College News, 1923-01-17, Vol. 09, No. 12

              News
Volume IX*   No. 12.
BRYN MAWR. PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17,  1923
Price 10 Cents
FORUM HOLDS CONFERENCE
ONCOSTS OF EDUCATION""
Fore gn   Students   Explain   Youth
Movements in Europe.   Visit
Bryn Mawr Later
� ^ Between sixty and seventy students from
many Eastern and some Western colleges
attended the National Student Forum Con-
ference on the "Social Cost* of Education,"
held in -Hartsdale, X. V., from December
26-28.                                                              ^]
The Conference was entirely a student
affair, there being no outside speakers. The
discussion turned first on the source of
capital for founding and endowing colleges.
Since in private institutions thi^1 wealth is,
drawn from the profits of capitalists, labor
is the unwitting source of a good which it
does not enjoy. The obligation of students
to repay in some way thcAdebt to labor
which they-incur by attending college was
the subject of a great deal of discussion
and disagreement. Though it was gener-
ally conceded that the student has indeed a
responsiblity toward society, and that it is
his duty in some way to work for a justcr
system of educational opportunity, yet the
means by .which he should do so could not
be unanimously decided upon. Several
people;, among them Justine Wise, cx-'24,
who is now at Radcliffc, maintained that
the only consistent course ^vas to withdraw
from an institution based on injustice. It
was pointed out that if this consistency
were carried further, it would mean with-
drawal from life itself, since existence
without any contact With the capitalist sys-
tem  is manifestly  impossible.    � �
The general feeling of the Conference
seemed to be that such extreme measures
were a matter of individual thought-and
feeling, and impractical though admirable.
The student's most reasonable course, ac-
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VARSITY CHOOSES CAPTAIN
.Miriam Faries, '24, was unanimously
^elected Varsity Hockey jCaptain for next
^year at .an informal team supper last
Friday evening. Making Varsity her
I-'reshman year. Miss Faries played left
wing until the opening of this hockey
season, when" she changed to center-
forward. 'Miss Faries is also 1924's
swimming captain and Chairman -of
Hates House Committee.    .
JOHN P. GAVIT CHARACTERIZES
ATMOSPHERE AT BRYN MAWR
Miss Thomas has given the College
The quality of Intensive Work
COAL  SHORTAGE   CAUSES  ANXIETY
TO COLLEGE AUTHORITIES
Clergymen  Cancel   Weekday   Services  to
Relieve Suffering of Country
(Statement by Mr. John J. Foley,
Superintendent.)
The coal shortage at the College was
somewhat relieved by the closing of the
halls and the cutting off of steam where
possible during the Christmas holidays.
The same is true of other schools and in-
stitutions. A wholesale closing was avoided
by the Christmas recess which enabled offi-
cials to obtain coal for some of them.
While poor families are without coal or
fuel of any kind, every one connected with
the College should economize on heat as
much as ppssible. A* great economy of
coal could be effected by every one closing
the windows and turning off the thermo-
stats or radiators, whichever it might be,
when not using their rooms. Department
heads are invited to help wherever possible.
Many schools and churches, their supply
exhausted, have already closed and many
more will close before the end of the
month. To relieve suffering throughout
the country, the following resolution was
offered and adopted by the clergymen of
the different denominations:
Be it resolved: "That wc pledge our-
selves to save coal by cancelling all week-
day services where a large church must be
heated for a few persons or a parish house
or community building for a small gather-
ing. We pledge ourselves to see -that the
poor and sick, and especially the sick, re-
ceive fuel and demand that the coal com-
panies treat rich and poor alike in the
distribution of coal."
"There is in' Bryn Mawr a quality of
intensivvness in the work, of attention to
the individual Student, a general thorough-
ness of which the'College is, and has,xa
right to be proud," concluded Mr. John P.
Gavit in the second of a series of articles
on Bryn Mawr College which appeared in
the X'cw York Evening Post.
In the early part of December, Mr. Gavit
visited College for about a week, talking
with the students and faculty and visiting
elasses  and  athletic work.
