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College news, December 7, 1932
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
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- settlement in 1920 split Ireland” into
“ence to an article in Al Smith’s Out-
consisting of the six counties of Ul-
, ster.
- bert Einstein, “who worried us once
Page Six
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THE COLLEGE NEWS
Dr. Fenwick Describes Prof.
' Einstein’s Visa Trouble
At the Current Events lecture Tues-
day evening, Dr, Fenwick presented
interesting analyses of the Irish an-
nuites, debt, Einstein, and beer situ-
ations. For a new slant on the a
annuities tangle, he referred his audi-
look, written by a member of the Irish
Free State cabinet. It’ is probably
partisan, as the writer is a de Va-
‘lera supporter, who, as an’ argument
against payment, declares that North-
ern Ireland does not remit annuities
to the government of Great Britain.
The historical background of the
Irish problem goes back at least to the
days of. Cromwell when. the Scotch
Covenanters came over to settle the
Iri-h. problem by the simple process
of extermination of the Irish, but cre-
ated an entirely new problem by mar-
rying Irish. women and _ producing
Scotch-Irish Ulsterites. Although the
Glastonian agitation for Home Rule
and also the Asquith Bill of 1914,
which could not go into effect im-
mediately because of the War, aimed
at’ the creation of a free and united
Ireland, the Irish Revolution of 1916
made the ideal impossible. The final
North and South, Northern Ireland
De Valera is determined to end
this’ separation, but Dr. Fenwick
doubts whether he will succeed, for
the two sections have deep emotional
differences: “I think some day there
will be a unified Ireland, but it will
not come by de Valera’s method of
compulsion—probably for reasons of
trade and commerce.”
Ireland is not the only problem
Great Britain has to cope with, as the
Scotch, “wha hae wi’ Wallace bled,”
now want Home Rule and the cre-
ation of A Scotch Free State. It was
formerly said that. the Scotch did not
want Home Rule because they could
go down into England and rule it.
Now, however, Scotland is worried be-
cause of her empty shipyards and idle
mines, and has begun to think that
she is paying more taxes than war-
ranted by benefits received, the awful
thought having dawned that Scotch
money is poured by Parliamentary
appropriations into English pockets.
“Look out, John Bull,” is Dr. Fen-
wick’s warning.
Great Britain may take this last |
warning, even though they disregard-
ed a former one apropos of the deb
situation, for they are now in a diffi-
cult situation because of their obtus-
ity. Dr. Fenwick said formerly that
Great Britain’s note to us should not
argue against payment of debts on
the grounds that her own people dre
heavily taxed, and the present time
unfortunate because of the adverse
exchange, for the American farmers
are suffering from like circumstances,
and certainly will not accept such
pleas. If the argument that trade
will be brought to a standstill by pay-
ment in cash, as Dr. Fenwick sug-
gested, our Congressmen might have
had a loop-hole. As it is, if 95 mil-
lions are subtracted from the 750 mil-
lions now in the Bank of England,
the pound will hit a new low; conse-
quently, American goods will have no
market in Britain because of adverse
exchange and higher rate in pounds
sterling paid for articles. sold in
terms of the American dollar. But
the average American does not real-|-
ize that for every dollar exacted as
payment of British debts, his country
will lose ten dollars’ in trade. Will
Rogers is the mouthpiece for the prev-
alent feeling—‘Pay or default.” The
best way out at present is for Great
Britain to pay in bonds so that “every
Congressman will be able to say to
his constituents in Mississippi and
Arkansas—“We made them pay!”
Another aspect of the American
scene has been brought out in the
hullaballoo over the visa of Mr. Al-
by his theory of relativity and now
wants. to come to the United States
and worry us again.” “The hunter
is now being hunted” — not to say
haunted—by the American Patriot
Association, an organization of patri-
Philip Harrison. Store
BRYN MAWR, PA.
Gotham Gold Stripe
Silk Hosiery, $1.00
Best Quality Shoes
in Bryn Mawr
Next. Door to the Movies
otic ladies. He was faced-by the
American consul with a formidable
quiz before he could obtain a visa, one
of the ‘questions being, “Have you
ever committed any Acts of Immoral-
ity?’ He rebuked the question as im-
pertinent. But the main hurdle for
-his eminent scientist is his interna-
ionalist and pacifist views which, the
the American Patriotic As-
on think, will pollute American
children, Princeton’ being the principal
object for their solicitude. They in-
tend to dog his footsteps and haunt his
lectures.
