College News, 1924-02-13, Vol. 10, No. 14

              News
�Volume X.   No. 14
BRYN MAWR, PA.,WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY �,  1924
�Price 10 Cents
SELF-GOVERNMENT MEETING
CHANGES IMPORTANT RULES
Recommends   That    Students
Allowed Theatre at Night
Unchaperoned
Be
RESOLUTION THREE ALTERED
Motions on going to the theatre and
motoring at night unchaperoned were
passed at a meeting of the Sclf-Govern-
ment Association on January 16. Resolu-
tion 3 was altered and a change was made
in the list of hotels.
Three or more students may go to the
theatre at night unchaperoned, with the
exception of the Walnut Street Theatre
and The Chestnut Street Opera House
Freshmen are to get special permission
This is an exception to an Original Reso-
lution and so will have to he passed again
and then submitted to the Board of Trus-
tees. '   �
"Students may motor at  night unchaper
oncd provided they have a definite destina-
tion and   return directly  to College.    Ar-
rangement   will   he  made   for  signing  the
destination and time of return.
Resolution 3, empowering the Executive
Board to "require testimony, from any
member of the Association, and to inflict
a penalty for refusal to testify except in
cases where for good and sufficient rea-
sons it shall see fit to excuse the witness,"
was changed to read that in exceptional
cases, the Board be empowered to ask for
testimony.
The motion to make an exception to the
rule against drinking fermented beverages
was withdrawn, as it involves the Federal
Law, anfl any rule allowing it would be
lowering the standards of Self-Govern-
ment.
The regulations about dress were changed
from resolutions to Senses of the Meeting,
but will, remain as binding as before.   The
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
LEWIS F, PALEN RECOUNTS
STORV OF WHITE DEVIL
Translator   of  "Beasts,   Men   and
Gods" Speaks to History Class
Speaking informally at a Minor History
class last Thursday, Mr. Lewis F. Palen told
the story of a Russian adventurer whom
� he designated as the "White Devil of the
Black Sea." Mr. Palen is the translator
of -Beasts, Men and Gods, and Man and
Mystery in Asia, which has just been pub-
lished. The story which he briefly outlined
is being published in New York this
spring.                        s
Mr. Palen stopped at Bryn Mawr on his
way to France. He had with him the
sword of the "White Devil," which had been
lost when he was captured by the Bol-
sheviki, and been found six weeks ago in
Detroit, Michigan. The sword had been
originally carried for twenty years by
Shamyl, the Mohammedan leader of two
large Caucasian tribes, who had waged a
. long guerilla warfare fighting for the free-
dom of the Caucasus against Russia.' After
the Crimean war, during which he was a
French ally, his surrender was compelled.
Refusing to give up his sword to the 6ffi-
cer who captured him, he was taken to
the commander-in-general, where he hand-
ed it over "with pride to anyone who
could beat him." This sword finally came
into the hands of the "White Devil."
The story of how he lost it was explained
by Mr. Palen. The "White Devil" had
led a life full of romantic adventure. Dur-
conttnUed ok pACe 5
COMMITTEE DISCUSSES PLANS
FOR SUMMER SCHOOL
Students Raise Money for.Budget by
Entertainment and Dances
Specially contributed by Miss Hilda Smith
Director of- the Summer School.
The Executive Committee of the Sum
�ner. School m^t-fyrjui all-day session, lasl
Saturday, with a large proportion of it.�
nembers present. As this meeting took
�he place this year of the second meetinp
>f the Joint Administrative Committee il
was an especially important one.
Reports from every district show that
nany of the former students of the School
ire enrolled in winter classes and are work-
ing with the local committees to find new
candidates and to raise scholarships. Appli
�ations have begun to come in for the Sum
�ner School of 1924 and these applicant*
have been advised to study at home for
ihe next three months, if suitable classes
can be found. The Alumnae have organ
ized in each district, with the former fac-
ulty of the School incluMed as fraternal
nembers. The New York group, as a re-
sult of a dance for the scholarship fund
has raised $150 toward the new budget
m New England, Philadelphia and Chi-
eago, preparations are under way for
similar dances or entertainments.
