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_ BRYN MAWR’'AND WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1937

BRYN MAWR

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COLLEGE. 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS



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Empiri ical Science .
Is Important Aid
For Studying Man



Darwin’s Theoty of Evolution
' Changed Concept of Man’s
Place in Universe



-PSYCHOLOGY UNITES

‘FIVE STUDY FIELDS

. Music Room, February 9.—Mr. Hel-
son emphasized the importance of



empirical scientific method, especially |,

that of experimental “psychology, in
contributing to the knowledge of man.
The Darwinian doctrine of evolution
revolutionized man’s concept of his
own position in the universe, so that
he recognized himself as a part,
rather than the center of creation,
and established the fundamental co-
ordination of his physical and mental
aspects.

_ There are four traditional sources,
says Mr. Helson of the Department
of Psychology, for finding out the
nature of man prior to modern psy-
chology. The first is primitive man,
whose concepts persist today—his
view of himself and his place in
nature.—-The~developed religious sys-
tems of the world are a second source,
‘in the rules of conduct which they
prescribe for better living in this
world or in that to come. The third
source is from philosophy, whose con-
tributions are carried into a scien-
tific view of man—and the fourth is
found in the great literature of the
world, or what. is called “literary
psychology.” There is a fifth source;
too—the doctrine of evolution in_ bi-
ology and geology, which. revolution-
ized people’s views about man.

Primitive man regarded himself as
part of a nature endowed with mys-
terious forces and powers. His god
existed.in trees, he saw him in clouds
and heard him in the wind, and
through the propitiation of this na-
tural god, customs and taboo arose.

Our second source was the religious
systems of the world. They usually
postulated: mysterious forces in man
which were subject to particular
methods of control as a basis for

Continued on Page Six



Change in Literature

Course is Considered





Plans to Drop the Conferences
Announced in Council
College Inn, February 3.—Mrs.

Manning. announced at the February
College Council meeting that. the plan
at present under consideration of the
English Department is to drop the

conference sections in First Year Eng-

lish Literature, so that it will become
more strictly a lecture and reading
course requiring the services of only
four members of the department staff.

Leeway will probably be given ‘to. stu-"

dents who have covered the ground

‘in school, by allowing substitution of

some other literature course, probably
Victorians, for the required course.
As a temporary settlement of the

__ honor grade question the faculty have

decided this year to count the final’
examination as one unit of work and
‘to count this in with the general

“average.

Several student officers reported ap-
proval by their groups of the pro-

- posed change of officers at mid-years.

Despite minor delays everyone seemed
satisfied with,the new method of re-
porting grades and approved the send-
ing out of incomplete cards if after
a certain period faculty members
have not reported the marks:

Miss ‘Ward warned Council mem-
bers that almost every weekend be-
tween now and commencement ‘is
partially or entirely filled, and that
there are lectures on weekdays until
final examinations. Anyone planning
entertainments should speak to the
Planning Committee as soon as pos-

» sible, The. Council reported to Miss
_Petts that they believed the students

int _in walking trips during the
spring would be more interested in

iid rather esa in two. day trips.



COLLEGE CALENDAR



Wednesday, February 9.—
The second lecture on The Na-
ture of Man will be given by Mr.
Helson. Music Room. 7.30
p. m.

‘Friday, February 12.—Square
dance... Gymnasium... 8.30 p.m,

um for speakers of Montgomery
County Citizens’ Committee: on |
Public Assistance. Deanery. All
day.

Varsity and Second Team
Basket vs: University of Penn-

sylvania. 10.00 a. m.
Denbigh hall dance. 9 p. .m
Monday, February 15.—The

third lecture on The Nature of
Man to be given by Miss Cora
DuBois. Music Room. 7.30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 16.—Cur-
rent Events. Common Room.
7.80. p.m.
Wednesday, February 17.—
The fourth lecture on The Na-
ture of Man. Miss Cora Du-
Bois will speak. Music Room.
7.30 p.m.
Non-resident supper.
- mon Room. 6.30 p.m.
Saturday, February 20.—The
1940 Freshman Show, Forty
Bust. Goodhart. 8.380 p. m.
Sunday, February 21.—George
Edward Slocombe will speak on
The Spanish Situation and Its

Com-

Repercussions. Deanery. 5 p.m.
Chapel. Music Room. 7.30
p.m.
Monday, ‘February 22.—The

fifth lecture on The Nature of
Man will be given by Mr. Mac-
Kinnon. Music. Room. .. 7.30
p.m.



ceptance of the







Cooperation Prevails
Among the Americas



Notable: Work of Conference
Is the Agreement to Confer
In Case of Threats



NO. ARMS’ LIMITATION



Goodhart,' February 2.—The most
significant aspect of the Inter-Ameri-
can, Conference, held-in December at
Buenos Aives, was, according to Mr.

Fenwick, the unprecedented spirit of |

cooperation which prevailed... There
has been a complete reversion of the
feeling of the South American repub-
lics toward the United States, which
was regarded twenty years ago as the
Colossus of the North, hated | and
feared.

The most important work’ of the
Conference was the drafting and. ac-
Monroe . Doctrine
Treaty. Its original form, as con-
ceived by the delegation of the United

‘States-and introduced by Brazil, was

opposed by the Argentinians, who
feared the domination of Pan-America
by the United States. In this “Bra-
zilian Treaty” was incorporated our
invitation to the other - American
states to share in the benefits and dif-
ficulties of the. Monroe Doctrine. The

treaty was revised in secret confer- ;

ences and now signalizes the agree-
ment between the American republics,
in the case of their being threatened,
to confer upon the ‘best method of
treatment of such threats. It is
tacitly understood that the terms of
the Monroe Doctrine, which has al-
ways: been looked upon with resent-
ment by the Central Anierican repub-
lics, although it was drawn up for
their benefit, will be enforced by the
navy and other resources of the United
States. : @ =

Coordinating the existing peace
treaties was the npost difficult task of

all. There were actually five treaties |.

which should have prevented the war
in the Gran Chaco between Paraguay
and Bolivia, but they had not been
ratified and it was decided to-sum up

all these and have the one ratified.’

By this “American, Treaty” the -diffi-
culties arising between the republics
are to be solved in a peaceful man-
‘ner, and the steps:taken: to: that end
are to be reported to a Permanent
Inter-American Consultative - ‘Commis-

Continued on ore Three. =

Saturday, February 18.—For- '

Seniors Find Reading.
Period a~ Necessity
2 . ‘ian, =o ‘
Majority Agree Time Was Used.
To Finish Back Work Rather
~~ Than to Start New



LENGTH IS DEBATABLE



The reading period is an essential
and good thing according to a recent
informal survey of current opinions
of the Seniors who have just lived
through it. However, most of them
agreed that the period was used not
for. new. comprehensive reading, but
for catching up on back work, and
for writing Honors reports. The
majority of them want another read-
ing period of at least one week just
before the final examinations begin.

Barbara Colbron, a History major,
sums up the advantages of the period
by saying that “whether we spent it
in catching up, or whether we spent
it in reading for the final’ exams,
makes little difference. The impor-
tant thing is that it enabled most of
us to get all our work under control
to find out where we stand, and to
make a definite plan for our work in
the second semester.”

The differences of feeling within the
various.departments all seem to hinge
on the question of the length of the
period: | Science majors, for instance,
had no time to do reading. Students
in Biology, Chemistry, Geology and

'|Mathematics spent their time catch-
Jing’ up on laboratory work and back

assignments; whereds a French stu-
dent and one in the Latin department,
complained that» they _had—done—all
their comprehensive reading during
the fall. before the reading period
even began. English and_ History
majors found it necessary to do back
work, and when they did have time
to work aheag they found the assign-
ment too long to finish in such a short
time. Elizabeth Lyle, who is ma-
joring in English, said, “Broadening
a field, which actually means covering
a new course, is too difficult to accom-
plish within two weeks.” Two, weeks,
then, would seem to be a good length
for a period of. review and general
assimilation of material, but much too
short to get anything out of a huge
bulk. of new reading.