The bill for re-submission of the
Eighteenth, Amendment was defeated
by six votes in the House yesterday,
272 to 144, since 278 votes are needed
for a two-thirds vote. The wet lead-
ors are much-cheered, however, for 81
of the opposition were lame-duck rep-
-esentatives. They are confident of
Actors ext March, as-well as in the
test vote on modification of the Vol-
stead Act next week. Dr. Fenwick
closed his lecture with the” cheering
information that only a majority is
needed for modification. 1
Cotillion Changes Date and
Price for Varsity Play
Miss—-Gerta_Franchot and Miss
Del McMasters, of Bryn Mawr Col-
College, will sponsor the third Co-
tillion Club dance to be held at the
Merion Cricket Club, Friday night.
Bob Bollinger and his eleven-piece
orchestra have been. secured by the
club committee to’play for the affair.
Bollinger played at the Football
Dance, November 12, arfd is very pop-
ular around Philadelphia.
The dance, scheduled for Saturday,
December 10, has been changed to Fri-
day, December 9, to avoid a confli
with the dance at Bryn MaysCo|
lege.
In view of the fact that many will
and “Varsity Players joint production
of The Royal Family Friday night be-
fore the Cotillion, a special price for
dance tickets has been made possible.
Upon presentation of ticket stubs
from the play after 11 o’clock, the
dance price will be reduced to $1.25
a couple and $0.75 stag. Dancing,
however, starts promptly at 9.30 and
lasts until 1.00, and the regular price
of $1.50 a couple and $1.00 stag ap-
plies for those hours.
Refreshments are served on the bal-
cony during the evening at cost.
Sandwiches, drinks and cigarettes
may be purchased. ~
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hentz and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hallenberg,
of Haverford, are chaperons. The
date of the fourth Cotillion Dance is
Friday, January 20th.
To Whom It May Concern
When we were small, we were im-
mensely thrilled whenever we read
that stirring declaration of Stephen
Decatur—“My country—in her inter-
course with foreign: nations may she
always be right but my country right
or wrong.” But as we grew older,
and, we. hope, more intelligent, we
realized the extreme absurdity of such
a position. So we gladly accepted the
revised form of this doctrine—revised
by Carl Schurz, who, it might inter-
est you to know, was a reformer. Mr.
Schurz believed, “My country, right or
wrong; if right, to be kept right; if
wrong, to be set right.”—(NSFA.)
more in Taylor university, Upland,
Indiana, brought 150 chickens with
her. when she arrived this fall and is
making them work overtime to pay
her expenses. In order to speed up
production, Miss Smith wired elec-
tric lights in the hen house to an
alarm clock. The clock is set for two
‘hours before daylight, forcing the
chickens to start to work early. So
far, she says, the system is a suc-
tess.— (NSFA.)
~~ Phone 570 “
JEANNETT’S
BRYN MAWR FLOWER
oe SHOP, Inc.
J Mrs. N. S. C. Grammer
823 Lancaster Avenue
BRYN MAWR, PA.
Meet your friends at the
Bryn Mawr Confectionery
(Next to Seville Theater Bldg.)
‘he Rendezvous of the College Girls.
' “Tasty Sandwiches, Delicious daes,
Superior Soda Service
‘Musio—Dancing for girls only
want to attend the Cap and Bells| °
Martha Smith, 19-year-old sopho-
Philadelphia Tries Central
Employment Bureau
At the meeting of the Student-In-
dustrial Group in Germantown, No-
vember 30, Miss Dorothea de Schwei-
nitz, head of the Pennsylvania State
Employment Office in Philadelphia,
described the aims and methods of
this experimental organization, which,
with the exception of two similar bu-
reaus in Rochester and Minneapolis,
is different from any others which
have so ..far been established in
America.
One of the most distressing experi-
ences confronting the . unemployed
worker, Miss de Schweinitz said, is:
the fatigue and -disappointment of
constantly walking the ‘streets in
search of a job, answering deceiving
advertisements, and paying large fees
to private employment agencies for
one or two days’ work.
The public agencies which now ex-
ist in twenty-two States have done
little to relieve the situation. They
are often handicapped by insufficient
funds, and the Federal department
is merely a fact-finding body which
maintains representatives in each
State. In contrast to the typical
State. bureau, the Philadelphia Em-
ployment Office has a large grant
from the .Pennsylyania Legislature
and the Rockefeller Foundation, and
with its trained personnel is attempt-
ing to establish a central office bu-
reau, something like the English ex-
change, where employers can find
workers and workers can find jobs of
every sort, according to their educa-
tion and ability. Efficiency is con-
sidered more important than need.
Since February, when the organiza-
tion began functioning, 41,000 people
Rave applied for work, as many as a
thofisand in one day, and 10 per cent.
have been successfully piaced.
