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BRYN MAWR, PA., DECEMBER 12, 1918



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In order to relieve the strain of raising
$8500 as a Service Corps Quota for this
semester, the War Council voted Monday
night to recommend to a mass meeting

that the quotas be extended from the
first semester to June; that a general
canvass be made in the second semester
but without setting a quota; and that in-
dividual pledges be extended till June on
request.

A. Harrison '20 was elected War Coun-
cil secretary in place of M. Carey ’20, who
resigned.

Fate of War Council a Problem

,Considering possible methods of dis-
banding, the War Council voted to rec-
ommend to a mass meeting that its pres-
ent officers continue until June and that,
unless a new need arise, no provision be
made for continuing the War Council
next year; that for the rest of this year
the War Coungil be reduced to consist of
the executives of the Liberty Loan, Red
Cross, Food Conservation, and Food Pro-
duction departments, with one represen-
tative each from the Faculty, the alumna,
the staff, and the graduates; that the
Undergraduate and Christian Associa-
tions discuss the question of taking over
the Education and Occupational depart-
ments.

The advantage of having the Service
Corps pledges paid on the scheduled date,
January 16th, rather than at any later
time, was stressed by H. Johnson, treas-
urer, who spoke particularly of the in-
terest which would accumulate during
the spring. She stated, for the benefit of
classes which are having difficulty in fill-
ing their quotas, that there will probably
be a surplus to the Varsity fund, which
can be distributed among the classes as
was done last year.



Dr. Hoppin attended the meeting Mon-
day night as. the second Faculty repre-
sentative.



SOPHOMORES NET $61 AT PARTY
tN GYM FRIDAY

A spirited dramatization of three of
Hilaire Belloc’s “Cautionary Tales for
Children,” “Jim,” “Matilda,” and “Charles
Augustus Fortescue,” advertised by a
parade of actors, and played as a side
show, brought laughter and applause
from a large audience at the Sophomore
party im the gymnasium for the benefit
of the Service Corps last Friday evening.

H. Bennett, as Matiida’s Aunt, achieved
the spirit of the original poem more com-
pletely than some of the other aetors. H.
Hill read the lines for the skit, and E.
Kellogg, BE. Bliss and M. Goggin played
the respective title réles.

The Pirate Stunt from Sephomore
dance was repeated. The varsity orches-
tra played with more finish than it has
shown before.

Painted wares for Christmas gifts and
refreshments were sold. H. Stone auc-
tioned the pesters used to advertise the
dance, drawn by M. Morrison.

$61 was cleared for 1921's Service
Corps fund.



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A reception for all undergraduates in
or near Philadelphia at the time will be
held at the College Club, 1300 Spruce
Street, Philadelphia, on New Year's Day,

CHRISTMAS VACATION TO END
JAN. 4TH INSTEAD OF JAN. 3D



Friday’s.Classes To Be Held on Saturday

The Christmas vacation has been ex-
tended one day, making Saturday, January
4th, the date for resuming work, rather
than Friday, January 3d. The vacation
will begin, as scheduled, on Thursday,
December 19th.

At a special Faculty meeting called to
consider the question Tuesday noon, a
sense of the meeting of the Undergrad-
uate Association that the vacation begin
a day late and extend over an extra week-
end was submitted.

ALSACE AND LORRAINE
FRENCH AT HEART
Mme. Riviere Says They Have Always
Looked on France as Their Ideal



“It is the free will of a people that de-
termines its nationality and not its his-
tory or geography,” said Mme., Claude
Riviere, Associate in French, in a lecture
on Alsace and Lorraine given last Friday
afternoon under the auspices of the His-
tory Club. Geographically and historic-
ally these two provinces do belong to
France, she explained, but, most impor-
tant of all, the hearts of the inhabitants
are with France.

Although separated from Germany by
the Rhine, Alsace and Lorraine have al-
ways excited the jealousy of Germany
and as long ago as the first century B. C.
called on Cesar to aid them against the
German invaders. Mme. Riviere went on
to give a brief summary of the history of
Alsace and Lorraine since that time,

‘showing that they have always been an

object of dispute between France and
Germany,* but have always looked to
France as their protector, and since the
French Revolution as the representative
of Liberty and Democracy. “When in the
treaty of Verdun in 1870 Alsace and Laor-
raine were ceded ta Germany as a part of
the indemnity of the Franco-Prussian
War, Clemenceau, the present French
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“ROSALIND” AND “MAID OF FRANCE”
ACCEPTED AS VARSITY PLAYS



To Be Given March 7th and 8th

Rosalind, by J. M. Barrie, and A Maid
of France, by Harold Brighouse, have
been decided upan by President Thomas,
the English Department, and the Under-
graduate Association as the plays to com-
plete the program for Varsity Dramatics.
The third play, The Merry Death, by
Evreinov, was accepted some time ago.

For the two news plays M. Martin ’19
and M. Mackenzie ex-'18 were unani-
mously elected stage managers, in ac-
cordance with President Thomas’s wish
that there be a separate stage manager
for each play. M. Krantz ‘19 is stage
manager of The Merry Death.

The datesjof the performance will be
March 7th and. &th.
Ahead on Road to Athletic

Championship

The Juniors still lead in the competi-
tion for the all-around athletic champion-
ship, with a total of 56 points, 35 of them

1920 Still

rmade in tennis, 15 in hockey, and 6 for

the winning of B. M.’s. In spite of the
winning of first, third, fourth, and dfth
team hockey by the Seniors, 1919 remains
im second place with 43 points. 1922 fol

lows with a total of 22. The Sophomores
have won no points to date.





GLEE CLUB TO PRODUCE
“PIRATES OF PENZANCE”

Tryouts Now Going On



Reviving their original tradition of
Gilbert and Sullivan, the Glee Club will
give “Pirates of Penzance” as their an-
nual operetta, instead of their first
choice, “The Geisha,” which proved im-
practicable. The two performances will
be May 2d and 3d.

