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HE COLLEGE NEWS

May 13, 1931













|" THE COLLEGE NEWS’

(Founded in 1914)

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The Pillar



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

| of Salt .

in the interest of
ryn. Mawr College.











Clipping from a Newspaper of the Year
4931 A. D.

Excavation of Mound Called “Hill of

the Martyred Virgins” Throws Light



Editor-in-Chief
Rose Hatriexp, ’32

Leta CLews, °33
EuizaBeTH JACKSON, °33
Betty KinpLeBERGER, ’33

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Subscription Manager’
Yvonne Cameron, /32

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Carouine Bere, 733
Maset Meenan, 733

Editérs é
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Motty Nicuors, ’34

* “Assistants

on Ancient: Civilization
Hitherto Unknown.
Excavations have been undertaken
by Professor X80a011 (male sex) X.
v2. TS. A BC. Of he ancient

Copy Editor
Susan Nopste, 732

Anna A. Finptey, 34
Ciara Frances Grant, '34
Sauie Jones, 34

Hill of the Martyred Virgins.” This

site was found buried beneath a solid
mass -of rubber, evidently the result
of the explosion of a nearby rubber

plant. The, language of this culture
‘| has tot yet been deciphered, but it has
been suggested by the well-known au-

Business Manager
Mo.tity Armore, 732

“ELEANOR YEAKEL, 733
J. EvizapetH Hannan, 34



SUBSCRIPTION, $2.50

SUPSCRIPTIONS MAY BEGIN AT ANY TIME

thority on Anglo-maniacal hieroglyph-
‘ics, Professor 907B8 (female) that
the, name was derived from the Bryn

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

Mawr, of legendary fame, more par-





VA

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gested a plan that included cutting off 7
razing both the maples at the corner outside Dalton and the oak outside
enbigh. Much opposition to the road widening immediately devel-

f oped within the Township and without.
It led to a public hearing, at which,

one bearing 570-odd signatures.
incidentally, Dean Manning spoke.

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It is said, however, that as matters now
the new road will be neither straight nor narrow. A few trees may.
be spared, but privacy and quiet will not.
for this unpopular step; even the Mount Morrow
tion representing the chief users of the road opposes the project ‘of
Pierce urges all friends of the college to use
have to oppose the widening of the
road. The CotLece News joins in her appeal.

widening it. Miss Mary
any personal influences they may

Roadman, Spare That Tree
The whole college and especially the residents’ of Denbigh must be

interested in the proposed widening and straightening of Gulph Road.

time ago the Lower Merion Township

Mary Pierce, Mr. Klapp, Alfred C. Maule, W. W. Hepburn, and Philip
A. Hart, and five Road Commissioners, Mr. George Curwen, chairman ;
Mr. Mancill, Mr. Seidel, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Warnock, was
to settle the problem. . This committee has met together twice, but ‘so
~

ticularly from the fact that the inhabi-
tants were called Bryn Mawrtyrs. This
name suggests a pagan religious settle-
ment with barbaric customs, and exca-
vations have corroborated this. theory.
So far only two trenches have been dug
at right angles, one disclosing a, long
structure with an arched. gate at, the
centre. Tangentially placed beside a
road (strangely enough, barred off)—
which extends through the arch is
another building. Still another build-
ing is found on,another axis, the cham-
bers of which it has been as yet im-
possible to clear, owing to the fact
that they were completel clogged-with
hue. The

Road Commissioners sug-
the skirts of the infirmary and

A small petition became a long

A committee of five citizens, Miss

created

ieee ieseeioe eer as tape-like strips of a reddis
stand it seers tikely-that} pqitdingspreviously—mentioned . while

not completely excavated have yielded
important information of the custéms
and civilization of Upper Quartenary
period—or to be more specific, of the
Hallocene Epoch. :
A long irregular shaped roof was
first revealed and on it was found’ a

There seems to be little need
Protective Associa-



The Thespians of 1931

The Dramatic Muses .have resided pleasantly at Bryn Mawr with
Goodhart, newly-built when this class entered, has
acquired legend and tradition through their accomplishments. The ghosts
of rehearsals dead and gone linger along the music walk and in the May
room and the memorable imprint of the productions—“Bellairs,”

the Class of 731.

