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THE COLLEGE NEWS







THE COLLEGE NEWS

(Founded in 1914).

Published weekly during the College Year (excepting during Thanksgiving,
Christmas and Easter Holidays, and during examination ) in the interest of
Bryn Mawr College at the Maguire Building, Wayne, Pa., and Bryn Mawr College.







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The Future Veterans ¢an embrace every student in America; there are
no factional barriers for humor, and no party affiliations in the group’s
politics. “Here is a powerful machine with enormous possibilities,
offering an unequalled opportunity for students to become effective.
The sharp point of attack must first of all be maintained. | That
can be done by broadening the issues of the organization and by not
harping on one idea until it becomes dull. Nonsense, while easy, will
be fatal to the purpose of the V. F. W. Lest an exuberance of doubt-
fully witty pranks overwhelm them, the V. F. W. might well seek
leaders and backers among older men and women of national reputa-
tion and power who can supply the stability which a purely student
affair may lack. - A great need has been filled by the V. F. W.; with
leadership, foresight and meaning it can supply the students of the
nation with their most powerful weapon. ,
(To Be Continued)

WITS END
Cheerio,
. THE MAD HATTER.

In Philadelphia





shoulder and ‘cried, “Well bowled,

Stapleton-Smith!”







O. K., MISS DORIO

The strain of modern living isn’t be-
cause of the machine age or flaming









Entered as second-class matter at the Wayne, Pa., Post Office

If It Rains
With a last gasp for breath the college has this week started down



the stretch for May Day. For ten days the campus will resemble a-

home for the berserk to anyone who does not fully comprehend its
reason, if already it has not shown signs of the same. The last rush to
turn a quiet college into a terse compendium of Elizabethan England
permits no time wasting. An hour lost in one place can no longer be
made up at another. What should have been done in those minutes
cannot be done at all. It is imperative that appointments made be kept
promptly—that rehearsals move like clockwork.

Seldom before, we are told, have the students responded so
efficiently to May Day, and seldom have they had more expert direc-
tion. The time and patience of these directors is precious, and overtax-
ing them with useless queries is the quickest path to a jumbled May
Day. Orders and instructions, once given, can be carried out implic-.
itly and quickly without undue pestering about what to do next or
how to solve a simple difficulty. “It should be possible to rely on the
intelligence and initiative of every Bryn Mawrter at all times.” Here
is a splendid chance to test an old idea.

“If it rains,” is too awesome a thought for anyone; yet the possi-
bilities of rain, in view of recent cold weather, are all ‘too -imminent.
If it rains, the show goes on—but few realize what this involves. At
least 6,000 people will have paid their money to see the biggest thing
Bryn Mawr students ever do. Thé removal indoors of the various
dances and plays will entail many difficulties, but the prospect must be
considered and preparations made accordingly. When it rained in
1928, the spectators went away thrilled with the spirit of the college.
If it should happen again, the audience cannot fail to see the best show
that we can give under any conditions.



Short But Not Snappy!

There is a strong individualist feeling among the student body
that any outsider looking in upon the campus does so at his or her
own risk. Despite the New Yorker, the risk is not great during the
winter months, but in the spring the sudden appearance of shorts is
a great menace to the beauty of the campus for the visitor. Unfortu-
nately, shorts are often the most comfortable garb for warm spring

_ days, although some people continue to find cotton dresses and skirts

equally cool. If there were no neighbors and no visitors shorts would
not be objectionable, but during a spring when there are an unusual
number of outsiders crossing’ the campus every day, moderation is
advisable.

Weekends, particularly with recent and coming festivities, bring a
host of visitors whose favorable impressions of the college are scarcely
enhanced by the sight of our briefly-clad figures. Despite the official
taboo placed upon halters a year ago, they show ominous signs of
revival. It is, of course, every individual’s right to dress as she pleases,
but discretion in asserting her rights has always been a mark of
feminine charm. A mirror can settle any doubtful issue.

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Can a Laugh Do It?

The rally of the Bryn Mawr Home Fire Division of the Veterans
of Future Wars on Saturday night had, despite its clowning, an under-
current of seriousness. At the end of the speeches it became apparent
that this new organization which has caught up the colleges of the
country in a whirlwind of enthusiasm, has a doubtful future ahead of
it. It may easily continue the nonsense until it is no longer funny,

and die’the death of all popular jokes. On the other hand, it may, as
one speaker suggested, turn itself into a serious movement for world
peace. Thirdly, the Future Veterans may enlarge their present plat-
form and set forth determinedly to “laugh their way to Washington.”
This last is undoubtedly the best, but the most difficult path to follow.
- To continue the present freshness and at the same time to secure politi-
_ eal effectiveness, will try the abilities of the most brilliant leaders and
will demand the closest cooperation of local and national chapters.

At preseht, with 415 chapters and 35,000 members, this “mad-cap
stunt” has become a formidable majority of students. At Bryn Mawr
alone one-half of the college are members, and the numbers who have
joined since the rally show that they have lost their initial skepticism
and have. besome con\jnced of the future success of the organization.










youth or any of that kind of fume
or fuss,

But because such a large number of
people feel called upon to spend such
a large part of their time being so
darned humerous.