Appointments for faculty and staff this
summer were discussed by the Executive
Committee, but as the list is not yet com-
plete, the final announcement cannot be
published  until later.
The Committee reconsidered the question
>f having a one month's course for women
leaders in the labor movement. The Com
inittee decided that we could not judge
vvhether or not such a plan would be prac-
tical until we knew how many women
A-ould be interested to spend a mo>ith in
intensive study. It was decided that a
horough canvass should be made of all
.'abor organizations, and that if the results
justified it, such a course should be con-
sidered for another year.
Denbigh and Merion Halls, with a wing
of Pembroke-East, will be used this sum-
mer as l>cfore by the School. It was hoped
that Pembroke might be used because of
the greater convenience of dining room
and pantries, and for the sake of having
the whole School under one roof. This
plan still seems impractical because of the
impossibility of using the Pembroke ele-
.ator during the summer when the power
house is not running.
The Committee discussed the possibility
)f securing a fund which will provide a
scholarship each year for one of the formet
students of the School to do advanced
work either in this country or abroad. Il
was felt that such a scholarship open each
year to the whole group of Alumnae would
stimulate interest in further study, and
prove a real contribution to workers' edu-
cation.
AMY LOWELL TO  SPEAK  AND READ
FROM  HER OWN POETRY
Miss irmy Lowell will read from her.
own poetry and talk on Modern Poetry in
general, on Friday, February 22, at 8.00
V.   M.,  in  Taylor  Hall.
Miss Lowell has read her poetry here
twice before. In 1917 she spoke on Mod-
ern Poetry and Aims and Tendencies of
Yers Libre, reading selections to illustrate
them, and in 1919 she again read from her
own works. She is the author of prose
studies of modern American and French
poetry and poets, as well as volumes of
poetry including "A Dome of Many. Col-
ored Glass," "Men, Women and Ghosts,"
"Sword Blades and Poppy Seed," and
"Legends."
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD
IN TAYLOR ON FRIDAY
4                        .
President Parks Reads Statements on
Death of T. D. Dudley, '26
A short memorial service was held in
Taylor Hall, on Friday, February 1, for
Trcvania D. Dudley, '26. President Park
read the following statement, written Jjy
her wardens and fellow students :
"On Saturday, January 26, 1924, Trc-
vania Dallas Dudley, of the class of 1926,
died in the Bryn Mawr Hospital. She
was eighteen years old at the time of her
death. Of these eighteen years, the greater
part had been passed at her hbmc in Nash-
ville, three at Rosemary Hall and one and
one-half at Bryn  Mawr College.
"Most of us here knew her only in that
last year and a half. From her home in
Tennessee she brought to the College a
vividness peculiar to herself and a gra-
ciousness and charm characteristic of her
southern home and upbringing. From her
teachers at school she brought a testimony
of ability and ready co-operation and from
her fellow students a reputation for good
sportsmanship, friendliness and loyalty.
At College she was a student, younger
than the average, unusually diffident and
modest as to her own capabilities, yet with
a certain quiet' independence of mind and
a real interest in the political questions of
the day. During her Freshman year she
was handicapped by a period of illness and
the loss of several weeks of work, but she
refused to yield to difficulties and finished
the year having earned her merits and a
place on her class hockey teaip. Her second
year at college began with the abundant
promise of youth and health and a ripen-
ing intellectual capacity. Then came its
sudden and tragic ending, leaving tho whole
College with a deep sense of present loss
and of regret for bright future unfulfilled."
The second statement is from some of
her fellow students. "In the confusion of
half-finished efforts which form so much
of our life, she was exquisitely poised in a
delicate perfection of her own�half self,
half Dresden shepherdess. She could dance
like a little flame, yet could be stiller than
a still pool, thinking long thoughts. No
one else cut off at an age when most of us
are unfulfilled promises could leave behind
a life of which it is more true that every
moment was a delight to those near her,
who could look at her perfect, brightly-
colored little figure, and listen to her slow
gentle little voice.
