College News, 1921-04-27, Vol. 07, No. 24

              News
Volume VII.   No. 24.
BRY'N MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27,  1921
Price 10 Cent*
Photo by J Parker Rolfe
JUNIOR PLAY "TRELAWNEY OF THE WELLS"
"SUNNY JIM" ANNOUNCED IN
CHAPEL FRIDAY MORNING
Essay Prize and Scholarships to be
Awarded
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Senior prizes, undergraduate scholar-
ships and graduate scholars and fellows
will be announced in chapel on Friday
morning, the morning on which the usual
informal May-Day celebration will take
place.                                       ���
"Sunny Jim," the winner of the Mary
Helen Ritchie Memorial Prize, must have
the following qualities, as decided by
President Thomas' meeting with the Se-
nior class: "That she be a good student
who shows interest in her work, but need
not necessarily be in the upper half; that
she possess the qualities of courage, cheer-
fulness, fair-mindedness, good sportman-
ship; that.her influence be widely felt, and
that she have the courage to live up to her
own convictions and be respected by all."
She is chosen by a committee of the
president, the deans, the secretary and
registrar, the professor of English, the
senior warden and the retiring presidents
of the Self-Goifernment, Undergraduate
and Athletic Associations, guided by a
secret ballot from the Senior class. This
prize was won last year by Betty Weaver,
president of the Athletic Association.
The George W. Childs Essay Prize, a
gold watch, is awarded to a member of the
Senior �class for excellency in writing; this
prize was won last year by D. Pitkin.
The Brook Hall Memorial Scholarship
goes to the student with the highest aver-
age in the Junior class. This scholarship
went to J. Flexner last year.
Memorial Scholarships Given
The two Sheelah Kilroy Memorial Schol-
arships, endowed by Dr. and Mrs. Paul
Kilroy, parents of Banbah Kilroy, '23, go
to the student making the .highest record]
in second year English; and* to the students
with the best record in major English;
they went last year to ). Flexner, '21, and
K. Ward, '21.
The Charles S. Hinchman Memorial
Scholarship, value $500, is awarded to a
member of- the Freshman, Sophomore, or
Junior class on the basis of written work-
in her group subjects; E. Boswell, 1921's
European Fellow, won this prize last year.
"TRELAWNEY OF THE WELLS" GIVEN BY 1922 TO SENIORS
Phoebe Norcross Proves Charming Heroine.   Octavia Howard' Stars
JANE BURGES ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF   UNDERGRADUATE   ASSOCIATION
Nominations and elections for officers of
the Undergraduate Association were made
last Monday. Jane Burges, '22, was elected
president, and Florence Martin, '23, vice-
president
Mjd-Yictorian customs and costumes
lent amusement and picturesqueness to
'Trelawney of the Wells," by Arthur
Wing PineTo, given by .1922 last Friday
and Saturday night, at 8 o'clock in the
gymnasium. The Saturday performance
was a repetition of the traditional Junior-
Senior -supper play held  the night  before.
The opening scene, with its hair sofa,
red tablecloth, and wax wreath, created
admirably the illusion of Victorian medioc-
rity, which was soon dispelled by capable
and spirited acting. The bright colors of
the ladies great hooped dresses relieved the
dull settings, and with the men's tailed
coats and tall shiny hats led at once into
the atmosphere of romance of "ttie nine-
teenth centuigr. The lighting effects were
very successful through6ut, and especially
good in the fourth act, which showed the
studio^ of the Pantheon Theatre flooded
with bright morning sunlight.       ^^f
Spirited Acting .by Octavia �'Howard
The greatest material aid to the whole
play was the make-up, which did much to
interpret the characters. In this respect,
as in all others, Sir William Gower was
most admirable. Miss Howard's interpre-
tation of the Vice Chancellor will stand as
one of Bryn Mawr's greatest histrionicl
successes. The oddities of the irascible old
snuff-taking gentleman were the most
amusing part of the play, but he called
forth pity as well as amusement. Whether
Sir William was raging about the- scarcity
of "cheers'' in the center of the stage or
sleeping in one corner, he held the interest
Miss Hobdy, as Tom Wrench, was one
of the least humorous and most appealing
characters, and was well suited to the part
of the thoughtful and winsome-young actor
who could pun in his despair and think
only of others in his success. His facial
expressions and, gestures were noticeably
good throughout the play, while his voice
was controlled and easy.
Miss Anderson, who for the third time
on a Bryn Mawr stage appeared as the
unhappy lover, managed the change from
the awkward, self-conscious young man to
the -impetuous and self-possessed actor,
and was markedly better in sustaining her
acting and in living constantly up to her
part than in "Rosemary" or "Rosalind."
