College News, 1922-01-11, Vol. 08, No. 11

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Copysicht,  1922, IV  B�ym  Maw* College, B�ym  Mawi, Pa.
Volume VIII.   No. 11.
BRYN MAWR, PA.,-WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1922
Price 10 Cents
ANCIENT   CHRISTMAS CAROLS
SUNG BY MODEL SCHOOL
"Shepherds'Scene" Written, Costumed
and Acted by Pupils of School
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Specially Contributed
A Christmas program of old Catalonian,
�  French and Latin carols arranged by Mr.
Placido de Montoliu and a "Shepherd's
Scene" written by Martha Mott Kelley,
Class VII, were given by the Phoebe Anna
Thorne Model SchooJ, on December 20, in
Taylor Hall. Keen interest was shown in
the program by a large audience, not only
� because of the intrinsic beauty of the music,
but because the dramatic interpretation
given in the songs and the play was en-
tirely the work of the pupils of the school;
all the costumes used in-the play were also
�  made by the pupifs? under the direction of
the school art department. �
"The-Shepherd's Scene," which was laid
in a Judean shepherd's home on the even-
ing of the birth of Christ, was entirely the
work of Miss-Kelley, who took .the part
of the old shepherd in the play. The writ-
ing showed not only an appreciation of
the colorful detail of a shepherd's life, but
.a %ense of mystic beauty, which was ad-
mirably interpreted by each actor. The
absolute sincerity and reverence of the
pupils taking part in the scene lifted it out
�: of the ordinary and made ihe audience
share in the wonder and awe of the
shepherds.
Sincerity and reverence, indeed, charac-
terized the whole program. This together
i^^iwith th,e dramatic interpretation and ar-
tistic variations in expression gave vivid
meaning to the carols; this was particu-
larly noticeable in the old carols, such as
"Kings of the Orient," which under the
new interpretation regained all that it may
have lost, under familiar usage.
Mr. Placido de Montoliu was assisted in
Results of Questionnaire on Chapel  Submitted to College
For Continuing  Present  Plan�42.
Of these, 27 disapprove of,the voluntary compulsory plan, and 15 approve of it.
For Abolishing Chapel�25.
Of these 17 would abolish it unconditionally; 6, in case all other plans fail;
2, except for such festivals as Christmas and Easter.                            ^
For Compulsory  Chapel�20.                   *                    �
Qi these 11 are.in favor of it unconditionally; � wish compulsory chapel if
other plans fail.           ,
Answered  "no" <o all  questions�15. #
For Voluntary Compulsory  Plan�229.
i Pledged to attend 1 Sunday....................................     49
Pledged t(f attend 2- Sundays.......................  ...........    10J
Pl.edged to attend 3 Sundays........'....................----... � 47
Pledged to attend 4 Sundays..................................       4
-.Did not wish to pledge................^........................' 108
Assured average attendance (not including choir, faculty or outsiders)^ 102. .
VOLUNTARY COMPULSORY PLAN
FOR CHAPEL WELL SUPPORTED
�Beck, former professor of Old French at
Bryn Mawr, and by Mr. Kurt Schindler.
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To   Discuss   Plans   For   Regulating
Chapel Attendance Tomorrow Night
The questionnaire submitted to the Col-
lege before vacation to determine the stu-
day chapel resulted in a vote of 229 lor
the voluntary compulsory plan, by which
each student pledges herself to attend a
given number of Sundays each month. As
a result of this vote an average chapel at-
tendance of 102 is assured, exclusive -of
the choir, faculty and outsiders. Twenty
students voted for compulsory chapel, and
twenty-five for abolishing chapel. Full re-
sults are given above. A definite plan for
regulating chapel attendance .will probably
be taken at the meeting of the Christian
Associati<�n in � Taylor Hall tomorrow
evening.
