character was one not soon
to be forgotten. Girls came to the tea
house from ‘the many schools here in
Bryn Mawr as well as from the College,
and for each one she had a pleasant
greeting and some individual conversa-
tion. About her whole establishment
was an air of trust and friendliness. The
picture of the gentle little old lady behind
her desk, or feeding the birds on the
stump outside her window will long be
remembered. Wherever she was known
her death is as deeply regretted as her
influence was gentle and benign.

When Mr. Masefield came here to de-
liver an address on English poetry, a ver-
itable craze for Masefield swept over the
whole College. For days every conversa-
tion hinged on him, pictures and reviews
of his works were cut from papers and
magazines and stuck into every mirror,
the Book Shop was flooded with orders
for his poetry. And yet, sudden and in-
tense as was the interest manifested at
Mr.’ Masefield’s coming, it was no mere
short-lived fad. The student who sought
reviews of him did so not to be up on a
fashionable topic of conversation, but
rather to get a new light on something
in which they were really interested.
Those who turned to his works, turned to
them not to read but to reread. Mr.
Masefield is an intensely English poet.
He sings of the spirit of England in the
spirit of England. But because he is es-
sentially a modern poet, because he is a
great poet, he appeals not only to his own
people, but to the whole modern world.
We here at Bryn Mawr have always
shared the love and admiration of the
world for Mr. Masefield. His visit did
not create a new interest, but made an

“old one more lasting.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

(The editors do not hold themselves responsible
for opinions expressed in this column)

To the Editor of ‘‘The College News’’:

I should be glad if you would allow me
to correct the mistaken impression of my
opinion unintentionally given by the par-
agraph in “The College News” of Janu-
ary 20th under the heading, “Courses to
be Lightened”. Numerous readers have
feared from this notice that I as president
of the college wished to lower the college
standard of academic work whereas the
precise contrary is the case. I asked the
Advisory Board of the Undergraduate As-
sociation to confer with Dean Reilly and
me because we feared that, if it was true,
as stated by many students, that the
quantity of required reading in certain
courses was too great to be done without
serious overwork, the quality of work
in these courses could not be maintained,
and thought that it should be brought to



the attention of the instructors concerned,
Dean Maddison ans as = of the

‘| conference, L
The Advisory Board had made a -_

uable study of the hours given to College
work by almost every student belonging
to the four undergraduate classes, and
had reached the conclusion that many
members of the three lower undergradu-
ate classes were spending too many hours
weekly over their studies. The question
whether this was because of the intrinsic
difficulty of the work or because of lack
of knowledge of how to study econom-
ically was more difficult to determine.
The statement made in the article in
“The News”, which reads, “President
Thomas proposed to have the work in
these courses (about one-half the courses
in the college, as stated in the preceding
paragraph) cut down” has with justice
given rise to serious misunderstanding.
The result of our very informal confer-
ence was, as I understood it, that after
the Advisory Board had submitted defi-
nite statements of the number of pages
required in connection with certain read-
ing courses and the amount of outside
preparation, including problems and
make-up laboratory experiftnents, required
in connection with certain scientific
courses, I said that I should be very glad
to talk over these statements with the
instructors giving the courses in question,
and I promised especially to ask them to
correct the impression of the undergrad-
uates that as much work had been re-
quired last semester in the five hour sem-
ester blocks as in the corresponding three
hour courses given throughout last year.
I further stated that I thought that a
44 hour working week was a very good
average for Bryn Mawr undergraduates
and that if this were adhered to in the
main for the majority of the class it
seemed to me to permit those who
worked more slowly to exceed it without
breaking down and those who worked
more rapidly to gain time for outside
reading over and above what was defi-
nitely required. I endeavoured to guard
this statement carefully so as not in any
way to implicate other members of the
faculty. I remember taking care to say
that I had not discussed the matter with
any one and that it was only my own in-
dividual opinion.

In_conclusion, I should like to remind
the editors of “The College News” of
their promise, which I think might well
be extended to other members of the fac-
ulty, not to quote me without showing me
in proof what they may think that I have
said.

