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THE COLLEGE NEWS







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; Crime.and Carelessness
- Every year Bryn Mawr students suffer from a certain amount. of

loss by theft or carelessness, and this year, unfortunately, is no excep-

tion.

During the past months the disappearance of several rather

large sums of money have been reported, and there have been many

more cases not turned in.

There is also the constant pilfering of the

sandwiches, food, and cigarettes which are offered for sale in the halls
with the understanding that students will sign for whatever they take.
The existence of a condition of this sort is a constant source of seri-
ous annoyance to the students and of anxiety to the authorities, and

easts an unfortunate light on the

entire group in Bryn Mawr. In

trying to prevent theft the College authorities are faced with enor-
mous obstacles, and if any progress is to be made the students must

offer their whole-hearted co-operation.

We will not assume that there

is any member of Bryn Mawr College who is actually dishonest, for

to such a gne there is no avenue ‘of approach.

But the great majority

of us are to a degree careless, and- this is a situation which can be
remedied, Carelessness is a trait which is too often confused with dis-
honesty, and in its more advanced stages it has practically the same

results.

It_is, of course, up to_every student—to sign up for sand-

wiches and to avoid careless handling of either her own or other peo-

ple’s belongings.
without. mentioning the matter.

Too often students borrow something from someone
They intend to return it but the day

of its return never dawns, and the friend eventually decides it has

been stolen.

We leave our own possessions strewn around where they

do not belong, and we either forget where they are, or else someone
picks them up. We cannot register a serious protest against thefts
until we learn to take the necessary precautions against them. Money
lying about is an inviting sight and if we are to resent having it stolen

we must be more secretive with it.
able belongings.
here its place is in a safe.

And the same is true for our valu-

Jewelry should never be brought to college, but once
Whatever we value we must protect, and

what we wish to retain we must look after.
The college has its own methods of dealing#with stealing, and stu-
dent reports of each theft are an important item in the system. All

thefts,

once reasonably established as such,

should be immediately

reported to the warden together with the accompanying circumstances.
The administration, without the use of detectives and a great deal of
uproar, has been able to track down many thefts to their source, and
if students will only lend to it their support, they may be assured that

it will not be in the interest. of an idle cause.
‘ities can only stamp out theft; carelessness is a student matter.

However, the author-
We,

therefore, appeal to all students ‘to take better care of their possessions

and avoid borrowing as much as possible,

The case of the food taken

in the hall is“a direct reflection on the inmates of the hall, and our
pride must of necessity cause us to be more eareful about signing up.
Even the suspicion of the presence of dishonesty on campus is unpleas-
ant; let us dispel it by stamping out the carelessness often confused

with it.



LETTERS

The News is not responsible for
opinions expressed in this column.



. To the Editor of The College News,

Perhaps letters from very aged
graduates are not considered items of
interest to your readers, but néver-

'*. theless Iam minded-to have my say.”

I was interested in the News of
November 2nd that the college had

voted overwhelmingly for Hoover and

Repeal and I wondered “how you got
that way!” ,

a Soncéivable - even after the
election that there were some people
who preferred Mr. Hoover for Presi-
dent; but how the same person could
‘vote for Hoover and think they were
voting for repeal of the 18th Amend-
ment is beyond comprehension, for in
the words of a famous Federal judge:
“The Republican Party, neither in
its platform nor speech of acceptance,
contains a single word advocating the
repeal of the 18th Amendment. They |
provide only for some form of ‘sub- |

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ment which they do not de-
fine. They do not favor a submis-

sion to the states of the 18th Amend-
ment, limited to the issue of its re-
tention or repeal. On the other hand,
they seek to submit to the people a
proposed amendment, the terms of
which are not even suggested, giving
to the Federal Government certain
powers over the liquor traffic which
are lefty wholly undefined. This pro-
posed amendment must be subject to
absolute guarantees in the Constitu-
tion that in no part of the United
States shall there be a return of the
saloon system.....No man is wise

enough to define the scope of their} -

amendment and no sane lawyer would
undertake to draw it. ”