According to Miss de Schweinitz,
a public employment bureau can ren-
der services just as valuable in nor-
mal times as in,an emergency like
the present one. No matter how pros-
perous the country becomes, there is
always a certain amount of seasonal
and——-technological unemployment.
Some industries, like the silk hosiery
industry, are overgrown, and their
workers must enter new trades.
The Philadelphia office has not been
in operation long enough to have be-
come the final authority on available
workin this locality, but it is rapidly
proving its:value to Philadelphia in-
dustry and labor. Furthermore, it
is developing a technique for public
personnel work which should be of
use when other agencies are estab-
lished throughout the country. The
Wagner bill, designed to establish an
adequate system of Federal employ-
ment bureaus, was vetoed by Presi-
dent Hoover. Such a bill may, how-
ever, be passed by the next adminis-
tration, if Governor Roosevelt keeps
his pledge on the subject.
Co-eds at the University of Cali-
fornia are allowed to stay out till 2.15
every night of the year except the
“Big Game” night, when there are no
rules.—(NSFA.)
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Requirements for Job
of Secretary Discussed
&
At the first of a series of ‘voca-
tional teas to be held in the Common
Room, Miss Morrell from Drexel In-
stitute discussed: the possible open-
ings in secretarial work, particular-
ly for the college graduate, Foremost
among the necessary qualifications for
success in this field are initiative and
readiness to be one’s employer’s con-
fidential attendant by relieving him
of detail work and minor adminis-
trative work.
A secretary may be an assistant
with either social or business duties
and her work, in general, is not ad-
ministrative. She is merely an aide,
differing from a stenographer in that
she does not do only routine work,
and she is expected to act as a buf-
fer between the office and the out-
side world. Her duties are.-many and
diverse: they may include arrang-
ing her employer’s correspondence,
making his engagements, preparing
itineraries and making reservations
for his travels, working for his fam-
ily’s interests, and interviewing his
visitors—to mention only a few. The
salaries for this kind of work ran
in 1931 from $1430 a year up.
The qualifications for such an ex-
acting post are obviously as num-
erous and varied as the duties in-
volved: personality, neatness, accur-
acy, courtesy, initiative, intelligence,
education, interest, and tact. A col-
lege graduate invariably has a better
chance for success in secretarial
work, but experience in a company is
most likely to fit the aspirant for sat-
isfactory service as a personal helper
to any official in that company.
Advertisers in this paper are rélia-
ble merchants. Deal with them.
Movies in Classroom
An educational innovation, the basis
of which will be taking motion pic-
tures for classroom work, has been
announced by Dr. Robert Maynard
Hutchins, president of the University
of Chicago.
¢ Production will begin shortly at the
‘University on a series of 20 talkies
on the physical sciences. Next fall
they: will be tried out on the members
of the freshmen class.
Lectures by noted professors will
be synchronized with the films, which
can be repeated as often as necessary
to bring home the lesson to the stu-
dent.— (NSFA.)
After being closed for seventeen
years, Chicago’s “beer college,” is
again opened, with students at work
over textbooks and in the laboratory.
The' Wahl-Henius Institute of Fer-
mentation started its first term since
1915 with 19 students in attendance.
In an opening address to his stu-
dents, President Max Henius said:
“What has the future in store for
us? The revival of the brewing in-
dustry in the United States.” Courses
in chemistry, bacteriology, yeast cul-
ture and refrigération are on the cur-
riculum.—(NSFA.)
The Country Bookshop
30 Bryn Mawr Avenue
Lending Library—
. First Editions
Bryn Mawr,
Pa.
LUNCHEON, TEA, DINNER
Open Sundays
Chatter- On Tea House
918 Old Lancaster Road
Telephone: Bryn Mawr 1185
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popularity:
tion to Station calls.
it’s not in the Rules.
your home telephone number.
ably at home at 8:30 P. M. But best of all,.and to
make doubly sure, keep a regular date to telephone
HARE mies ErGun?
THE COLLEGE GIRL'S
TELEPHONE Howr?
ERE’S a college tradition that’s one of the
best .. . “Half past eight is the time to tele-
phone home!” It’s not in the Freshman handbook;
But here’s the reason for its
At 8:30 P. M. low Night Rates go into effect on Sta-
These are calls for a telephone
(like a local call) and NOT for a specific person.
Take advantage of the saving—just give the operator
The folks are prob-
home each week. Then you can live make use of
the inexpensive Station to Station service.
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Wherever applicable,
Federal tax is included. {
from BRYN MAWR to Day Rate Night Rate
EAST ORANGE, N. J....... $60 $.35
NORFOLK, CONN. see ty 1.05 65 |
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PORTLAND, OREG. ...... ae eee aa
SAN FRANCISCO,,. CAL... . 8.95 5.45
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