College News, 1921-04-06, Vol. 07, No. 21

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Volume VII.    Np. 21.
BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, APFflL 6, 1921
Price 10 "Cents
SENIOR PLAY, "IF I WERE KING"
DEPICTS VILLON'S FRANCE
Many Characters From His Ballads
v Used By Justin McCarthy in Play
"If I Were King," by Justin McCarthy,
Senior play, will be given in the gymna-
sium1 on 'Saiurlfciy^Ajmi ^T^"^*^"
Tickets may be bought from J. Peyton,
business manager, in robrij,18, Radnor Hall.
Reserved seats for members of the college
are $.75; unreserved, $.50, for outsiders,
$1.50 and $1.00.
Many characters of the play have a basis
in history. Among these are Francois
Villon, 'Louis XI, Tristan L'Hermite,
Olivier Le Dam, Thibuat d'Assigny, and
Katherine de Vaucelles. The tavern men
and women, Blanche, Isabeau, and others,
are taken from Villon's poems. The trans-
lations of Villon's ballads used jn the play
were done by Rosetti and Swineburn. La
Maumariie, C't un vo^ageur tcv'nant de
guerre, and other old French songs of
Normandy and Bretagnc will be suHg.
EIGHTEEN OCCUPATIONS REPRESENTED BY EXPERTS AT
ANNUAL WEEK-END VOCATIONAL CONFERENCE
Value    of   College   Training   and    Question' of    Salaries   Discussed
With eighteen speakers representing as many fields oi work, ranging from
psychology to playwriting, and including labor adjustment, interior decoiation, law,
teaching, etc., a vocational conference was betd at Bryp Mawr last Friday afternoon
and night, and Saturday morning. The speakers" emphasized the, need of college
training io7 woiU'in-aimo'si'every field, and also showed,-that sex prejudice was fast
disappearing, and that women were being recognized in all lines IcA work. The
conference  was  planned-arid   arranged  by  Dean  Smith.                '     .  ~^
FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION
CONFERENCE DRAWS STUDENTS
Good Will Advocated in Relations
Between Nations of World
The problem of applying Christ's prin-
ciples to every phase of every day life,
and especially 4fi international relations,
was the issue at the Fellowship of Recon-
ciliation Conference held at Westtown, Pa.,
last Week-end. Bryn Mawr students and
alumnae at the conference were: M. Ballou,
'20; E. Biddle, '20; C. Bickley, '21; E.
Newell, '21; P. Ostroff, '21; J. Fisher,-'22;
G. Rhoads, '22; E. Mathews, '23, and D.
Meserve, '23.
"Fellowship can contribute not a pro-
gram, but a way of approach to these
problems," Bishop Paul Jones declared,
speaking at the opening meeting of the
conference, Friday evening. "We want to
risk our Fives for that which will build
humanity, not for that which will destroy
it." Throughout the conference the prin-
ciples in which the fellowship was founded
were emphasized�that the teachings of
Christ are not traditions kept alive by the
Church, but power in the world today.
Playwriting a Glorious Game
"As a great and.glorious game there is
nothing like playwriting," said Theresa
Helburn, '08, speaking in Taylor Hall on
Friday evening. "It is a delightful avoca-
tion. 1 would never- advise anyone to go
into it as a vocation unless she had finan-
cial backing or some other job." Miss
Helburn was the winner of the Essay Prize
in 1908, and was "Sunny Jim," holder of
the Mary Helen Ritchie Memorial Prize.
After graduation she faugh) English and
drama, until, in 1915, she dfvoted her time
to writing and lecturing.    Miss Helburn is
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION  ELECTS
MARGARET SPEER  PRESIDENT   �
Marion Rawson is Vice-President
Margaret Speer was elected-president of
the Christian Association at the Association
meeting last Monday. Marion Rawson is
vice-president. Both Miss Speer's nomina-
tion, and Miss Rawson's were immediately
made elections.
President of the Junior class this year,
Miss Speer is chairman of the Religious
Meetings' Committee of the Christian Asso-
ciation, and until forced to resign because
of points, was also treasurer of the Asso-
ciation. In her Sophomore year she was
secretary of the Association.
Miss Rawson was vice-president of her
class, Sophomore year, and has served on
the Membership Committee of the Chris-
tian Association .until she "resigned because
of poor health.
now director and manager of the Theatre
Guild in Mew York.     �.....----------.      *
The two requisites for writing plays.