Some students felt. that the work
could be more carefully planned with-
in the various departments. A Psy-
chology major, for instance, said that
if her department had given her some
idea of how to space and plan her
work, she would have been able to
follow it more continuously instead
of spending time on her Honors re-
port. The explicit directions given
by the English department, although
somewhat too long, were a great help
to the student, since they made her
more confident that she was accom-
plishing. something very definite.

Some questions arose which have
nothing to do with the individual. de-

Continued on Page Three

FIRST RADNOR DANCE
- HIGHLY © SUCCESSFUL





The Graduate Club bles a long-
standing tradition on Saturday eve-
ning, February sixth, when it gave the
first dance in its history. The sug-
gestion for the dance came from sev-
eral grads who had looked in at the
Denbigh Dance last fall, and the re-
sult was ‘a most successful formal
dance held in the Common Room of
Goodhart Hall and attended by about
forty-five couples. Program dances

dances and enlivened by the presence
of ‘a men’s stag line.

Among the patrons and patronesses
were Miss Taylor, ,Mrs. Keator, an
Mr. and .Mrs. Lattimore. Sharp’s
orchestra furnished the music. The
success of the evening depended upon
the work of the Dance Committee,
-headed by Dorothy -Traquair and Sal-
lie Anderson. The other members of

Betsy Polk, Marjorie Stewart and
Mary Terrell. Possibility of another
dance to beheld’ in the spring ie: al-
Feedy, being: discussed.



were interspersed by several noveltyTj

the committee were Paquerette Nasse, | |





Keep Off the Grass!

Miss Park asks that everyone
keep off the grass on wet. days.
All student officers are asked to
help enforce this request.

~NEWS TRYOUTS!
' First calbfor the freshmen who
wish to try for the editorial board of
the College News is set-for this Thurs-
day at 6 p. m. in ‘the 8. office.







While the assignments will be made

immediately, work will not have to be
begun before Freshman show. The
end of the competition for member-
ship on the editorial board will be
March: 6, two full weeks after the
show is over.

Competitors for places on the edi-
torial board must cover several trial

.assignments in different branches of

the News field. The present board
teads these tryouts -and-eleets the most
promising among the chmpetitors.

Several positions are open on the
board. A music critic is an immediate
need, and new drama critics and fea-
ture writers will have to fill further
gaps in the board. Good general re-
porters are always in demand.
previous training on school or camp
papers is required. For any further
information about tryouts see mem-
bers of the board or Helen Fisher,
Rock 10.



Miss Park is Chosen

Committee Chairman



Montgomery County Promotes
Adoption of Goodrich Plan
of State Relief -



SPEAKERS’ FORUM. HERE



The place of the college in commu-
nity life has .been definitely estab-
lished by the appointment ‘of Miss
Marion Edwards Park as, chairman
of the Montgomery County Citizens’
Committee on Public Assistance, an
important civic movement to promote
the Goodrich Plan for State Relief.
The purpose: of the committee is to
present the Plan, which is a non-
partisan program providing for the
standardization and reorganization: of
public assistance in Pennsylvania, to

he citizens of Montgomery County4

and to interpret it for them in all its
implications. In addition to Miss
Park, Miss Mildred Fairchild, of the
Department of Social Economy, and
Mr. Charles Rhoads, President of the
Board of Trustees and Directors, are
members of the committee.

On Saturday, February 13, an all-
day institute will be held at the Dean-
ery under the direction of Miss
Hertha Kraus, of thé Department of

Social Economy, which residents’ of

this county interested in social reform
are invited to attend. Its purpese is
to acquaint a group of public-spirited
citizens with the Goodrich Plan and
to prepare them to speak on the sub-
ject at meetings throughout the
county. -After the Plan has been pre-
sented to the audience with a thor-
ough treatment of its background and
potentialities, the meeting will break
up into small discussion groups which
will later merge in a panel meeting
to study both its positive and nega-
tive aspects.

The committee hopes to be able to
promote the Plan, which ,has now
been drafted as a formal bill, by mak-
ing information about it more gérieral
and more enlightened. Several dras-
tic changes in the proposed relief
program have caused civic antago-
nism which can be overcome only by
extending the Plan to the public in
ts true light.. A wider understand-
ing of the Goodrich Plan is needed
for its , Successful passage when it
comes before the State Legislature.

Continued on Page Six



Caiet Please

The Self-Government: Associ-
ation requests that students who

. are returning to the halls after
10.30 please refrain from shout-
-ing. and singing. They disturb

‘other students and neighbors of
. the college who are Arad to
sleep.”







——

Audience Praises —
~ Shan-Kar’s Power



Mythology of Ancient India
Is Flawlessly Presented
By Hindu Dancers



SWORD DANCE RHYTHM
CAPTIVATES AUDIENCE



interpreted by the artistry of Uday
Shan-Kar and his troupe, the sophisti-
cated, ancient dance of .India was pre-
sented to capacity audience. ».Shan-
Kar, who is acknowledged by the
Hindus to be the finest dancer in India,
amazed the audience with his marvel-
ous command of isolated movement.

in the position of his hands, a.lift of
an eyebrow, and a whole phrase’ or

sentence had been expressed. . Every

could be understood in spite of. in-

Nos volved, subtle dancing.

Many of the dances contained re-
ligious motives, usually depicting
various phases of life among the gods.
Shiva and Vishnu, the two principal
gods of Hinduism, were most fre-
quently represented. Udwega, danced
by Shan-Kar, as Indra initiating the
lesser gods in the perfect art of the
dance, was a superb exhibition of flaw-
less grace and control. Never in his
dancing. was there extraneous or harsh
movement. A change from one posi-
tion to another was accomplished
smoothly and without break. A con-
stant flow of movement from begin-
ning to end characterized this dance.
Lavish costumes gracefully draped
added to the brilliant effects.

One of the most popular was a tra-
ditional sword dance of Northern
India used during the festival of sun-
worship. The flashing swords and
simple martial rhythm captivated the

the grace or intricacy found in the
more interpretative dances.

The: g of Simkie as the wife
of Shiva in the Udwega revealed a
lige it ang humorous touch in the deft
invérplay of mood. Madhavan is a
vigorous young dancer whose ener-
‘etic and individual gestures provided
strong contrast to,the supple singer
ness of the older master.

above all, were untloubtedly of greater
interest than the dance form itself,

nance of silhouette pattern, the repeti-
tion’ of conventional poses, the em-
phasis on detail in plastic profile
contributed to an evening of unusual
artistic experience.-



Dancers Display Power



Religion ,



The Deanery, February 7.—The
depth of imaginative power possessed
by American Indians . was’ displayed
in an interpretation -of* ceremonial
dances given by Tokaniya and Paal
Batab, two white men, who made a
study of Indian culture. The per-
formers emphasized the essentially
religious character of the dances,
which follow a set pattern expressing
thanks to the Great Spirit for the
gifts. of nature.

