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‘. _ Pageants and Plays

CHOIR TO GO USUAL ROUNDS

“If Not God, What,” He Asks, Stress

Henry P. Van Dusen asked the question, thal 33

as the mind behind universe of such magni-—
ar tude, complexity and orderliness.”

~ must be answered before the secondary one,





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VOL. XII. No. 11.

BRYN MAWR’ (AND. WAYNE),

PA.,

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16,

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1925 PRICE, .10 CENTS,







TO CELEBRATE XMAS

College to Return to Middle Ages
on Eve of Holiday with







Mediaevalists for the moment, the col-
lege’ will go back to the Middle Ages,
donning the‘ garments of lords and ladies
of the manor, of jesters and pages and
priests, draining the wassail bowl and
dragging the Yule-log, on ¢&e night. be-
fore the Christmas holiday. Even ‘thes
boar’s head will not be missing this year.
Radnor Hall has for the last. few years

eschewed the mediaeval mind for some- bound, pointed out, the future of the theatre

thing more of the twentieth, century; but
even in that remote ‘corner of the campus
this season is again in the throes of tra-
dition,

Denbigh will prove themselves lovers
of strong drink, the only hall to quaff
Rockefeller will fol-
low its established custom by dining with

the wassail bowl.

a complete manorial retinue and their
lord and lady.
feller has been trying to live down -the

For years now Rocke-

charge of having no traditions, strange
things only desirable when absent. Lately
also it has had to combat the statement
that “life in Rock is more like life in a
hotel than in a hall.” It is not always the
greatest sign of popularity to have hot
and cold running water in your room.
On with the dance. Pembroke dining
room will as usual be the ballroom for the
1929 will give a skit in
the course of the evening, and near mid-
night the returning choir will, like Cin-.

derella, be transformed, from waits to
bridge-players and packing dervishes.

Only Merion, always an individualistic
place, remains outside the fold of chivalry.
and inside the jazz age. Year after year
they give a very exclusive tea-dance,
twentieth century collegiate. Will they
never attain that desirable “otherworldli-
ness?” ? area:

DR. VAN DUSEN REQUIRES A
_ PHILOSOPHY TO EXPLAIN LIFE

entire campus.



ing Rarity of Real Scepticism
Beenie | in pM gs on i on Seay evening, Dr,
not God, what?” “One must believe in God

The question of “Why religion, anyhow?”







‘| VARSITY DRAMATICS MUST NOT

‘program was full of interest and variety.
Mr. Connell sang a: group of Schubert, fol-

for ’Cello. After. this. charming composition,
‘Mr: Kindler played: the. Brahms Lullaby,

‘|the program, including -Rachmaninoff’s
- | Floods of Spring, and with The Wanderer’s
e| Night Song by Mr. ‘Hammann as an encore.
ris- | Mr. Kindler. chose for his ‘next number De-

ry |bussy’s Les Cloches ‘and Ravel’s strongly

1” Piatti; As an encore’ he played a modern}
ff piece, haeamecllty: and lyme interest-

INTERFERE WITH STUDIES



«

K. Morse, 26, in Interview.with ‘News’
Discusses Policy of Committee



“You must give up your week-ends and
other outside pleasures, if you want to work
in. Varsity Dramatics,” said K. Morse, ’26,
in an interview with a representative of
THE News, to discuss the plans of the
Committee. “We must not presume on the
kindness of our professors; classes and ex-
ercises must not suffer for rehearsals and
scenery. designing. Mrs. Manning’s recom-q
mendation of rehearsals on. Fridays and
Saturdays illustrates this policy of making
participation in Varsity Dramatics the pleas-
aire that must replace all other amusements
while a play is in progress.

“As Miss Robertson, the coach for Jce-
lies largely with the educated younger gen-
eration, if it is to be made a valuable insti-
tution... ‘We would like to see Dramatics
.a part of the curriculum, the literary train-
ing, the concentration and self-control re-
quired by acting, the practical. training. of
producing and staging all madg a contribu-%
tion to the sum of education given by_ the
college to its students. In this connection
we deeply appreciate the interest and co-
operation of the English Department.

“But no matter how highly we estimate
the value of this kind of training, the funda-
mental priority “of academic work must
never be forgotten. To the Freshman Class,
whose talent and energy we look forward
to in the spring production with the greatest
pleasure of anticipation, we urge this fact.
Ifyou are really interested in dramatics
(and it’s the greatest fun of college); prove
it by trying out! But the too prevalent atti-
tude that the time of a play is a time for
hysteria and dropping everything else is all
a mistake.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

BRAHMS AND SCHUBERT OPEN

PROGRAM OF*SECOND CONCERT

Cellist and Baritone Give Recital of
Classic and Modern Music
Hans Kindler, ‘cellist; Horatio Connell,
baritone, and Horace Alwyne, pianist, gave
the second of the series of concerts under
the auspices of the Music Department in
Taylor Hall, on Monday evening, December
14. Ellis Clarke. Hammann accompanied

Mr. Coniiell and Mr. Kindler.
Opening with the beautiful Brahms Son-
ata in E minor for.’Cello and Piano, the



lowed: by’ Valentini’s Adagio and Allegro

which’ was ih exactly right | emg
mood: for the Valentini:
A group of songs if Ragtish was. ‘thied’¢ ~

rhythmic Habanera, with a Tarantella of







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| YOUTH TELLS IN FIRST MEET



Diving Form for ’ ;

Smashing three records, 1929
off the honors in the first swimming mect
on Friday, December 11.