M. Carey Thomas.

MAN AND MACHINERY



Mr. Birckhead Speaks in Chapel



“The one thing which stands out su-
premely at the present moment in the
life of the world is machinery,” said Mr.
Hugh Birckhead, in his sermon Sunday
night. He spoke of the great difficulty
which the modern world must cope with
in subduing the great power and influence
of mechanism, or, as he called it, “the
heartless will of the machine”. He says:
“We have placed in our mechanisms a

will, and this will working itself out is a)

very real and definite part of that mech-
ism”. Mr. Birckhead holds that ma-
chinery does not divide gains fairly,
because it does not care. “It is the
spite of the machine. We call this
phase of it industrialism, and across
the water we call another phase of it
militarism.” At present machinery domi-
nates the world, says Mr. Birckhead, and
a country is successful only in so far as
it is able to co-operate with and bend its
will to this mechanical power. But, he
says, “I think this great machinery which
threatens us now will soon become our
servant. We must put it in its place, we
must call it by its name, and then at last
it will stand at the throne of God with
the other beasts, great companions of sal-
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CAMPUS NOTES.



_ At the request of the English” Club Pres- |

ident Thomas has postponed the Senior
reception to February 21st.

Dr. Kingsbury, Dr. and Mrs. Leuba,
Dr, Rand, Mr. and Mrs. King and Miss
Reed will receive at the faculty tea to the
Graduate Club this afternoon.

All members of. the faculty and staff
are invited to the Red Cross meetings,
held on Wednesday evenings at Cartref.
The work done is sent in with the under-

Society.

A meeting of the German Club was
held on Thursday, February 3rd, in L.
Garfield’s room in Rockefeller.

F. Kellogg, R. Alden, H. Chase, 1916,
will be bridesmaids at Lois Goodnow’s
wedding on February 19th. The Rev. H.
Birckhead, who preached here last Sun-
day, will perform the ceremony, which
will take place at 4 o’clock at Emmanuel
Church, Baltimore.

The Athletic Board has appointed the
Miss Applebee; L. Dillingham, ’16; M.
Willard, °17, Captain;
17; T. Howell, ‘18.



»|number of the Academic Committee from |

Decide Increased Endowment Fund

to be Memorial

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committee is in favor of a combination of
general high grades with special individ-
ual work as a basis for honors. This work
should be in post-major courses in the
Senior year. The committee urges that
the work should be of different quality
and more independent than the rest of the
students’ course.

Undergraduates to Help with Garrett
Memorial

The question of the memorial to Miss
Garrett had been so thoroughly discussed |
beforehand that the discussion at the
meeting was brief. It was decided that
the Alumnz Association complete as soon
as possible the collection of the next
$100,000 of the Endowment Fund and pres-
ent it to the college as an endowment for |
a chair to be named in honor of Miss |
Garrett. It was also decided that the |
class collectors be continued as usual and
'that in addition the local branches be)
asked to form Endowment fund commit- |
tees, and that the co-operation of the un-
dergraduates be acknowledged and
warmly welcomed. An amendment to the
by-laws was proposed, increasing the





seven to nine. This will be voted on at |



C. Harding, ex-’16, holds the American
record for one mile walk, her time being
10 minutes 30 seconds.

Christian Association Handbooks may

be secured (free) from A. Grabau, Pen- |
They contain the College |

broke West.
athletic records, association officers, and
other facts of general interest.

Afternoon tea, including tea, toast, jam
and cake, will be served every day from
3.30 to 5.30 at the College Tea Room. In
the future special dishes will be served |
daily after 5.30. Monday, creamed mush-
rooms, 35 cents; Tuesday, waffles and |
maple syrup, 25 cents; Wednesday, hot
biscuits and jam, 10 cents; Thursday,
chicken, a la King,

day, chicken patties, 25 cents.

Dr. C. de G. Ashley, Dean of the New
York University Law School, died sud-
denly on January 26th. Dean Ashley gave
a—course_in Law at Bryn Mawr .some
years ago.

VASSAR ABOLISHES DAISY. CHAIN



“Tribune” Praises Action



The Senior Class at Vassar has voted to
abolish the daisy chain feature of Class
Day. It has always been the custom to
select the “prettiest” girls in the Sopho-
more Class to carry the daisy chain.
The action of the Seniors in abolishing
this beauty test is commented on by the
New York “Tribune” as follows: “To any-
one who can appreciate the place this in-
stitution of the daisy chain has won in
the affection of Vassar girls past and
present, this operation will indeed seem
a major one. The abolition of Tap Day
at Yale is by no means so far-reaching a
reform, though both have for their object
the softening of the social discriminations
of undergraduate life, and are to be thor-
oughly commended”.

