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VotumE V. No. 29

- BRYN MAWR, PA., TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1919









Photo by H. Parker Kolfe

1919







FACULTY LAUNCH $1,000,000
DRIVE TO RAISE SALARIES

First Step to Complete Drive for
Victory French Chair



To pay the teachers of Bryn Mawr col-
lege a living wage, a drive has been
launched by the faculty to raise an addi-
tional endowment of $1,000,000. The
Alumnae and directors are co-operating,
and the first step towards the goal is to
complete the drive for the Victory French
chair, which the Alumnae hope to raise
by commencement.

“There is something new about a Bryn
Mawr faculty's attempting to raise them-
selves by their own bootstraps,” said Dr.
Wheeler, chairman of the faculty commit-
tee, presenting the plans for the drive be-
fore an Alumnae meeting last Saturday.
“The present crisis necessitates the effort.”



RUSSIAN CATHEDRAL QUAR-
TETTE TO GIVE CONCERT
TOMORROW

Balalaika Orchestra to Aceompany It





The Russian Cathedral Quartette, as-
sisted by the Russian Balalaika Orchestra,
will give a concert of modern Russian
songs, Russian, Ukrainian, and Gypsy folk-
songs, in the cloisters tomorrow evening,
at eight o'clock. “The concert should be
repeated again and again,” wrote the New
York “Herald” after one performance,”
for the sake of those who heard, and those
who missed it.”

The quartette was sent to this country |
by the former Czar of Russia, to make |
known the Russian Church and folk- songs. |
They were unanimously selected by eumeehat
of the Imperial Commission from an all-|
Russian contest, in which thousands of |



At present the salaries of the teachers | singers participated. Before the overthrow |
range from a minimum of about $1000 to a| of the Czar they were only allowed to give |

maximum of $3000. Since the opening of one concert yearly,
the college, in 1885, salaries of full pro-j in the Russian Cathedral choir in New

fessors have been advanced only 20%, of |
associate professors only 25%, of those

below the rank of associate professors | invitation at. the White House, where they
Mean- | sang for the President, scoring a great suc-
while the cost of living has advanced at | cess.”

from about 10% to about 33%.

least 80 or 90%, 60 or 70% since 1914.

“It all depends on what should be the! sian performers in National costume plays
“A

standard of living,” said Dr. Wheeler.
decent degree of comfort, which is mani- |

festly necessary in order that a teacher! tween primitive savagery and civilization.
may devote his best energies to his pro- iw ith

;
i

outside their singing

York. Since then “they have given con-
certs in the biggest halls, and by special

The Balalaika orchestra of seven Rus-

the national musical instrument of Russia.
“The Balalaika is the connecting link be-



its dulcet notes, it helped the

fessional work, and not have to worry/ splendor of the feasts, and was the ancient |

difficulties,
salary.

about petty pecuniary
attainable on the present

is un-|
This | pagan gods.”

prayer drum used before the altars of the!

year a number of full professors have had| Programme of the Russian Cathedral

to give up their houses, and some have
had to use their savings to borrow money
on which to live.

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Quartette
Nicholas Wasilewsky .............. Tenor
PESCRIONRS VOMIIIIEE. cancccncccccceccs Tenor |
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EX-PRESIDENT TAFT TO
ADDRESS SENIORS ON
THURSDAY

Five Alumnae to Receive Degrees





The Honorable William Howard Tait,
former President of the United States,
will deliver an address on the League of
Nations after the conferring of degrees
next Thursday morning. Mr. Taft has
spoken twice before at Bryn Mawr Com-
mencement. In his address to the gradu-
ating class in 1915, a definite plan for a
League of Nations was outlined for the
first time on a public platform,

The Commencement exercises will open
at 11, as soon as the academic procession |
has entered the gymnasium. The singing |
of the National Anthem will be followed
by a prayer, led by Dr. Barton, chaplain
Introductory by

of the college. remarks,

| President Thomas,
ferring of degrees and the awarding of

will precede the con-
scholarships, fellowships, and prizes.

Five graduates of Bryn Mawr, are can-
didates for the degree of Master of Arts,
four of them members of last year’s senior
They are: T. Born, 18, J. Hemen-
way, 18, C. Neely, 18, E. Smith, '18, and
I. Smith, "15, assistant warden of Pem-
The two graduate students who

class.

broke.
will receive the degree of doctor of phil-
osophy are Elise Tobin, of New York, and
of Ohio.
Ernestine Mercer, Philadelphia,
European Fellow for 1919-20 with grade

Margaret Woodbury,

of is

of 87.427, the second highest average in

the Senior class. The highest grade was

made by Frances Day, with an average of

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PRESIDENT} THOMASYAND DEAN
TAFT TO|STARTPJUNE’ 28TH =

Will Arrange for Exchange of Profes-
sors with Universities <*%, 5,’



President Thomas and Dean Taft sail
on June 28 on the Cunard S. S. Aquitania
and expect to visit London, Edinbor-
ough, Paris, Stockholm and Rome to take
a motor trip in Southern Italy if they
have time.

The International
tee of the

Commit-
of Collegiate
Alumnae has appointed them to make
arrangements for the exchange of
women professors between women’s col-
leges in the United States and foreign
/universities where there are a consider-
able number of eminent women teach-
ing. Although many men professars
have been exchanged, so far no women
have been selected.

Will Try to Get Mme. Curie

President Thomas has: also been
appointed by the “Association for
the Advancement of Laboratory Science
Among Women” to offer Mme Curie, the
famous physicist, $2000 to come to the
U. S. in 1920-'21 to lecture in women’s
colleges and also in men’s colleges which
invite her.

Dean Taft will sail for home as near
September 1 as possible, and President
Thomas will then begin her trip around
part of the world, as she will not visit
China and Japan again. She has divided
her journey into five main sections and
has invited a travelling companion for
each section. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw
has selected the first section and Mrs.
Emmeline Pankhurst will probably go to
India with President Thomas. The sec-
tions are as follows:—1, Spain and North

Relations:
Association

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