Miss Helburn said, are the same as for
writing any other work�"Have something
to say, and say it well." Technique of play-
writing can come through study of old
plays and play forms such as the college
student gets, and it can be gained from
direct contact with the theatre world.
There are drawbacks to getting such a
practical knowledge of the stage, Miss Hel-
burn pointed out; it is difficult to get good
acting parts, and other positions in the
theatre are rare. There is ajso the danger
that much humdrum work about a theatre
will rob the author of vitality and spon-
taneity, which are essential for real success
on the stage.
Financial Problems Difficult
In outlining the financial problems which
the managers face in producing a play, Miss
Helburn showed why these commerical
managers had to lie extremely careful in
choosing plays. But once you have sold a
successful play you will immediately get
requests for other plays, said Miss Helburn.
"Then you may begin to write plays to fit
certain actors, etc. You will see your first
play mangled by the producer, and you will
learn a lot from it. A good producer and
avgood actor'will put more into your play
than you think possible."
To market plays Miss Helburn warned
authors to have their plays well typed, to
have the names of the characters put in the
center of the page above each speech, and
to avoid heavy bindings, on a manuscript.
Letters recommending the play to the at-
tention of the manager were generally
worse than useless, Miss Helburn explained
illustrating by reading several letters which
had been sent her.
PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS WILL BE
MODELED ON  POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
A political campaign, with E. Vincent,
�23, as chairman; J. Wise, '24, and L. K.
Bowers, '23, as opposing candidates, will
be given for the next class, in public speak-
ing at 8 o'clock, in Taylpr Hall, on Mon-
day night. The last--^three classes have
discussed "Child Labor," "Disarmament,"
and impromptu subjects suggested by Mrs.
Pankhurst as the meeting progressed.
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Psychology Outlook Encouraging
Fields open to � women in psychology
were presented by DA Francis Maxfield,
director of the Bureau of Special Educa-
tion, at Harrisburg, Pa., and by Dr. Joseph
W. Hayes, of the Scott Company, in Den-
bigh siting room, on Friday afternoon.
"The outlook for women in psychology is
encouraging," Dr. Maxfield declared, "be-
cause the demand for psychologists is
bound to increase. Salaries compare favor-
ably with those in other "positions calling
for the same amount of training." �A psy-
chologist should have such training as is
required for a doctorate, and as much prac-
tical experience as possible in
psychology.                     ,
For success in this field, fundamental re-
quirements are personality, intelligence and
common sense, social-mindedness, an in-
terest in fitting the individual into the social
scheme,   and   a   scientific   attitude.
(CMtbMMd Ml Pact S)
Women  Successful Jn Law
Miss Dorothy Strauss, a New York law-
yer, spoke Saturday morning on "The Op-
portunities in Law for Women.'', Miss
Strauss graduated^ from Bryn Mawr in
1908.
"The lawyer's is a pioneering work," she
said, "and every woman must make up her
mind to have a struggle to get recognition."
She added that the struggle was chiefly
against sex prejudice, for legal obstacles
have been removed in every State except
Delaware l'p to the present it has been
dijncult for women to get training and
obtain positions. The best law schools are
not open to women, and a number of law
firms are conservative and employ men
alone. "No place, however, that has em-
ployed a woman has ever been dissatisfied,"
Miss Strauss continued, "and in most cases
women are treated exactly as men."�
Advantages of the profession are the
close contact with life and the variety of
work. "There are no two cases alike," she
declared, "and nearly all the affairs of the
world pass over your desk. A lawyer
needs ingenuity and adaptability. She must
be able to present advice in an acceptable
form, and put herself in the" client's place."
' Speaking of salaries, * Miss Strauss said
that they were smaller than those of other
professions in the beginning, so that it was
practically impossible to earn a living.
After the first few years, however, progress
rests entirely with thr individual. She con-
cluded by advising no one to go in for law
who did not have a natural leaning for it
plus a private income.
Child Welfare Presents Vast field
"Child Welfare" was discussed on Satur-
day morning in Pembroke West by Mr. F.
Prentice Murphy, director of the Seybert
Institution, Philadelphia, and Miss Leah
Feder, supervisor ,of the Children's'Aid for
Eastern Pennsylvania, and for two years
graduate student in the Cardta Woeris-
hoffer   Department at  Bryn Mawr.