Day

“The Adinirable Crichton,” “The Second Shepherd's Pay;
stant Nymph,” “The Mikado”—is on the wings and boards of Goodhart
stage. The talented directing and acting of ’31 has raised the standard
dramatics to a high level which it will be difficult to
technique of restraint with dramatic
It is to bé*hoped that future plays at Bryn Mawr will carry on

of Bryn Mawr
maintain. They have combined a
zest.
their distinguished tradition.

skeleton in a prone. position, near
which. was. lying™ a pile of clothes.
‘A find of major importance was a
bottle, ‘presumably containing oil
which leads Professor X80aO11 to con-
clude that this was a sacrifice to: the
sun, the oil being used to anoint the
victim. This. was not the. only
evidence which verified Professor
907B8’s. theory of the virgin martyrs.
In the upper layer of ‘chambers evi-
dence .of an ‘ascetic -existence was
found: hard palettes on which the vir-
gins must have slept, the only decora-
tion being of a religious nature, such as

The Con-



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Editorial From the “Barnard Bulletin”
to understand, on entering college, that

Every Freshman is. given

the old system of compulsory study, ,compulsory
of being watched and cared for, is asthing of the past.
place for complete independence where individual interest may

oped according to individual rights.
Somehow, we cannot reconcile this particular theory with
vailing plethora of attendance sheets :
oy ever in abundance at this time of yearly reckoning. Either we are inde-
And certainly no one can deny that being forced
‘to submit to a daily roll-call does not materially add to an attitude of

pendent or we are not.

study because of inner compulsion.

Provided a student can accomp

help but realize

seeking :
* Considering

lish the academic objective she sets
for herself on entrance to college, what possible difference can it make
‘ whether she goes to everyone of her classes or not? Surely, if a student,
Senior or not, can do her work without listening to every
an instructor says, she deserves a refund of; her time, granted without
any sort of penalty.’ With few exceptions, if
to go to classes, she does not come to college.
the significance, the inspirational value of lectures and
discussions. Forcing her to attend these pleasurable meetings places them
jn an,unavoidably unpleasant light, makes them lose the flavor of mature
ig after learning which is rightfully theirs.
the matter therefore,: psychologically, esthetically, and
from the viewpoint of justice, we, find ourselves inevitably drawn to
a declaration in favor of free cuts for ‘all. Let college’ be a place where
one can achieve an education after whatever, fashion seems best.

pottery and wooden figures of animals
found in every room, which are sup-
‘posed to have been revered by this
civilization, also numerous photo-
graphs in a.remarkable state of pres-
‘ervation—mostly of male figures. In
one room which must be-the chief
shrine many of these ikons were found,
all bearing the hieroglyphics “Charlie”
—evidently the name of the chief god.
Many boxes of red-and white powders
were discovered, probably used as in-
cense, and sticks of red and black
paint used for striping the body on
ceremonial occasions. Large wooden
rings tied with colored ribbon were

attendance at classes,
College is a
be devel-

AY
the pre-
and attendare cards, more than

single thing



Europa: ‘Secrets of the Orient, the
Arabian Nights on the. screen.
Keiths: Adolphe Menjou and Mafy
‘Brian in Front Page. An adaptation of
the play dealing with tabloid newspapers
and their thirst for news. oo
Chestnut: Jack Holt, Fay Wray, Ralph
Graves in Dirigible; another ‘air drama.
Arcadia: Marlene Dietrich in Dis-
honored with Victor McLaglen.. Based
on the story of the life of. one. of war

a student does not want
Once here, she cannot



Thanks to the Powers-that-be for a nice, wide-boardwalk to Good-
hart. It protects the feet from the grass and the grass from the feet.

SY

time’s. ‘most intriguing women secret
service agents. :
Fox: Three Girls Lost; with Loretta



In Philadelphia
" Shubert: The. Student Prince seems to
be ehjoying himself in Philadelphia—
som¢ people never know when ‘enough’s
enovgh.
Horrest: Irene Bordoni_in One More



ae = ~~ b Young and John Wayne, Three young
ro plays the gay young blade who. breaks] girls leave their respective homes*in a
the heart and shatters the illusions of a] small town to seek thrills in the big city
foolish maiden’ who believed. of Chicago. :

Earle: Vaudeville the chief attraction.
On the screen, Conrad Nagel in Bad
Sister. She purloined her sister’s gentle-

Local Movies
Ardmore: Wednesday and Thursday,
Will Rogers in A Connecticut Yankee;





