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_:$MOKING-IN-THE. VILLAGE.

The action of the Self-Govern-

ment Board ,in submitting to the
undergraduates an amendment. to
permit smoking in the tea rooms in
“the village came as a- pleasant sur-
prise. The conventional attitude
towards the board is unfortunately

much like that of Tom Sawyer
. towards his-aunt. Running to ask
permissions and conféss transgres-
- sions, we thik of them as thinly
disguised policemen,» When, there-
fore, we learn that4hey have all the
time been, working to secure for us
additional privileges, we can hardly
_believe our ears. »'There was com-
plaint about the - prohibition on
smoking in the village; but there has
never been any general action. The
removal .of the ban has, dropped
upon. us like martina from the skies,
Perhaps, as’ we enjoy our legal
after-dinner cigarette,-we shall think
kindly of the board_that won us the
right to have it... 4



“THE WORM TURNS

In the event of the new year
hope has sprung into the heretofore
wholly’ unenthusiastic blossoms. —It
Hias been effectively brought to our
notice that-we are not quite as de-!
void of interesting- and amusing en-
tertainment /as circumstances have
previously led us to. believe.

In the past we have been prone to
* consider our “home talent” as some-
thing to be. tolerated but inwardly
despised. We-go-to pass judgment
because, as a generation, we enjoy
criticizing. And surely the general
trend of our attempts at amusement
do not elevate us to any considerable
pitch of _hilarit

Thé initiative exhibited on Satur-
‘day night should not, therefore, be
allowed to pass without favorable
comment, Although given under
adverse spacial cotditions, it could
not have failed to entertain the most
sophisticated of us. As a whole we
are appreciative where appreciation
is merited. And if we have ‘such
successful talent among us, it would
seem cheering if we could anticipate
appreciating it more frequently.



LO, THE POOR AFGHAN!
The Afghans, it seems, will have
none of our Western civilization.
To us who always thought an
Afghan was a woolly pink blanket
knitted*by Aunt Maria, it is a sur-
prise to learn that they have so
much character. They. appear to
have decided ideas as to what is
good for them, and_ the ‘new-
fangled hotions introduced by their
young king, Amanullah, do not
appeal to them at all: ame Sais
The womef who had been sent:to
Turkey to be educated are to be re-
called and returned to their harems.
Henceforward they must cover their
naughty faces with a modest veil.
Turbans and long robes will _ be
donned again.-by the stylish youths
who had ordered swallow-tail coats
from London. The. soldiers will
again be permitted to become fol.
_ lowers of-holy men...
ue ‘This st menoarg ie onigsofsy




|.can blame the poor Afghans ‘for de-

|few- years more they will be able to



eet not vie: better: than ait at..the.
‘feet of a holy man. In fact, who

«| spising the - doubtful _ of
™| civilization ? .We hope that for a

‘hold out, looking down from*heights:

*| of Oriental peace on the* feverish|”
: es N. S. F. *s ve

activity of the West.



HAT WE-W. xUNS avi

READ ©

At this point in the. college year
when we are hurrying to get reports
‘in, to do our outside reading, even,
a few of us, to start studying’ for
exams, it is demoralizing to think
of other students who are’ having a
fairly leisurely time. For this is.the
time of the Harvard Reading Pe-|
tiod when, for upperclassmen at
least, there are no classes and.ex-;
‘ams are not imminent. The stu-
dents are given a certain period in
which to read around in the sub-
jects that interest them. ‘They are
enabled to do some. independent
work, some sight-seeing without the
presence of an often helpful but too
often annoyingly persistent guide.
Of course, if they: wish to waste the|
ime they will, just as they would in
| the regular courses of classes, One}.
cannot but think, however, that a
greater number will profit by the
freedom of the Reading Period than
would by the restrictions of classes.
At any rate, the plan must have had
some fheasitre of sticcess last year
to warrant its fepetition. Now
that the Honors. Work is well
started we suggest that the Cur-
riculum Committee turn its, attention
to a reading period for Bryn’ Mawr.

