College News, 1922-05-03, Vol. 08, No. 22

              J    Copyright, 1922, by The College New!
Volume VIII.   No. 22.
BRYN MAWR, PA.; WEDNESDAY, MAY 3,  1922
Price  10 Cents
LADY ASTOR SPEAkS TO LARGE
AUDIENCE AT MUSIC ACADEMY
Lord and Lady Astor Both Give Short
Speech on National Service �
"At'Philadelphia was founded <>n broth-
erly love," Lady Astor said that she felt
that she could speak freely to the Philadel-
phian audience which she addressed on
Monday, under the auspices of the National
Women's   Trade Union League.
The necessity for Christianity and in-
animity was the slogan of her speech, for
she said, "you can't make people econom-
ically independent and you can't force com-
munity spirit." Lady Astor spoke as the
representative of the working men and
. women of Great 'Britain, and' she consid-
ered her warm welcome in .America the
recognition that she "was fighting for the
world." The League of Nations, or rather
of Peace, was the first goal to l>e won,
Lady Astor felt, though she said she knew
that it was unpopular in Philadelphia "ex-
cept with the men who had fought, the
women who had suffered, and all living,
live people." "For," she said, "War will
never end w'ar. The Bolshevists are
against war, but they've shown us they
can't push the nation far, the reactionaries
say the world will always be the same, boi
they really mean they'll be; nothing changes
them but death, and sometimes it seems as
though death wouldn't."
"The relation between capital and labor
is one of the great problems the war leaves
with us, the future world depends on their
working together and this is the trend of
unionism. Trade unionism stands for
common sense and unanimity. It is every
woman's duty to see that all working
women have a chance undfr possible condi-
tions, under conditions we would like our
children to have. I should rather my child
would have a chance in industry than leal
outside of it."
"I sound," Lady Astor acknowledged,
"like a socialist, but I am no such hum-
bug. They preach love to the Hungarian
miners and rob their brother. The ideals
of socialism are beautiful, but you can't
get them through by legislation."
"The trouble with people is not that
they're wicked, but apathetic. If you want
a better country you've got to work for
it; men are simply jvhat we women make
them, and every woman ought to be
ashamed of it."                  '
"I am not a propagandist," Lady Astor
said, "the thing is bigger than a people or
a country. No matter what your religion
is, put that and sense and unanimity to-
gether and save what little civilization
we've got left!"
. After Lady Astor's address, Lord Astor
spoke for a few minutes on peace and how
it could, best come through understanding.
"The warm welcome and appreciation
given to his wife was," he said, "a great
tribute to his judgment." Of his speech
he said he tried only "to think things out.
and not to teach, but to learn from his
audience." "What's wrong with the world
is," he said, "that we. "aren't using our
hearts and heads enough. It is most diffi-
cult to think honestly and to understand
another's point of view. Unfortunately, we
try to adapt ourselves to the things that are
wrong in the world, rather than to change
them. We should try t� understand each
other more and not forget how artificial
civilization is." Lord Astor. illustrated his
feeling of how neaf peoples' views were
if they only knew it, by a story of how he
once invited twelve labor Itaders to confer
w ith him; at the end* of several days spent
thus, he wrote down the conclusions they
had come to, to which they all agreed, then
he did exactly the same thing with a group
of employers, and found that the conclu-
sions were in both cases practically the
same.''
MARGARET TYLER CROWNED QUEEN OF MAY IS AWARDED SUNNY JIM PRIZE
MISS THOMAS ANNOUNCES GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS
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Sun Shining Upon May Pole Danc-
ing, Hoop Rolling and Revels
Breaks Long Tradition
DOROTHY BURR IS  HONORED
MARGARET TYLER, "Sunny Jim" and May Queen
GLEE   CLUB   PREPARES   FOR
AMBITIOUS  PERFORMANCE
DOROTHY  BURR  WINS  PRIZE  IN
GENERAL LITERATURE TEST
Professional  Orchestra to  Assist  Mr.
Alwyne to  Conduct Gondoliers
In giving the Gondoliers next Fridaj and
Saturday nights, the Glee Club is attempt-
Second  and  Third   Places  Taken  by
Constant Sisters
Dorothy   Burr,   '23,   Beatrice   Constant,
'24,   and   Maris   Constant,   '25,   carried   off
ing Gilbert and Sullivan's "most' ambitious   between them the three prizes in the gen-
and most difficult opera," and one which   cral literature test which was given last
it could never have undertaken without the   Thursday in Taylor. They were likewise
help and encouragement of the . music   the winners, in reverse order, of the gen-
department,                                                          rial information test held the week before.