The Indian prays with his hody;
but songs are also an inseparable part
of the performance and are actually
n ian life. When the
chief wishes to gather the people to-
gether for a council meeting, the crier
sends out the call, which differs for
each tribe. -At these gatherings ‘the
dance of friendship

Written ‘in quarter tones.
‘In‘the' hunting prayer every action



Continued on Page Five

Of Graceful Motion

Goodhart Hall, February 4.—Newly ,

A slight turn of his head, a change.

dance had a definite meaning which >

audience, although there was less of”

The individual dancers, ‘Shan-Kar ,

but to a western audience the domi- _

Of Indian Imagination

Recital Emphasizes’ Symbolism of

is the usual.
sign greeting. Every dance has its
song and the Indian music is often

}pertains’to some procedure of the -
hunt. The hunter prays for success;-
he makes his arrows, and- dedicates —
them to the earth and the four winds —
so that they will fly straight. After |














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Timel!

The survey of senior opinion on the recent two-week reading period

‘shows
earr

at the period was essential but ‘that its purpose was not entirely
i¢d out. The majority of seniors advocate another reading period
for/the week before the final examinations.

‘Most members of the class

dévoted all or much of their time to finishing back work. Some were
ble ‘to do-new comprehensive reading but found that two weeks were

not a long enough time to study

intelligently the. amount of work

assigned to them. On the whole, the period was recognized as an oppor-
tunity’ to get one’s bearings in the midst of a sweep of major work,
\
’ which, uninterrupted by examinations during the rast year, extends

over a whole college career.
The fact: remains, however,

a

that the amount of work - actually

“accomplished during this period is for one reason and another a small
proportion of the amount which must be done before the etd of. the

semester.
final examinations.
porary. The recent reading period

change and on the whole a successful one,

Therefore another reading period is desirable before the
Such an arrangement, would necessarily be tem-

was an experiment in this year of
It remains to be seen

whether another will be granted and, if it is, whether it contributes to
the workability of the comprehensive system. :

“Picking up odd jobs” is certainly not the purpose of ‘the reading
period. The week before the finals would not be used for*back w

bevause such study would be futile at that late date.

its object.
of the material which every senior

a £ (
Nor is cramming

It would be used to assort details and broaden the outlines

must carry in her specialized head

to the éxaminations at the beginning of the next week. The weekend



which remains after classes end is too short atime for sane study.












one of those rare concrete cases
| The Goodrich Plan for State Relief i

epare.

effectively.

but seldom undertake.

Gown and Town:

There is more than a mere compliment ‘to Miss Park in her nomina-

tion as chairman of the Montgomery County Citizens’ Committee on
Public Assistance and to Miss Kraus in her leadership of the forum to
in speakers to present the material to the voters of the county.

This
which show how a college can pro-

te good civic works in its own community and in the nation at large.

is an example of enlightened parti-

ipation in civic affairs for which college educations are often said to
: We are then doubly grateful to see the community turn to
the college for leadership and assistance and to realize that the college
is ready at hand with the machinery to help make such a program work

Such a rate example of civie enterprise close at hand is a reminder
of the kind of work all collége students are supposed to be fitted for,
Too often hopefully expounded ideals sail
hastily over our heads, and it is very gratifying to see members of the
faculty whom_we know putting such ideals into ‘action. However small
the part each of us plays in this particular project merely by our con-

nection. with Bryn Mawr, its ‘progressive results may urge us on to
similar services in our own communities after we leave college.

_



SOCIAL ECONOMY ‘MAJOR
AT BRYN MAWR COLLEGE



-The current interest at Bryn Mawr
College in a major course in Social
Economy seems to be following inter-
ests of a similar kind appearing in
_other institutions. Recent reports in-
~@icate that enrollments in economics,
politics and sociology courses have
been greatly augmented during re-
cent years the country over. Since
. the interest in social economy at Bryn
‘Mawr College has been accumulating
persistently, if not extensively, for’
several years, the time may be ap-
proaching when the College will need |

. to consider seriously reorganizing its
> program in this field.
_ Certainly no oné can dispute the |





Certainly also a group of free elec-
tives without integration and organi-
| zation, such as the Department of So>
}eial Economy offers now to under-
graduates, carinot be supposed to cor-
respond in any sense to the work
given in thé Carola Woerishoffer
Graduate Department. |

Unquestionably undergraduate study
of sociology, indeed sociology itself,
has improved both in method and con-
tent during the last twenty years.
The newest and the-least stable of
the social sciences, sociology has de-
veloped techniques of study and a
body of knowledge that consistently
win new regard. That fact in itself
‘may~-alter the. applicability of the
earlier decision made by President
Thomas and Professor Kingsbury that

naturity and experience were essen-
_to students in this field. .

‘Study of social economy and sociol-
ogy is related closely to that of the
other social. sciences on all sides. On
the one hand, ‘it is integrated with
- field of Political economy; on the



Public Opinion

Editor, The College’ News:

My dear Madam:

I am intrigued by the enclosed
article from” your. nuniber of January
13 last. (Article on A. S;. U. tea,
College News, ‘January 138, page 1.)
Presumably these young ladies are
all for peace, though it would appear
not for peace at any price. However,



rin view of: the steps towards neutral-

ity in the Spanish troubles taken in
Washington by Congress and ‘by the
President, ‘it would seem slightly out
of place to take up collections for the
Spanish © government, or for the
Spanish rebels for that matter. It
‘may be that these internal troubles in
Spain will result in a general Eu-
ropean war, but many American feel
that this. would be a tragedy, the
‘magnitude of which they do not care
to contemplate. Certainly the best

catastrophe is to avoid demonstra-
tions on the side either of. the . so-
called loyalists'or the so-called rebels.
The question in Europe is one of in-
terference by Russia, and of France
on the one side And of Hitler and of
Mussolini on if other: These. young
ladies would. b highly indignant were
a collection toybe taken up on behalf
of the rebel It would seem wiser
for them to discontinue efforts on be-
half of the other side. Our own au-
thorities have set a good example in
that respect.

It. may be doubted somewhat, in
view of their tactics, whether these
young ladies are in favor of peace at
all. It would appear from your article
‘about their proposed activities” that
the following quotation from Newton
D. Baker’s Why We Went to War is
singularly appropriate to these chil-
dren of the dawn:

“The pacifists regard all alleged
causes of war as so essentially hereti-
cal that to pick out any one of them
is a work of supererogation, while
those who write from the communistic
point of view regard no wars as justi-
fied, on any ground, except the class
war which has as its object the seizure
of power by the proletariat, in whic
any degree of violence regarded ‘as
helpful is justified.”

Yours very sincerely,

f W. Hustace Hupparp.



other hand, it is closely allied with
that of psychology; and always it is
dependent upon history. It grows in
stability and power as it founds it-
self upon the techniques and findings
of anthropology. Increasingly, at the
same time, it evolves its own tech-
niques through the use of statistical
and case study tools.

Any major in social economy at
Bryn Mawr College should offer all
|these possibilities. It should be al-
lied closely with work in the other
socjal sciences; whenever feasible, ‘if
not at once, it should include sound
and basic training in anthropology;
it should encompass some _ introduc-
tion to the uSe of the important tools
employed to date in social research.
The so-called “field observation” per-
iod should be used to supplement and
stimulate library and laboratory work.

An undergraduate major in this
field nevertheless should not be used
as-professional training or at present,

for pre-professional study. Bryn
Mawr College will not propose to pre-
pare students for social work in un-
dergraduate years. Standards for so-
| cial service preparation the country
over ‘are moving steadily toward the
p&ition taken consistently by the
College Administration and the Carola
Woerishoffer Department, service training, like social research,
requires for prerequisite the Bach-
elor’s degree and relative maturity
of mind and body.

Whenever a major in social econ-
omy is made available to undergradu-
ates, it will be offered as part of a
liberal education which will attempt
to open to students interested in the
organization, problems and evolution
of social institutions and group re-

them, and the body of knowledge con-
cerning them which can be presented
to students today. These probably

and of the Department of Social
Economy will take into consideration,
if and when organized and integrated
study in this’ field is offered in un-



lb Daina years.MILDRED FAIRCHILD

thing’wecan™ do to avert such a.-

except as one of several alternatives, |.

lationships, the methods of studying | -

are the principles which the Admin-
{istration and. Faculty of the College:

Theatre. Review



“| producer.