BAZAAR FOR THE ARMENIANS



Germantown Exhibits Oriental Collection



A bazaar for the relief of the Armenian

children will be opened on Tuesday, Feb- |

ruary 15th, in Germantown at the corner
of Chelten Avenue and Greene Street. A
large collection of rare rugs, embroid-
eries, wrought metals, old jewelry, laces,
ete., has been loaned to show the work
of the Armenians. Attendants in Oriental
dress will serve Turkish coffee and
sweets and Persian tea, and a rug maker
at his loom will be an added attraction.
The admission is 25 cents.

35 cents; Friday, |
panned oysters, 25 cents; Saturday-Sun- |

the next annual meeting. It was decided
| to ask the Trustees to appoint an alumna
‘to fill the existing vacancy on the Board
‘of Directors. A resolution was passed in |
|memory of Miss Garrett.

Result of Elections

Before adjournment the results of elec-
itions were announced: Academic Com-
| mittee, 1916-20, Pauline Goldmark, 96;
Bllen Ellis, 1901.

Officers, 1916-18: President, Cornelia
| Halsey Kellogg, 1900; Vice-President, |
Mary Richardson Walcott, 1906; Record: |
ling Secretary, Louise Congdon Francis,
1900; Corresponding Secretary, Abigail
| Dimoa, 96: Treasurer, Jane Haines, ’91.

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OFFICIAL NOTICES



February 16th is the last day for hand-
ing in course books.

The Gymnasium rules for walks has
been changed to read: “Bicycling and
tramps-can only be registered when taken
by TWO or more students together”. In
the case of only two students the main
and cross roads should be kept to. Only
periods of not less than two hours’ con-
tinuous walking may be registered.

PHILADELPHIA’S ACADEMY OPENS
THIS WEEK.



The 111th annual exhibition of the
Academy of the Fine Arts opened Satur-
day night, February 5th. The Philadel-
phia Academy is the oldest art institution
in this country and its annual exhibit the
most distinguished art event of the year
in America. Only pictures by American
artists are hung at the Academy. The
Panama-Pacific Exposition still holds
many of the best canvases of the year,
but the total value of all the pictures in
the Philadelphia exhibit is high and is
thoroughly representative of the dominat-
ing men in American art to-day.

It is pointed out that the interest is so |
evenly distributed in the different rooms |
that no one preponderates either with |
subjects or names. Gallery F, by tradi-
tion of the Gallery of Honor, is said to be
closely rivalled this year by the other |
galleries. Sargent, Breckenridge, Has: |
sam, Garber and Cecilia Beaux, are |
among the many familiar artists whose
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Masefield on English Poetry
(Continued from Page 1) .

“below Shakespeare, he had more than

other poets, “a keen appréciation of life,
a love for men and women and little chil-
dren, with a relish for their fun and a
tenderness for their sorrow”.

Reformation Brings Changed Literature

Mr. Masefield spoke of the change in
feeling in poetry after the time of
Chaucer. “When the Reformation came,
it completely upset English national life.

. It had one tragic result; it di-
vided society into those very few who
had the advantage of learning and those
who had not. Since that time, with very
few exceptions, English poetry has been
the very beautiful utterances of a very
few to a very few”.

“Gray, however”, he went on, “was one
of those rare exceptions, a poet who ex-
pressed feelings shared by the great ma-
jority of men and women. In the ‘Elegy’;
the depth and gentleness of the English
spirit spoke out. I like to feel
that English soldiers repeat snatches of
that poem to themselves on their way to
death, as I have so often heard them do
in the past year”.

Impressions of Poets

Mr. Masefield spoke of Wordsworth and
Blake as the great minds in the revolt
from the domination of the intellect
“Rebels they were”, he said “who had
something sweet and beautiful to intro-
duce in place of something cold. Tenny-
son”, he said, ‘“‘was the great poet of the
middle class, who brought into poetry
new ideals of honour and love of
country”. Mr. Masefield mentioned
Browning and Swinburne, who both re-
volted from the middle class. “We think,
perhaps, too little of them”, he said. “We
know that the past generation thought,
perhaps, too much. Possibly they will be
judged not sufficiently made of the stuff
of common life to hold the universal mind
as Shakespeare and Chaucer have done”.

