College News, 1921-01-19, Vol. 07, No. 13

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Volume VII;    No, 13.
BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1921
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MASEFIELD AND GIBSON LEAD
SCHOOL OPPOSED TO FUTURIST

Miss  Caroline   Spurgeon  Discusses
Poets Working in Pre-War Period
Speaking on the pre-war poets in chapel
last Friday morning'at ten o'clock, Miss
Caroline Spurgeon divided those writing
between 1900 and 1914 into two distinct
groups.     First,   the   Futurists or   Imagists,
------'utUl,   UUUMUy,   MSH ftioved   hy   sympathy
for the poor classes. Miss Spurgeon is
a Professor of' English Literature -at the
� University of London and Exchange Pro-
fessor this winter at Columbia Univer-
sity  and Barnard College.
"The Futurist creed," said Miss Spurgeon,
"is a striving for effect. They glorify war
in much the same way as did. the Prus-
sians, and regarded it n�t*as a possibility,
but a necessity.\ In speaking of the Futurist
painting, which, she said, grew from the
same desire for effect, Miss Spurgeon
said, "A Futurist aims not for ihe image
itself, but for a plastic image Tof an
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New School Opposes Imagists
In opposition to the Futurists and Imag-
ists there grew up in France, Belgium and
. England a group of poets with an intense
sympathy for the working people. "It was
the first poetic expression of a movement
affecting the entire Western world," said
Miss Spurgeon, "and its leading spirits
were Wilfred Wilson Gibson, Mascfield,
Whitman, and a group of poets in France
calling themselves Whitmanists. Mascfield's
work, Miss Spurgeon went on to explain,
y� was the outcome of both types. He' had
all the passion of the Imagists and nil the
sympathy of the other groups. In com-
paring his work with mat of Gibson, Miss
rgeon said: "Masefield often gives the
effect of shouting, 'which weakens rather
rhnr strengthens his work, while Gihson's
^ .-$?.?? of.*jiK�nir.as though; in a low voice
\ P very effective."; To illustrate this point
,._ ,Sic read Gibson's Night-shift from his
book ehtitl'eO rtic'S!#4�r    _
New Attitude  to God  App�.cnt
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"The attitude of these new poets toward
or the Supreme Power is indicative of
the change irTlhoiighTT*" Said* Miss -Spux-
L geon. She went on to say that the anthropo-
rnorphTc "or personal God has gone, proving
it by showing that either an entirely new
type of Deity has been substituted or the
anthropomorphic God has been intensified
to such .an extent as to become purely sym-
bolical. In illustration Miss Spurgeon read
The Rebellious Vine, by Harold Monroe,
and the Last Judgment, by James Stephens.
In concluding Miss Spurgeon said: "A
new chapter in poetry has been opened
since thewar which contain* irjuch that is
moving and beautiful and is an embodi-
ment of the thought and spirit of the time."
Give* Reading at the Deanery
On Saturday afternoon Miss SpurgeOn
gave a reading at the Deanery, at which
she read poems of Masefield, Walter de
la Mare, Rupert Brooke and others, and
at the request of President Thomas, recited
The Auxiliary, by Lieutenant Ronald Hop-
wood, R N. Members of the Keeling and
Writhing Club, of the English Club and
other undergraduates were present. A
., private Conference was held with Miss
Spurgeon Saturday night -by the English
Department.
TORCH LIGHT PROCESSION AT DECIDE JAPANESE DEBATE IN
HOOVER FUNFMASS MEETING FAVOR OF EXCLUSION POLICY
Mrs. Kellogg Pleads for Europeans
Pledging support to eleven hundred of
the starving children of central Europe,, a
mass meeting of the Main Line It) raise
money for Herbert Hoover's Fund, took
place in the Gymnasium last Wednesday
night. Mrs. Vernon Kellogg, the only-
woman among 44 im Hoover's Belgian
Relief Commission in 1914-15, was the main,
speaker of the evening, and drew vividly
tit* hopeless.condition of the helpless people
of Europe, among whom she has worked.
Schools in Bryn Mawr pledged $3000. The
College Service Corps gave $3000 that re-
mained in the treasury.