In writing/this letter I do not wish
to appear: to be criticising the stu-
dents for’ ‘lack of political intelli-
gence, ag I find the ordinary college
graduate equally unintelligent when it
comes +0 political matters, but I wish

ere some way the so-called
mentally caged well educated
nk intelligently





|WIT?s END

The editors acknowledge zeceipt of
an anonymous campus communication
in which they were advised of the
doctrine of Eusebuis: “Wash thy
sins, not thy face only.” We were
gratified by the extensive knowledge
of the ancients implied by the choice
of this selection, but beg to inform
our well-wishers that if they will take
care of their faces, we feel adequate





|to the task of coping with our sins,

Also, we should very much like to
know the names of our good angels,
in order that we may extend our con-
gratulations to them on their knowl-
edge and thanks for their ‘interest.
However,. “quis custodiet ipsos
custodes?”



How drear for me to. have to walk on,
At nine o’clock, those steps in Dalton.

I don’t like it when I’m called on
To walk up even the first flight in
Dalton.

At the second I’m desperately hauled

on

By a late classmate in ascent up
Dalton.

The third I’ve often barely crawled
on

Thinking it’s the fourth in Dalton.

The fourth. I am quite appalled on
But thrills! Ot last! Geology in
Dalton.
—Sour Apple.



PFIFFLE WRITES AN EPISTLE
Dearest Tommy,

eIt was so good to hear from you
again. I often think of you in the
middle of quizzes, and the good time
we had at the game last week. I
don’t think I’m thawed out yet. My
heart is feeling very warm toward
you, as you may gather from the fol-
lowing. There is going to be a dance
next Saturday which will last till the
absurdly late hour of two A. M.
Shades of the Quaker founders! If
you would not. feel too juvenile quit-
ting your merry-making at such a
time, I would be thrilled to pieces to
have you come. You will love my new
orchid velvet. Incidentally, the Var-
sity Players are putting on The Roy-
al Family that evening, and we might
drop in to see it. Since you were so
perfect in The Great Lover, you will
probably be very interested in our
Thespian activities. I must dash off
to the physics lab now, but here’s.
hoping.
Yours as ever, .
PFIFFLE.

P. S.—Sorry I couldn’t write soon-
er, but I had to ask Billy first, he’s
such a good dancer. Be sure to an-
swer immediately, so in case the
verdict -is unfavorable, I can ask
Charlie, though I’d rather have a
blonde like you if possible.

Fr.



Now that the attention of the world
and a few Bryn Mawrites is focused
on the problem of our manners and
dress, we should like to speak briefly
of our pet peeve. We have no desire
to be disagreeable but the sight of a
fair-haired (or even a dark) maiden
tripping gaily across the campus in
the long gingham gown and embroid-
ered apron of a Bavarian peasant, or
the long tunic of a Russian with the
accompanying bandana, or even a
simple Swiss hat and feather has al-
ways made us want to stop short in
our tracks and run. It is not that
we miss the charm of said costumes
and the genre they add; “jt’s some
hitherto obscure chord in our soul on
which they jar unpleasantly. We
have just discovered the true nature
of this aversion, and we hasten to
pass it-on to-those amongst you “who
may have suffered with us, in silence.
It’s May Day. We realized it with
a start yesterday when we ran into



on political questions.

There may well have been other
reasons for voting for Mr. Hoover,
but. anyone who wants the 18th
Amendment repealed could never
have voted for him on those ground

as I think the above quotation ‘shows..

_Thanking you for permitting me to
take up space in the News,
Sincerely yours, ;
EMMA GUFFEY MILLER, 99,

News of the New York Theatres
Feeling, we suppose, that Autumn
Crocus, in spite of its truth, its Ty-
rol, its gentle passion and its spright-
ly Francis Lederer, needs more to
commend it to the lovers of naivete
and the spring of life, the produc-
ers are introducing Dorothy Gish
into the cast in place of Patricia Col-
linge, who is now going into Rosalie
Stewart’s Just Out. Certainly, there
will be no harsh note in this idyll.