Mr. Masefield closed his address by
saying: “At present the English mind is
occupied with other things than poetry.
In five or seven or ten years the poets of
England will be singing a new song; they
will be quickened with a new fire.

When that time comes, it is my wish to
be alive, and young enough to know it
and take my share”.

ALUMNA NOTES.



The wedding of Frank Capel, ’14, to Mr.
Charles Christopher Schmitt, will take
place on February 17th at 7.30, in the
First English Lutheran Church at Pitts-
burgh, Pa.

Melanie Atherton, 08 (Mrs. David Up-
degraff), has a daughter, born February
ist. Mr. and Mrs. Updegraff are sta-
tioned at Kolhapur, Bombay.

Cecile A. Goldsmith, 13, has announced
her engagement to Mr. Julian Simsohn,
of Philadelphia.

Maisie Morgan, "12 (Mrs. W. Haupt),
has a son, born in January.

MOVEMENT TO LIMIT SWIMMERS



Varsity Stars Now Enter More Than
Safe Number of Events



Graduates of several universities who
have won fame as swimmers are advo-
cating the adoption by the Intercollegiate
Swimming Association of a rule limiting
the number of individual events in which
any contestant may enter at league dual
meets. As matters stand, Varsity stars
are used with such reckless freedom to
gain a few possible points that their effi-
ciency is often impaired, and the practise
is liable to result in eventful physical in-
jury. Last year, for instance, Captain
Shryock, of the Penn Swimming Team,
was threatening every record, but he was
allowed at most meets to start in five
gruelling events—50-, 100-, 220-yard
swims, relay races, and water polo—and
this season he has not once touched the
former times made by him, although it

was logical to expect him to improve.



ALL-ROUND ATHLETIC CHAMPION.
SHIP VOTED.UPON



Part Accepted—New Plans for Rest

The plan formulated by the Athletic
Board for having one class hold the Ath-
letic Championship as a whole was
accepted in part at an Athletic Associa-
tion meeting last week. The system of
points for the three major sports and for
tennis, which the board proposed, was ac-
cepted and is as follows:



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Tennis Doubles . 15 10 8 5 3
Tennis Singles .. 15 10 8 5 3

Tennis Champion 10
Tennis Cup ..... 12

The members of the Apsoctation felt that
in the case of swimming and track the
board had laid too much stress on the in-
dividual and not enough on the team as a
whole, as it was possible by winning sec-
ond place in the meet and by winning the
individual championship to gain more
points than the team winning first place
in the meet. The Association voted to
have the board work out a system of
points for swimming and track. The Ath-
letic board revised the system of points
for swimming and track so that it now
stands as follows:





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The board has also suggested that the in-
dividual tennis points be changed so that

the champion shall count 5, and if she is |}

cupholder 7,

SUMMER CONFERENCE SUGGESTS
PRAYER MEETINGS

Informal fortnightly prayer meetings
will be held on Tuesday at 9.30 in 33
Pembroke Hast, beginning February 15th.
These were started at the wish of those
who had been to summer conferences.
Similar meetings were held during part
of last year.

Agnes Grabau, the leader of the Eagle
Mere delegation last year, has charge of
the meetings. She said in speaking of
them: “The delegation meetings every
evening were the most helpful part of
Eagles Mere and some have felt the need
here of some such opportunity to talk
over important problems of college life
and how Christianity can help solve them.
The discussion and prayer will follow no
set program, but may be on any topic.
Everyone is invited to come.”

LOST AND FOUND TO HOLD SALE

An informal sale of books, scarfs,
sweaters, handkerchiefs, hockey-skirts,
swimming-suits, gloves, fountain-pens and
other articles which have not been
claimed from Lost and Found, will be |
held in about two weeks. Those who|
have lost articles may claim them every |
day except Saturday, from 1.30 to 2.30.



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Adelphi Theatre—‘Marie-Odile”
Frances Starr.

Broad Street Theatre—‘Pollyanna”.

Garrick Theatre—“Twin Beds”. Popu-
lar price Wednesday matinee. Best seats,
$1.

Forrest Theatre—“Around the Map”.

Lyric Theatre—“The Passing Show of
1915”.

McClee’s Galleries, 1507 Walnut Street
—Free Exhibition of Water Colors by the

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