"They are still standing there, miles and*
miles of them, in.lines., with tin cups," said
Mrs. Kellogg, describing the children at
the Hoover kitchens, who receive there
food enough, in addition to their slim ra-
tions, to keep them alive. She spoke of-the
futility of all questions considering" the
political and economic results of the war if
these children perish. "You don't need to
worry about the League of Nations or the
attitude of these central European countries
toward America," said Mrs. Kellogg, "as
long as they continue to feel their present
gratitude for American relief. The work
is not pure charity, for they have struggled
every year since-1914 to raise a crop, and
every year have seen it ruined by invading
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"Trelawney of the Wells"  to  te
Junior-Senior Supper Play
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SCENE   IN   VICTOftlAN'ENGLANDt
i
I'incro's  "Trelmvney   of   the 'Wells,';
fouisaet comedy, will be presented by 192
Ter 4�y lanterns and C hinesWNang-
ings the Atpper of strange Chinese food
^'ftfT'tbru 22 or 23ras Junior-Senior Supper I wiH-htr solved in the gymnasium on Sat-
piay. Giving (glimpses l>oth of society and "rday evejjing, February 5, at 6..W, under
stage circles 'of Victorian England, the play 'he auspices of the World Citizenship Com-
ofiefs'gTeTftnmpTnrtfhity'tcn xrrattieivr *.**�
of many sorts, according to S. Hand, chair-
man of the Play Committee. The heroine
of the play, "Trclawncy," is a London ac-
*�:��, whose liveliness and charm lead her
into ii^.h complicated situations.
The play \v5\ given in 1918 by the Dra-
matic -C!nh frTj,Jf> Bryn Mawr School in
Baltimore, O. Howard, '22; H. Gibbs, ex-
'22; F. Bliss, '22 and J. Fisher,v'22, taking
part.
Other members of the Junior play com-
mittee are:   S. Aldrich, K. Peek, V. Liddell
Say Yellow Races Underlive White
With the slogan "America Ten-the Amer-
icans," P Billstein, '21 ; S Marbury, '21, and
M. Willcox, '22, brought the decision�in
favor of Japanese exclusion, in the debate
held last Friday evening in Mcrion sitting
room. The team Jor the affirmative, I'.
Ostn.lT. '21; S. ' Warflbtirn, '21, and M.
Dunn, '23, supported the resolution "that
the Japanese' be admitted Co the United
States on the same basis ,as other aliens.''
The judges were Dr. Dcl.aguna, Miss Dan,
graduate student, and. M. Adams, '23.
: Dr. Del.aguna, announcing the decision
of the judges, complimented both, sides on
the strength of their logic affd the am-
pressiveness of their aulho'ritics. He sug-
gested, by way of criticism, that some of
the speeches, though generally excellent,
were spoken too muxh   like a piece.'     .  *
Both sides divided their arguments into
tbc three heads, economic, political and
social, assigning one speaker to each divi-
sion.. Opening the debate, S. Washburn,
first speaker on the affirmative, took up
the economic arguments in favor of per-
mitting Japanese immigration�that Amer-
ica nc^ds laborers and settlers in her vast
territory, and that the Japanese arc desir-
able af citizens.
Speaking for the negative side, S. Mar-
niry njrescnted the arguments that the Jajbj
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"ChoW Mean"  Will Be  Served  in
Bryn Mawr College Gymnasium
IN  CHINA
history if the
W -Ms  Sljlc
COLLEGE CLUB TO ENTERTAIN
FOR DR. AND MRS. SMITH
Invitations have been sent out by the
College Chib, of Philadelphia, to a number
of undergraduates to meet Dr. and Mrs.
William Roy Smith, Professors of History
and Economics, for next Monday after-
noon; January 24. Mrs. Smith will speak
on "Chinese Problems," and Dr. Smith.on
"Causes of the Present Discontent in India.!*
PLANS  DECREASE  IN NUMBER
OF PLAYS GIVEN  EACH  YEAR
Skits Not Allowed by New Plan
Three formal plays and one show may
be given by each class during, its four years
in college, according to a plan which was
proposed hy President Thomas at a meet-
ing of the College Council last Wednesday
afternoon in the Deanery The new scheme
will allow two performances in each semes-
ter, including Glee Club; Banner Show will
be the formal Junior play.
Dates'for the plays will l>e arranged by
the new Schedule Committee, Dean Maddi-
son, Miss Applebee, Miss Adair and M.
Foot, '21 (chairman). The committee will
arrange the college schedule early in the
year and no changes will be permitted with-
out the sanction of the whole committee.
This year, for the last time, Senior play.
Junior Senior Supper play and Glee^Oub
will all be given in the second semester.
The Graduate Gub is giving a party to
the Seniors in the Graduate Club room in
Denbigh, on Friday, February 4, at 8.30.    \ of the halls unless completely covered.
Chin>.   Tickv*>.ii�r.oiw^v11" *iU ll�
sale in   i ayior Hall on Monday, Tuts-
ill.'/,     tnhxtll   llw    f'litiin/'  cllff/r.iri   in   fi/,rlll_
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em   (In
i>n   sil
day,  and  Wednesday of next   week, from
0 to 10 in the morning.
