College News, 1924-01-16, Vol. 10, No. 13

              College
Volume X.   No. 13
BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1924
Price 10 Cents
MEMBER OF REICHSTAG
SPEAKS IN ROCKEFELLER
Labor Party,  Though  Having an
International Basis, is Unable
to Stop War *
GERMANY    FACES    REACTION
Germany of the last- five years was the
subject of the talk which Frau Schreiber,
woman member of. the Reichstag, gave in
Rockefeller Hall last Friday night.
In November, 1918, said Frau Schreiber,
the Germans thought that they were start-
ing a new democracy in the heart of cen-
tral Europe. The leaders of the labor
party and the Social Democrats took the
new government in hand, intending to main-
tain it in an orderly way. The labor move-
ment, strong for many years, was composed
of intellectuals and manual laborers. In
Germany the labor movement is the same
as the Social Democratic party, law-abid-
ing and evolutionary. Although* the inter-
national basis of the labor party is definite
it has not been able to stop war. The new
German constitution was designed to-keep
peace and to encourage international
friendship. It provided for equality of the
sexes, that the illegitimate child should
have the same rights as the child born in
wedlock; in economic ideas it is between
the Russian Soviet and the independence of
the employer, making use of an organiza-
tion something like the American Shop
Committee. Even in the old Germany there
had been a social welfare plan of state
insurance which was continued.
Germany had hoped for a peace of re-
construction, a Wilsonian peace. When the
Versailles Treaty came to Germany for
signature, most of the people, charmed by
the Very word of peace, led the govern-
ment into accepting it, although the wom-
en in the National Assembly were very
much opposed. The contents of the treaty
are now being taught in the schools be-
cause of  their effect on the next genera-
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LETZ QUARTET GIVES
CONCERT ON MONDAY
Second  Recital  Includes Music of
Brahms, Beethoven and De Fesch
The Letz Quartet, accompanied by  Mr.
Alwync, gave a concert on Monday eve-
'   ning, January 7, in  Taylor Hall.
This*was the second of the series of
concerts under the auspices of the Music
Department. The third and last will be
a recital by Mr. Alwyne on Monday, Feb-
ruary 18.
The members of the Letz Quartet are:
Hans Letz..............First Violin
Edwin Bachmann ......Second Violin
William  Schubert  ..............Viola
Horace Britt.............Violoncello
Program
String Quartet in E flat, op. 74
("Harp" Quartet)  Beethoven
Poco Adagio.  Allegro
Adagio, ma non troppo
Presto
Allegretto con Variazioni
Sonata for 'Cello in G..........De Fesch
Prelude          #
Allemande
Sarabapde
Minietto
Piano Quartet in A, op. 26 ......Brahms
Allegro non troppo
Poco  Adagio
Poco Alh'gro
Allegro
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MISS GLADYS BOONE EXPLAINS
AMERICAN LABOR MOVEMENT
Little Chance for Workers to Rise
to Political Leadership
The Secretary of the W�man's Trade
Union, Miss Gladys Boone, spoke on the
American Labor Movement at the meeting
of the Liberal Club held in the Graduate
Sitting Room in Denbigh last Thursday
evening.   �_
Various phases of the Labor Movement
in this country have arisen as a direct re-
sult of its history, began Miss Boone. For
instance, the labor unions here have not
had to work for the suffrage, since it came
more easily in America than in Europe.
Then, too, a certain type-of labor leader
has arisen on account of the bargaining
over large areas which is necessitated by
the size of the country. Competition with
the organized is complicated with the un-
organized immigrant.
In explaining the American Labor Move-
ment of today Miss Boone said that the
American Federation of Labor is thought
of in two ways, as the unions affiliated
w.ith the central group, and as "Gompcrs
and his crowd."