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“PLAYING POOR” ©:

In a spirited article which re-
cently appeared in Harper’s, Presi-
dent Neilson, of Smith College, de-
fends the women’s colleges against
the charge of “playing poor.” Some-
one seems to have advanced thé idea
that American institutions of higher
learning are concealing fabulous
wealth behind a mask of beggary in
order to attract more’ donations.
This suspicious individual ought to
be condemned for eternity to live in
a large city on a professor’s salary.
He would be thrifty indeed if he
lid not recant inside of two. months.

A. glance at the Comptroller's re-
port for 1927-8 is sufficient to cor-
rect any .snch. idea, in. regard to
3ryn Mawr at least. The cellege
balancés like a tight- rope walker be-
tween its assets. and its eXpendi-
tures, till it seems as if every. leak-
ing pipe in the plumbing system
would threaten its equilibrium. The
report, besides showing how narrow
is the margin on. which the college
operates, is a document to bé proud
of, asa record of able financial
management, ) Small a& is the item
for te aching salaries when compared
to the annual income of a single oil-
king, it is so large in proportion. to
the revenue that. it seems as if the
colleges must live like a: monk on
the spirit alone.



“STUDENTS ST NOT

Just before ation an invisible|
policeman had been set up within j
college boundaries. They called him
Quarantine and put him to work
with Conscience’and the Honor Sys-
tem to keep us away from stuffy
congestion that harbors influenza
germs,



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Apparently Quaranti fe spent
Christmas in Bryn Mawr, for when
we returned to classes on Thursday
we discovered he was still strutting
about the campus. In the past few
days we have found his presence a
2reat stimulus for the invention of
simple devices for entertainment
during leisure hours. Since he for-
bids bus riding and train travel we
must of necessity walk to learn
tbout the world; and greatly to our
surprise a bull met by~chance on a
shortcut,.through~a field is ‘much
more fun than the same bull seen
through a train’ window. — Since
Quarantine prohibits attendance-at
movies. and theaters, any crude
horse-play—-out of classes or in—
that affords: Comic relief is wel-
comed and: highly appreciated. And
since Quarantine bans shopping in
crowded i
told wealth of rare finds have:been
Giacovercd « .in the
Indeed,



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| Finally it. was decided that the magnum

t stores” an un-|:

the village stores. Leneriomen







for marks to be posted in. the hall
of Taylor. Excitement-eaters, please:
to Wait a bit. ; ‘



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(PONTINUED F FROM biheadod 1

Running a citing is much like
planning and. executing ‘May Day—it is
a mammoth undertaking. The ease with
which this convention achieved itself
and the general feeling of the delegates
that it had-been inestimably worth while
was a tribute to, the ability and energy
of. the leaders. - a

The work of the Assembly was divided
inte three heads: plenary sessions’ of all
the delegates, meetings of” diseussior
groups and. standing-committees, and
regional meetings. The N. S. F. A, is.
divided into six geographical areas; dele-
gates from colleges in these areas met
in separate groups, twice during the
convention. They discussed their own
local problems, they gave their sugges-
tions as to constructive changes possible
within the N. S. F. A. and they assigned
to members of their group certain dis-
cussions to attend, with the purpose of
reporting back..to-the--Regional-meeting.

Mount Holyoke Self-Gov. Praised

. The discussion groups were as” fol-
lows:

Student Government, Athletics, Fra-
ternities and Sororities, Publications, R.
O. T. C. Honor System, Foreign Rela-
tions and Travel, Curriculum:

On’ entering’ a discussion group one
was presented with a mimeographed out-
line of phases of the subject which might
‘be considered with value. Each carried
recommendation to consider specific
problems, rather than theories and gen-
eralities. ‘

From. Student Government discus-
sions, I learned of Mount Holyoke’s sys-
tem of community government—one of
the _‘most_effective, intelligent: schemes*l
have heard of. It is a mixture of faculty
and students serving in the judicial, legis-
lative and executive branches of govern-
ment. After. all, faculty live on the
campus—the: line of demarcation is non-
sense. : ‘The faculty. also serve on. Com-
mittees, Dramatics, etc., being. elected as
democratically as the students. Needless
to say the result is a. firmer co-operation,
and a greater mutual interest.

