College News, 1920-10-20, Vol. 07, No. 04

              The College News
Volume VII.    No. 4.
FRESHMEN   TO  SING   NEW
SONG ON LANTERN NIGHT
BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20,  1920
Price 10 Cents
�Over  the  Way"  Supplanted   by
Russian   Church   Music
A new song, replacing "Over the Way
to the Sacred Shrine," will be sung by 1924
on Lantern Night. The tune, which was
chosen by H. Hild, '21, and L Rheinhardt,
71, is "Of Thy Mystical Supper," part of
the Russian Church service by A. F. Lvoff.
The words are written in classical Greek,
transposed by K. Ward, '21, and H. Hill,
'21, from Pericles' funeral oration by Thy-
cydidtcs.
"Over the way to the sacred shrine" was
originally 1908's class song, and has been
used by the Freshmen on Lantern Night
since 1917's Freshmen year. In 1913, the
custom of having the Freshmen class write
its own Lantern Night song was given up.
The Music Committee has been eager to
change the music for several years because
it thought the tune unsuitable for the oc-
casion.
The translation of the new Greek is:
"We come, O Goddess. We are lovers
of beauty in just measure, and lovers of
wisdom also. Wealth we employ but as
an opportunity for action, for our goal is
the supreme one and the hazards we re-
gard as the most glorious of all. Let us
remember now men who followed the right.
Fair is the prize and the hope is great . . .
beautiful  and great."
Irish Question Will Open Year For
Bryn Mawr Debating Club
To Tackle Socialist Expulsion Next
The question of Irish independence will
be the subject for the first debate undet
the Debating Gub, to be held Wednesday,
November 9th. The second meeting, on
Wednesday, November 23rd, will debate the
proposition: "Resolved, That the New York
legislature was justified in expelling its five
socialist members."
Tryouts for the debate on Ireland will
be held tomorrow evening in Room 43,
Merion, at nine o'clock, consisting of two-
minute arguments before the committee on
any phase of the question. Freshmen, while
they may belong to the club, may not de-
bate until  after their second quiz.
Division of the club into members of
conservative and radical tendencies has
been completed. Reasons for joining the
conservative side range from that of the
student who "considered it safer" to the
one who thought it "more radical to de-
clare oneself conservative."
M.  KENNARD,  '22,  NEW  MEMBER
OF C. A. ADVISORY  BOARD
As a result of the elections held in the
halls last Wednesday and Thursday, ML
Kcnnard, '22, has been elected Junior mem-
ber of the Advisory Board of the Chris-
tian Association in place of M. Rawson,
'22, who resigned on account of her health.
Miss Kennard is secretary of the Self-
Government Association, Head Procter in
Pembroke-West and chairman of the Junk
Committee of the Christian Association.
FACULTY AND 8TUDENTS 8PLIT ON  PRESIDENTIAL  CANDIDATE
With Harding leading by 46 in the student vote and Cox polling a majority
on the faculty ballot, the college expressed a divided opinion in the straw vote
taken Tuesday under the auspices of the News. Of a total of 373 votes cast,
200 were for Harding, 154 for Cox, 9 for Debs and 10 for Christenscn. Faculty
and staff, polling 43 of the total number, showed only 14 Harding supporter-,
24 for Cox, 3 for Debs and 2 for Christenscn.
Major  Italian  Class  Starts  Club
An Italian Gub has been organized by
the major Italian class, with Mary Bald-
win, '21, as president; S. Kirkbride, '22,
vice-president, and M. Voorhees, '22, secre-
tary. Other charter members are I. Col-
man, '22; E Brush, '22, and M. Morrison,
'21.
The purpose of the club, according to
Miss Baldwin, is to create an interest in
Italian, especially in speaking the language.
Requirements for new members have not
yet been decided upon
SENIOR CLASS ELECT O.-FICERfc
Elizabeth Taylor is President
Elizabeth Taylor was elected president of
the Senior Class last Wednesday. Wini-
fred Worcester is vice-president and
Eleanor  Bliss,  secretary.
Miss Taylor, former vice-president and
treasurer of 1921, was Freshmen show
stage manager, business manager of Varsity
Dramatics and Glee Club in 1918-19, mem-
ber of the May Day Casting Committee and
for the last two years class basket ball
captain.