Typical Chinese dishes, planned by Fung
Kci Liu, '22, and Miss Dong, graduate
student, will make up the menu. This will
include a Chinese vegetable soup, fritters-of
shrimp and egg, "Chow Mean"�made of
bean sprouts, mushrooms, pork, and noodles
�rice and real Chinese tea. - No scats will
be provided but every one is expected to
bring her own cushions to sit on the floor.
After supper the college ^orchestra will
play for a dance, to which any one may
come for 25 cents admission. During the
evening a Chinese stunt will be given under
the management of C. Garrison, '21, and
K. Conner, '24. Decorations from 1923's
Freshman Skit will be used in the gym-
nasium.
MODERN FRENCH LITERATURE
DEFENDED BY AUTHOR-CRITIC
"France Unusual in Producing War
Writing," Says Abbe Dimnet
, "That, war produces anything in liter-
ature is generally an illusion, said Abbe
Ernest Dimnet, spekking in his ow-u lan-
guage on "Modern French Literature/' in*
Taylor Hall, la'st Saturday night, under
the auspices of the French-Club. "Xvvcr-
theless, the literary tendency in France was '
so great in 1914 that, despite calls on
physical energy, a literature of no small
importance Ml  produced."
"Gaspard," hy lk'rfganin, is a book whose
inspiration was the valiant and gay char-
acter, of the French soldier. An example
of an opposite tendency is "I.e Feu," by
Barhussc, which stresses only what is hor-
rible and hideous in war. "Lb Feu," said
Abbe Dimnet, "was condemned before-
hand, because in it the soldier never laughs
and very seldom smiles. It is a sinister
conception of the war, and a Itook of the
third order from a literary point of view
Influenced by Zola,^Barbusse tries to get
effects by throwing a powder of words
into the eyes of his 'reader, and, as in
'I.'Fnfer,' to. make literature out of bald
immorality."
Foch  Writer of  Notable  Prose
Among   those   authors   whose   war   pic-   '
lures   hold   an   underlying   id.ca,   Marechal
Foch, according to Abbe  Dimnet, has the J
greatest'prose gift.   The war, as his lmsi-
ness,   attracts   and   enchants   him".'   While
he   writes   its   history*  he   writes also   the
he people which is carrying it
s incomparable.
'  "Composition, to the French, is clarifica-
tion," Abbe Dimnet continued. "The French
trait of clearness, lost during the last cen-
tury, when the followers of Victor Hugo
retained his faults without his genius, is
reappearing    with    striking     vigor.     Our
SMOKING   AMENDMENT   PASSED
FIRST MEETING LAST  WEEK
Dinner  Privileges   Extended
Smoking in private houses within the
twenty-five mile limit will be permitted by
a motion passed by a large majority at a
meefing of the Self-Government Associa-
tion, on Tuesday evening, January ll,"ifi>
Taylor Hall. By a decision qf- the board,
this motion will not go into effect until it
has passed two meetings.
Miss Francis' boarding house, 3202
Pacific Avenue, Chelsea, Atlantic City, has
been added to the places where students
may stay unchaperoned.
Students may take dinner unchaperoned
at the Automat and at Cheri's.
Miss Goggin announced that quiet hours
in the Library must be kept more strictly,
and that there is a rule against wearing
men's clothing on campus, or in public parts
of their own souls, and do not like to go
beyond il.' �A great influence on this clear-
ness in thinking and writing were the prin-
ciples of the "Action Francaise," a paper
edited by Mauras, who felt that the resto-
ration of a monarchy and free cities alone
would save France. With the eternal idea
of clearness in mind, he demanded that
facts be faced, pointing out that there is
no justice without truth, no solution with-
out clear thinking. Although the political
hopes of the "Action Franchise" have never
approached realization, its influence has
been  wide.
Internal Affairs Claim Attention
"Do not aslv a dying man to meditate on
the affairs of the universe," .Abbe Dimnet
pleaded. "Critics say that French literature.
since the war has narrowed to nationalistic
interests, and has lost the universal appeal
necessary in great work. But France's in-
terests must be nationaXjstic until this time
of disorder and insecurity are past. Then
will her literature take again a w"T<hff
outlook."
Abl>e Dimnet was entertained at luncheon
on Saturday by Miss Thomas. Among the
guests were Miss J aroline Spurgeon, of
the University of London; Dean Gilder-
.sleeve) of Barnard, and E. Harris, presi-
dent of the French Club. French Club
members and friends met Abbe Dimnet at
a reception in Denbigh Hall, after the
lecture.
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Office Notice
Hall illness excuses must be obtained
.from the warden, who certifies that the
student was ill by giving lier a card to be
handed in with her cut card. A duplicate
card is sent to the infirmary to enable the
college physician to keep records of the
minor illnesses of the students.

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