Night. Musical. We've been muttering
under our breath about “this for two

eeks. aa ee
Garrick: The Band Wagon. Opening
engagement of the highly-touted new
revue featuring Fred and Adele Astaire,
eo Frank Morgan, Helen Broderick, Tilly
= Losch. Music by Schwartz of Three's A
: | Crowd. “at last; smart, sophis-

th
{

seeing. .
ovies

~— Mastbaum: Daybreak. Ramon Novar-



ticated, well-done /and thoroughly worth |,
; _. fin Svengali. The famous profile asthe’



men atid then lost interest—the hussy-

Bas a
Friday -and—Saturday, — Douglas Fair-

mound known to the natives as “the.

found hanging from the ceiling; . pos-
sibly worn around the neck for humili-
ating purposes. The excavators were
surprised at the lack of- pictures or
hangings on the walls. ‘However,
numerous holes were found in the plas-
ter where such hangings may have
been placed, perhaps indicating that
the settlement buildings were rifled at
some early period. On this floor and
on the lower one long dark corridors
gave a stuffy monastic effect.

On the lower floor instruments of
torture were found.such as a mechani-
cal box which by the chance manipu-
lation of one of the excavators was
found to give out hideous and raucous
sounds—clearly to torture the sensi-
tive ears of the inmates. A small naos
was found in the central hall contain-
ing a metal box fullvof coins of various
sizes, practically the only coins found
inthe entire building. The naos con-
tained a skeleton in a kneeling position
before the box, clutching three coins
made of nickel. This skeleton was
wearing, among other things, a thick
wide girdle made of a rubberized mate-
rial. It has been suggested that this
garment was used for the same pur-
pose as the hair shirts of ancient Eu-
rope and -Asia Minor,._This_naos may
not have been a shrine, but was pef-

since no.bars or locks were found.
Diametrically opposite the naos a
strange room was found, hermetically
sealed by great creaking doors. The
skeletons and debris therein were
covered by a-fine impalpable dust pre-
cipitated, according to Professor
X80a011, by the atmosphere.

It seems probable that this was used
as an asphyxiation chamber. Perhaps
most interésting of all was the dis-
covery of the purification room where
victims were prepared for the culmi-

[nating sacrifice This room is-equipped}

with. fonts of purifying waters, tubs
for partial immersion and strange irri-
gation devices, evidently used for
|spraying hot liquids at the unfortunate
bodies of the religieuses. These dis-
coveries and others such as the strange
reoccurrence of the number four in the
colors of the ribbons on the wooden
rings, and in the lanterns discovered,
lead the excavators to deduce that the
institute spent four years preparing
and purifying its inmates by the small
tortures above nientioned. (each color
is thought to represent a stage in this
preparation) and at the end they were
finally allowed to commit suicide in
any one of a number_of ways—asphyxi-
ation and suffocation being the—-most
popular method.

In the other building, evidently the
temple; a collection of marble busts
on pedestals was found. These are
thought .to represent minor gods as
none of :them in any way resemble the
chief god “Charlie.” It is interesting
to discover on the walls of the build-
ings the remains of prolific plant
growths. It would seem that even at
this comparatively recent date it was
impossible’ to keep the jungle entirely
out.

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After taking you forward 3000 years,
we'll*put you back 3000 and 2, and
give you the long-promised epistle
from Lot’s Second Wife.

Dear Lot’s Third Wife:

And was it really three years ago
that we passed away from that life?
Although, of course, it seems less than
a day ‘to us, we had thought it was
but two years in your reckoning. We
died in springtime, with the Japanese
cherry blossoms, and we are almost
sure that this is only the second bloom-
ing since that hour. But, of course,
time is much more important to us
than it is to you. You have so many
things to think about, but here in she
eniptiness of the Elysian Fields; we
have but to lean over the gold bar,
and ‘reflect on the gay, if wicked, do-
ings of Sodom and Gomorrah.

We trust that Lot willpbe a good
husband to you, and not tod prone to
talk of the way of his first wife with
her skillet and of his second with her
needle. As for you, if you -have a
way with your eyes, and a cute little
trick with your lashes, no doubt our’
agilitywith the darning ‘basket, and

College Styles



Continued from Page One.

a silk gown; if we can build something
more genial and more’ cosmopolitan,
exchange a few elegant fiothings with the

adolescent, we will find all this a material
change.



haps a place for voluntary suffocation,’

The college is trying to make itself a
pleasanter place to live in. A great deal
of painting has been done already and
during the summer Wyndham is to be
completely done over. In the dining

orderly, well served and pleasant nfeals.
All this is being done that we may
move against a more worthy setting.