Katherine Cornell is out among the
motor magnates in Detroit, opening
in Lucrece tonight, and whatever the
merits of the play she is bound to
be a success, for men who work in
metal have extraordinary enthusiasm
after six. The production will reach
New York on December 20, and set
up shop at the Belasco Theatre.

Horace Liveright, whose production
of Dracula so exhausted him that he
hasn’t done anything since, has a new
project. Hotel Alimony. It deals—
you’ll never believe it—with divorce
and the attendant jailing of the lads
‘who don’t pay later for what went
before. Ever since Grand Hotel we've
had scores of “hotel” titles, and now
the -inmates--of -the—hostelry are to
be, not ready for love, but relics of
it. How ideas in the theatre do grow
old.

Noel Coward, who just arrived in
New York to be greeted by the usual
fanfare, has gone into rehearsal with
Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in
his Design For Living. This play
marks the achievement of a career-
long ambition ofboth Mr. Coward and
Mr. Lunt. When both of them were
just starting and no one thought they
had any future, except themselves,
they decided to do a play together
when at the peak of their careers.
That time has come and Design for
Living, written during a South Seas
cruise and concerning three people,
all hopelessly in love, is to be the
honored vehicle. It will open about
January 23 and a limit of twelve
weeks is set for its run, because Mr.
Coward has other-fish-to pull out of
the sea.

On December 26 The Good Earth}.

will open an extended road tour with
a three weeks’ engagement in Chi-
cago. To us there is something pa-
thetic about the good old earth having
to go on tour to keep up interest.
It seems a little undignified when the
Good Earth, mother of men, goes
forth into itself and ends up in Chi-
cago. Of all places for her to pitch
camp! Maybe she’s going out to see
how the World’s Fair is getting along.
A touch of professional jealousy,
mayhap.

We are to have a series of revivals
presented under the aegis of Middle-
ton, Guttler and Forkens, which will
begin with the twenty-five-year-old
Paid in Full. Anything by that name
is bound to be a revival, because the
title phrase has long since died of
neglect. It’s so long since we’ve seen
or heard the cheerful term that we’re
going to the revival just to recall the
happy days when those three little
words lived and breathed. Other of-
ferings will include The Bat and
Seven Days.

If the stage receives Tallulah Bank-
head back into its wings after her

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a gay little peasant, and a sudden
feeling of the futility of it all over-
came us. After a moment of gazing
at her costume we were so wearied
that we scuttled home to our hard bed
and collapsed exhausted, only fo have
harrowing-,¥igions arise before our
eyes. Two days of unbelievable chaos,
during which we gathered ‘“Pease-
cods” at a break-neck speed, or plod-
ded clumsily, but with great feeling,
up and down innumerable crooked
rows to the “Twenty-Ninth of May;”
sticky beards, grease paint that ran
in the sun; the May-day News scream-
ed from every corner of the campus;
aspiring little prep-school girls who
were coming to Bryn Mawr to be in
May-day, and to whom at the moment
we could wish no harder fate. In fact
it all came back, even the Shakes-
peare that we shouted thrice a day
from the hollow. Now reminiscing
has its joys, no one knows better than
we. But May-day for all its glamour
is not a restful thought in these days
of stress, and the next time we see a
milk-maid on the campus, we’re going
to shout out our best Elizabethan
curses and run the other way.
; Cheero,
_ —THE MAD. HATTER.



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IN PHILADELPHIA

Orrick: Aarons and Friedley pre-
sent Jack Buchanan and Jack Pearl
in a new satirical musical, Pardon My
English. Gershwin music and a
Fields. and Ryskind book. A _ swell
show from every angle—amusing and
very good music.

Broad:. A new comedy, Honey-
moon, about a divorcee living in Paris
who entertains a Boston couple on a
very strange honeymoon.