The unions affiliated with the A. F. of
L^. arc varied in their policies from tre-
mendous idealism in some sections to cor-
ruption in others. As a whole the Federa-
tion has no political movement. Anyone
who votes for labor is bound to go back
into office, as Gompcr's policy is to reward
his friends and punish his enemies. The
lack of a real political movement is partly
responsible for unintelligent leadership, as
men cannot rise from economic to political
leadership. The central labor unions in the
cities which push for interests of their
citizens, partly take the place of a political
party. There are also state federations
which have not gone far. as yet, but which
according to Miss Boone, may do much in
the future.
The most important of the unions not
affiliated with the American Federation of
Labor are the four big railroad brother-
hoods, the secessionist unions and the I.
W. W. The railroad brotherhoods, founded
in 1863 before the A. F. of L. came into
being, refused to enter, because they be-
lieved they occupied a strategic position in
the country. The secessionist movements
are those which left the Federation for
various causes of discontent, forming or-
ganizations of their own." The Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers of America have
obtained good conditions in their own in-
dustry and. are now branching out into
other fields. The desire to foster industrial
unionism was the reason for the secession
of the I. W. W. and their formation.
NEW YORK THEATRE GUILD TO GIVE
THREE PLAYS IN PHILADELPHIA
New York Theatre Guild Productions
will be given in Philadelphia at the Walnut
Street Theatre. Students may get seats
at half price on Moffday, Tuesday ap^
Wednesday, January 21, 22 and 23. The
program for these performances will be
as follows:
Monday: "The Devil's Disciple."
Tuesday: "Peer Gynt."
Wednesday: "He Who Gets Slapped."
Any students who wish tickets for these
nights should apply at once to the manager
of the theatre.
Dr. Mary James, a Bryn Mawr graduate
who has done pioneer hospital work in
China, will speak in vespers. Dr. James'
Hospital has been for many years on the
Christian Association budget. She was at
the Student Volunteer Conference held at
Indianapolis during Christmas vacation.
FIRST SWIMMING MEET.
WON "BY SOPHOMORES
Dark Blue Breaks Record in Relay
Race  and   Wins  Diving
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Placing first in three events and break-
ing the record for the relay race by one
second, 1926 won the Preliminary Meet in
the swimming meet held last Friday, with
36.16 points. The Seniors placed second
with 9 points, while the Juniors an.d Fresh-
men followed with 7.5 and 7.33 points.
In the 68-foot front stroke, M. Faries,
'24, and P. Brown, '26, tied for first place
with 14 points. K. Van Bibber, '24, and
M. M. Dunn, '25, also tied with 19.2 win-
ning. points in the 68-foot back' -stroke
event. The 136-foot race, front stroke, was
won by N. Benoist '27, with 34.6 points,
ahd D. Lee, '25, carried off the plunging
honors, going 58 feet 8 inches. F. Jay '26,
had the high&t score in* dives with 60.7
points, while M. Woodworth* '24, came a
close second with 60.4 points.
The points in the following score arc
subject to change after the final meet,
which will be held on Saturday evening.
68-Foot Front
Seconds
1.   W. Dodd, '26 . �...................  13.4
H. Stokes, '27 ...................  13.4
E. Harris, '26  ...................  13.4
2.   P. Brown, '26  ...................  14.0
�    M. Faries, "24................... 14.0
136-Foot Front
Seconds
1.   E. Harris, '26 ................... 31.2
2.   H. Stokes, '27 ................... 33.4
3.   N. Benoist, '27................... 34.6
4.   M. Talcott, '26 ................... 33.8
68-Foot Back
Seconds
1.   E. Lomas, '25 ....................  18.0
2.   M. Woodwqrth, '24 ....:.........  182
3.   W. Dodd, '26 ....................  19.0
4.   K Van Bibber, '24 ...............  192
M. M. Dunn, '25 .................  19.2
Plungb
.1.  D. Lee, '25 ................. 58 ft. 8 in.