The Gondoliers has only been given once   Though it was not announced in chapel on
or twice before  in  America,  although ac-  ^londay,  honorable mention  in  the litcra-
corrling   to   a  musical   authority   it   is one   turc examination was won by J. Fisher, 22
of the favorite Gilbert and Sullivans.   The   and   E.   Finch, '22, conjointly, according to
coaching is being done by Mr. Fox, who  �\\~~  Georgianna G.   King, Professor <>f
has   coached   for   the   Savoy   Company   in   History of Art, who was chairman of the
Philadelphia for the last fifteen years, is a   literature test.. �
famous Gilbert and Sullivan authority and       "The lower classmen came up splendidly
has   himself   taken   part   in   many   of   the   in this test," Miss King said.    "This shows
operas.     Mr,   Alwyne,   assistant   professor   thit the Kim! of student* we want are com-
of music, has devoted a great deal of time   ing  to College    If they are as intelligent
and   attention   to   the  musical   part  of the   as this during their Freshman and Sopho-
production and will act as leader.           \       more years,   we   shall  expect   miracle*   of
The orchestra will consist of professional   them as Seniors."
cello, violin and piano players, assisted by                           ---------------------
mandolin   and   triangle   players   from   the       M.    Maurice    Donnay    and'   M.    Andre
College.    The Costume and Scenery Com-
mittees   are   co-operating   in   simple   color
experiments.    Glee Club has voted to give
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Chevrillon, of the French. Academy, were
tin guests of honor at the tea given to
the French Club by President Thomas fast
Friday in the Deanery                       *
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ELIZABETH   VINCENT TO  HEAD  "THE COLLEGE   NEWS"
Elizabeth Vincent was unanimously elected Managing Editor of the N'kws last
Monday. Miss Vincent has been on the News since her Sophomore year and is
President of the Liberal Club. Ruth Beardsley was elected Business Manager,
and Sara Archbald, Circulation Manager.
Award  for .Highest Junior Average
Goes to Edith Melcher.
The sun rose bright and ulu^-u- last
Monday morning for the first tinirin many
May Days, The Senior C|ass greeted it
joyously from Rockefeller Tower, which,
according to President Thomas, "was built
with the idea that the Seniors should sing
the .Magdalen Hymn from the top of it."
After Mtirgar*l Tyler, l�22's Senior Presi-
dent, had been crowned by Marion Kussell,
Sophomore President, four May-poles, gay
with red and hlue and yellow ribbons, were
wound on Merlon green, while the Seniors
danced around the big pole before Denbigh,
Swinging their baskets of spring flowers.
Miss Tyler*! speech under the May Pole
was a warm tribute to President Thomas,
and an appreciation cf her inspiring service
to Bryfl  Mawr.
When, after the May Day revels, Presi-
dent Thomas announced, in chapel, that
Margaret Tyler had received the Mary
Helen Ritchie Memorial l'rize, and was
"Sunny Jim," her announcement was
greeted with a shout of applause. This
prize, a set of books, was awarded last
year to Marynia Foot, President of the
Undergraduate Association. It stands for
"cheerfulness, courage and fair minded*
iiess" and is one of the highest honors to
be awarded to any member of the graduat-
ing class.
�President Thomas announcd many others
which will be published in a later issue.
After making the announcement ol
awards of scholarships, fellowships and
prizes,   President   Thomas  concluded:
"After awarding all these fellowships,
Scholarships and prizes, I want to say a few
words about them. Wc think at Bryn
Mawr that such recognition of excellence"
helps you to make the great effort required
to study in the midst of all the avocations
and distraction of the modern young
woman or young man. Awards like these
have another great value. Theyjhow you
that you have a certain amourk^of ability
as compared with your fellows that it is
your duty to make the best of.
"It is very difficult to know just where
we belong intellectually and whether by *
making a great effort wc can succeed and
win the prizes of life. I mean prizes ill
a-good sense l>ecause if you put forth your
utmost"strength there is-great happiness in
feeling that you have been able to accom-
plish something and that all your laborious
days have not been spent in vain. This
is one great good of studying in a college
like Bryn Mawr. You realize that .you
jean hold your own among your fellows.
Scholarships and prizes encourage you. to
I do your best. In the. development of
human beings from the protoplasm from
which we came through all the sea things
and land things and lower and higher ani-
mals We reached at last the highest work
of all creation, which is man. The struggle
has been up and up toward, the life of ....
the intellect and spirit. It is tragically
easy to revert to what wc came from. ,
Most people we know stop making' the
necessary supreme effort to advance intel-
lectually soon after youth is over. 'To grow
throughout a lifetime represents unremit-
ting effort. There must be1 some way of
making young people think that such an
effort  i- worth while.
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