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SUFFERING FOR SOCIETY

And still woman advances toward free-

dom! Not content with political, social]*
and financial independence, ‘she needs
must tackle the word in its mpre per-
sonal sense. -Of course, fads and fancies
have always been the prerogative of all
womankind. And this was all well and
good as far as Mah-Jong, short skirts,
tight waists or fainting spells were con-
cerned. But now—Oh woe unto us!—
our doom is sealed. For, not content with
Christianity’s endeavour to unbind the
feet of feminine China, a certain promi-
nent society matron, having cast shoes
and stockings to the winds, has decided
to trip the light fantastic over Southern
golf courses in her bare feet.
_ Oh cruel woman to decree so hard a
fate for us who have no choice but to
follow in her social footsteps! Southern
golf courses may have their compensat-
ing charms, but think of dancing bare-
footed on a crowded ballroom floos or
trudging hour after hour over scorching
city streets. in quest of the inevitable
spring ensemble. Who was it said “Van-
ity, vanity, thy name is woman?”



APPEARANCES AND
THE FIELD MARSHAL

Field —. Marshal i TE sag
“launched” his presidential-Campaign at

Hanover on April 19. He is an old man,

| to worry about it.”

crushingly cruel are those knowing.
ple who prick our pretty bubbles of
nal diséovéry!
should never be allowed in college neigh-
borhoods, to destroy the innocent pleasure
of our innumératje youthful philosophers.
For what is more’ delicious than to con-
sider gneself a, courageous, iconoclastic,
subtle, far-sighted, original thinker?
Nothing, except the pleasure of calling
other people unoriginal,

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rigi-



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Sponsible for whe opinions expressed in this
column, )

- | To the editors of the Cortece News:

“The undergraduates’ pledge for $27,-
000 is as good as gold, and we don’t have
So spoke Mrs. Slade
to the Alumnae in Richmond last Sunday,

in all parts of the country.
as individual students, doing no more
than we are today, justify this implicit
faith in us? With a few splendid. excep-
tions, all personal interest in the drive has
died down and only the Students’ Building
Committee seems to be conscious of re-
sponsibility. Each one of us must work
to raise this money, or wé, cannot possibly
fulfill our promise.

If you have any braifts, oh paitntiak:
uates, set fhem to work to devise new
means of raising money, that the Alum-
nae’s faith in us may be justified!

Marion A. CHESTER, ’27.



ROCKEFELLER COOK IS AUTHOR
OF THE “FORBIDDEN PATH”
For the third time this -year, a play

| written by Bryn Mawr talent is being

produced.

James Shaw, the author and director,
is the second cook of Rockefeller Hall.
The title of the play is, Zhe Forbidden
Path. _ It will be given’ at the Good
Shepherd Parish House in Rosemont, on
April 27,28, and 29, at-eight_P,.M,.

Posters designed by the Rockefeller
chef announce that it is:

“A drama in five acts, filled with thrill-
‘ing and inspiring scenes. Taken from
actual experiences of ‘diffgrent walks of
life, and the returning fruit and its result

paths, and be not guided by the light of
truth.”

and his party was beaten at heme and] The play is given under the auspices of
abroad, From the old = and Setastl the Musical Club of Philadelphia.

- should come wisdom, humility and

ance, Speaking before the wildly cheer-|

~~ing- crowds, the Field Marshal said:





“I must strongly emphasize the fact
that I desire nothing different from what
the opponents of my candidacy claim as
their aim alone, namely, to assure to the
German people, in full sovereignty and
freedom, its place among other peoples.

j As president of Germany I
would consider: solely my duty to do my
best for our Fatherland on the basis of
the constitution, and ‘the present-day po-
sition of Germany in the world. I would
have no consideration whatever for any
parties or unjustified special interest.”

This is a very frank talk. One can
only hope that it is honest as well.



ORIGINAL THINKERS
“We were the first that ever burst
into that silent sea.” So think we all
with a gloomy, and gloating pleasure

_ whenever our inward debates bring us to

a nap and unexpected conclusion, We

he admission is one dollar.



| REMINISCENCES OF WAGNER >
IN TALK/TO GERMAN CLUB

Mrs. Charles Hollander pais Life
and Work Of Composer





“An Intimate VieW of Wagner” was the
subject of Mrs. Charles Hollander’s talk,
given in German at the: meeting of the
German Club, April 14. “Musician, dra-
matist, philosopher, historian, ,aesthete,
poet, philologist, novelist, mythologist,
Wagner and his many difficulties and ad-
ventures,” said Mrs. Hollander, “are al-
most beyond the comprehension and
sympathy of our generation.”

Born in Leipzig in 1813, Richard Wag-
ner early showed the traits which were
to color his life, such as a love for the
‘theatre, , for study, and for the beauties





of art and nature. rei many of his con-

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The unpleasant creatures.

and so has she spoken to _many alumnae’
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dopna, Shro&der. Devrient.
Things went well until his extravagance

ously upon him, forcing him to*flee with
his wife and pets, a dog, a parrot and three
goldfish which he:loved deaf Me gnext
,years, spent in movitf® yom afey Pg city,
Paris, London,. Berlin, Copenhagen, were
very miserable for him, though he met
many famous men And wrote novels poe
praised at the time. His health was poof,
his wife uncongenial, and his shiftlessness
and selfish antagonism had made him
many eneniies.. It is interesting to note
that he was then an adherent of the pifil-
osophy of Schopenhauer. In these years,
however, he completed the operas Der Flie-
gender Hollander, Tannhauser, and the
libretto of The Ring.