Child welfare work, according to Miss
Feder, offers great chances for success
whether one goes into it as a paid worker
or merely as a citizen of a community.
Private organizations, such as the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
and the Children's Aid, need visitors for
country and city, psychologists, psychia-
trists and "doctors, besides workers for
institutions.
Mr., Murphy accentuated the opportuni-
ties for work in the child welfare field by-
describing the inefficiency of the present
agencies. Mr. Murphy cited cases to show
how children "are being neglected and
handicapped in the institutions meant for
their welfare. "So great is the injury to
children in public and private agencies that
all the workers that we could muster from
the men's and women's colleges would be
but a drop In the bucket for a long time,"
he stated.
"The job of the child welfare worker is
to understand and'' interpret children to
their parents, their teachers and their com-
..-^*^a��*��*�'' Mr. Murphy Went on to say.
She has great responsibility and opportu-
nity as well, for she can stop criminal bents
and perceive and encourage ability. There
are great openings in this Kne for social
work in the schools. Mr. Murphy con-
cluded, "What are needed in this work are
real people with character and imagination.
CLASSES THIS WEEK-END WILL
PREPARE WORKERS FOR BATE'S
Program    Includes   Story -Telling,
Games and Child Psychology
To give students who are planning to
work with children at Bates House and
elsewhere a working knowledge of child
psychology, the technique of telling stories
and playing games with children, two ses-
sions will be hejd this week-end at which
Miss Julia Williamson, of Philadelphia;
Miss Wharton, of the Bryn Mawr Commu-
nity Center; Dr. Arlitt, professor of edu-
cation, and Miss Applebee, will speak. The
course is given under the auspices of a
special committee of the Christian Asso-
tion, of which D. Dessau, '22, is chairman.
* Psychology of 'the child between four and
eight years old-will be discussed in brief
by Dr. Arlitt at the first session, on Friday
afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Miss Applebee
will demonstrate games for little children
on the same afternoon. Children from the
Commfinity Center will be present and take
part.                     �
Miss Julia Williamson, supervisor of the
story telling at the Free Library of Phila-
delphia, "will djanonstrate story telling for
children on Saturday morning at 11 o'clock.
Kindergarten games and songs will also be
shown by Miss Wharton of the Bryn Mawr
Community Center, and for this ajso the
committee plan to have children present.
TWELVE   COLLEGES   REPRESENTED
AT CONFERENCE AT HARVARD
Organization Plans to be National
Colleges from Six Different States
Twelve colleges from six different States
sent delegations to'a convention at Har-
vard on April 2 and 3, for the purpose of
organizing an International Liberal Society.
Four well-known men, representing various
businesses and professions, addressed the
conference.
Walter Lippmann, of the New Republic,
gave the opening address on the afternoon
of April 2. Edwin F. Ladd, formerly the
president of North Dakota State Agricul-
tural College, was the only candidate elected
tq_ the Senate last fall by the Non-partisan
League. Francis Nielson, of The Freeman,
spoke on "The Collegian Looks at the
World," and President H. M. McCracken,
of Vassar College, delivered the closing,
address.                                                  �
The principles of the organization .are
"the cultivation of the open mind f the de-
velopment of an informed student's opinion
ori social, industrial, political and interna-
tional questions; the encouragement.of in-
quiry; the presentation of facts; subserv-
ience to no isms, and the education of the
college youth in the problems of citizen-
ship." In scope the organization plans to
be national and affiliated with similar
groups abroad, "with a view to an eventual
international league of college liberals."
Bryn Mawr was represented at the con-
ference by E. Cope, '21, and J. Burgess,
'22. Miss Burgess was elected to the In-
tercollegiate Executive Board for 1921-22.
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MR. EVANS CLARK TO LECTURE ON
THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN LABOR
"The Future of American Labor" will be
discussed by Mr. Evans Clark on Wednes-
day evenirfg, April 13, under the auspices
of the World-Citizenship Committee. Mr.
Clark is doing legal work with regard to
the wage situation in the textile industry.
A graduate of AMover Theological
Seminary and the Columbia Law School,
Mi. Clark was a preceptor at Princeton
before his present position. He is the son-
in-law of Dr. Kirchway, of Sing Sing, who
opened the course of lectures on social
problems here last year with an address
on "Prison Reform."