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Rose. Hatrievp, ’32

Leta Crews, °33
Anna MartTIN Finpiey, °34

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Yvonne Cameron, 732

Caro.ine Bere, 733
Maser Meenan, 733:

Editors

Mo tty Nicnots, ’34

Assistants

Copy Editor
Susan Nosze, °32

Ciara Frances GRANT, 734
Satur Jones, ’34

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Morty Atmore, 732

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Thomas Alva Edison ©
(Tryout specially coitributed. for the
News competition.)
The headlines of the first Mon-
day morning edition of every news-
paper in America, and of. every
large newspaper in the world, an-
nounced the death of ‘Thomas Alva
Edison. No more impressive
tribute could be paid the memory
of -any- man- than-the- profound. ef-

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fect of the news of Edison’s death

on the great multitudes whose lives
have been so affected by his work.
_For_a_week_at_least the world_has.
known that Edison, the greatest
ge of the
dying. Since his influence has heen,
perhaps, more widespread than that

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three ‘centuries, one would assume
a widespread interest in his condi-
tion and° a wuniversal sense of be-
reavement at his passing. But to
even the most casual of observers,
there is a deeper note of grief in
the articles, messages, and com-
ments that are all but crowding the
political issues of the moment from
the front pages of the newspapers.
The world owed much to Steinmetz,

far more, perhaps,, than will be

realized for years to come, but even
in the ‘tributes of his fellow-work-
ers and those who knew him best,
there was little of the personal grief
that seems to stir the whole world
now. One finds in the quiet dignity
of the emotion, a tremendous feel-
ing of loss, that only a great and
fine human personality can com-
mand. It is Edison, the man,
whose death has hushed for a mo-
ment the roaring world his genius
helped to create.

To speak from our little knowl-
edge of the man seems futile m the

face of all the wealth of tribute.

from men who have observed and
admired him at first hand, but a
brief mention of those of his char-
acteristics that impress us most
strongly cannot be inappropriate.
Most. striking ‘of all, we feel, is
the way in which Mr. Edison
reacted to fame and wealth.
Rising from the humblest of be-
ginnings in a very short. time he
-found himself in a ;position where
he could claim more public attention
and greater financial resources than
any man of his generation. Be-
‘sides his rapidly increasing personal
fortune, hé had.at his command the
fortune of almost. every wealthy
philanthropist in..America. With
the smallest of efforts, he could have
kept himself in the public eye al-
most~-continually for forty odd
years. He could have lived in any
style he chose. Instead his life-was
characterized by the dignified and
austere simplicity that marks his
death. His. intelligent enthusiasm,
his interested guidance of the gen-
eration that must carry on his work,
. and his mature judgment, to which

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of the qualities which’ make Edi-

son's greatness of character over-

shadow even his greatness of mind.
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“By Courtesy of Main Liner

The News wishes- to announce
that the article in last week's issue
on Miss Gertrude Ely’s trip to
Russia was printed by courtesy of
_ The Main Liner. ;



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Letters

The News ts not responsible for any
opinions expressed in this column, and
wishes to remind the writer .of the letter
concerning Lantern Night which appeared
in the last issue that the Board requests
she turn in her name. :

To-the Editor of the CoLLEGE News.

In reply to the letter contained in
your last issue may I point out the
fact that the writer misunderstood the
motives of the Sophomore class in act-
ing as it did on: Lantern Night? No
-otte—had—told—us*cxactiy what should]
happen once we ‘were out of the clois-
ters; so when we saw the Freshmen
line up and repeat a verse of Sophias
_we_were_totally—at—-a—less:—Fhinking+
back we remembered that last year the
Sophomores had come rushing be-
tween, us tipping our hats on the way.



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However, recalling that we were not
upperclassmen with the privilege of
tipping the Freshmen’s hats—and yet
not wanting to be too solemn in view
of previous example—we attempted to,
strike a happy medium by entering jn
single file. It is regrettable. that the

| appearance of the “chain-gang forma-

tion” we undoubtedly gave should be
set down by an upperclassman to an
exhibition of our “usual lack of a sense
of propriety.” It is even more regret-
table that such an appearance should
tag us with the phrase ‘missed spirit
of thing (?) entirely,”. “dreading ac-
cusation of tnforgivable sin of senti-
mentality’ and “characteristic disdain
for various traditions.”

Also, I feel that the writer let her
personal feelings enter into her argu-
ment as well or she would not have
indulged in further remarks to the
effect that we might-have felt self-
conscious about marching to our places
with the three other classes. watching,
or that the college might appreciate
more our “undoubted cleverness and
originality” if*employed in -other direc-
tions.