The headlines of his articles�"Bryn
Mawr has been Martha Carey Thomas"
and "Bryn Mawr's Head faces Hard Task"
�summarize, to a large extent, the views
which he received. In the first paper he
spoke of the establishment of the College
and of the strange fact that "the students
have never . been preponderantly Quaker."
He stressed ex-President Thomas' vital- in-
fluence upon the institution, especially her
"passion for study," and her ability in
choosing excellent instructors.
His second article presented Bryn Mawr
as at "the dividing of the ways"�as
changing from old regime to the new. Mr.
Gavit described Miss Thomas "as the stu-
dents saw her," remarked. upon her ex-
traordinary ability and upon the success of
her administration, and concluded by en-
larging upon the opportunity which she has
left to President  Park.
Mr. Gavit has written articles on the
most important men'* and women's colleges
of the East. As the representative men's
colleges, he chose Harvard, Yale, Prince-
ton and Dartmouth. The women's colleges
selected were Smith, Wellesley, Vassar and
Bryn Mawr.
EVILS OF COLLEGE SYSTEM
PROBED AT CONFERENCE
Scott   Nearing   and   H.   W.   L.   Dana
Denounce  Moneyed  Trustees
(Specially Contributed)
"What is the matter with the "Colleges?"
was the question discussed at a conference
of the League for Industrial Democracy,
held in New York on December 29. E.
Briggs, '24, and P. Fansler,, '24, attended
the conference.
These judges of the American colleges,
middle-aged, stolidly eager radicals, for the
most part all agreed that the colleges were
going to the dogs, but only a few would
commit themselves by locating the evil.
The point emphasized by every speaker,
verified by statistics, was that the colleges
are, after all, business corporations with
moneyed men for trustees, who are inter-
ested in preserving the present social sys-
tem. Scott Nearing spoke forcibly and
rather bitterly; he is a pessimist. H. W.
I.. Dana, dismissed from Harvard during
the war for his pacifism, appealed to one's
idealism  in* a liberal  and  intelligent  de-
CONTINUED ON RACE 6
Match Games to begin on February
Twelfth
new water polo rules SOPHOMORES ENTERTAIN
AT MARDI GRAS BAU
Red  Il'urrination Creates  Brilliant
The  character   of  water   polo  has   been        Color Effect;   Bright Costumes
omewhat changed and improved by the            Contrast Black and White
new rules adopted by the Athletic Associa-
tion, which will Ik- enforced in all practices
and in" the match games, which begin
February 12th.
The 'rules, which arc taken from the
English National Water Polo Association,
were brought over this fall by Miss Apple-
ice. These rules are n<4 the only new
addition to the game as a "beautiful red
ball" has appeared in the pool. In England
!be game played by Bryn Mawr is called
water polo, but over here it is known as
water soccer. The new offside rule that it
is a willful foul for a player.to take a posi-
tion within two yards of his opponents'
goal line will make the game much cleaner,
producing better shooting and team work.
The rule that from the start a goal cannot
be scored till the ball has been handled by
two players will prevent any very indi-
vidual playing.
Four teams from each class will enter the
Under brilliant colored streamers and red
lights the gymnasium made a gay setting
for the Mardi (iras Ball given the Fresh-
men by the Sophomores last Saturday
night.
About the sides,,hanging from the bal-
cony, and twisted overhead to be gathered
up at the center of the ceiling, were /
streamers of every conceivable briglir
color, malting a kind of room within a
room, a bewitching and iridescent back-
ground f(�r the dancers. Large oval black
and white medallions, on which Were sil-
houetted the amours of some former Vene-
tian Mardi Gras, gleamed through" arch-
ways cut in the ever-moving Vail of color,
and the whole atmosphere was one of
alluring warmth and glow which communi-
cated   itself   to   the   gay, moving   throng
within.    The bright costumes of the guests
match games.    1926 hastthe largest number      � ,               ,                                              .