"So fair, so innocent, so sweet,
So ripe a judgment and so rare a wit.
Require at least an age in one to meet.
In her they met; but long they could not
stay,
'Twas gold too fine to mix without allay.
J
" Heaven's image in her was so well ex-
pressed,
Her very' sight upraided all the rest;
For justly ravished from a world like this,
Now she is gone the world is of a piece."
APPARATUS MEET TO BE HELD ON
MARCH 7 AND 14^
The gymnasium meets this year, sched-
uled for March 7 and 14, will consist of
the same events, as last year. There will
be exercises and vaults on the horse, double
and single exercises on the parallel bars,
individuals  and,   finally  the  class   "stunt."
The question as to whether or not the
lower teams will hold a meet is l>eing voted
�bn by the various classes. 1926 has al-
ready voted against having one. The whole
program for the year is l>eing simplified
as much as possible in order to facilitate
May Day activity.
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
SUGGESTS AMENDMENTS
Undergraduate Opinion Is Asked on
Three Suggested Improvements
on Last Year's Report/
COLLEGE TO VOTE ON QUESTION
(Specially Contributed by the Curriculum
Committee)
The following changes were requested in
last year's �Curriculum Committee Report.
The present Committee feels that perhaps
the College would not support these spe-
cific proposals and suggests amending lirst
year's report.
(1) That Minor History be required in-
stead of Latin (II B 3), because of its
value as background for all other subjects
and because a student has studied for en-
trance as much Latin as the Committee
considers necessary. The report recom-
mended, however, (II B 4), that if Latin
should still be required, it ' should be
changed to a 3-hour course in Classical
Literature, with 2 hours of either Greek
or Latin translation according to the lan-
guage offered for entrance. The Commit-
tee now feels that such a course should
be required rather than the history. Seventy-
five per cent, of the College nowr elect
Minor History. Since the course is so
popular it seems ill-advised to place the
stigma of a requirement upon it. In addi-
tion, it is possible that the small minority
who do not take it, gain more from the
courses which they choose in its stead. The
material covered by a course in history is
more nearly replaced in other subjects
such as Knglish Literature and Politics,
than is the material covered in a course
in Classical Literature. It is quite im-
possible to acquire any knowledge of Greek
or Latin Literature without studying those
subjects themselves.   The course suggested
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
FINAL SWIMMING MEET
WON BY SOPHOMORES
Winifred Dodd Wins the Individual
Championship With 11 Points
Breaking two records and placing first
in two events, 1926 carried off the swim-
ming honors with 50 points in the second
meet, held Saturday, January 19. The Ju-
niors came second with 9 points, and the
Seniors third with 7 points.
W. Dodd, '26, holds the individual cham-
pionship cup for the second time with 11
points. M. Spalding, '26, places second
with 10 iK)ints, and E. Harris, '26, places
third with 9 points. In a plunge of 62.8
feet. M. Spalding, '26, broke the record
held by L. Barber, '25, with a plunge of
61.7*4 feet, and the Sophomores reduced
their own relay record to 59 seconds.
In the 68 foot front swim W. Dodd, '26,
and E. Harris, '26, tied for first place in
W/i seconds. M. Woodworth, '24, and W.
Dodd, '26, also tied in the 68 foot back
swim in 174/5 seconds. The 136 foot front
swim was won by E. Harris, '26, in 31
seconds, and D. Lee, '25, carried off the
diving, honors with 61.3 points.               t
The points in the different events are: "
68-Foot Fbont
Seconds
1.  W. Dodd. '26 ...............   13^5
E. Harris, '26 ................  13**
3.    H. Stokes, '27 ...............   13*$
4.   E. Sullivan, '24 ..............   13-tf
continued on r\<.v. 5