College News, 1922-10-18, Vol. 09, No. 03

              Copyright, 1922, by 'She College N�w�
f^ews
�Volume IX.   Nq. 3.
BRYN MAWR. PA., WEDNE DAY, OCTOBER 18.   192�
Price 10 Cents
JOB TO BE ALUMNAE S.,r
JOB NOVEMBER FIRST
Stuart Walker Play Will Be Staged
For Regional Scholarship Eastern
Pennsylvania1                  �
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ANCIENT MUSIC PLAYED
The Philadelphia public, as well as die
Bryn Mawr public, will have "an oppor-
4 tunity on Wednesday, November 1, at the
Academy of Music, both at three and .eight
o'clock in the evening, to see Stuart
Walker's production of "The Book of Job,"
which the Bryn Mawr Alumnae Associa-
tion of Eastern Pennsylvania is bringing
to Philadelphia .for the benefit of the
Alumnae Regional Scholarship. This has
been founded by the Alumnae Association
to enable girls of great promise in need of
financial assistance to come t* Bryn Mawr.
.Stuart. Walker has found a fresh dra-
matic" inspiration in the one of the least
modern sources, the Bible. Taking the
tremendous spiritual drama of Job, he has
transplanted it from the pages of the King
James' version to a modern theatre stag'e
and together with beautiful music and ex-
traordinary light effects has accomplished
something well out of the ordinary.
Presented on the stage "The Book of
Job" at once becomes vivM drama. It
contains the requisite "conflict of'wills," a
seldom equalled dramatic, climax, * and a
technically sound denouement. It conforms
in all details to the requirements of the
stage in that definite characters speak in
x consecutive dialogue.
For the first time the strains of ancient
Hebrew music have been heard in the mod-
ern theatre. To heighten the authenticity
of the rendition of the melodies, the prin-
cipal instruments used in the orchestra-
tion arranged for the production are
harps.
In truth it falls to Stuart Walker's lot
to reveal to the' American people that the
Bookvof Job is one of the most poignanf
and noble plays in the history of the drama,
written or spoken.
OVER FOURTEEN HUNDRED
TO ATTEND INAUGURATION
Delegates of Ninety-four Universities
Will Be at Ceremony in Honor of
President Park
MANY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
VIRGINIA   MILLER,  '24,   ELECTED
VICE-PRESIDENT OF UNDERGRAD
Constitution    Amended   and    Conference
Committee Elected
Virginia Miller, '24, was elected Vice-
President of the Undergraduate Associa-
tion at a meeting of that body held in
Taylor Hall on October 9. Miss Miller,
succeeding Marian Russell, *24, who re-
signed on account of work, was a member
of 1924's Freshman Committee and served
on the Cut Committee last year.
Elections were also held for the Con-
ference Committee, a committee of stu-
dents chosen from the Junior and Senior
classes, which confers with the Faculty
and represents the undergraduates. A.
Fraser, '23, and C. Goddard, "23, are Senior
Members. E. Pi'erson, '24, is one Junior
representative, and another will be chosen
at the next meeting.
An amendment of the constitution stat-
ing that the constitution need not be read
until within one week after Thanksgiving,
and that Freshmen should not be allowed
to vote until after the Thanksgiving holi-
days, was moved and accepted. This re-
form was suggested in view of President
Park's remark that it would be well for the
Freshmen to learn regulations and rules of
various organizations gradually, as it is
hard for them to get accustomed to their
new life.
SCENE FROM "THE BOOK OF JOB'
ALUMNAE    ASSOCIATION    TO MISS -KING AND MISS THOMAS
HONOR PRESIDENT PARK              VISIT CONSTANTINOPLE
Pembroke West Given to Alumnae
^Spending Night at Bryn Mawr
Two hundred .and eighty alumnae are
expected to be present at the dinner the
Alumnae Association is giving on Friday
night in Pembroke Hall to .Miss Marion
Edwards Park, President of the College,
in honor of her inauguration on Saturday.
Miss Anne Todd, '02, President of the
Alumnae Association, will be in the chait
and introduce the toastmistress, Miss
Elizabeth Neilds Bancroft, President of
the class of '98, President Park's class.
The speakers will be President Park, Mrs.
W. Ladd (A. E. Rhoads, '89), a Trustee
and Director of the Cotlcge; Dr. Marion
Parish Smith, "01, Professor of Economics;
Miss Harriet Bradford, '15; Miss Marion
Kcilly, '01, Director and former .Dean of
the College; Miss Millicent Cary, '20; Miss
Sarah Stitcs, '99, Dean of Simmons Col-
lege; Miss Ann Lawthcr, '97;. Mrs. J. F
Porter (A. Furness, *96) ; Miss Mary
Breed, '94, Director of the Margaret Mor-
rison Carnegie College and Mrs. H. D
Pearson   (E. W. Winsor, '92).
