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ae onc THE COLLEGE- NEWS

Aprit 29, 1931







‘ (Founded in 1914)
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Mawr College at the Maguire Building, Wayne, Pa., and Bryn Mawr ‘College.

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"Tap News wishes to remind its readers that any subjects presented
‘in this column which are of sufficient interest to the college to cause
discussion by letter ‘will automatically be brought before the College
Council at its next meeting.

: Liberty and Pride .
Major revisions of many antiquated.systems in Bryn Mawr life
have been: accomplished during the past year. With such violent erup-
tions upsetting our daily calm, minor changes have crept in almost
unnoticed. The recent action of the Cut Committee has passed so much
of its life without audible comment it may be commended as a step in
the right direction, but almost nothing can be said for its consistency.
Those students’who are taking Honors do not have their cuts. counted
in any of their classes. We suppose that they are allowed this privilege
because they have proved their interest in one fiéld at least by specializing
in it. a
Such-a provision fails to take account of those students, who, given
the opportunity to take Honors, have chosen to. widen rather than narrow
their field-of-work.—-Other-students-who,.though they are_not onthe.
official Honor list, have shown their interest in college work by consist-
ent application also feel the restrictions imposed by the narrowly-limited
cut system. There is, no doubt, much to be said by its advocates: human
nature being fallible, how are we to be sure that classrooms won't be
periodically empty? This view completely ignores the premise that the
large majority of students are at college for the definite purpose of
getting an education, - Many. of them will prefer to take it in the, way
in which it is offered—a regular, suré’ method. Others are conscious



of being hampered by the necessity of attending every scheduled class | |

with the exception of from ten to thirteen in nearly four months. Often
important and concentrated mental activity is interrupted. At times
students who are not feeling well but have no infirmary symptoms drag
themselves to classes, out of which they get nothing, because of the
inelasticity of their cut allowance. :

Bryn Mawr has always prided itself on its insistence on intéllectual
and physical liberty for-its-students... The-cut_ruling_is_a violation of
both principles. Students will never be able to prove their real interest
in what they are doing until they are given a chance to prove it of their
own volition. Possession of her Merits should be used as an indication
that a girl is capable of judging her own intellectual desires ang needs.
Where she misjudges them, she will fall below requirements and lose her
cutting privilege. Practical considerations of human capabilities and
the elusive but powerful factor of intellectual pride will effectually pre-
vent abuse in most cases. The exceptional people, who might take
advantage of the chances for extended week-ends, will not be a great
loss to their classrooms.

P
: Goodhart Neglected

_ The question of what. interests students at Bryn Mawr has arisen
in various forms for many years. It has always been based, however,
~.on the assumption that they were interested in something. This year the
question again presents itseli—in the form of a problem. Do Bryn
Mawr students want anything which the college has to offer outside of
their class work? It is clear that there are certain groups which are
interested in ‘such extra-curricular activities as athletics, dramatics, or
literary work. It is not at all clear that any of these groups, or the
college as a whole, desire“anything more from college life.

In the past year Bryn Mawr has been exceptionally fortunate in
getting brilliant and unusual lecturers and artists for performances in
Goodhart Hall. Almost every field of intellectual or artistic importance
has been presented by an acknowledged expert. Although all. these
programs have been brought to college because of the obvious advantage
to the students, students’ have shown little appreciation of their oppor-
tunities. In. almost every case the great fnajority of the audience has
been made up of outsiders. Where this rule has not held, the reasons
for student response have been fairly apparent. In the’ case of Mary
Wigman, seats were cheaper than-in New York for a dancer whom all
sophisticated people were expected to see. The motives of many of the
large college group who heard Professor Laski are even more suspect.