Eheu! Eheu! Wilfred Lawson, the
celebrated English character actor, has
lent his presence to another theatrical
flop. -A Point of Honor is a biograph-
ical play, and even Luther- Greene
should ‘be aware’ that biographical
plays are distinctly de trop on Broad-
way; and this one is unique only in
its startling interpretation of the

by Mr. Lawson) and his motive of
selling the plans of West Point to

Major John André,’ the British spy.
He did it all to test his_wife’s affec-
tion. Now there you have a rough
idea.

The action takes place throughout
six, Seenes, and each is replete with a
crashing curtain line and at least one
toast to “His Majesty the King” or
“His Excellency George Washington.”
The rest of the dialogue consists of
the constant repetition of some five or
six phrases, such as ‘“‘You mean you’re
going through with it?” “Benedict,
please,” “I don’t understand” and “I
can never look myself in the face
again.” This confusing situation,
added to the fact, that there is no ex-
position, but merely a series of dia-
matic encounters, leAds to a certain
amount of bewilderment about the
plot. The characters even seem to
share in the uncertainty, for when-
ever one. of them is asked to account
for his motives, he replies, “Oh,
various reasons.”
_ Nevertheless, it is plain that in-
eee between Tories and Benedict

rnold is rife, and whenever a par-
ticularly revealing conversation fin-
ishes it is not surprising to find an-
other asa character popping up
from behind Ligh backed arm-chair.
None of the actors, except Mr. ,Law-
son, are particularly adept at express-
ing emotion or psychological complexi-
ties, so that the audience is wise to

fervor. In fact, poor Mr. Lawson
bears most of the burden of impart-
ing reality to the action, and this
must be especially difficult as he is
forced to limp through his part on one
paralyzed leg:

. The climax of hysterical emotion-
alism oceurs when Benedict, all alone
after his world has come crashing
about. his ears, is comforted by his
faithful friend with the words, “Bene-
dict, you’re letting’go!” ie i

In Philadelphia





em” i. .
Movies

Aldine: You Only Live Once, with
Sylvia Sidney and Henry Fonda.

Boyd: Lloyds of London,-with Fred-
die Bartholomew and Madeleine Car-
roll.

Earle: Bulldog Drutamond Escapes,
with Ray Milland and Heather Angel.

Fox: More Than a Secretary, with
Jean Arthur and George Brent.

Karlton: Men Are Not Gods, Nan
Miriam Hopkins.

Palace: Beloved Enemy, with Brian
Aherne and Merle Oberon.

Powell and Madeleine Carroll.
Stanton: Black Legion, :
Humphrey Bogart. a

- Victoria: After the Thin Man, with
William Powell and Myrna a Loy.:’

- Theatres
Chestnut. Street Pride and Bais
dice, through Saturday.
Forrest: Idiot’s aera,
Saturday.

Academy ag Music
Beethoven: Prometheus Overture,
Symphony No. 4, Concerto No. 5 for
piano and orchestra (Emperor).

Local Movies

Seville: Thursday, The “Beloved

Vagabond, with Maurice Chevalier;
Friday and Saturday, Come and Get
It, with Edward Arnold; Sunday, The
Plot Thickens, with Zazu Pitts; Mon-
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, One in
a Million, with Sonja Henie.
Wayne: Thursday,’ Friday and Sat-
urday, Stowaway, with Shirley Tem-
ple; Sunday, Monday and Tuesday,
Come and Get It, with Edward Arn-
‘0ld-Wednesday, Jungle Princess.

_ Ardmore: Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, Rembrandt, with Charles}
Laughton; Sunday. and Monday, ane
Me a Love Song; Tuesday ~
Wednesday, Smartest Girl in Town,
with Anne Sothern.

with

through



A Point of Honor, Luther Greene, | :

character of Benedict Arnold (played |

’ | Louis.

sink into an enduring haze of patriotic |.



Players? Club Elections

Players’ Club takes pleasure
in announcing the following elec-;
tions. Business-Manager,Kath-
erine Bingham, ’88; Chairman
of the Sgenery ~ Committee,
Jeannne Quistgaard, ’88; Chair-
man of the Lighting Committee,
Catherine Hemphill, ’39; new
_members:. Anne _Goodman,. ’38;..}
Julia Harned, 39; Alieia Low,
"38; Jeanne Guistganrd, '38, and
Janet Thom, ’38.









Faculty Notes



Miss Swindler, of the Archaeology
Department, reported on archaeolog-
ical manuscripts at a meeting of the
Publications’ Committee of the Ameri-
can Council.-of Learned. Societies in

New York,

Mr. Ernst Diez, of the Department
of: History of Art, will give a lecture
on Simultaneity in Old and Modern
Art to the Philadelphia Federation of
Art Students on January 27.

‘Mr. Bernheimer, of the History of
Art Department, addressed the Art-
ists’. Union in Philadelphia on Sur-
realism,

Mr. Weiss, of the Philosophy, De-_-
partment, spoke before the graduat
Philosophy Club of Yale University
on Indwiduals, Wheles and Aggeére-
gates.
Miss Fairchild, of the Department
of Social Economy, attended the an-~
nual meeting of the American Associ-
ation of Schools of Social Work at
George Washington University in St.
She is also a member of the
Committee of Montgomery County on
Public Assistance, al which Miss Park
is. chairman.

Miss Kraus, also of the Social
Economy Department, will direct a
forum on problems of public assist-
ance in the Commonwealth of Penn-
sylvania and Montgomery County in
the Deanery on February, 13. Inter-
ested persons in the county will at-
tend and any undergraduates who are
interested are also, invited, —



ABROAD AT HOME |







There is a law. in. Pennsylvania
which requires all restaurants and
eating places to have a stretcher and
wheel-chair-handy in case of an emer-
gency. Here’s refuge for the weary
and footsore..,Here’s rest for mu-
seum-feet. However, ‘restaurants are
also noted for other things beside
stretchers, so we suggested the fol-
lowing for entertainment of varying
sorts: ca i

You might begin, for instance, with
a little tea in the afternoon at the
Oriental Tea Cup, on Locust. street
about half a block from the Russian
Inn. Tea and a free reading of your
tea leaves or, if you prefer, a card
reading, for thirty-five cents. One
essential factor in the card reading
is a serious attitude. Otherwise.
Madame begins a tirade of “insulting
remarks. Dinner with the-same femi-
nine psychic is fifty. cents, but dinner
with Professor Kunkel Miller, “Phila-
delphia’ s Noted Psychic,” is priced at

doll
Stanley: On the Avenue, with Dick. eo

If you prefer music with your af-
ternoon tea or dinner, try the Cathay.
Tea Garden, 1221. Chestnut street.
Not too exciting, we’ll. admit, but
pleasant nevertheless.

Although drinks are obtainable al-
most anywhere in Philadelphia, may
we suggest some of the nicer hotels
for the~best drinks in the best com-
pany. The Bellevue is excellent, be-
ing centrally located on the corner of
Broad and Walnut, but the Warwick,
1701 “Locust street, seems to be more
popular. The latter is especially con-
venient after a: performance at the

“Academy of Music, which is also on

Locust street, three blocks away. The
Copper Bar of th e Adelphia is prob-
ably best after’ an evening at the:
Chestnut Street Opera House, because
you pass it at 13th and, Chestnut on
the way to the station. The Arcadia
restaurant is most agreeable, but de-.
mands an escort with pocket. money.
If Philadelphia proper bores you,
thére are several possibilities along .
the Main Line. The General Wayne
Inn ‘at Narberth on Montgonfery pike
is i bs to be a delightf place to’



ficiently renovated” to Accommodate
d| moderns in a. Revolitionary- atmos-
phere...