A member of the Christian Association
Board as chairman of the Social Service
Committee, Miss Bliss was secretary of the
Self-Government Association last year.
Miss Worcester is president of the His-
tory Club and chairman of the Bates House
Committee.
PRESIDENT THOMAS AND ALUMNAE
DISCUSS  POLICY  FOR  PUBLICITY
Organization among alumnae is vital for
the right kind of college publicity, accord-
ing to the decision reached by President
Thomas and the publicity committee of the
Alumnae Association meeting in the
Deanery last Thursday afternoon.
"Enthusiastic alumnae make the best
possible people to spread news about the
college," said Mrs. Francis, President of
the Alumnae Association, to a News re-
porter. Margaret G. Blaine, '13, Executive
Secretary of the Alumnae Association, will
have charge of all notices and articles
given to the press.
To establish contact with preparatory
schools, President Thomas and the alumnae
of the Brearly School, Rosemary, and the
Bryn Mawr School of Baltimore will enter-
tain pupils from these schools at the time
of  plays at college.
An alumnae council consisting of
alumnae from each district, who will meet
at Bryn Mawr often enough to keep in
touch with college affairs, ha- been SOf*
gested.
REELERS AND  WRITHERS TO  HEAR
MISS  DONNELLY TOMORROW NIGHT
"Modern Prose Writing" will In the � nr>-
jed of an informal talk by Professor Lucy
Martin Donnelly at the Reeling and
Writhing Gub meeting in Denbigh Sitting
Room at 7.30 tomorrow evening. Miss
Donnelly will describe the literary sjaV of
her trip abroad this Summer.
Dr. Rhys Carpenter will speak November
4th on 'The Importance of Form in Mod-
ern Poetry" Dr. Carpenter is the author
of "The Plainsman" and "The Sun Thief
and Other Poems "
No  Movies  Because  of   Fire   Regulations
May Day movies were not shown in the
gymnasium last Friday evening, because the
Lasky-Harris Co., which controls the film,
wrote Mrs. Francis, president of the
Alumnae Association, that it could not
comply with the college fire requirements
in running its machine. The pictures may
be shown later at the Bryn Mawr Theatre.
FEW FAIL OLD PLAN FRENCH
Best Senior Record Since 1909
With the smallest percentage of failures
since 1909, the "old plan" Seniors emerged
triumphant from their first French examin-
ation. Only eight failed or 20.51%, as
compared with 26.31% last year. One-
high credit, one credit and six merits were
posted.
The   gratles   are:
High Credit   J. Flexnei
Credit:   ft  Hill.
Merit: J. Brown, S. Donaldson, M. I'ettc,
I-.. Matteson, K. Woodward, W. Worcester
I'assed: II Baldwin, C liolton, I Col-
lins, E. Kales. I! Kelly, F. Kniffen, I)
Labis, (i I.ubin, S. MscDomld, S. Mar-
bury, M. McGcnncn, E. H. Mills, H. Mur-
ray, E. Newell, ft Porter, H. Rubcl, H.
Stone, E. Taylor, M. Thompson, K. Walker,
It. Warburg, A. Weston, A. Whitticr.
Failed: C. Bickley, F. Billstein, M. Foot,
H. James, D. Klenke, P. OstroflF, M. Taylor,
M.   Wiesman.
Records for the  Last 8ix  Years
H.C.   C.    M.      P.       F.
1�16   ............ 0      0      4      41       16
1917   ............0      0       1       34      33
1918   ............ 0      2       1       23       36
1919   ............ 3      6      6       14      39
1920   ............ 3       5      8      26       15
1921   ............ 1       1       6      23        8
BANNER SHOW 8TAQED IN
EMERALD  CITY  AT  02
Eleven  Pass  Spanish:  One  Fails
Twelve Seniors, under the new plan, took
the Junior Spanish language examination
again this Fall; three received credit, seven
merit and one pass. One student failed
and cannot receive her degree until Feb-
ruary, 1922, since another trial in the
Junior language examination is not allowed
before commencement.    The grades are:
( redi! I Motto, L Reinhardt, E. Shcp-
pard.
Merit: M. Archbsld, L Bcckwith, V.
Evans, I. Iresou, M. P. Kirkl.-md, D Mo-
Bride, A. Taylor.