The problem to be faced is whether Bryn Mawr students want
anything to be given in Goodhart. Because of lack of support’ the
Musical Series has been discontinued. This will be a very real loss to
many. If student response to other entertainments ‘is as sporadic as it
has been this year, those too will have fo be discontinued. This inertia
toward good things which are to be obtained with’no effort, may be

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another symptom of woman’s valiantly defended independence and desire

to retain her individuality. If so, her negative efforts would seem to be



misdirected. It is for the student body to decide whether it prefers to.

go elsewhere for its extra-curricular intellectual life or whether it will
netansdible-< isi opportunities which the Goodhart

The Pillar
of Salt







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“We have always thought that spirits
(departed) were ‘such ‘delicate, frail
little wraiths, floating wanly around in
high-necked muslin nightgowns, and
whispering wistfully into the under-
standing -ear of a medium who gave
boldness and body to theif utterances.
Our first contact with mysticism gave
us a jolt. It was a méssagé written on
a typewriter, my dear—too, too anti-
séptic—and the medium arrived on a
bicycle. “Up to that moment we had
misjudged the spiritual quality of the
United States Mail Department. To
make a long story short, we have re-
ceived letters from both Lot’s former
wives! Apparently __disembodiment
hasn’t lessened their concern for their
uxorious husband: Salt tears roll down
our cheeks when we think of the day
when we too will have to join the
ghastly harem. Fate overtakes us, but
will our Lot never catch up? Perhaps,
however, Heaven would remain more
peaceful if he never did—we can’t help
thinking of the jealousies and intrigues
which would accompany the reunion
of the happy. little family. But so
much for.soliloquy. We will give Lot’s
first’ wife the priority owed to senior-
ity and print her “spirituelles” medita-
tions first.

Dear Mrs. Lot III,

We hope you will forgive our audac-
ity. in speaking thus from:the tomb,
but we cannot restrain’ ourself (you
know, our historic difficulty was al-
ways_lack-of restraint) from expressing
our view that Lot, the old scallywag,
has done very well by himself. We
flatter ourself (and our successor more
particularly) that he always has been
able to do-himself-pretty well...
Though considering what a hard mas-
ter he is, we still wear that faint look
of surprise as tribute to his past and
present successes. But far be it from
us, now long defunct, to venture any
criticism of our erstwhile mate; after
all, a husband is‘a husband, and “‘it’s
the’ little gold band that counts.” —
We feel that, as-one- who has been
through it all once before, we should
exercise the prerogative of superior
age,‘and offer you sage counsel and
words of advice. So, looking back—
Ah, there we go again—our old weak-
ness.

Lot’s Wife.

The Sleuthing Department

inaugurated a sleuthing departmeyt.
We hope that people will not begin to
mind their P’s and Q’s because if they
do this poor little baby column will
find a premature grave before it has
even had a chance to be spanked.

lacks that personal touch. So we a



. We were very touched, in this age of
disintegrating family life, to discover
a young man connected with one of

lege sitting soulfully’ in ff empty
room, playing “Home, Sweet Home,”
on a harmonica. We wonder if this
could be explained psychologically.

The campus, however, hasn’t a
monopoly on musical talent. We are
told that the Infanta of Spain performs
on a musical saw. Spain must miss
that. Incidentally, and this has noth-
ing to do with music, we are told that
the King sleeps in.a brass bed—or did
unless he’s, having it moved to London.
Somehow it takes all the glamor from
“The Royal Bed.”



We thought that the barber. (who
advertises in the News, but we hope
doesn’t read it) whose name was Nutti,
was too good to be true. It was. But
‘it turns out that his name is even
better and more truthful. It’s ‘notti

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furnished by a Southern orchestra.

In the middle of, the dance: a great
surprise was proclaimed with a roll of.
drums. John Whitaker, of “Ravin’
Rhapsodie”, triumph, offered three
dances, including the fascinating and
difficult “Snake Hips.” His enthusi-

We have been told that the News tte

the educational departments of the col- |.

In Philadelphia
Broad:* Walter Hampden and Fay
Bainter. in Barrie’s Admirable Crichton;
an excellent cast in an excellent, play. “,
Lyric: He, a translation of Alfred ’Sa-
voir’s comedy “Lui;” sounds good and
then there is Violet Kemble Cooper.

Walnut: Tony. Sarg’s world-famous
marionettes present Rip Van Winkle
Saturday, May 2, at 10:15 A. M. only.
Will intrigue anyone regardless of their
degree of sophistication.

Shubert: The Student Prince, a grand
operetta meets a rather dreadful fate.

Chestnut: Singin’ the Blues, a new
colored ‘musical drama. Philadelphia
likes it if that means anything to you.