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MRS. MANNING RESTATES

LE ERS eat ys

‘whole, rather than in two sharp di-

“not interrupted with fixed engage-

, terial. °

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THE COLLEGE NEWS





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READING PERIOD -AIMS



Taylor, February 8.—In a_ state-
ment to the College News Mrs. Man-
ning explained again certain aspects
of the function-f the reading period
from her own individual point of
view:

“This year ‘the. yeading "period was
distinctly an experiment and may be
given up at any,time. In general we
thought it better to take any time
necessary to prepare for the final ex-
amination from the other examination
periods rather than from’ lectures.
My own idea is that it is a good thing
for seniors to grasp the year as a



visions. Advocates of the reading
period in other colleges feel that it is
a good thing to have a few weeks

ments in which the student can spend
his full time-in continuous work at
one subject or another. If this is to
apply to the whole senior class its
main purpose would be to insure more
intensive reading. Yet I do not see
why the period should not be used
differently by -individual students ac-
cording to their neéds and their’ sub-
ject. nor why honors students should
not devote the time to gathering ma-
terial for ‘their long reports.

“In individual “cases it may be
better for the student to leave the
college entirely for the “period, in or-
der to work steadily in-other libraries
and with other collections of ma-
What is really objectionable
(and this I want to emphasize), is for





casa
es





students to- remain five of six days
on -the Bryn Mawr campus cleaning
up odd jobs and then depart with the
hazy--notion,that—they. may._find an
opportunity. to do. a little reading
somewhere else.

“Arrangements for the omission of
examinations create considerable in-
convenience for some faculty mem-

Sagaagecmenato hy vege Phereforc» thesperiatowE obs

be continued, unless -its value is
proven. 'I-should like, if it is not too
inconvenient, to try it one more year
because on the basis of!the examina-
tions this year and answers to very
definite questions put to every senior,
more conclusive opinions on its value
may be reached. On the other hand
I am sure that several faculty mem-
bers would prefcr to give it up at
once and that’ there will be consider-
able discussion this spring on whether
it will be tried for even one more
year,” o



Seniors Find Reading
Period a Necessity



Continued from Page One

partments, but deal with the question
of the general advantages of a-read-
ing period regardless of the subject
being studied. First of all, one or
two students found it hard to con-
centrate on one subject forthe whole
two weeks. ‘A Geology student ex-
pressed the difficulty of working with-
out the encouragements and pressure
of classes and outside interests. A
Psychology major regretted the fact
that there were no conferences dur-





N
ing the two weeks to stimulate her

interest. —

Statistics show that only five out
of—the—tlass- weft away “forthe
entire -period, forty-one took a va-
cation mid-year week-end or three
or four days in the middle of the
period, and approximately ten were
here throughout the entire period.
F'Ehe-rest~went away~ for -2ne-sr-t wo:
nights at a time. Of those who went
away for. the entire period, all claim
that they got just as much, not
more, done, than ‘they would haWe at
college. One History of Art major
made good use of local museums and
libraries. at home. Of those that
stayed on campus the whole time, at
least half were working on back
papers or. Honors reports. Only one
found it hard to work here and that
was not so much because of the de-
pleted campus as it was because of
the lack of pressure.

This leads directly to an important
point in the’ comprehensive system.
Are students of college age ready to
do adult, mature work? Can they
concentrate entirely on one. subject.
for a two-week period without becom-
ing discouraged, bored or tired? “A
Philosophy major, whey confronted
with this question, said that if one
did become tired during the reading
period, then the whole senior year
would be boring, since it demands al-
most unlimited concentration on one
subject. She added. this inevitably
leads to the question as to whether
or not comprehensives demand more
specialization than the average col-







lege student wishes to attempt...

Almost’ without exception the.Sen-
iors want another reading period just
before the final examinations... Most
-want-at~ least one. week, some even
want two. The one or two dissenters
are afraid of nervous tension during
those few days just before exams,
or they are not willing-to have the
semester’ lengthened. Howeyer,. the
MAIO OfoethOy SONiOLS.6C@M PKs
fectly willing to have the semester
correspondingly lengthened in order
to have a certain amount of time to
assimilate all comprehensive material.

*



Cooperation Prevails
Among the Americas



Continued from Page One

sion. The formation of such a Com
Argentinians, who feared an attempt
to-organize America politically and to
set up a rival to thé League of Na-
tions». -” hi

The commissions dealing with :the
questions of neutrality and limitation
of arms were: not so successful. The
fundamental difference of opinion be-
tween the United States and’ South
America concerning: the, distinetion-be-
tween aggressor and victim could not
be reconciled. Article Six, as finally
accepted by the Conférence, provided
for.conferences between non-combat=
ants to find a common outlook consis-
tent with the domestic legislation of
each country.. The obvious Jack of
force in such an agreement is con-
trary to the views of the United
States.



mission was strongly opposed by thé



ALUMNA. WRITES PRIZE PLAY .
The Bureau of New "Play s, founded
last_year_under the sponsorship of.
film encourage
new playwriting. talent, announced its ‘

seyen companies to

prize awards. through its director,
Theresa Helburn. Last year Miss
Helburn presided, over Bryn Mawr’s

May... gy as. Queen Elizabeth.

Of the 230 manuscripts which were
required té be submitted by authors
not more. than three years out of ¢éol-
lege, only six received awards. Among
the winners was Janet Marshall, Bryn
Mawr, ’33, who is at present a gradu-
ate student, sat Yale University. Her
play, A Streak of Pink, is largely a
satire on political radicalism among
young people, _



mission to study limitation of arma-
ments was equally unsuccessful;

Mr. Fenwick’s particular commis-
sion, occupying itself with juridical
questions, endeavored to draw up a
treaty to. prevent forcible collection of
contract debts. The Porter Conven-
tion of 1905 provided for the same
thing with arbitration for alternative
action. The question of arbitration
was exhaustively discussed at the
1986 Conference, with Peru stipulat-
ing that arbitration should only be
resorted to after local: procedures had
been exhausted. Unfortunately, such
procedures are quite likely to occupy
years, and arbitration would be in-
definitely postponed. The matter was



finally: left to the vegular Inter-Amer-
ican Conference to be held at Lima in

The agreement of the Com-}1938. .



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CLYDE FREEMAN: Sice/-Nerved Auto Test
Driver. “You bet I smoke Camels. I’m
convinced they’re mild: Camels help my
digestion—and they never get on my
nerves or tire my taste!”

WHAT

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TONY MANERO: Record-Smashing 1936
National Open Golf Champion. “1 enjoy
eating and have a grand feeling of being
at.ease afterward...when I smoke Camels

along with my a hae ~.

MRS. RUFUS PAINE SPALDING Ill, of «
Pasadena, yachting enthusiast. “1 smoke

as many Camels as I please. I find it’s‘a -

happy. way to ease strain. And you'll
find Came's on my-table at every meal.”








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‘LEE GEHLBACH: Recopmieid as America’s







MRS. DOROTHY POYNTON HILL: Wor/d’s
Champion High Diver. “With Camels I’ve
found I-can enjoy smoking whenever I
want. I heartily endorse the idea of ‘for
digestion’s-sake—smoke Camels.’”




LAWRENCE T. K. GRISWOLD: Exp/orer,
now deep in the African gorilla country. “At
best; eating on an expedition in the jungle
is no picnic. I find that smoking Camels
is a great aid to my digestion.’




