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College news, June 5, 1918
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
Bryn Mawr College
1918-06-05
serial
6 pages
digitized microfilm
North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Montgomery--Bryn Mawr
Vol. 04, No. 29
College news (Bryn Mawr College : 1914) --https://tripod.brynmawr.edu/permalink/01TRI_INST/26mktb/alma991001620579...
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dresses next year are asked to send notice
to the News, in order to insure prompt
delivery of the first copy.
The Spirit of Codperation
The college’s achievement during the
past year in the great war enterprise of
“getting together” has been due, in a
large degree to the influence and leader-
ship of the Senior Class.
1918 has won few trophies in athletics
and possessed a relatively small amount
of that abstraction called “class spirit”.
Instead, its members have given their en-
thusiasm to make possible such great ex-
periments as the coming together of the
four Classes to produce a Varsity Play;
or the codperation of Faculty, students,
and alumne in the War Council.
The college does not need to be re-
minded of 1918 by a case full of cups en-
graved with their numeral; it bears on
almost all its activities the stamp of
1918’s personality and spirit.
MANY STUDENTS TAKE
SUMMER WAR JOBS
M. Strauss '18 has taken a position to
do research work in a chemical labora-
tory in New York. She will not go to
the Vassar Nurses’ Camp, as was previ-
ously announced. M. Bailey ‘18 and P.
Turle ‘18 will do canteen work in the
Y. W. C. A. Hostess House at Camp Mer-
ritt, New Jersey. M. Timpson ’18 will do
field work for the Red Cross in New
York. A. Gest '18 starts on Friday in the
Executive Postal Censorship, New York,
to do Spanish Censoring.
G. Woodbury '19 will work in the Bu-
reau of Communications in the Red Cross
Headquarters at Washington. F. Howell
"19 has a position in the Editorial De-
partment of the Junior Red Cross in the
National Headquarters there. S. Taylor
‘19 will act as supervisor and house-
keeper for her father’s sanatarium in
South Carolina.
M. Peacock '19 and D. Rogers ’20 have
undertaken to run a large farm in Put-
ney, Vermont. M. L. Thurman ’19 and A.
Thorndike '19 are doing farm work in
Virginia and Massachusetts.
M. Andrews ‘17 will be assistant in the
Bacteriological Laboratory at Camp Dix.
BRITISH SCHOLAR IN WASHINGTON
is Working in Intelligence Department
Miss Ellen M. Sanders, British Scholar,
1917-1918, is working in the Military
Intelligence Department under the
American Government at Washington, ac-
quiring knowledge of the topography of
France. Dr. Sanders, who is a Docteur
en Géographie Physique of the University
of Paris, got her position through her
knowledge of French and geography.
COMMENCEMENT USHERS
The ushers for Commencement are: D.
Clark, head usher; M. B. Brown, L. Sloan,
H. Zinsser, C. Coleman, M. Ballou, L.
Williamson, C. Keeble, E. Brace, E. Davis,
B. Wight, H. Holmes, M. Dent, L. Harlan,
I. Arnold, M. Hoag, all from 1920.
The Seniors planted their tree between
Denbigh and Pembroke Monday night at
eleven o'clock. The tree was furnished
by R. Hart ‘18.
lati Black: ‘of the: ‘Union. ‘Theological
ri | Semainary, at Bacealaureate, Sunday
night. When Dr. Johnson defined patriot-
ism as “the last resort of a scoundrel”,
he referred only to the insolent pride that
cannot grasp the fact of a family of na-
tions, Dr. Black said. True patriotism
leads to the wider vision of international |
ati duty.
The deatniiaiatiiag who neglects his
country for wider views is like the man
who neglects his family for “higher” |
social duties. “Only today,” added Dr.
Black, “that man is usually a woman.”
The cosmopolitan, he quoted, “would
rather hear an Italian dog howl than an
English nightirigale sing.” “The fool is
he who has his eyes on the ends of the
earth, not he whose eyes are fixed on the
village pump.”
Cosmopolitanism is false to national-
ism, because it shirks responsibility and
takes the position of moral neutrality.
‘Patriotism marks the “clear-cut line of
cleavage” between right and wrong—and
that line cannot be straddled. One can-
not be neutral, but must be opposed to
Germany—*‘the thing without conscience
and without heart’—and stand ready to
sacrifice everything for the spiritual
quality that is America’s gift to the
nations.
WEARS BRYN MAWR INSIGNIA
The first worker to have “Bryn Mawr
Service Corps” embroidered on _ her
sleeve, Miss Laura Hatch, fellow at Bryn
Mawr, 1912-13 (Vassar, 1906), is sailing
shortly for France to work with the Y. M.
Cc. A. The words “Bryn Mawr Service
Corps” are embroidered under the red
triangle.
INFORMATION TEST A
SLAUGHTER
Nine of the forty students who took the
General Information test several weeks
ago were able to answer fifty per cent of
the questions correctly. M. Timpson ’18,
European Fellow, won the prize offered
by President Thomas for the best paper.
The nine who answered correctly over
fifteen of the thirty questions were, in
order of merit: M. Timpson ‘18, F. Day
19, V. Frazier °18, K. Holliday 18, P.
Turle ’18, K. Ward ’21, M. Gilman ’19, C,
Dodge ’18, and J. Flexner '21.
Dr. Gray, Miss Donnelly,
Kingsbury marked the papers.