Miss Park feels that if we could pre-
sent. the same impression on the upper
campus or in the dining room as on the
station platform when: leaving for .a

Goodhart, then we would produce a more
agreeable and amenable life which we
will want when we leave here.



Varsity Defeat



Continued from Page One

Townsend, quickly” ran - through “the
second set forcing Miss Haskell to
cover a/ great deal of the court every
point. :

‘We were very disappointed not to
have the doubles. But because of. the
interference of the oral and the late-
ness of the match in starting Miss
Page was forced to leave before the
match could be played.

Merion C. C. Bryn Mawr
Mrs. Lasky defeated Allen 6-0, 6-2.
Mrs. Gardiner defeated Collier, 6-1, 6-4.
Mis§ Page defeated Hardenbergh,
(te
Miss Townsend defeated

8-6, 6-2.



' Fenwick Award |
Continued from Page One.

Current Event lectures, which have been
a popular.and well-attended college
institution for the past twelve years.

Dr.
graciously said that, aithough he often
felt the need of more time for his writing

J and thought'that he should give up his

Tuesday night lectures, the fact that girls
continued to come was enough to make
him go on. He expressed his satisfaction
that so many are interested in what is
going on in the world and told a story
about Florence Nightingale’s interest in
world problems at a time when women
were expected to corifthe “their attention
to their tatting. He hopes that some of
us, on the strength of our interest and
knowledge, might do a work as great and
constructive as hers, though it. need not
involve us in being “angels of the Cri-
mea.” He closed by saying that if our
mothers expressed sentiments similar to
those of Mrs. Nightingale, we would be
quite justified in giving them the well-
known “tha-ha.” ;



disturb you at all. There comes a time
in the life of every disembodied soul
when it ,longs to be a ghost, and re-
visit in trailing white cheese-cloth ‘its
former. haunts. So we plan to pe a
“revenant,” and under a very unex-
pected disguise, to steal in some’ eve-
ning and look over your unsuspecting
shoulder. You will never know us—
for the living forget sooner than the
dead; and we will certainly not reveal
our identity. For though ghosts are
oh so fond of living persons, the latter
are inclined to regard a ghost with
chill dislike. Anyway,-it would be
embarrassing for Lot. Do not count
on seeing us, therefore. But some day
-soon, you will perhaps feel. the -little
hairs rising along the back of your
neck, and will know that we have
passed that way.
Yours for eternity, and may your
Lot be a happy one,
LOT’S. SECOND -WIFE.
The Problem Omelet
The ambulatory omelet and the per-
-- ambulating ham :

wardens, something more formal and less

weelk-énd: or in the evening dress in’

Haskell,

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rooms an effort is being made to have .

Fenwick, in accepting the gift, _

stand-the_pace,.and.began to tire. Miss





banks in Reaching for the Moon.

Seville: Wednesday and Thursday,
Honor Among Lovers, Claudette Colbert
and Frederic March}; Friday and Satur-
day, Parlor. Bedroom and Sink with
Buster. Keaton ;.. Monday...andTuesday,
Ruth Chatterton and Paul Lukas in Un-
faithful.

Wayne: Wednesday and Thursday,
Norma Shearer in Strangers May Kiss;
Friday and Saturday Across the World
>with Mr. and Mrs. Martin‘ Johnsen. -

Stanton: Continuing Trader Horn. Ad-
venture in Africa with the aid of all the
animals that could be found.

Boyd: Gloria Swanson. in Indiscreet.
Amusing complications in the love life
of an indiscreet young thing:

Karlton: Constance Bennett in Born to
Love. Exactly what it sounds like.

Stanley: Continuing John Barrymore

hypnotist. and madman of Du Maurier’s|
noyel Trilby. — ) te

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the skill of his first with the skillet,
will be as nothing.. Let us warn you
of one thing only, it takes a lot of sense
of humor to handle him. If-ever he
frets you, my dear, laugh it off!

_ It. is natural for us to wonder. what
manner of woman you are who has
taken our place at the breakfast. table,
and now pours out Lot's morning cof-
fee, and reminds him to trim: his patri-
archal beard. So we have a little plan

| which tickles us:mightily, and need not



s

Were rocking to-and-froly in the pan.
Said the omelet awful anxious to
The ham all red and ranxious:
“Do you think that I shall get a coat
of tan” ‘
—Inquiring Reporter.”
“Bryn Mawr Attitude”
How hideous the College man
- How dry and dull.
How vain his thoughts and deeds
pw wer Ne sul
—Dismal Desmond the Dalmatian. °



‘LOT’S THIRD WIFE...

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