No. 1 Test Pilot. “Tor a steady Camel

. smoker. Camels.don’t frazzle my nerves.
. When I’m bogged down, it’s great to

smoke my Cameland get thatcheery ‘lift.””
























GARDNER W. MATTSON, Class of 1939, says: “There are
plenty of reasons why it’s Camels for me. Camels help
when I’m in for a long session— give me a ‘lift’ that. keeps
me going. I like my chow too. Smoking Camels at my
meals and afterwards.sputs me in fine fettlé where diges-
tion’s concerned. ‘I’d walk a mile for a Camel.’”

Camels set you right the whole day through. At meal-
times Camels aid digestion — speeding up the flow of di-
gestive fluids, increasing alkalinity— bringing you a‘sense:
of well-being. When you're tired, get an invigorating
“lift” in energy with a Camel. Camels set you right!

“HERB” LEWIS: High-scor-
ing sparkplug of thechampion
DetroitRed Wings.“ mkeen
about the way I can smoke
Camels right through the
training season. With the
constant strain of keeping
on my toes and traveling,”
my digestion takes iton the
chin. But smoking Camels
with my meals and after-
wards eases tension. Cam-
els build up a fellow’s sense
of well-being. Boy, how I
énjoy that Camel flavor.”

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“THE COLLEGE NEWS









Munich Junior Year

Is Newly Organized,



"Mr. Max Diez “Chiosett ‘Secretary|~

. Of Council Which Handles

3 American End
REGISTRATION GROWING

(Especially contributed by Mr. Max
Diez, Vice-President and Secretary of
the American Council on Junior Year
in Munich.)

’ The Junior Year in Munich, whieh
suffered a severe setback when it was
dropped by the University of Dela-
ware in 1933, is recovering with sur-
prising vigor.’ There are thirty-four
Juniors in Munich this year, represent-
ing some twenty-five different colleges
and universities (there are three from
Bryn Mawr), and in spite of wars and
rumors of wars all signs seem to point
to an increased registration for
1937-8.

This success is largely due to the
efforts of Dr. Edmund E. Miller, for-
merly of the German Department of
the University of Delaware, who in
1935-6 courageously set_out with Mrs.
Miller to conduct a Junior Year in
Munich on his own responsibility with
the help of the German staff.and Ad-
ministration in Munich, but without
the support of an American organiza-
tion.

That, in view of present political
and economic conditions; in Europe,
may have seemed a daring Venture,





o

_ but interest in international education

is keen and is growing apace, and the
German Junior Year Council and its
Advisory Committee held at’ Richmond
on December 29 was attendéd by al-
most a hundred ‘enthusiastic repre-
sentatives of the German departments
of. various colleges and universities.
The need of an American organiza-
tion to manage and direct the academic
work of the Junior Year in Munich,
as well as its finances, became ap-
parent last summer and led, on -De-
cember 28, to the incorporation of an

' Executive. Council under the presi-

dency of Professor Camillo von Klenze,
Professor Emeritus of German in the
College of the City of New York and
founder of the Junior Year in Munich
in 1930. .

The Council will supervise and di-
rect the academic work of the Juniors

itr Munich through itsDirector, Dr.,

Miller,: who is now employed by . the
Council, and will undertake to guar-
antee to American colleges that this
work will be in every~“respect, both.
quantitatively and qualitatively, the
equivalent of a full year’s work at

- home: It will further assume respon-

sibility for chaperonage and housing
of the students, and will endeavor to

establish the project on a firm and

2

liable financial basis.
_ The backbone of the academic work
m Munich is made up of an intensive
quired course in the German Lan-
age Composition (three hours a
feck for thirty-five weeks) anda
umber of electives, including as
German Literature (six

History of Art (three hours) and His:
tory of Music (three hours). In addi-
tion to these, there are supplementary
courses in the German Drama, the
Opera, Music and Art, utilizing the
museums, theatres and. opera houses
of. Munich; as: well as the many art
. treasures in Southern Germany which
are easily accessible from Munich.

_ All these courses, with the exception

of the Language course, are given by |



A Geometrical Relationship is Basis
— Of Beatty” ees

a



r ry

“In his lecture, entitled Naive
Geometry in. Art, Dean: Robert M.
Ogden of Gornell dealt with art and
beauty from a psychological point of
view, and discussed in particular the
two types of beauty which are dis-
tinguished by rational analysis:
“static” and “dynamic.”

Starting with the assumption that
“all things seen are geometrically
perceived,” that is, we recognize an
object by its contours, or the special
relationship of its parts, Dean Ogden
said-that beauty must. be primarily a
geometrical relationship. To. under-
stand this relationship psychologists
have investigated the genesis of the
mathematical and geometrical ‘sys-
terms. By experimentation
been discovered that simple self-evi-
dent forms or prototypes such as
circles or rectangles. are the forms
which are most easily perceived.

; pate



members of the faculty of the Uni-
versity of Munich (both full profes-
sors and: Dozenten), but.are arranged
and organized according to the Amer-
ican plan with required attendance,
quizzes, term papers, semester exami-
nations and grades. With the con-
sent of the home college, the juniors
will, however, also be permitted™ to
take one or two of the regular uni-
versity lecture courses given for Ger-
man students, and the Junior Year
organization provides tutors to assist
them in this kind of work.

The average total cost to the stu-
dent, from New York to New York,
September 23 to August 15; is $1070,

twhich includes everything but spend-

ing money and special. optional vaca-

tion trips (some of this year’s group,

for instance, are spenditig Christm
vacation in-Italy with their professor
in History of Art). »-The Finance
Committee of the Council is undertak-
ing to raise money for scholarships for
deserving students who cannot pay all
of this price, as well as for a guar-
antee fund to meet any emergency
arising in case of unforeseen disturb-
ances in the exchange market or of
war.





GREEN HILL FARMS

3 a) Line and Lancaster Avenue

| &"Feminder that we would like
jo take care of your ‘parents
and friends, whenever they







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come to visit you. ‘

L. ELLSWORTH METCALF
Manager

JEANNETTE’S

_Bryn Mawr Flower Shop, Inc.
Flowers for All Occasions

823 Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr 570

mental types of design in~art: an
enumerative or, static type..in- which.
the design is made up of units and
these multiplied. to form -the whole,
and the other a proportional or dy-
namic type in which the design ad-
vances from one part to the next by
geometrical progression. Dean Ogden
gave the Parthenon as an architec-
tural example of this second type. All
the different measurements of this
building “belong to a single series of
geometrical progressions of increas-
ing and decreasing. golden sectors
which are not reducible to units ‘or
modules of given size.”

Instances of static art were Boti-
celli’s Magnificat, ‘in which all the
centers of importance in the picture
will fit ‘onto the. five points of a
Pythagorean star, and the Lesson in
Anatomy by Rembrandt, where the
heads of the figures can all be in-
cluded in nine ‘concentric circles,
Dean Ogden performed an experi-
ment in which the subjects were asked
to draw a satisfying figure on a piece
of paper. The figure drawn could
be divided into two types, ones in
which the figure was self-contained,
centripetal and others, centrifugal, in
which the figure related itself to its
surroundings, the paper on which it
was drawn.



A. S. U. Sends Supplies to Spain
Two largé. packing :cases of sup-
plies, collected during a recent tea
given by the A. S. U., were forwarded
to. the League for the Defence of
Spanish Democracy. The clothing and

non-combatants:

‘causes. A good house “almost dictates].

food will be largely used to benefit;



Better Houses _ Result of. Survey
By Graduate. Students



Common Room, January 13.—In a
talk on the national housing problem
before the Industrial Group, Mr. Wil-
liam W. Jeannes attacked.the ~Fed-
eral Housing Administ¥ation. as a
“big fake” and a “shrewd trick: of
the real estate people.” Mr. Jeannes
is the treasurer and manager of the
Carl Mackley Houses. in’ Frankford,
Pennsylvania, which were’ built in
1932 by the Hosiery Workers’ Union.

