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College news, November 4, 1915
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
Bryn Mawr College
1915-11-04
serial
4 pages
digitized microfilm
North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Montgomery--Bryn Mawr
Vol. 02, No. 06
College news (Bryn Mawr College : 1914) --https://tripod.brynmawr.edu/permalink/01TRI_INST/26mktb/alma991001620579...
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~The ¢ College News|
Published weekly during the college year in the
interests of Bryn Mawr College
Managing Editor . . -. EMILIE STRAUSS, ‘16
Ass't Managing Editor, FREDRIKA M. KELLOGG, ’16
Business Manager . . MARY G. BRANSON, '16
EDITORS
CONSTANCE M. K. APPLEBEE
CONSTANCE DOWD,'16 ELEANOR L. ee
SARAH HINDE, "17
MARIAN O'CONNOR, '18
Assistant Business Managers
KATHARINE B. BLODGETT, '17
VIRGINIA pesS. LITCHFIELD, '17
Office Hours: Mondays and Thursdays. 2-3
Christian Association Library
Subscriptions may begin at any time
Subscription, $1,50 Mailing Price, $2.00
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ama Act of March 3, 1879
We are told that when the man who
sent the Freshman gowns was questioned
as to the cause of their shortness he re-
plied, “All gowns are worn short this
year”. Thus we see the effect of fashion
on everything. Even the formerly digni-
fied academic gown has become tinged
with the spirit of the smock. Each year
will bring new changes. There will. be
hobble gowns and hoop-gowns, empire
gowns and princesse gowns. Future gen-
erations may find this a relief from mo-
notony. For us old conservatives it is, to
say the least, a shock.
To most of us it is a surprise that Dean
Gildersleeve of Barnard should mention
in her annual report any ill effects result-
ing from the abolition of secret societies.
In the close intimacy of dormitory life we
do not realize what an important place
such organizations may fill, and the idea
of the exclusiveness which necessarily ac-
companies fraternities is repugnant to
us. Yet in a college like Barnard, where
a majority of the student-body is non-
resident it is easily conceivable that ‘‘the
lack of some such social organization
makes close acquaintance between stu-
dents. of different classes less frequent
and results in fewer opportunities for in-
formal social intercourse and congenial
friendship”. We feel that Barnard would
take a long backward step in reéstablish-
ing any system of secret societies, yet we
watch with interest to see how the prob-
lem of their substitutes may be solved.
Perhaps the new Students’ Building,
which is soon to be begun, will aid in the
solution through furnishing a place of
work and recreation for the College as a
whole.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
(The editors do not hold themselves responsible
for opinions expressed in this column)
Processional at Chapel
To the Editor of “The News”:
“Ah Invitation to the Students
To the Editor of “The College News”: |
Please give me the opportunity of in-|
viting any Bryn Mawr students who may
care to do so to walk round my garden at
any time, on path or grass, uphill or
down, whether I am there to give a per-
sonal invitation or not. Just now the
chrysanthemums are in their beauty, and
it adds to my pleasure to see others en-
7 | joying them too.
C. A. Scott.
College Hill, October 1st.
Class Spirit Run Riot
To the Editor of “The College News”:
“Class spirit” is venting itself this year
in contests in enthusiasm. Not content
with rivaling each other in athletics, the
different classes are bent now on outyell-
ing each other. Clapping, too, has be-
come a serious business; proficiency in it
demands training just as skill in dribbling
does. One must also cultivate an expres-
sion of ecstasy to be assumed while one’s
sister class sings its Junior Song. For,
on the intensity of this ecstasy and on the
loudness of the subsequent applause de-
pends the standing of the spirit of the
class. At least so the classes seem to
think, or rather, they seem to have
jumped to such a conclusion. For, waiv-
ing the question as to whether enthusi-
asm is a valid test of class spirit, can any
one really believe that this sort of thing
is enthusiasm? Enthusiasm must be
spontaneous. It is a vivid feeling and
must often, especially when shared by a
crowd, have a lively outlet. There is no
objection to this. The noisy kind of en-
thusiasm aroused by a close water-polo
game is the finest thing in the world.
That is because it is genuine. It is real
enthusiasm. Organized uproar is not.
Deafened.
Red Cross Committee
To the Editor of “The College News”:
There is. hardly any need of putting
before the College the hideous want of
all the countries struggling in Europe—
Poland devastated by two hostile armies,
Belgium in greater need than ever as
money and supplies from this country de-
crease, and, far above all, the sufferings |
of the Armenians. Those who have not
been murdered bythe Turks are starving
and in exile, and the most fortunate of
them, penniless and homeless, have been
transported to Egypt with some hope of
being allowed to exist if only money
enough and supplies enough can be got-
ten for them. The need is stupendous.
We all realize that. But what we do not
realize is that every little effort on our
part is needed, no matter how little we
may be able to do. The Red Cross Com-
mittee begs the students to come to the
Red Cross Shop on Tuesday evenings.
Come and roll bandages with your best
friend. Come and fold dressings. Come
if you are curious. Come to offer sugges-
tions and complaints. Come if its only
for fifteen minutes, but come and help
THE COLLEGE NEWS
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The modes presented express youth, and its symbol
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and maturity are absent, verve and esprit ever pres-
ent in accord with the ideas and ideals established
by the celebrated couturiers to the “Jeune Fille.”
Exclusive and
Unusual Types
in Dress for the
College Miss
Sophistication
Everything in apparel for College, Sports :
and Formal Wear from Hats to Boots
from Undergarment to Outergarment
You are cordially invited to visit the Bonwit Teller & Co. shop
when in New York and to correspond on matters of Fashion.
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Philadelphia Pa
LE PERLE FACE POWDER
In 4 shades. It gives a velvety smoothness to
the skin, as 2 8 Seeting rogeeite to a beau-
tiful complexion. 25c and 50c a Box. At Drug
and Department Stores, or mail, prepaid.
make our College Red Cross a success
The new plan adopted in Sunday even- |
ing Chapel of having the first hymn sung
as a processional for the choir has
aroused a great deal of discussion. Per- |
haps the members of the Christian Asso- |
ciation Board are unaware of the fact
that a great many people have stopped |
coming to Chapel because of its adoption.
These people can scarcely be blamed for |
objecting to an innovation which is so
entirely out of keeping with the spirit of
the rest of the service. We have always | Freshmen during the first few weeks of | SMART HATS SUITABLE FOR. ‘JOHN ‘J. McDEVITT
been given to understand that the Sunday |
evening service is for all the students, re- |
gardiess of their denominations—that the
service has been carefully arranged and
| ignorance of its rules.
this year.
Jeanetta Jameson,
Chairman of the Executive Committee. |
Selfishness in Library
| To the Editor of “The College News”:
In a letter which you published sev-
eral weeks ago it was implied that the
only cause for misuse of the Library was |
This is a charita- |
ble hypothesis and may, perhaps, hold for |
College. Yet anyone who has ever used
the Library at all must know that books
may only be taken for two hours, that |
|their names must be signed on slips be- |
made simple in order that those belong- | fore taking the books, that reserve-slips
ing to low church as well as to high
church denominations may be willing to |
attend. Why then does the Christian As-| the Library. The numerous and repeated| MADAME J. FROUMEN T|
sociation suddenly depart from its old |
principles . and
which is used exclusively in the Epis-
copal and Catholic churches?
Disturbed.
introduce a ceremony |
| be severe!
must be respected, and that books from |
the Reserve room may not be taken from
infringements of these rules betoken |
selfishness and a lack of all respect for
law. May punishment: for the offenders |
a. ¥.%.
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