Coming—December 12

Forrest: Mary Boland comes back
in Irving Berlin’s Face the Music, for
one week only. Most of us know how
diverting this is, but those who don’t
shouldn’t miss it. |

Music—Academy of Music

Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra?
Friday, December 9, at 2.30; Satur-
day, December 10, at 8.20, with Ben-
jamin de Loache and Chorus, Leopold
Stokowski :conducting. Program:
MIRCLIOWGIL esi Fee cee Indian Suite

re The Raven
MPMUUEON 6s « 060.00 cbs Two Nocturnes
Strawinsky Serer Le Roi des Etoiles
rpenue fo sy cee. Finlandia

Philharmonic Symphony Society of
New York: Monday evening, Decem-
ber 12, at 8.15.. Rachmaninoff, solo-
ist, and Issay Dobrowen, conducting.
Program: |
Tschaikowsky,

Symphony No. 5 in E Minor
Rachmaninoff,
Piano Concerto, No. 3 in D Minor
Movies

Chestnut Street: Maedchen in
Uniform, a movie set in the school for
German officers’ daughters and deal-
ing with its abuses and effects. Sim-
ple, straightforward and arresting.

Aldine: Clark Gable and Norma
Shearer continue to go through the
emotional maze of Strange Interlude.

Boyd: Red Dust, in which Clark
Gable, Jean Harlow, a rubber plan-
tation in Cochin China and a society
“dame” all go to stir up a consider-
able emotional disturbance,
ends with Miss Harlow reading bed-
time stories to caveman Clark. Real-
ly not bad, if you have no critical ego.

Earle: Assorted vaudevile nui-
sances and Sidney Fox and Erie Lin-.
den in Afraid To Talk, an adapta-
tion-of the play, Washington Merry-
Go-Round,, which is an expose of the ©
racket of the U. S. government. Why
get all steamed up over it? No one
can stop it.

Europa: Kameradschaft, a Ger-
man film, in which one is shown that
political boundaries are purely artifi-
cial, unreal, and contrary to nature.
Beautifully done and _ significant.

Fox: Lowel Sherman as an un-
ethical beauty surgeon who lifts one

too many faces in False Faces. Just
another Hollywood “quickie.”
Karlton: John Barrymore and

Katherine Hepburn in the excellent
Bill of Divorcement ends Thursday.
On Friday Charles Laughton, of Devil
and the Deep, comes in Payment De-
ferred, a swell Getecteye story. Very
good.

Stanley: Richard Dix and Ann
Harding in an unbelievably stupid
and insignificant attempt to prove
that America has gone on financially
in the face of it all for sixty years.
The Conquerors is its name and may
it go to an early grave.

Stanton: Ricardo Cortez and Irene
Dunn in Thirteen Women. Twelve
college girls run afoul of the sinister
thirteenth after college is over, and
she is a demon for upsetting things.
Rather a good mystery. Looks cheer-
ful for us in our dotage, doesn’t it?

Local Movies

Ardmore: Wednesday and Thurs-
day, Harold Lloyd in Movie Crazy;
Friday, George M. Cohan, Jimmy Du-
rante, Claudette Colbert in “The
Phantom President; Saturday, Madi-
son Square Garden, with Jack Oakie,
Marion Nixon and Thomas Meighan;
Monday and Tuesday, Warner Bax-
ter in Six Hours To Live; Wednes-
day and Thursday, Marlene Dietrich
in Blonde Venus.

Seville: Wednesday and Thursday,
Rackety Rax, with Victor McLaglen;
Friday and Saturday, Frank Buck’s
Bring ’Em Back Alive; Monday and
Tuesday, The Crusader, with H. B.
Warner and Evelyn Brent.

Wayne: Wednesday and Niieides. :
Back Street, with John Boles and _
Irene Dunn; Friday and Saturday,
Mr. Robinson Crusoe, with Douglas
Fairbanks; Monday and Tuesday,
One Way Passage, with Kay Francis
and William Powell; Wednesday and
Thursday, Walter Huston and Kath-.

erine Johnson in Ameen Madness.



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