Low-cost homes for working people,
he stated, present one of the major
problems of our day. Although hous-
ing is not a. panacea for all social
and economic’ ills, it can alleviate
their intensity and combat their

to decent people”
effect.

The problem, however, is not being
successfully met under the program
of the FHA. Its appropriations are
inadequate, its management is inef-
ficient and the type of homes’it builds
demands_rents-far above the means
of the people they are intended to
help. : :

The Carl Mackley Houses, of which
Mr. Jeannes is manager, are not prod-
ucts of the FHA, but were built after
a survey made by Bryn Mawr gradu-
ate students under Miss Kingsbury
and Miss Fairchild for members of
the Hosiery Workers’ Union. . The
necessary ordinance for. building was
obtained only after «a long struggle
with the City Countil and was passed
over the Mayor’s veto, an event wich

in its stimulating

Two ry he of Design ‘ _| These forms are the bases of design | Mr. Jeannes Assails Miss Goldman Directs Tarsus Dig
F dTh ee Art and the ones most used in art. oe ficion f FHA Miss Hetty Goldman, director of the
- Foun roug 0 Psychologically there:are.two.funda- | — ency 0

archaeological expedition of Bryn
Mawr College, the Archaeological In-
hstitute of America and Harvard Uni-
versity, will sail for Tarsus on Febru-
ary~24° “Miss Ann Hoskin, assistant
in the field, will accompany her, and —
Miss Maynard Riggs, volunteer in the *

as secretary for the.expedition.- The
architect is Miss Dorothy Cox.

The report of the see
last year will gppear in’ the March
issue of the American Journal, of
Archaeology and in a spring saans of
Alumnae Bulletin.



had not occurred for ten years.

The houses offer, in addition to low
rent, the advantage of being well or-
ganized and efficiently managed. ‘They
evo ~a nursery, a library which
was~built and furnished by the occu-
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Ursinus basketball team crushed the
Bryn-Mawr varsity with a score of
42-15. Ftom the beginning the vis-

_itors~had everything ~ their rr ey, remained. after ‘Seeing... Varsity.

“and _ played rings around the be-|

_ fuddled Bryn Mawr team.

Ursinus showed splendid teamwork
and general handling of: the ball.

’ Their passes went like clockwork and

only comparatively poor shooting pre-
‘vented a much higher score... Varsity,
slower and less sure in theit team-
work, was. unable to work out. any
means of eluding the vigilant Ursinus
players, who stepped in with perfect
timing to intercept the Bryn Mawr
passes. --Bryn. Mawr forwards had
few chances to shoot from near the
basket. Almost all their baskets
were- long shots from the side or
from -near the center of the floor,
taken desperately when they found
themselves unable to ‘get nearer the
goal. They made a comparatively
large number of their shots, showing
that their. real weakness. lay inthe
passing rather than inthe actual scor-
ing of baskets. ’

Harshaw starred for the visitors,
making 15 of the Ursinus goals. She]
played a good steady game, intercept-
ing well and netting shots from any

angle.
Line-up
BRYN MAwrR URsSINUS
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Hoagland ...... carer Harshaw
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Washburn .... 2 ...eeeee Fenton
Jackson .....-.. re Meyers
E. Smith ...3... a Shoemaker
Goals—Bryn~ Mawr, Norris (4),
Hoagland (3), Gill (2); Ursinus—
Erdman (5), Harsghaw (14), Von
Kleek (3). Fouls—Bryn Mawr, Gill,
Smith; Ursinus—Erdman, Rothermel.
‘Substitutions—Rothermel for Shoe-
’ Yhakér, Shoemaker for Rothermel.
‘Referees—Brown arid Casey.



Religion of Indians
Expressed in Dance



Continued from Page. One

he imitates the action of seeking out
and killing his prey, he raises his ‘arm
in thanksgiving’ to thee Great Spirit.
After he has eaten, he puts out the
fire and carries off the remains of his
kill. Hunting dances of two different
tribes were given.

The hoop dance from the Wisconsin
woods is performed before the chief
when the ‘tribe is about to start on

the war-path. Any dancer who is un-

4] Perience thro

successful in twisting rapidly through
the hoop must stay home. In another
hoop dance, which moves more slowly,
the hoop is gradually raised from the
ankles and up over the head without

- any aid from the hands.

The performers completed the pro-
gram by a dance which followed in
its rhythm and steps a poem called
God’s Drum, by Dr, Alexander. The
dancers themselves beaded and em-
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Gymnasium,: February 6. — The
gloom’ among Bryn | Mawr Tooters who
down to overwhelming defeat before
Ursinus was dissipated as the second
team outplayed the Ursinus seconds.
to win by,a score of 29-14. The
Ursinus seconds were so inferior to
their first team that Bryn Mawr,
playing almost as well as our varsity,
beat them without great effort.

The Bryn Mawr team -cooperated
well, using short, quick passes which
their opponents were unable to inter-
cept. The Bryn Mawr guards used
their superior height to great ad-
vantage to take the ball as it came
down from the backboard and to
reach Ursinus passes.

After Ursinus had made the fir st
score on a foul shot, Bryn Mawr took
the lead and never lost it thereafter.
Whitmer thrilled spectators with
three successive baskets from the mid-
dle of the floor...The three forwards
continued to roll up a steady advant-
age. which was never’ threatened
throughout the game.

Line-up
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Bridgman
S. Meigs

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URSINUS, 2ND
Claflin
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oe MOPer iis yc. Ws es . Hallman

GoalsBryn- Mawr, Bridgman (4),

S. Meigs (7), Whitmer (5)? Ursinus
—Claflin 4); Kerstetter (4). Fouls—
Bryn Mawr, Bridgman, M. Meigs;
Ursinus—Claflin, Kerstetter. (2),
| Grauert, Evans, -Substitutions—Beck

tin, Klein. for Ferrér. Ursinus—
Bishop for. Kerstetter, Evans for
Rothermel,’ Snyder for Hallman.

Referees—Brown and Casey.



Lectures Deal With Modern Dance
. Anniouncement was made by the Art
Alliance of Philadelphia of a series
of demonstrations for the development
of an appreciative audience in the
modern dance. “~

Mr. _—_ Martin, dance editor of
The New York Times, will initiate the

dealing with the historical background
of the subject. Further speakers will
be: Martha Graham‘6n February 25,
Hanva Holim on March 10, Doris
Humphrey on March 24 and Charles
Weidman on April 7. None of the
principals will dance themselves, but
their technique will be demonstrated
by their own groups. il

Tickets for the series may be pur-
chased at the Art Alliance by mem-
bers for $2.50 and by non-members for
$3.50. Special student tickets costing
$2.50 for the series may be ordered



series with a lecture on February 18,





DANCE. BOOKS PLACED
IN NEW BOOK. ROOM



linthacisete of the dance, whether
they enjoy. it vicariously or through
active participation, will be interested
in a reserve shelf in the New Book
Room made up of books on dancing.
Under...the stimulus » of. the annua}.
let Russe and of the more recent
presentation of Uday Shan-Kar
Goodhart;
particularly dance-minded,

in
is becoming
and the
dance reserve should prove to be a
Book

the campus

welcome. addition to the New
Room.