Lastly, since she who wroye the let-
ter preferred to remain unknown, I
would like my answer to be printed
simply as a defense of our. college

spirit by one member ‘of the class of
1934,



To.the CoLLece NEws.
Dear Editor :

In answer to a letter of last week
taking the sophomores for what must
have’ been a sorely-needed ‘‘ride,” there
are certain explanatory not excusatory
remarks. Firstly, the Sophomores sin-
cerely regret the fact that they all un-
wittingly wounded the sensibilities of
‘some upper-classmen by their conduct on
Lantern Night.. The injury seems to
have been done due to a universal hazi-
ness which obscures the correct proce-
-dure~for-Sophomores-once*the~solit=tra=
dition of the singing in the Cloisters is
over. - Nineteen thirty-four remembered
that last-year.as: Freshmen they had kmed



| Cloisters where



Junior Elections
At the Junior class elections on
Wednesday, October 14, the fol-
lowing officers were chosen:
President: Rebecca Wood. _
Vice president: Elinor Collins.
Secretary: Elizabeth Edwards.







either side of the road andthe entire
undergraduate body had passed infor-
mally between them and so under the
arch. It°’was with some surprise, there-
fore, that they found themselves as
Sophomores segregated in front of Taylor
with three classes lined up expecting
them to get to the other side of the arch
in some traditional, ceremonious manner
existing only in the imaginations of a few
upper-classmen. The distance was tra-
versed but there seeris to have been a
sentiment about this totally new pro-
cedure that was lost: ‘The Sophomores
may not have shown the dignity that was
expected by Seniors and Juniors, but at
the same time they feel strongly that tra-
dition behind Lantern’ Night lies in the
it IS tradition, NOT
sentimentality. And if there be a-hitch
in the performance, remember that—‘“The
best way to. look at life is with. a little
humor, a lot of pity, a ceaseless curiosity,
a love of beauty anda sense of comrade-
ship with all men.”
(Signed) A PAartIcIPANrT.



To the Editor of the Cotrece News:

It is important that some action be
taken in lengthening the amount of time
for milk lunch. Under the present sched-
ule, which--allowsonly--ten—minutes_be-
tween classes, students have to be either.
late to their next lecture or deny them-
selves entirely the benefit of extra nour-
ishment, and _a few minutes of relaxation.

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classes straight through from nine until
one o'clock. -

It is not right for a (class lecture to
-be-in-a-prolonged-state-of- interruption by
late “milk-luncheoners”; nor is it sound
sense that a student forego milk lunch

in order to be punctual. Therefore, I



I speak partictlarly of students who have | _

propose the following change in the class
schedule :

8 :30 to 8 :50—Chapel.

9:00 to 9:50, 10:00 to 40 :50--Classes.

10:50 to 11:10—Milk lunch (twenty
minttes ). :

11:10 to 12:00, 12:10 to
as at present.

Beginning chapel on the- half hour
seems like a more logical time (at least
a more definite time) than, for instance,
8:40. Many students wait around after
-breakfast for chapel to begin. There are
some, however, who get down just at the
closing of the doors, and they might find
8:30 chapel a little annoying.*» On the
other hand, ten minutes longer for milk
lunch and time to read one’s mail would
make up for the inconvenience. ,

The pre-milk-lunch professors might
object to a sudden change in schedule.
But we compliment them by assuring
ourselves that they are broadmined
enough to see and meet the student's
point of view. °

Ten minutes for milk. lunch is nol
enough. No student on the third floor
of Dalton can return to her hall (whether
it be Merion or Rockefeller), partake of
crackers and milk hygienically, exchange
books, and in a-relaxed state of body and
"a receptive state of mind get over to the
hitisie™ room of Goodhart or the second
floor of Taylor.

And as for the post-milk-lunch pro-
fessors, who have'to put up with late-
comers, cracker-nibblers, and worn-out
students, what a boon it would be for
them to have a class mentally keen and
alert!

( Signed)
A -MEMBER-OF -THE-CLass-or 1934.

Continued on Page Five . ®



Haverford Shakespearean

i % youts.
The Haverford English Club will hold
tryouts for any Bryn Mawr girls who
are interested in acting in their produc-
Htion-of*Romeo_and Juliet” in the Com-
mon Room on Thursday, October 22, at
7:30. The play is to be directed. by
Professor Montgomery.









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