Forrest: One More Night. Irene Bor-
doni in a new musicaF show adapted from
the French.

Movies °

Stanley: Richard Barthelmess in The
Finger Points. Based on the recent gang
murder-of ‘Jake~ Lingle; the racketeering
Chicago’ reporter.

Fox: Victor McLaglen in Not Exactly
Gentlemen; bad men in the Bad Lands.

Europa: Comrades. of 1918. A German
All Quiet on the Western Front.

Mastbaum: Lew Ayres in The Iron

Man, with Jean Harlowe and - Robert
Montgomery. “The sensational drama of
a man who paid.”
» Arcadia: Unfaithful. Ruth Chatterton
as the disillusioned wife of a public hero,
played by Paul Lukas. ~ Much the best
in town. Don’t miss it.

Boyd: Continuing Constance Bennett
in Born to Love. Witness the results of
placing courage above convention. _

Stanton: Drums of Jeopardy. Warner
Oland returns in what amounts to an-
other version of Dr. Fu Manchu. Plenty
of mystery.

Karlton: Charlie Chaplin in his latest
comedy City Lights. If-you liked him
before you will like him. now.-

Local Movies

Seville: ‘Wednesday and ~ Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, The Great Meadow.

Ardmore: Wednesday and Thursday,
Barbara Stanwyck in Illicit; Friday, Neil
Hamilton in Command Performance;
Saturday, Girls Demand Excitement.

Wayne: Wednesday and Thursday,
Cimarron; Friday and Saturday, The
Criminal Code.



Nutti;: it’s Nitti. Such a shame, we

had a neat little poem all fixed:

Madam, your hair is so pritti,

That truly I think it’s a pitti,

You refrain from having it cutti

By the ‘coiffeur de luxe, Mr. Nutti.
And now we’ve had to; change it to

this:

Not Mr. Nutti

Helps hair beutti,

But Mr. Nitti.

What a pitti!



This was overheard in the Pembroke
dining room by a tourist going from
East to West: First Maid—‘What are
the girls having for lunch?’ Secdnd
Maid—“Canned fruit and wafers again,
poor things!”



Whitaker’s Revue has caused an épi-
demic of “Snake Hips” on the campus.
At. last the undergraduates have a
serious purpose in life. We find them
in front of every mirror, watching the
lithe or jerky movements (depending
upon how soon théy caught the dis-
ease) of their hips, with solemn -and
critical ¢yé.



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Since the visit of royalty to the
campus the question of the true de-
nomination of the pink-blossomed

been raised. “But we do want to
point out our Japanese cherry~-+tree.”
Ah! but are they? Several sugges-
tions have been advanced: “T’sa Judas
tree.” “No, ’tisn’t. We have one in
our backyard. ’Tis’nalmond!’s “ ’Sneither,
*squince.” Personally, we think it’s—very
pretty. wn

And apropos: of the excitement over
royalty we want to tell somebody that
we fell in love with the Roxy usher.
He really made-the crowd feel quite at
home, _We.were so-dazed by this daz-
zling white teeth that. we forgot to
count his stripes and now we can’t look
him up in the Encyclopedia. -
LOT’S THIRD WIFE.



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Tea Dance Succeeds __

business-of-eating-air and became com-.

astic reception shows ~thathe—has
gained a large following on the campus
where before only Denbigh was aware

of his talents. Dinner-was-served-tater |



pletely _festi rge crowd
rcame (to exhibit a man or snake one)
but the dance floor didn’t have that
crowded look or feeling—perhaps in
contrast with the small, intimate
Rockefeller roorhs: The music was



_ \ahe-tea_ dance’ before “The | En-]

‘chanted April” was _really—held, and
very Successfully. Pembroke dining
~ room, with waxed floor and cheerful









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in the.afternoon, The tea dance com-
mittee deserves congratulations for its
amusing party—especially as it was
one of the few events this year which
cleared expenses and made a small






‘Joan Crawford in Dance, Fools, Dance;

trees standing by Pembroke West has

_lour

Japanese Prince and



The royal Japanese honeymooners,
Prince Takamatsu and his bride, made
Bryn Mawr one of their stopping points

interesting places around Philadelphia.