The -shelf Contains a number of
books on the.development of the dance
in different ‘countries and civilizations
and on outstanding"contributors to the
art, including Africa Dances, by Geof-
frey Gorer, lent by Miss Katharine
Lord; L’Ame et la Danse, by Paul
Valery; Der Tanz in der Antike, by
Fritz Weege; Jsadora . Duncan, by
Arnold Genthe, lent by Miss Josephine
Petts; Nijinsky, by Romola: Nijinsky,
lent by Miss Charlotte Howe; Balleto-
mania, by Arnold L. Haskell, lent by
Miss Marion Edwards: Park; The Art
of the Dance, by Isadora Duncan, lent
by Miss Marna Brady; Poems of the
Dance, by Edward. R. Dickson, and
An Introduction to the Classic Dances

of Japan, by Rikuhei Umemoto and‘

¥utaka Ishizawa.

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class meets, to be held February 16
jand 23. The managers’ committee
has ‘planned the events so that every-

interested

‘one, from beginner to advaneed swim-

mer, can enjoy competition.. Varsity
Squad swimmers have been barred
from the meets, to: give those/ with
less ability a chance to win. ‘Cups
will be given to class, individual and
diving champions.

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go to their class manager: 1937, E.
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Side stroke for form. (3) Back crawl
dash, one length. (4) Crawl for
form. (5) Diving (a) Standing
front, (b) Running front or swan,
(c) Jacknife, (4) One optional dive.
(In all the above events, two entries
from each class.) (6) Relay, one
length free style, six entries from each
class. (7) Mystery Event, everyone
competing.
having the greatest number’ of par-

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Continued from Page One

‘their rites of conduct. In the Hindu

religion, for instance, every soul be-'

“Yow the rank of Brahmin must. go
through a series of rebirths. Their
view of the nature of: man was dual-
—

In the realm of philosophy we find
a-long series of contributions. There

«ds hardly any view that could not be

found in the history of philosophy,
though the emphasis throughout is
on causality and cognition’ rather
than on the emotions. Philosophy,
however, will in future play a differ-
ent role in psychology. .There is and
will be a scientific analysis to tra-
ditionally philosophical subjects—a
critical analysis of scientific concepts,
but by the employment of experi-
mental methods.

In the, great literature of the
world, sick, Voila vier of human beings
is described and analyzed. Shakes-
peare gives beautiful delineations of
emotions, but we must approach emo-
tion in a scientific way if we want
to make any advance.

The’ fifth source, the doctrine of
evolution, is’ one of -the- most im-
portant. Darwin showed that man is
not a special species, but is one in a
continuous series. The idea of the
catastrophic creation of the world
“was destroyed, man. was decentral-
ized and became a proper object for
scientific ‘research. Psychology has
concretized the scientific concept of
man expressed by Darwin.
_» Modern psychology is based not on
the “opinion”: of, the old philosophers

but on knowledge, which must re>

ceive experimental or empirical veri-
fication and cannot be based on gen-
eralizations. There are three criteria
which limit the questions that can be
- asked in a psychological study of the
nature of man: first, that knowledge
must furnish an understanding of the
things ye are talking about, secondly,
we must. be able to quantify—to. say
“so much of this produces so much of
that.” -This is the ideal-of quantity
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Vject’ Individuals,

N. .Y., will speak on The Myths

of Science at a meeting of the
Swarthmore, Philosophy Club,
which is.to be held Thursday
evening, February 11, at the
Friends’ Meeting House on the
Swarthmore campus. Members
of the Bryn Mawr Philosophy
Club are invited to attend.’



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expressed by Kant. Thirdly, we must
be able to give a specific answer-to a

specific question.

bp ¥ ¢ . -
Physical science aims to know much

about little, but the little is of great
importance. The contribution of ex-
perimental psychology is that scien-
tific methods can be used to gain
understanding of and control over
human. nature., The fundamental
postulate of psychology is that the
psycho-physica¥ concept is a unity.
Causation is taken to be a continuous
thing moving from the physical to
the mental and back.

The line between psychology and
physiology is obliterated, but psycho-
logy is more. than physiology—it has
a different subject matter. Psycho-
logical experiments have been made
before physical and chemical ones of
the same sort. In short, psychology,
besides: having a cultural contribution,
a theoretical, and a practical, is valu-
able because it deals with concepts
which are not being developed in
other fields.



Internes Defeat Faculty

Gymnasium, January 22.—The In-
ternes from the Bryn Mawr Hospital
overwhelmed the Faculty basketball
team, 45-12, as students and nurses
cheered on their respective teams from
the balcony. The Faculty team con-
sisted of Messrs. Blanchard, Brough-
ton; Hedlund, Guiton and Lattimore.



_- Addresses Philosophy Club

Mr. Weiss. spoke to the Graduate
Philosophy Club of Yale University
on-Thursday, February 4; on: the sub-



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Common Room, Wibiucty 9.—When
Roosevelt was re-elected the cry of all
Republicans was one of fear for the
In spite
of what the predictions may have
been, the situation really does call for
some clarification as to;what the Con-
stitution actually says.

Dr,

In tracing the history of. the Con-
stitution, which was originally in-
tended to provide for a™ system of
overlapping but separated compart-
ments, one finds that the first time
the Suprené Court refused to follow
a law passed by Congress was in.,the
case of Marbury vs. Madison. Since
then the Court has made similar de-
cisions on the Dred Scott case, -the
Child Labor Act, the Income Tax, and
the Minimum Wage Law of New
York.

Since the Constitution is not clear

on many points, the personality of the;

judge does influence his opinion. The
resulting 5-4 decisions represent, in a
sense, the opinion of one judge against
those of four other judges, the House
andthe -President.._The problem. is,

‘what can be.done about it?

One proposal is that no law can be
declared unconstitutional except by
unanimous bench, This amendment
might prove unsatisfactory in the
case of dissenters. Another proposal
is: if the Supreme Court declares a
law unconstitutional, this declaration
should have the same effect as a presi-
dential veto which can: be voted
against by a two-third majority of
the. Senate.

President Roosevelt chooses to add
new judges to the Court as they pass
the age of 70, but the maximum num-
ber of judges is to be set at 15.



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Park entertained’) at diriner in the
Deanery in honor of President Mary
Emma Woolley, of Mt. Holyoke, who
will retire from the presidency at the
close of the academic year.

In addition to Miss Woolley guests
at dinner,were: Presiden®Thomas S.
Gates, of’ the University of Pennsyl-
vania, and Mrs. Gates; Provost Josiah
H, Penniman, of the University of
Pennsylvania,and Mrs. Penniman;
President-Frank Aydelotte, of Swarth-
more, and Mrs. Aydelotte; Dean Fran-
ces B. Blanshard, of Swarthmore Col-
lege; Professor Brand Blanshard and
Presidént William Wistar Comfort; of
Haverford, and Mrs. Comfort; Dr.
Rufus M. Jones, Professor Emeritus
of Haverford, recently retired Presi-
dent of the Board of Trustees and Di-
rectors of Bryn Mawr College, and
Mrs. Jones; Mr. ‘Charles J. Rhoads,
recently elected President of the Board
of Trustees and Directors of Bryn
Mawr College, and Mrs. Rhoads; Dean
Manning and Professor Ff€derick J.
Manning, of Swarthmore; Dean Eu-
nice Morgam Schenck; Miss Kings-
bury,~ Professor Emeritus of. Bryn
Mawr College; Miss Margaret: Lord;
Mr.and Mrs. Francis Biddle, of. Phila-
delphia.

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under a single permanent depart-
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nancing of all forms of assistance by.
the State through budgeted appropri-
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officers and employees on the merit
basis.

Seven recommendations, drawn up
by Mr. Herbert F. Goodrith, Dean of
the University of Pennsylvania
School of Law, are designed to give
Pennsylvania an adequate,. coordi-
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program which will guard relief
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