College News, 1914-10-22, Vol. 01, No. 04

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The College News
Volume I.     No.  4
BRYN  MAWR,  PA., OCTOBER 22,  1914
Price  �">  Tents
CALENDAR
THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  22
7.30�Budget    Meeting  of   the   Christian
Association.    Gymnasium.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
Faculty Reception to the Graduates.
�     �          SATURDAY,  OCTOKR  24
10.�'Varsity Hockey vs. Vhiladclphia.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25
6 P. M.�Vespers.   [eadjavH- Iticgcl.
H P. M.�Chapd.      Ser.....n'���>� The  Itcv.
W. T. Robbins, Dean of the General Theo-
logical Seminary, N. V.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28
7.30 P. M. �Miss Palmer.    Mission Class.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
8 P. M.�Lantern Night
THE   150th   ANNIVERSARY   OF
BROWN    UNIVERSITY
RULE    CONCERNING   ATTENDANCE
AT  LECTURES
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31
10 A. M.�'Varsity Hoc key vs. Alumna-.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1
0 P.>.M.     Vespers.     Leader, II. Bradford.
8 P. M. -Chapel.      Sermon by The Rev.
G. Stewart.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5
4.20�Inter-class Hockey Matches begin.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
10 A. M.     'Varsity   Hockey   vs.   (iormaii-
ti.wn ('. C.
8 P. M.�Banner Night.
Degree of LL.D. Conferred on President
Thomas
At the closing of the five-day celebra-
tion of the 150th Anniversary of Brown
University on Friday, the University ad-
dress was followed by the eonferring of
37 honorary degrees. President Thomas
was the only woman singled out to feji
eeive one of these honors. President
Faunee's characterization in conferring
this degree on President Thomas was as
follows: "LL.D., M. Carey Thomas, in the
higher education of women, a courageous,
efficient and honored leader." Among the
36 men to receive honorary degrees were
ex-President \V. H. Taft; A. L.' Lowell.
President of Harvard; A. T. Iladley, Pres-
ident of Yale; J. ('. Hibben. President of
Princeton; F. J. Qoodnow, President of
Johns Hopkins; Paul Rhorey, Shailer
Mathews, and N. M. Butler, President of
Columbia.
THE   MOUNTAIN   WHITES
THE  LURE
At Senior Reception
A very clever skit, entitled "The Lure,
or Why Girls Come to College," was given
at the Senior-Freshman reception on Sat-
urday evening.   The plot in brief synopsis
is as follows:    a  board of sub-Freshmen
(M. Marian, A. Hornberger, C. Sutch. M
Free) are In search of a college.    First,
they see Wellesley, with its famous new
(M. Morgan. K. Freer, A. Brown. .1. Dam
ing, E.  Pugh.   i:   Smith. K.  MeCollin. M.
Goodhue).    Then they see the joys of life
at  Smith,  Hanked  by Williams and   Am
heist;  coy Smith maidens  (11.  Bradford,
R.  Hopkinson.  I.  Smith,  A.   Humphrey)
ent�rtail)     college     men     (K      Dessau,     A.
Scudder, F. Matron, ('. Taber, H. Kverett,
D. Moore), who sing to them the classics,
"The only Thing for Speeds to Do," and
"English." Next, life at Radcllffe is
viewed^, where Frivolity (D. Perkins) tries
In vain to dance her way Into the hearts
of the grinds (I. Foster, M. Bradway, M.
Chamberlain, K Snodgrass, A. Bur-
chard, A. Martin). But the Football Tro-
phy, from Yale, 4S1B A. D; the Debating
Cup, from Harvard Law, 2116 A. D.J the
New Organ and other features win them
to Bryn Mawr. where "you can't get
around the faculty." The performance
was witty and ably executed.
The first of a series of meetings under
the auspices of the Mission Study Com-
mittee was held on Wednesday, October
1 Itli Miss Patsy Bratton spoke of the
work among the mountain whites in Ken-
tucky She look up her work in Canoe. Ky..
a year ago last January Her predecessor
in the position had been stabbed by the
intoxicated meii of the village. Her first
co-worker was very nervous, anil after a
few months had to leave, worn out by the
strain; her second staved only a few
�reeks; the third, the most efficient help
she had had. was taken with smallpox
They conducted a day school and Sunday
school, both of which were attended by
grown men as well as children. AJ soon
as the men were under the Influence of
liquor, they would begin tO fight, and Miss
Bratton was more than once called to
step in between drawn knifes The su
perintendent of the district came 10
Canoe tO conduct revival services, For a
wnk they were unable to see any results
of their meetings and prayers, but at the
last meeting one after the other the
worst men of the village came to the front
and accepted Christ. When Miss Illation
went home from that meeting she found a
pledge signed by 1'I men, saying tbat.no
more liquor -l.ouid '<* sold In ('untie.
From that time on Canoe was a different
village, and yet there Is still a great deal
of work to be done there. The people
are ignorant, poor, and often sick. They
need    shoes,    clothes,    white    rags    for
bandages, and, la tact, they can make
use of almost anything. Junk is sending
them some of these things, but many-
more are desired' Some Bryn Mawr
students have thought that they.might
like to go there to work during the sum
.....r     For further information, see Laura
Branson, or write to Miss Bratton at
Canoe.
Undergraduates Take Action
The Undergraduate Association sent a
committee last week to talk with Presi-
dent Thomas about the new faculty rule
concerning attendance at lectures. The
committee was instructed by direct vote of
the Association to,express the agreement
of the undergraduates in the necessity for
some sort of cut rule, but to register the
proles', of the students against the se
verily of the present rule. The commit-
tee asked tin a modification Of the sys-
tem: that a student might he allowed at
many free cuts a semester as she had
hours of academic work a week and that"
the penalty incurred for overcutting
might be a deterred examination for
every lecture missed beyond the number
of "free cuts," the subject of the exami-
nations tO be determined by the office
The undergraduates tell thai a rule
which allowed them no free cuts" was a
pretty severe one, and thai the lowering
of grades for non-attendance at lectures
was hound to make those grades R mis
representation of academic work and
standing.
President   Thomas   lold   the   committee
thai  the point  of view of the faculty   was
directly opposed to thai of the Under-
graduates and thai the faculty could
grant no unexcused cuts whatever,   She
expressed tbe wish thai she herself might
present   the   faeull>    side   r.f   Hie   QUCStlon
to the students, The Undergraduate As-
sociation,'therefore, has Invited President
Thomas   to  speak   at   a   mas-   meeting
called for the discussion of Hie Mile in re-
gard to attendance at lectures.   The meet-
ing will probably be held vVednesdaj  "i
Thursday of this week
OPEN   DEBATING   MEETING
Those   "would-be   debaters"   who   went
to the 11.....ting last  Friday evening, OctO
ber 16th. came away feeling they reallj
had a belter idea of how to *\
their new work. Practical and I Dds
menial instruction was the purpose of the
speeches. Mr King; with, his apt illus
nations, proved beyond a doubt the in'
cessity of voice culture in debating     lilsa
Sheerer presented general rules in the
theory of debate, choice of subject, rebut-
tal, use of evidence, and an admonition to
�let   who   w.n   he   clever."     President
Thomas made sonic vcr> practical and
helpful   remarks   on   form   and   Style  and
tin- Importance of simplicity and sincer-
ity     The main thing is to convince yoUl
audience.      What    convinces    to-day    i-   a
plain,   straightforward   presentation     it
would   be   a   good   idea,   she   thought,   to
hold Informal forums    Here migbl be de
hated college question! which needed no
preparation  for discussion,  but   which   b)
their nature must mean something to ail
of us.