The campus was the scene of wild ex-
citement before the royal call. The grass
around Senior Steps waived inviolability,
and the protecting posts before Pem-
broke Arch were spirited away in honor
of the great event. The official cars and
motercycles took the corner into the drive
in great style and drew up with a flourish
before Taylor. Mrs. Yanning was yait-
ing to welcome the royal couple as they
stepped from the car; and Elizabeth Baer,
as president of ’31,- presented the bride
with a bouquet of yellow roses and white
lilacs, tied with yellow and white ribbons.
Mrs. Manning then presented Miss Shiza
Nakamura, who is now at the Kirk
School, and expects to enter Bryn Mawr
next year.

After the dean had spokef with the vis-
itors for a moment and pointed out the
Bryn Mawr cherry blossoms, the young
couple prepared to depart to the accom-
paniment of a Greek cheer by the very
large, very interested gallery. The cars
once more started up, and the Japanese
Lescorts and the motorcycle policemen
waved goodbye. The posts have returned
—to keep vigil over Pembroke drive until
Bryn Mawr plays hostess again.



Interview With
Japanese Student



~ Miss Shiza Nakamura, who greeted
the Prince and Princess of Japan on
Wedtiesday, is preparing for Bryn
Mawr College at the Misses Kirk
School in. Bryn Mawr. Miss Naka-
mura ‘was very much. distressed be-

Times wrote that she courtesied to the
Prince and not that she bowed. accord-
ing.to. the custom of her country. Al-
though she had marched before their
Royal -Highnesses with her school in
Japan, Miss Nakamura had never ac-
tually greeted them, a chance which
only. few: have. The dress which she
wore is--the--veryformal--one--of the
students as they appear pefore the
Emperor in Japan.

Tsuda. College, from which Miss
Nakamura graduated in Japan, was
founded by a former Bryn Mawr stu-
dent, Ume Tsuda, and the ‘present head,
Ai Hoshino, is a graduate of Bryn
Mawr. Miss Nakamura does not find
her studies now, although entirely in
English, any harder than those she
completed in Japan. Their curriculum
is much like ours except that there are
no sciences. ‘Tsuda College is con-
sidered very large since it has four
hundred, students. Before the earth-
quake the .college had dormitories as
well as class. buildings, but the quake
reduced them all to ashes. They are
planning now to move into the suburbs
of Tokio,’ to the financing of which
many Americans have contributed.
Only the men’s colleges in Japan have
intercollegiate athletics, although the
girls have much the same sports as we
have. Miss Nakamura has found the
greatest difference in American schools
the repeated mention of boys. There
are absolutely no co-ed colleges in
Japan; in fact, the Japanese girls know
no boys.

Miss Nakamura expects to attend a
summer camp and enter Bryn /Mawr
in the fall. She is particularly inter-
ested in. sociology and perhaps shall
teach on her return tO Japan, although
that is too far in the future, she says,

‘for her to dé@ide. Her father is the re-

search department of His Imperial

University in Tokio and ‘she expects

him to visit her sometime in the future.
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Club and formerly/of the University of

Pennsylvania, captain, ‘won the cham- —

pionship with séven straight wins. She
has been one of Philadelphia’s best
fencers for / several years, recently
being‘ a member of the United. States’
team which, met Canada. In the first
strip’ Migs Brylawski won all three

| bouts to enter the finals, in which she

gained / four victories.” Edith Watts,
No.1 fencer, - finished

Bride Visit Bryn Mawr

last Wednesday afternoon in their tour-of..

-cause*-a*—reporter—on—the—New— York

rod

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BE. Watts, 32, Second

second,
being defeated by only Miss Brylawski.
Eleanor Smith, of the Agnes Irwin



a ee Sword Club Meet



The Philadelphia division of the
women’s foils championship was held
Thursday night at the Sword Chip.
132 South Eighteenth Street.






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Miss Ruth Brylawski, .of the Sword

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foils championship, gained third place
in the women’s division. Betty Young,
another Bryn Mawr representative,
placed fourth, beating Lucy Douglas,
of Shipley School, who placed last and
being. defeated by the top three fencers.





School, winner last week in the novice ~