Passed   I Laner.
Failed    1-    lay.
PARTY SPEAKERS TO ADDRESS
SUFFRAGE CLUB TOMORROW
Representing the two political parties
are two women speakers who will address
'Ik Suffrage ( lub on party issues tomorrow
(wning in Taylor Hall. The Republican
is Mill T 8, Thompson, who is the young-
est lawyer in Pennsylvania, and the Dcmo-
rr.it i- MiM Margaret Prescott Montague.
author oi "Uncle Sam of Freedom Ridge,"
which appeared in a Summer numlter of
In \tlantic Monthly A rcprcscntatne of
the National League of Women Voters will
also speak.
New  Bus  Line to Town
Running between Bryn Mawr and the
Sixty-third Street Elevated Terminal in
Philadelphia is a bus line newly started on
Lancaster Pike. In the bus, which runs
on the hour, the fare is twenty cents to
town <>r ten cents as far as Ardmore
Blue   Munchkin   Prince   Rescues
Dorothy, 1924, From Greens
\ land of fantastic shadows and lurk-
ing spies was opened to the Freshmen last
Saturday ninht at Banner Show when 1922
presented the "Dilemmas of Dorothy," an
original application of the famous Oz
stories. The banner ceremony was not in-
eluded in the show, but, according to the
even tradition, was held in secret after the
odd classes had been "sung out."
The plot concerned the child, Dorothy,
1924, in her wanderings through a strange
land. Befriended by the Tin Woodman and
the Scarecrow, she finally reached the
country of the blue Munchkins, where the
Munchkin Prince, 1922, succumbed to her
appealing and naive charm. She was taken
prisoner b> tin -pies of the Wizard of Oz,
and held in the Emerald City until the
green forces, aided by the red witch,
Cilinda, "met their Waterloo" at the hands
of the Munchkins, and the lovers were
united.
Contrary to most Banner Shows, the
many local bits were not above the Fresh-
men's beads Carried along by the clever
lines that crowded every song and speech.
such as "1 failed to pass the Arabian oral"
and "What a llip remark�I am perfectly
furious�I am going to write a letter!" the
action moved swiftly, but even that failed
to prepare the audience for the abnipt and
illogical denoument.
From an all-round cast, P. NotCSOSS
stood out for the childish simplicity and
quaint charm with which she interpreted
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Reading By Robert Frost October
Thirtieth Will Start Series
Poet to Address Three Later Meetings
The first of the series of Reeling and
Writhing Club meetings with Robert Frost
will be Saturday, October 30th, when the
poet will give a public reading from his
works in Taylor Hall at eight o'clock.
Tickets  will  be on  sale October 25th
"Mr. Frost has chosen his medium with
an unerring sense of fitness," writes Miss
Amy Lowell in a review of the poet's work.
"The pictures, the characters arc repro-
duced directly from life, they are burnt
into the mind as if it were a sensitive
plate." Mfl Frost's three publications,
"North of Boston." "A Boy's Will" and
"Mountain Interval" are on the Heeling and \
Writhing Club shelves in the New Book
Room.
Three subsequent meetings, open to
Writhing (lub members only, will be held
with Mr Frost December 9th, Februarv
KHh and March 10th.
PHILADELPHIA ALUMNAE TO HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING OCTOBER 28TH
President Thomas \uii speak before the
Philadelphia Branch of the Alumnae Asso-
ciation at the annual meeting, Monday, Oc-
tober 2Xth. at the College (lub, 1301) Spruce
Street.
ReaortS of the Philadelphia District En-
dowment Fund and of the William Penn
Foundation will bf read and the officers
of the Philadelphia branch for 1921 an-
aonnced The ballot for elections, which
has been mailed to all members, is For
Chairman, (iertrude S. Ely, '99; Eleanor
II Hill Carpenter, l'> For Vice-Chair-
man Adelaide \V Neall. '06; Anna H.
Brown. 'IS I or Secretary-Treasurer Anne
Yauclain, 07; Dorothea Robins, 14. For
Executive Committee (three candidates to
be elected) : Eleanor Flcisher Kiesman.
UC l-b.r.nc, I Waif, U. Mill I Tyler,
19; Dartbrla Clark. 'H
Tea will be *er\ed after the meeting