There. were other_things to be gained.
I was particularly impressed by one lady
from the -south who, wanted to know
what. Eas:ern “Women’s Colleges “did” to
the incoming Freshmen. I asked her
what she meant by “did.” She replied
that they had had a great deal of trouble
—the 6ld methods of putting freshmen
ii their proper places were being frowned
upon. Why in her fteshman’ year they
nad ‘been painted entirely with house-
va.nt, and now they only got their faces
smeared. with easily removed goo. All
of us from the East waxed. righteously>
indignant. I assured her in a Ciceronian
manner~that-—Freshmen---were-— human



encased in house-paint.
that they~ expected
We_were dumb. ‘before the

without ‘being

She retorted

treatment.
Athletics lengthily.

were - harangued

opus’ for the coming year would be to

correct innumerable evils in one - fell
swoop by. standardizing athletic ‘eligi-
bility rules all over the country.

Military Training Discussed

The report of the R. O. T. C. group
was one of the most interesting; the dis-
cussion itself was the most violent.
People can gét pretty eloquent pro and
con war and preparation for it. The
arguments against the R. O. + C. seemed
to me sounder than those for it—but |
suspect a sneaking personal prejudice.

The Honors system was discussed: in
detail and on the whole upheld as a
system. A gentleman from Harvard ad-
van ed the .osical and beautifully Har-
vard objection that one ‘came to college
and was accepted as a gentleman. If-one
wasn’t, other gentleman should not have
to distress themselves with meddling in
the affairs of an inferior person. Rules

body’s business. Cheating and_ stealing
are.,, But they are the business of the
law, or the paid agents of the university.

De amateur police. (Loud clapping from
‘Bryn Mawr). Foreign relations anc
travel is one of the most fascinating
aspects of the N. S. F. A,’s work. _
This department of the N.S. F.-

218 Madison | Avenue—it sends t
t and made much’ of affic
os a a tours. for student





inneialaai a pena list of ' f gaits | ‘bi
‘the “quarantined ?; Exants~are-just}]
around. the corner, and there’s no},
thedl-quitettke-the thrill“of wafting?

stole son

|-galleries and waits for



beings after all and life was hard enough }
such |

docility of that.unknown imptébable race. | 2

of personal conduct, are nonsense, and. no- |

‘Others should not be forced into the role |:

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aos of Salt -

Don’t Shoot! °
Somebody
nebody’: s.shoe and nowg”*,.one
is s Se cep er feet on the}
ground with her shoes on ‘them. Shoes
have been found hanging on lamp-posts
and mysteriously sprouting on trees. Up
and down the corridors of a certain
hall, a half-clad ghost goes wandering,
and this is her cry (with apologies to
A. A. Milne): * ’
Hasn’t anybody seen my shge?
! left it here for only a minute,
A poor little shoe with nothing in it,
A little white shoe, with ‘a hole in the
toe, :
Only a mother could love it so.
Who would go off with a single shoe?
How would you like it to happen to you?
I can't go around like my son John
With one shoe off, and one shoe on.
And a_good shoe, too, if it didn’t look
it~
Wait till I catch the scum who took-it!
Somebody- tell: mé; what do you do
When people go off with your. shoe?







Thes great shoe. war-is on!

*x* * *

Einstein has written a new book, five
pages long, and it took hit ten years
tc do it. That is, estimating 300 words
a page, less than a word every two days.