Look as us for example, sweating and
and straining we work ourselves
sick quite meekly,

So what? So we’ll be faintly amusing
in this silly column weekly.

Theatres

Broad: Fresh Fields with Margaret
Anglin. One of Ivor Novello’s most
obvious attempts at comedy, heartily
condemned by the late Percy Ham-
mond.

Garrick: The popular. Three Men
on a Horse.

Movies

Stanley: Mr. Deeds Comes to Town.,

‘a beastly shame. A bit thickish!” |

Gary Cooper in his first successful

Look at yourselves, you exhaust your- | “
light comedy role.

selves by writing and then singing
orals,

For what? For a gallant but fruit-
less attempt to boost by your witti- |
cisms the juniors’ and _ seniors’
morales.

So before the eternal comic spirit can
completely overcome and cramp us,

I- should like to propose a simple six-
_point program that will restore
peace and serenity to, our lovely
campus.

Resolved:

One: That we attack the flimsy prin-
ciples of the V. F. W.’s with some
measure that shames ’em and
abashes ’em

And forces ’em to take up the cud-
gels against war ’n’ Facism;

Two: That everyone: who lets fall a
pun or anything remotely resem-
bling a double entendre gets a kick
in the pants;

Three: That we all boycott The New
‘Yorker and subscribe to True Ro-
mance;

Four: That we replace oral singing
with primitive chanting or rhyth-
mical dances if we choose;

Five: That we abandon our fairy-
finger touch and sprightly journal-
istic style in The College News;

Six: That we give up this Wit’s End
struggle altogether and establish in-
stead:

Lonely Hearts department or a ae
with advice for the love-lorn co-éd

But we don’t want just talk, we want
activity,

So let us pledge ourselves to ‘send
these resolutions in to our repre-
sentatives on the undergraduate
committee.





ACTIVE



The Personal Peregrinations
of Algernon Swinburne
Stapleton-Smith
or

Lost in a London Fog



CHAPTER THE FIFTH

Just one of the Boys.

Not Jong after Algae had passed
the difficult entrance examinations and
entered Rugby College, word came
from Army Headquarters of the Pass-
ing of Leftenant Colonel the Honour-
able the Late Jeffrey Leslie Rampant
Smith, D. S. 0. He was killed by a
whining bullet from the gun of one

Sizes 14 to 20

have received the Victoria Cross for
his bravery, but since he was dead
they gave it'to his horse, Sport.

Little Algae bore the news like a
soldier. Fighting back his tears, he
called upon his fellows for a bit of
cricket.

“Algae’s a white man, what?” whis-
pered one of them to another. “His |-
old man just popped off, don’t you
know?”

~“T say,” agreed the snatind “that is |

He strolled over and clapped Staple-



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BEST‘S » ARDMORE,

MONTGOMERY & ANDERSON AVES., ARDMORE, PA.

Easy Parking

CULOTTES, AN IMPORTANT
SUMMER FASHION FOR

of Ali Baba Khan’s best snipers, near Navy jersey Red, blueor yellow pique

the treacherous Moham i’ Rahka Pass, ar with contrasting sash.

while attempting a daring sally into 4
the barren hill country to protect the ULOTTES allow you the comfort of trousers
ammunition-train which the regiment : ae :

was sending to Thibet. He should while retaining the grace of a-skirt. No :

Aldine: These Three, a fumigated °
version of The Children’s Hour, held
over again. Miriam Hopkins and
Merle Oberon.’ |

Arcadia: The Unguarded Hour, a
slightly improbable, but quite enter-
taining mystery with Franchot Tone
and Loretta Young.

Boyd: Small Town Girl with Janet
Gaynor and Robert Taylor.

Chéstnut: The Great Zeigfeld car-
ries on. :

Earle: Big Brown Eyes, about a
big rough detective and Joan Bennett
as a manicurist.

Europa: Three Women on a Soviet
mule:

Keith’s: The Saning Kid, with Al
Jolson and an objectionable little girl.

Local Movies

Ardmore: Thursday and Friday,
Gary Cooper in Desire; Saturday, Ed-
mund Lowe in The Garden Murder
Case.

Seville: Wednesday and Thursday,
Katherine Hepburn in Sylvia. Scar-
lett; Friday and Saturday, Warner
Baxter in Prisoner of Shark Island;
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Will
Rogers in A Connecticut Yankee;
Wednesday, Clark Gable in Wife vs.
Steretary.

Wayne:

Thursday, Prisoner of

“Shark Island; Friday and Saturday,

A Connecticut Yankee; Sunday, Rich-
ard Dix in Yellow Dust; Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, Wife vs.
Secretary.








Ardmore mag





Sizes 12 to 20



wonder we predict that they will have as great
a success this summer as they met with last
winter in the smart Southern resorts. Whether
you choose the separate navy, jersey culottes,
shown on the left, or the two-piece Everfast
pique costume on the right, — you will find

lulottes excellent for active sports. (Separate
verfast navy cotton print blouse, shown with

jersey culotte, 3.95. Sizes 14 to 20).