2.   G. -Macy, '26 ............... 58 ft. 5 in.
3.   M. Smith, '24.............. 50 ft. 0 in,
4.   M. Pierce, '25 ..............-48 ft. 0 in.
Relay
*"%^"                                      Seconds
if  1926 ................   ............ 59
2.   1927  .............................. 62.4
3.   1924............................. 64.4
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Diving
Points
F. Jay, '26 .......................... 60.7
M. Woodworth, '24  ................. 60.4
F. Green, '26..................."___ 57.6
E. Lomas, '25 ........................ 57.4
RULES  FOR B. M.'s AWARDED IN
BASKETBALL ARE CHANGED
The recent change by the Athletic Board
in regard to B. M.'s applies to bo^h boys'
and girls' rules in basketball.
In girls' rules, B. M.'s will now be
awarded to those who make the team, or
the. position of first substitute, and play
in two games. In boys' rules they will be
awarded to those who mate the team, or
the position of first substitute and play in
one game.
Chapel will be led next Sunday by the
Reverend Charles Lewis Slatterly, former
rector of Grace Church, New York, lec-
turer at the General Theological Seminary
and Stanford University, and now bishop
of Massachusetts. He is the author among
other books of "Religious Experience," and
"Why Men Pray."
ARGENTINE IS SCENE OF
SOPHOMORE DANCE
Spanish    Gentlemen   and    Ladies
Wander Through Patio with-
its Realistic Palm Trees
GYMNASIUM IS TRANSFORMED
The gymnasium was almost unrecogniza-
ble, last Saturday night, in its gala array
for Sophomore dance. The ceiling was fes-
tooned with strips "of alternating red, yel-
low, green, blue and black, and railings
draped with gay blankets in splashes of
color. Winter was forgotten in the tropical
atmosphere of palms, and trellises of kum-
quats. One wall was a solid bank of green,
against which stood tables, inviting inti-
mate tetc-a-tetcs, while at the other end
was a patio with low, 4|favily draped
benches. Through this scene of palm and
warmth wandered strangely attired Spanish
"caballcroes," accompanied by attractive
Castillian maidens with their brightly col-
ored shawls and graceful mantillas.
From the first strains of "La Paloma,"
with which the Sophomores officially
opened the dance, until the last notes of
the Freshman song, "Antonio Begonio,"
who told of "the romance and splendor, of
the night spent in old Argentine," the room
was filled with a whirling mass of people.
Bright-colored mantillas were thrown in
relief against white shirts, whose wearers
leaned toward the colorful in sashes and
scrapes. A van-colored spotlight height-
ened the effect as it picked out a particu-
larly bright shawl here and there. Com-
plete transformations were effected by the
judicious use of combs and lace, or wigs
and side-burns. Some conceptions of the
proper Argentinian costume for evening
wear were extraordinary enough to as-
tound the observer who was not blinded
by the almost universal tints of red that
predominated. Fortunately, the bull who
featured on the posters both of the arena
and the prize-ring was absent.
BRYN MAWR VOTE TAKEN
ON   PRIZE   PEACE   PLAN
Letters Explain Attitude of   Many
Affirmative   Voters
Two hundred and fkfty-four undergrad-
uates approved of the Peace Plan which
won the Uok Peace Prize. Of these only
sixty-three were voters. Of forty-four
voting against the plan four were actual
voters.                                                 *
Four letters have been written expiat-
ing the attitude of some of those voting
in the affirmative. One explains that the
student votes in favor of the Peace Plan
because it is better than nothing. "I think
it is a step in the right direction," she
states, "but a very feeble step. Certainly
no satisfactory world peace can be brought
about unless the United States joins the
League of Nations." A second letter also
maintains that the plan "is an exceedingly
feeble step in the right direction, but that
offering co-operation without membership
is an insult to the League." A third letter
reads, "I voted for this plan only because
I consider it imperative that the United
States should join the League of Nations
no matter what the conditions. But I con-
sider it outrageous that the United States
should try to enter the council of the
League without being willing to assume
any obligations."
The News takes great pleasure in an-
nouncing the election of M. Naigle, '25.
to the Business Board.
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