Arthur was so handsome and so appealing
that the audience fell quite as much in love
with him as Rose did.
Gadd's" appearance alone was enough to
call forth laughter, and he always lived
up to his appearance. His "acceptance of
the part of the Demon of Discontent
brought o"ut some of his most furious and
most effective acting, and whenever he was
silent his "bosom friend" Colpoys was up
to some mischief.                       s
Miss Norcross Stars in Title
The sweet merryness of Rose was
brought out by Miss Norcross, whose
ing seemed the most natural. One of the
prettiest bits of the play was Miss ,Tre-
lawn#>'s response to the toast which gave
an opportunity for a snatch of song, "Ever
of Thee, I'm Fondly Dreaming." Her
interpretation   of   the   change   in   Rose's
1924  TAKES   FIRST   PLACE   IK
PRELIMINARY TRACK MEET
of the audience.    His voice was well con- -moods reached, her audience, but left {hem,
trolled, and even  in its  bluster could  be
heard distinctly., i
Characters Possess Individuality
The cast, as a whole, was well chosen
and of a higher general quality tharr last
year in "Rosemary," when there was a
tendency to rely .too much on the principals.
The characters, with definite personalities
and individual gestures, and the by-play,
so entertaining that at times it detracted
from the long speeches, were excellent. In
the first act cues might ha^ been picked
up more quickly to counteract the uneven
quality of the lines. At the supper party,
except for the picture made by-Miss Nor-
cross responding to her toast and by Miss
Anderson's stammering acknowledgment,
there was little to inspire good acting.
But here the fault lay with the author
rather than with the company. Dr. Savage
is to be congratulated on being the coach
of so successful a performance.
perhaps, with a wish that she had been
more of a vixen in the second act. The
first and third acts were her ^est.
Mrs. < i.idcl. nee Avonia Bunn, was quite
as lively and amusing as her husband.
Miss Burges seemed to enjoy every minute
on the stage, and so made her audience
enjoy it. Her spirited rendering of "I'm
a robber, I'm a thief!" was one of the
most delightful spots, and her whole scene
with the curling tongs was natural enough
to .be even more than funny.
Miss Brush a Pleasing Contrast
Imogen Parrott, through whom Tom
finally got his play staged, was a great and
successful contrast to his unaffectedness.
Miss Brush showed "Jenny" to be a so-
phisticated and determined young lady
with a* very good heart under it all. Miss
Brush acted consistently, leaving her audi-
ence, like the Vice Chancellor, aelighted,
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Raymonde Neel '22 Breaks Record
for Throwing*Baseball
Taking first place in the preliminary
competition last Monday afternoon, 1924
won the first track meet held in two
years, with a score of 31 points. 1922
breaking the record for the- baseball throw
in the first two places tied with 1921 for
second place. R. Neel, '22, established the
baseball throw at 189 feet 6 inches.
The 75-yard relay, with twenty pcrsdns
to a team, a ne\v" event, was won by 1924,
who also won the regular 100-yard relay.
(There were an unusual number of ties
in the races.) They established the time
for the new relay at 2 minutes 522-5
second's.
50-Yard Dash
First and second places � Tie � K.
Stile's, *22, and M. Platt, '24�64-5 sec-
onds.  '
Third place�Tie�E. Cecil, '21, and M.
Palache, '24�7 seconds.
100-Yard Dash
First and second places�Tie�E. Cecil,
'21, and M. Palache, '24�131-5 seconds.
Third place�Tie�K. Stiles, *22, R.
Neel, '22, I. Beaudrias, 73, F. Knox, '23�
13 2-5 seconds.
Running High Jump
First place�F. Martin, '23�4 feet 3%
inches.
Second place�Tie� B. Bordon, '24, B.
McRae, '24, Dillingham, '2A�\ feet 3
inches.
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TRADITIONAL CELEBRATION  OF
MAY  DAY  COME8  FRIDAY
E.  Taylor  192V.  May Queen
The traditional May Day celebration at
Bryn Mawr will be held on Friday. Fol-
lowing custom the Seniors, after singing
to President Thomas in front of the Dean-
ery, march ifco Rockefeller, singing "The
Hunt Is Up." There from the tower they
welcome, the day, singing the Magdalen
Hymn.                   ,
Elizabeth Taylor, president of the Senior
class, on*-her way from the tower to the
Senior breakfast in Rockefeller dining
room, will be crownedt Queen of the May
by  H.   Rice,  Sophomore  president
Dancing on the green and winding the
May poles to the tune of the village band,
will last until chapel time, when the win-
ners of prizes 'and scholarships will be
announced.
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