,                  r                                           ,     ol honor, who came as any creature thatv
to select teams from, as seventy-two people   ,,.,-,           ,                  , �          ,,      ^�*
.                  j .." i       a-u    u        i                 u"'k ,,uir fancy, from rag dolls to Kus-
have signed to play.    4 hey have -also some     .                                          .......
i .,     ,                          �    .,         �            .,.,      sian countesses, contrasted well with their
of the best swimmers in the colleges.     The
hostesses, or   rather  hosts,  and  the upper
classmen,   dressed   in  short   black   trousers
and capes over white ruffled tunics.
Supper was served in the adjoining room
where the (lancers ate  their ice  cream at
small  fables under a soft rosy light.    The
ball ended at  11 o'cloek after the thirteen
dances   scheduled   and   several   extras  had
been played.
time for practicing this year is shorter than
usual, and as sonic of the first teams have
lost players, the match games may not be
up to their usual standard.
Bryn Mawr is not the only women's col-
lege tHat takes an interest in water polo.
Barnard has recently sent for the rules, in-
tending to take up the games for the first
time this winter.
The additions to last year's rules taken
from the rules of the English National
Water Polo Association arc as follows:
Staring�"From the start or restart a
goal cannot be scored until the ball has
been handled, viz., played with the hand
below the wrist either by two members of
one team in which case the scorer shall be
within one-half distance of the goal at-
tacked or by a player of each team."
Willful Fouls�"For a player to take up
a position within two yards of his op-
ponents' goal line."
I't-nalty Throw�"A player willfully
fouled when within four yards of his op-
ponents' goal line shall be awarded a pen-
(�ontixi'KIi ON  PACE 6
RUTH   DRAPER   TO  GIVE   SKETCHES
FOR  RADCLIFFE  ENDOWMENT
Presenting "Character Cameos" at Forrest
Theatre Tomorrow
For the benefit of the Radcliffe Endow-
ment, Ruth Draper, a well-known reciter,
will present a number of. original character
sketches at the Forrest Theatre tomorrow
afternoon.
Miss Draper has given her sketches in
England and America with unprecedented
success. She has developed the monologue
until she has produced 'little cameos of
character," which hold her audience en-
thralled. To quote the London Times,
"Her observation is almost wickedly keen:
her expression of it is as clear and as
bright as a diamond."  -                 ,
The campaign for the Radcliffe Endow-
ment Fund was started in 1920 to raise
$3,000,000. One-third of the sum will be
used in meeting the costs of the adminis-
tration, another in raising the salaries of
the faculty and of the instructors for the
"Tutorial System," and the remainder -for
the construction of a chemical and physical
laboratory, two dormitories, a lecture hall,
an infirmary and a heating plant.
COLDS   AND   FUEL   SITUATION   ARE
TOPICS OF  COLLEGE  COUNCIL
President   Park   Briefly   Describes
Mt. Holyoke's Ideal Curriculum
Prevention   of   colds,   library   fires,   and.
Mt.    Holyoke's    "ideal   curriculum"   were
among- the  subjects   discussed  at   the  last
meeting of  the   College  Council,   on  Jan-
uary   10.
President Park spoke of the seriousness
of the fuel situation and explained that,
although the Library fires had been discon-
tinued on account of the high price of
wood, she believed that they would be pos-
sible* in the near future.
�Miss Applebee introduced a discussion
of methods for preventing the spread of
colds. The Council felt that since many
students with colds had been entering the
swimming pool, public opinion should k*
created against this.       �"
President Park described the "ideal eus-
riculum" drawn up by Mt. Holyoke stu-
dents and presented to the faculty. This
curriculum, she said, which was of great
assistance to the'faculty, included a pro-
gram of required work, possible combina-
tions of subjects, and suggestions for abler
and poorer students. The suggestions that
the Bryn Mawr faculty now received, she
continued, which usually came from a sto-
gie student or a small group, were not of
the best type. She felt that a set of sug-
gestions drawn up by the two upper classes
would be interesting.
Some years ago, Miss King said, the
English Club decided to devote its meet-
ings to the discussion of the "idea of a
university," including divisions of time,
number of lectures during the week and
so on.