GENERAL
and Miss
1919 RECEIVES SENIOR
STEPS AT CEREMONY TONIGHT
1918 will give up the Senior Steps to
1919 tonight, after the concert by the
Lutéce Trio in the cloisters. The cere-
mony will begin with the presentation of
the loving cup to M. M. Carey, president
of 1920, by L. Hodges, Senior President,
and the singing of class songs by the “‘re-
uning” classes and the Sophomores. At
the end the Seniors will leave the steps,
singing their class song, and the Juniors
will take their place.
Course Books Sent After First of August
Students who wish their course books
sent to them during the summer may
leave twenty-two cents in stamps and an
addressed course book envelope at the
office of the Recording Secretary. Their
course books will then be sent to them
after the first of August.
H. Hobbs °18 will be assistant Demon-
strator in Chemistry next year.
The committee which wrote the Sen-
iors’ History Song is: M. Gardiner, L.
Hodges, H. Huff, M. O’Connor, M. Bacon,
and M. Rupert.
L. Kellogg and G. Hess have been
elected 1920’s songleaders.
ners and numerals next year.
Seniors to pass General Psychology.
Under the present system a Senior fail-
ing a course is not given her degree until
June of the next year, when she shall
have passed off her condition. ny
ALUMNZ BANQUET YESTERDAY
Faculty and Senior Among eediikere
The Alumne Banquet to the Seniors
was held in Rockefeller Tuesday evening,
instead of Commencement evening, as in
former years. Elizabeth Nields Bancroft,
president of the Class of 1898, was toast-
mistress, and the speakers: Dr. Hoppin,
Dean Taft, Miss Donnelly, Mlle. Chalu-
four, Katharine Page Loring ’13, Marjorie
Young ’08, Mr. Arthur H. Thomas (trus-
tee of the college), M. Bacon '18, and
President Hhomas.
Last year, by an exception, the banquet
was omitted, and an Alumnz luncheon
held instead in Pembroke.
NEW CHOIR LEADER NEXT YEAR
¢
I. Smith 15 Resigns Re-appointment
The choir leader for next year has not
been appointed, contrary to the announce-
ment in last week’s News that the posi-
tion would again be held by Isabel Smith
15, President’s European Fellow (in Ge-
ology) for 1918-19. Miss Smith, who has
been choir leader for this year, resigned
a_re-appointment.
Mistaken Identity
Two “young and strong” Freshmen,
after pressing bunches of daisies upon
two supposed members of the Class of
1922, last Friday morning, and escorting
them to the college with the other sub-
Freshmen, asked casually if they were
“scared” of the English Matriculation
English examination. “We are taking
Major History of Art,” answered their
two protégés, as they turned to go up
Senior steps.
Faculty.
was made as.a result of the failure of two
| Office.
; Women's Cianistien. of whieh President
‘Thomas is chairman. She will be in her
office during the summer routing and try-
ing out patriotic speakers. The office is
in the Finance ae of the Men’s
Council.
Mrs. Thomas Wiles (Madeline Fauvre
"13) has taken a paid secretaryship, for
the early part of the summer, in the same
In coéperation with the ‘Men’s
Committee she will assist in trying out
speakers and in giving them licenses. All
Alumne living in Pennsylvania and wish-
ing to take up public speaking are asked
to apply. a
ALUMN& NOTES
Gladys Pray ex-’15 has announced her
engagement to Mr. Samuel K. Trimmer,
pianist, of Hackettstown, N. J. Mr.
Trimmer is attached to the U. S. Medical
Corps at Allentown, Pa., and is also play-
ing in concerts for the Red Cross. Miss
Pray is a member of the Ambulance
Corps of the New Jersey State Militia.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dickson (Clara
Francis '12) have a daughter, Dorothy
Francis Dickson, born May 14th.
Helen Barber ’12 has announced her en-
gagement to Mr. Paul Matteson, a lawyer
in Providence, R. I.
Constance Wilbur ‘11 has announced
her engagement to Sergeant J. Frank
McKeehan, of Kentucky.
Madelaine Edison Sloan ex-’10 has a
second son, born April 28th.
Mary Mitchell Chamberlain Moore ’15
has taken her, Doctor’s degree at Rutgers
University. Mrs. Moore is the first
woman to whom Rutgers University has
granted a Ph.D. She is also the first
Ph.D. in her class.
Mary Sheldon ’13 was married on April
17th to Mr. Alfred MacArthur, of Oak
Park, Ill.
Mary Tongue "13 has announced her en-
gagement to Lieutenant Ferdinand Eber-
stadt. Miss Tongue has been doing can-
teen work in France.
P. Ostroff '21 will have charge of ban-
wide range of vocational studies, _
Simsbury.
ese Simsbury Summer Tutoring
School For Girls
Held at THE ETHEL WALKER SCHOOL
Simsbury, Connecticut
If you have summer work to do in preparation for college make-up exami-
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may prepare at Simsbury under a staff of expert instructors chosen from
secondary school and college faculties.
The best school for your purpose is the most efficient. The Simsbury
School is organiged and conducted jointly by Miss Ethel Walker, of the Ethel
Walker School and the Roxbury Tutoring School of Cheshire, Connecticut.
Roxbury for five years has been the largest and most successful boys’ tutoring
school in the East. Certain of its trained officers will direct the work at
The Ethel Walker School is located on a large farm in Connecticut’s most
attractive district. There is ample opportunity for recreation. Saddle horses
from Miss Walker’s stables are available for all girls. There are tennis and
basketball courts, and canoes for use on the Farmington River.
sleeping pavilion accommodates 65 girls.
Write for an Illustrated Catalogue, to
MISS ETHEL WALKER, Simsbury, Connecticut, or
MR. W. L. FERRIS, 846 Yale Station, New Haven, Connecticut
You may also have your choice of a
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