It-makes us ashamed. for being. so.talka-,

tive. Our one comfort is that the New
York Times doesn’t ‘know any~ more
about science than we do. Einstein, says
the Times, prophesied that “a fay of
light’ would deviate from ‘its course. in
a gravational field.” Now we. don’t pre-
tend to know much, but we bet we can
prophesy about fays of light just as well
as. anybody. :
* * *

A whole. month, sinze we last took, up
he old salt, shaker’-for the good work
of putting*a little flavor in the whole-
some soup of academic lifé. It’s needed
now, if it ever was, with Mondays com-
ing twice a week, exams impending, and
Hy sitting in the gates. Whoever rides
new on the Paoli local, consumes calories
‘n° Childs, eats peppermints in the peanut
trains in’ West
Philly, it is not we. as they say in the
erammar-—books....Welike.. our__germs
pure; and though no one Knows whether
we are keeping them in or out, we can
be quite sure that the ones we get will
be our own breed, born in the blood,
dyed in the wool, and aged in the wood
of our Alma Mater.
home-made bacteria !—We-patronize-our

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Ready with Everything Smart to Wear

Gorgeous Fur Coats for the Game.

Coats and Dresses for every need.

Millinery, Sheer Hosiery and Gloves.

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Philadelphia



._ Home Thoughts: from Vacation ~
* Cissy. Centipede had a lovely Christ-
mag. .. She, got, two ,pairs..of,, sill, stock--
ings from her mother and father, a pair
of silk stockings from each of her sisters,
a pair of woolen stockings from her
randmother, a pair of cotton stockings
from the cook,.a pair of socks from her
girl friend, a pair of net stockings from
her boy friend, and a pair of. shockings

from. her " l and aunt. That leaves
her only” pairs {0 buy ox@igP te.

allowance!” What a life!

Did you ever get off a train at Paoli
in the dark and dismal dawn? We did
last Thursday morning, and waited
among the proletarians with their lunch
boxes for the very most matutinal train
to arise from its nest. In our pockets

jwe had this little. Poem, composed on
rr you! ‘find it. gloomy, remem- ~

the train:

ber how you felt yourself :

Nothing is different but-the way

The train is headed. Yesterday

(It seems like that) ‘twas going West

And now it’s East. All’s for the best,

Of course, but,Oh! How sad they Idok,

Fach student bending o’er her book,

Who dallied then with bridge, ‘or kept

A thumb in Collier’s while she slept.

Now Marlowe joggles with the train

While sophomores concentrate in vain,

And freshmen with a look of pain ‘

Stare at the Indiana plain,

And find it, for their eyes are weary

Even more than usual dreary;

And we, who in the dining car -

Demanded oysters (with,an R) -

Now take shirred eggs—to thick and thin

The staple of the college Inn.

“We love oir work. Yes, but alas;

What boots it if we do not pass?
Lost Cae,

Four pieces of colored paper for a
psychology experiment about a quarter of
an inch by a quarter of an inch. They
are red, blue, green and a color. which
we are not to describe as magenta: Re«
turn to Cissy Centipede who will be
found sitting in a brown study trying
ia see red.

“Lot's Wife ~
oh,
Dr. Gergen Speaks
The third meeting of the Math Club»
was held on Thursday evening, at 8
o'clock, in the Alumnae Room of Good-
hart Hall. Dr. John Gergén, National
Research ‘Fellow -in Mathematics at
Princeton, spoke on Elements of Mathe-
matical Theory of Economics.



During the second semester the Math
Club will meet every three weeks.



Fires in the Lib.

As years, we owe the
pleasantest element in the atmosphere of
;the Library to Miss Thomas, who has.
given the wood for the open fires.

in previous

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Stunning Shoes—from the active sportswear types to
shimmering satins for. function wear. es

Filbert
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f. A SHOP NOTED FOR DISTINCTIVE SHOES iS

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| Claflin—

The Imported Cut-Steel Buckle Illustrated, $5. 00

_ 1606 Chestnut _

Feature--.

an opera pump
_ that will not bulge

$1 2. 50 ee

High heel—2'%4 inch. Black,
suede, satin, velvet or patent
leather.

Low heel—1%-inch. Tan Rus-
sia, dull léather or patent
leather.





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