Rapid,

form won

choppy ° stroking
the 68-foot. for ’29, 3m
raced _H.. Stokes, ae holder
of the last year’s record. R. Bryant, ’29,
subtracted afother second from the old
the 120-foot,



29,

Bryant,

record for in a very close

race. The best time in the relays. was



made by the Freshmen also—57.4 seconds

against the Seniors’ 59.

E. Bryant, ’29, placed first in the div-
ng; in one remarkable Dutchman her
heels “almost hit the classic beams, so

long the aim of -Mr. Bishop’s classes. V.

Cooke, ’'26) hit: the water in»a model back
(live, high sprung and clean, Special
ability—in~ the air was shown by M.

Wyckoff, ’27, with corkscrew twists and.
somersaults.
Winning distanceof 54 feet 11% inches
was made by E. Haines, plunging for the
Green.
On the second teams 1928 had eleven

points, the Seniors, ten; 1929, nine, and
1927, three... The diving was-won by M.
Tatnall,.’26, with 32.5 points; M, Smith,

"27, came second with 25.9.
Scores are as follows:



SUCCESS. OF C. A. DRIVE

SHOWN IN FINANCIAL REPORT
Bates House and Dr. Grenfell Are
Popular With Undergraduates



After an energetic fall drive the Chris-
tian Association is now ready to announce
the financial results. of undergraduate
pledges for 1925. Coming as it did just
before Christmas. the fotal contributions
of the drive have? nét reached those of
last year; but since the yéar is by no
means over it is ‘hoped that the final -re-
port will show doubled: figures.

. Bryn Mawr’s generosity seems to have
been directed again chiefly towards Bates
House and Dr. Grenfell’s: Mission; the
ardént ‘support of the Bates House Com-
mittee explains the former, while Dr.
Grenfell’s recent Tecture here on the needs}
of Labrador, the latter. As usual, the
drivé. was kept well in the public eye by
numerous artistic posters in each hall
‘and pink pledge slips on every under-
graduate’s door.

The results, which, it is to be empha-
sized, are by “no means final, are as fol-





FRESHMEN AND SOPHS SCORE |’

Bryants Show Record Speed and Fine

carried

& Bae one Beate

LABOR. COLLEGE TRAINS |
PROFESSIONAL LEADERS

Brookwood Fosters New Scientific
Attitude of.Factual Approach
to Labor Problems

DR. MUSTE HERALDS CHANGE

oe

Educational Movement





The’ Workers’
marks a revolution from the point of .
Ay}.
Muste, President of Brookwood College,

view of labor, according to Dr.

speaking under the auspices of the Lib-
eral Club in Taylor on Weragedny eve-

ning; December 9.

* No longer is the laboring class a “nega-
tive fighting force, expressing itself only
by @ blind gesture of revolt.” Trade
unionism is becoming a great social in-
stitution, capable of assuming responsi-
bility, and, as in the business world, ne-
cessitating a new kind of training. Steps
toward meeting this need are being taken
by _ Brookwood Labor College at
Katonah, N. Y. Here forty-five men and
women, chosen, and, for the most part,
supported, by various national and inter-
national labor organizations, are being
frained to become professional leaders of
labor. These students, who range froni
twenty-one to.forty-five years of age, are
chosen on a basis of their previous edu-
cation, the outside reading they have
done, and their reasons for coming to
Brookwood.

“Tt is not until after the first year
(which offers courses in “How to study,”
Social Economy, Conducting Meetings,
Psychology, Philosophy, History of Edu-°
cation, etc:) that actual labor problems .
are - attacked,” pursued Mr. Muste,
Courses in the History of the American
Labor Movement, Trade Union adminis-
tration, conduction of strikes, negotia-
tions with employers, and the organiza-
tion of labor all aim at developing a new
attitude of Factual Approach to labor
problems. : This, he said, is perhaps the
biggest step forward for labor. As an
illustration, he cited a situation in a New
England mill town: during a period of
depression, the employers were about to
redtice wagés; it was dangerous for the

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RECEPTION GIVEN BY SENIORS
TO THE FRESHMEN CLASS

Two Actressesin Skit Taken by Friends
: For Faculty Members

1929 had their introduction to the tra-
ditional. Bryn Mawr Faculty skit at the
reception given them by the Senior Class
in the gymnasium last Saturday evening.
An afternoon in the home of Mr. anu
Mrs. Manning, combining the atmosphere
of the “House Beautiful” and “The Hand
That Rocks the Cradle Rules the World,”
introduced: certain people well known to
the Freshmen, over the bridge table. A
parade, a carefully conducted parliamen-
‘tary. meeting, and a folk-dancing sane: -

followed. : : is

Simple. and extemporaneous as were
the. set and: properties ‘they were suffi- _









i ciently suggestive for the most exacting —
"| spectator.The -perambulator, the photo-



graph of the White House and the Kid-

die-Kar are highly commended.

ort ons or. felievet the”