At a mass meeting held before the vote
by questionnaire was taken a diversity of
opinions were expressed.    Reasons for the
arranging the old tunes by Professor J. M., bsmall attendance at chapel under the pres-
ALL-PHILADELPHIA SHATTERS
VARSITY  IN  FINAL  MATCH
Splendid  Teamwork  of  Brown  Players
Outdone by Tactics of Visitors
Frequent spurts of brilliant playing and
clever stick work enabled 1921 All-Phila-
delphia to maintain a stubborn lead over
Varsity, resulting in a victory in the last
hockey game of the season on the Satur-
day before Christmas vacation. Not so
close a match as last year's in which the
victory went to Bryn Mawr 6-5, the game
was nevertheless packed with interest from
the start; the splendid teamwork of Var-
sity made a turn of the tables imminent,
its failure due most directly perhaps to the
mediocre shooting of the forward line.
Taking the visitors by surprise the
Brown forward line swept the ball into
Bryn Mawr territory at once and D. Lee
at center scored the first goal through a
stiff skirmish. All-Philadelphia soon an-
swered with a swift shot by Miss Cheston,
inside, who followed it up immediately by
another stunning goal. Varsity then tried
a combination out on the left wing but in
spite of M. Faries' clever tactics their op-
ponents got away with the ball again and
again, hammered at the home goal for the
next three tallies. Bryn Mawr's defense
then stiffened up. A. Nicoll at right half
passed the *all up to M. Mutch, left inside,
who quickly turned it into the second score
for Varsity. Th:: ^. SMpi'i i by. a shot'
by D. Lee, bringing the score to 5-1 in
Philadelphia's favor at half time.
Scrappy    playing    opened    the    second
period; a goal by Philadelphia was offset
by one for Varsity, that, in turn, by a long
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GIGANTIC DEMONSTRATION OF
OPINION PLANNED     ,,
Student   Committee [on  Armaments
Seeks Co-operation of Colleges
A   bulletin   issued   by   the   National
Student Committee for the Limitation of
dents' stand in  regard  to continuing Sun-<| Armaments  received  here last week de
scribes a plan for bringing to' bear upon
the American delegates at Washington
the combined student opinion of the
country. The results of referendi or
resolutions passed in mass meetings are
to be submitted to the President on
February  1.
Possible matters for consideration in
resolutions are of various sorts, Being
mostly expressions of opinion relative
to the work of the Conference and mat-
ters regarding which it has made no.
decisions or"- incomplete decisions.
The Bryn Mawr branch of the Student
Committee is. reported to be planning
such a referendum here before mid-years.
The Liberal Club will probably co-oper-
ate, according to its president, J. Fisher,
'22.
The delegation to come before Presi-
dent Harding will consist of .the six
regional representatives of the Student
Committee, who will submit a complete
file of the original resolutions passed by
students of thousands of colleges and
universities. In this way,- the bulletin
states, there will be brought before the
nation and the world an expression of
opinion which will have a bearing "not
only on* Senate ratification, but on our
course as a nation with regard to pro-
posed conferences of the future and the
unsettled problems of the Conference."
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EYE-WITNESS    TESTIFIES    TO
CONDITIONS UNDER SOVIET
ent entirely voluntary plan ranged from
the Ugliness of the chifpel to the compe-
tition of churches in Bryri Mawr. Compul-
sory chapel was argued against as it would
"improve the looks but not the spirit."
One speaker declared that the majority
should not be obliged to attend chapel be-
cause the minority wanted it.
Action in regard to regulating chapel
attendance.* or changing the chapel service
was postponed until the results of the quesc
tionnaire  can.be considered.
Mrs    Harrison    Eight   Months   in
Bolshevik   Prison
Russians Must Work Out Own Salvation,
According to  Her Opinion
"The main fault of this country in re-
gard to Russia is its attitude," declared,
Mrs. Harrison, of Baltimore, who spoke,
in Taylor Hall on December 14, giving an
account of her experiences in Russia, where
she' was imprisoned for eight months by
the Bolsheviks, after serving for an equal
period as Associated Press correspondent.
Mrs. Harrison emphasized repeatedly the
errors of outside countries in regard to
Russia. *In America, she felt, people arc"
apt to place too much importance "on the
fact of Bolshevism. The Marxian theory
is at best impractical, and in Russia almost
absolutely unworkable, she said. ..For cen-
turies the peasants*, who form nine-tenths
of the population, havcJonged to own their
own land. It will take years of propa-
ganda and education by the minority com--
munists to change this inherent love of the
land sufficiently to establish a real com-
munism. "In my opinion," said Mrs. Har-
rison, "when Russia gets back "to a peace
basis, she will have to depend upon the
peasants, who will MeVtr accept commun-
ism. The Bolsheviks will have to modify
their platform."