As the third of the great series of
Savoy operas which took London by
storm in the late ’70’s and '80’s, “Pirates
of Penzance” was pronounced by its first
critics superior even to “Pinafore,” with
both “voice parts and orchestration sufll-
ciently artistic to satisfy the most crit-
ical ears.” After its premiére in April,
1880, it was praised for “the pretty fe-
male choruses in the first act, the humor-
ous music of the policemen’s scenes, and
above all the quaint little duet or madri-
gal for the hero and heroine, ‘Oh, leave
me not alone to live.’”

The first of the two acts is staged in
the Pirates’ lair on the coast of Cornwall,
and the second in a ruined chapel. The
parts for which tryouts are being held
this week, are: Richard, pirate chief
(bass); Samuel, his lieutenant (alto);
Frederic;-pirate apprentice (tenor);
Major-General Stanley (second soprano) ;
Edward, sergeant of police (bass); Ma-
bel, Stanley’s daughter (high soprano);
Kate, Edith and Isabel, Stanley's daugh-
ters (high soprano); Ruth, comic old
woman (alto).

The Glee Club’s first performance was
“H. M. S. Pinafore” in 1915. The next
year it produced “The Mikado” and in
1917, “Patience.” Its only departure
from Gilbert and Sullivan was its pres
entation last year—‘“The Chimes of Nor-
mandy,” by Planquette.

“Pirates of Penzance” is being revived
this month in New York by the Society
of American Singers.

M. MOSELEY SELF-GOV. DELEGATE
To Represent Bryn Mawr at Conference

M. Moseley '19 will be the Bryn Mawr
representative at the Self-Government
Executive Conference to be held at Wil-
son College, Chambersburg, Pa., on De-
cember 16th. Miss Moseley is vice-presi-

dent of Self-Government and secretary

this year for the Intercollegiate Associa-
tion of Students.

The annual conference of the whole
Intercollegiate Association was omitted
this year on account of the war.

CONINGSBY DAWSON COMING
SATURDAY NIGHT
Will Speak en “A Soldier’s Peace”

Lieut. Coningsby Dawson, of the Cana-
dian Field Artillery, has been secured by
the Education Department of the War
Council to lecture in the Gymnasium Sat-
urday night at eight on “A _ Soldier's
Peace.” The author of many popular
books both before and during the war,
Lieut. Dawson is ane of the most sought-
after speakers of the year. Among the
places where he has lectured since his
return to this country. are Princeton and
Vassar Colleges, New York City, and his
home city of Newark, N. J.

The proceeds of the lecture will be di-
vided between British War Funds and the
Varsity Service Carps. Tickets, which
are $1 and $75 for outsiders, and $.75
and $50 for members of the college, may
be had from M. Healea ‘20, Merion.

The Senior Class will give a reception
for Lieut. Dawson after the lecture

COLLEGE JOINS NATIONAL
OBSERVANCE OF BRITISH DAY

Lt. First Rifle
Spells Us Ser ates Cas



CHAPLAIN SEELYE LEADS SINGING



The College joined the nation-wide cele-
bration of Britain’s Day by an enthusi-
astic rally in the gymnasium, given for
the benefit of the Service Corps by the
Senior Class. Dean Taft and Lieut. John .
Kersley, of the First Battalion Rifle
Corps, spoke on the relations of England
and America, and Chaplain Seelye opened
the rally by leading the audience in sing-
ing war songs. British and American
war posters were auctioned with pro-
ceeds of $364. $445 was netted in all,
thereby exceeding 1919’s Service Corps
quota.

“"We eked you in 1775 and 1812 and
we can lick you any time we want to,’
was once typical of the attitude of most
Americans toward England,” said Dean
Taft in introducing Lieut. Kersley. “We
felt in 1775 that taxation without repre-
sentation was tyranny and were antago-
nistic toward the very people who had
first enunciated that principle. But we
have kept peace with England for a hun-
dred years, although we border for many
miles on the British Empire. Now Ene-
land is nearer to us than any other
nation.”

German Propaganda Still Active

“Germany is trying to cause friction
between Great Britain and America by
saying that England entered the war to
get something out of it,” said Lieut. Ker-
gley, “and is trying to win sympathy from
the United States because she thinks it is
worth while. Ask the women and chil-
dren of Armenia and Syria whether you
should send food to Germany. I’m not
preaching hatred, but those who are re-
sponsible for the crimes committed
should suffer just punishment. Germany
is attempting to poison you against us,
but we must be friends so that we shall
never have another such war. England
and America have the same ideals and
that is our real reason for wanting to
shake hands.”

Lieut. Kersley, then gave statistics to
show what England has suffered during
the war. The casualties of Great Britain
were one million dead and three million
wounded. Of eight million men in the
service, seventy-five per cent were
England proper. “Christmas will not be
a lively one for us,” continued Lieut.
Kersley. “We didn’t cheer when the war
was over. But the Germans would have
had@ to kill every man before we would
have given in. In the dark days of last
March the line on the Western front bent,
but it never broke. It was a wall of liv-
ing flesh.

“There never were better fighters than
you Americans. What you did and suf-
fered at Chateau Thierry will go down
in history; but England has had Chateau
Thierry after Chateau Thierry for four
years.”

The Battte Field

“For ten-miles north and south along
the British front in Belgium the villages
and trees have disappeared and there is
nothing but a sea of mud and Diack
@tumps,” declared Lieut. Kersley. “If
you dig down three feet you come to
water, and every shelkhole is full of
green ooge, pieces of uniform, and metal.
A terrible stench hangs over the place
and the heat is terrific. Here and there

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