The orchestration of the Wagner operas
requires a sunken orchestra, a thing un-
‘heard of at that time and not realized
until the opening of the Bayreuth. House,
where the first series of Opéra Festivals
were given, es

“At Das Rheingoid” said Mrs. Hollan-
der, “my father sat next to the great
critic, Hanslick, in this theatre and heard
him express his disapproval of Wagner.
It is difficult for us to see why so com-
petent a critic was bitterly opposed to
Wagner; the true reason lay in Wag-
ner’s personal attitude. He wrote music
for music’s sake and brought on Hans-
lick’s opposition by satirizing him and
critics in general as Beckmesser in Die
Meistersinger.

“Today, when the i pee al and
unpleasantness of his personality are for-
gotten, Wagner has come into his own
and is recognized as one of the world’s
greatest ~composers, dramatists and poets.
His operas are loved by even those who
do not ‘understand’ music. They have
been a fundamental influence in my life,”
said Mrs. Hollander in conclusion, “from
the. time when, as a child, I heard my owh
uncle, Lugen Sura, and his friends in the
great Wagner roles.”

FACE OUTWORN DOGMA FRANKLY
HOLD TO THE TRUTH OF CHRIST





Make Room In Your Thoughts For
The Contributions Of Science



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“Tam attempting to set you thinking
about a very serious question,” said. J.
Cheney, ’27, speaking in Vespers last Sun-
day night. ,

But_I think it is_ap-
palling that we should face with cow-
ardice certain scientific facts which tend
to destroy our traditional belief. We also
look only on the dark side.

“Before I’ go on I wish to say that I
am not denouncing the value of Chris-
tianity in this world. Christ is the great-
est example of high living we have ever
had, and we must keep His’ personality in
our thoughts. You may at times think I
am being entirely destructive, but I hope
to build up where I have torn down, and
ask you to be patient.

“I am speaking to two types of peo-
ple; those who place hope in the orthodox
Christian faith, but who find it a bit un-
satisfactory, and those who have been
Aorn away from traditional belief and are
still floating about with eathing to cling
to. :

“For the latter my appeal will be clearer
than’ for those who have not studied
.| science, and who have not,been oppressed

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ages”? This is probably true, but how | the favor of the stout and sawertals prima ble, who reveals Himself to me in my

‘est and happiest moments. Why should
‘ not bélieve this if Iycare to?’

“You will see that: there are impor-
tant- reasons why we cannot blindly base
our belief in a future life and in an ortho-
dox Christian God on the arguménts

given us by traditional Christianity., |

“In the first place, even if you are wt
aware of it today, sometime you will find
that psychology absolutely denies that
added happiness which comes after prayer
is due to anything but the natural
action of laws. I am pt saying that
prayer has no good side, but pointing out
one defect. Man’s salvation in this world
lies within himself, his own innate
tendencfes, which he must learn. to con-
trol, to develop im their just proportion

to each other, if his life is to become fully
realized. This _he cannot accomplish if

rare often told to.

“In the second place it is not true that
it will be disastrous if traditional faith is
lost.. With its loss wé gaiii the power to
look at facts in an unprejudiced light. In
its. place will come law. Psychology is
still immature. It has torn down the bul-
warks which we have been accustomed to
cling to and has not yet been able to
build stronger walls.

“We are now. at the threshold of great
scientific discoveries. Are you going to
reject them because they do not coincide
with a religion that was formulated two
thousand years, ago? Would that be liv-
ing after the example of Christ? He
never asked you to reject truth. He gave
us the faith to go on when science was
not even born, and He will always be a

d living example—one who showed us
hot to:live with people in this world. But
is it not perfect foolishness to expect a
religion which was formulated long be-
fore the dawn of science to be entirely
acceptable 2000 years later?

“Today many ministers are covering
up the differences between science and
religion. They give you-onlythat part
which is compatible. with your faith. I
have been talking to those of you who
industriously cling to a belief in a future
life and a God, on
science will not accept.

“I have till now been mostly destruc-
tive. I have asked you to give a revolu-
tionary argument its chance, but I have
never asked you to throw aside all the
teaching of Jesus Christ. I have only
pointed out two aspects where Christian
arguments seem groundless in the light

life and belief in God’ ag Christ explained
them, and as they are given by many
advanced. theological, professors.

“Now we must look forward, with head
up and with courage. We must place our
hope in future discoveries. Many promi-
nent scientists believe that we may some
day have proof of a future life. There
are many biologists and psychologists
who believe in an all-pervading spirit, but
they can’t as yet prove it.

“Incorporate into your philosophy of
life this knowledge that has been gained
concerning human nature—do not replace
religion by science. If you do this won’t
your life be far happier? You will then
replace a shifting, shaking foundation, one
open to criticism, with one of granite.

“Do not look to the past. Look to the
future. Buddha, Confucius, and Moham-
med all gave the satisfaction that Chris-
tianity has: given, but we do ‘not live by
all of their teachings. They will always
be true in part. We cannot disregard
relevant knowledge. I think we are all



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