Intervention and plotting by other na-
tions in Russia will block the return to nor-
mal times, Mrs. Harrison went on. The
Russians must work out without outside
interference, their own problems brought
on by their own action or indifference.-
The danger of Bolshevik propaganda
throughout the rest of the world is, more-
over,    grossly   exaggerated.      During   the
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NATIONAL   HOCKEY   ASSOCIATION
SUGGESTED   BY   COMMITTEE
OF WOMEN
Tentative plans for � United States
Hockey Association, similar to the Na-
tional Lawn Tennis Association, will be
presented by a committee of women in-
terested in hockey, of which Miss Applebee
is chairman, at a meeting on January 21,
at the Philadelphia Y. W. C. A.
According to . the plans, which were
formed during the end of Novemt>er, the
committee hopes, through such an associa-
tion, not only to organize hockey for
women In this country, but also to obtain
English coaches. Representatives from all
sections of the country have been invited
to the meeting, at which, if the plan is
accepted, officers will be elected. Any sec-
tion with three teams would be eligible for
an active club membership, but schools and
colleges could also be allied with the asso-
ciation. Under such an association a se-
lecting committee would be appointed to
choose an overseas team to tour England
in February, 1923, and plans are afoot for
an intercity hockey tournament, to be held
in Philadelphia next fall.
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Boston, for which Katherine Page Loring,
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CHRISTMAS  CELEBRATIONS  HELD
BEFORE  VACATION
Rockefeller   Founds   Tradition   Based   on
Renaissance
Parties,   held   in   each hall  according  toJ
their various customs, followed by a dance
given  to the College, were the Christmas
celebrations  held   on   the  evening   of   De-
cember 20.
During an interval in the dancing at
Pembroke, the Freshmen gave "The Very
Naked Boy," a skit by Stewart Walton,
with C. Remak, C. Miller and F. GlcsnCr,
taking the parts of "He," "She," and thrj
"Naked Boy." C. Remak, as the ardent
lover, and C. Miller, the charming coquette,
held the interest of the audience through-
out, while the "Naked Boy" contributed
greatly to the humor of the piece.
Thctradition of holding a Renaissance
Christmas was established in Rockefeller
this year. The Major Domo headed a pro-
cession of the inmates of an old feudal
castle and was followed in order by Two
Perils, four serving men, the Lord (R.
Beardsley, '23), and Lady M. Ecroyd
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convention of the third' international, she
met delegates from all over the world who
were unanimously of the opinion that a
premature dictatorship of the proletariat
was a mistake. The I. VV. W.'s, accounted
"Bolsheviks" in America, arc in Russia im-
prisoned as enemies of the state.
Relates Personal Experiences
"I got into Russia by the back door,"
Mrs. Harrison said, going on to describe
her personal experiences. She crossed the
border from Silesia, stayed two weeks with
the Red Army, and finally made her way
to Moscow, where she became Associated
Press correspondent�the only woman ever
to hold such a position.
Arrested for the first time in April, 1920,
she was released and traveled in June on
the Volga with the British Labor Commis-
sion, where she had the opportunity of oli-
serving partial famine conditions, already
beginning at that time.
"My prison.experience is a great disap>
pointment to most people who want to hear
about horrors," she said. "I was arrested
at b o'clock in the morning by two sheepish
young soldiers who arrived in an auto-
mobile with a warrant and_ a woman to
search me. I rode to the prison in a
Rolls-Royce.
"After filling out a long questionnaire,
I was placed in solitary confinement for
a week, and then removed to another room
with about eleven other women. Here I
remained for eight months," never going out
except once, when we were taken to have
a bath."       ".
In  describing prison   conditions  in gen- .
eral,  Mrs.   Harrison  declared that  cruelty
does not exist.   Criminals are well treated,,
the women l>eing allowed to cook and wash   .
for tMemselves, and even keep their chil-
dren  with  them.    Political  prisoners  are
more stringently regulated, but such meth-
ods  as the hunger strike are  recognized
as   legitimate   political   weapons   and   re-
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