Pembroke-West has been turned over to
the 140 alumnae that are spending the
night at Bryn Mawr; beds will be put up
for them in every available inch of room
The undergraduates who live there will
spend the night with friends in other halls
SUMMER  SCHOOL   HAS 80NG  TO
VOLGA  BOAT TUNE
The. words   to   the    Summer   School's
"Gracious  Inspiration,"   which are  printed
below, are set to the music of the "V6Iga
Boat   Song,"   an   old   Russian   folk   tune,
which   was  sung   in   the  Cloisters  by   the
Russian Choir last year at commencement
time.
Has Private View,of Sultan's Palace;
Drinks from Diamond Studded Holder
"I like the- Turks.   1 have  found Hhcm a
courteous and well-mannered people," said
Miss Georgianna Goddard King, Professor
of History of Art, relating her experiences
.of her trip abroad this summer.
Miss King, with Miss*Lowber, her travel-
ling companion, spent a month with ex-
President Thomas in a villa on the Bos-
phorus, which had been lent to Miss
Thomas by Mrs. Embrick, of the Near
East Relief. Every day Miss King and
Miss Thomas went into Constantinople,
where they gave all their* time to visiting
mosques, museums, and ruins with always
a half hour at least in St. Sophia. They
also had the gqod fortune to obtain a
private view of the Sultan's palace through
the influence of Dorothea Chambers, '19,
who is now running' the Y. W. C. A. in
Constantinople. The Sultan's private secre-
tary, a poet and musician, conducted the
party through the palace whose kioske
Miss King describes as "marvelous." Mucfi
of the rest is modern Empire style "and
is very entertaining." Finally they were
served with coffee in diamond-studded
holders from a coffee service ornamented
with beautiful nineteenth century enamels.
Among the most interesting of her ex-
periences. Miss King relates a visit to a
cafe at Chanak. Upon their entrance an
air of stiffness was manifest and they
were asked if they were English. But
with their answer, "American," the atmos-
phere changed at once and everyone be-
came gracious and friendly. One old
Turkish soldier eves, arose and saluted in
formal  fashion.
Having journied down the Hellespont in
a tug, Miss King, Miss Lowber, her travel-
ling; companion, and '�Miss Thomas visited
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Release from Director of Publicity
The Inauguration of Marion Edwards
Park, Ph.D., as the third President of
Bryn Mawr College will take place on Sat-
urday at 11.00 o'clock, probably in the
| Gymnasium. The request for seats has
been so unexpectedly large that should ttie
weather be fine and warm, the ceremony
may be held in the .Cloister Garden of the "
Library.
The Academic Procession, which- will
form at the Library, will proceed Across
the Campus between rows of undergrad-
uates in cap and gown in the following
order; The Graduate Students, The Fel-
lows of the College, Representatives of the
Alumnae Association, Presidents of Alum-
nae Associations of Eastern Women's Col-
leges, The Faculty, The .Delegates from
Learned and Professional Societies, The
Delegates from Universities and Colleges,
The Governor .of the State of Pennsyl- \
vania. The Directors of-the College, The
Inaugural Speakers, The President of the
Board of Directors and the President of
the College, The Chief Marshal.
The speakers will be: President James
Rowland Angell, Litt.D, LL.D, of Yale
University; President William Allan Neil-
son, Ph.D, LL.D./ of Smith College;
President William Wistar Comfort, PhD.,
Litt.D, LL.D., oT Haverford College, who
will speak in the order given. The induc-
tion of the President by Dr. Rufus L
Jones, of Haverford, President of the
Board of Trustees of Bryn Mawr, will fol-
low, after which the College Choir will
sing Rachmaninoff's Cherubim Song. Presi-
dent Park, Ph.D., will then deliver her
inaugural address.
At   the   conclusion   of   the   Services,   a
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DR.   COFFIN   AND   DR.   FOSDICK
SPEAKERS AT SILVER  BAY
**   Two  News competitions, one for the Business* Board and one  for
the Editorial Board, begin this week for the Class of 1925.
Candidates for the Editorial Board must see E. Virrcent, 77 Denbigh,
before Wednesday, November 1.
Candidates  for the  Business  Board   should  apply to  R.   Beardsley, 8
Rockefeller.
Bryn Mawr Awarded Second Place in
Song  Contest
Classes under Dr. Coffin and Dr. Fos-
dick, conducted according to a new plan,
and the large delegation of foreign stu-
dents, were the principal features of the
Silver Bay Conference last June. In the
song contest Bryn Mawr was awarded
second place.
Instead of classes in. various subjects
given by the different ministers the dele-
gates at^lie conference were divided into
small groups of about ten, which met be-
fore the large morning meeting, and under
the leadership of one of the girls discussed
the subject of the general meeting. Dr.
Coffin, who spoke on the conception of
Christ and God, and Dr. Fosdick, who
spoke about internationalism and Christi-
anity, were the two principal speakers of
tHb conference. There was less emphasis
placed on athletics this year and more, on
social activities.
The Bryn Mawr delegation came in con-
tact with many foreign delegates at the
conference, of whom Dr. Kose the sec-
retary of the Czechoslovakian Renaissance
movement, was one of the most interest-
ing. One evening of the confer�ue .was
devoted to international stunts arranged
by the foreign students and representative
of  their countries.      .   ,                        �����
In the song contest this year Bryn Mawr
closely rivalled the winner.    The contest-
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