College News, 1924-11-05, Vol. 11, No. 06

              The
News
Vol. XL    No. (i
BRYN  MAWR; PA., WEDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER 5, 1924
Price 10 Cents
WALTER DE LA MARE
LECTURES ON POETRY
Craftsmanship More Than Piecing
Together of Words or Capacity
for Taking Pains*
VERSE   MUST   BE   MUSICAL
Mr. Walter de la Marc, English poet
and novelist, delivered the Ann Sheble
Memorial Lecture in Taylor Hall last Fri-
day night, speaking on "Craftsmanship in
Poetry."
When we speak of Craftsmanship, he
said, we mean solely method of execu-
tion. To understand this, look at a poem
not only as a whole, but in its parts. As
you may dissect a daisy, petal by petal,
and discover the marvelous workmanship
of every part, so you may analyze a poem
to find its true perfection. And a poem,
unlike a daisy, can always be put together
again.
Words give pleasure, first, as sounds
and, second, by their formation in our*
throats. There is a "very defjnite music
about words: open vowels delight the
ear more than closed.. It has been said
that b and u are to be found in every mas-
terpiece of prose. We enjoy assonance,
alliteration. Good prose should be musi-
cal; good verse must be. Craftsmanship
consists in arranging sounds in their har-
CONTIKUKD  OX'  PAI.i;   2
PENNSYLVANIA, NEW TO GAME
IS BADLY BEATEN BY VARSITY
SOPHOMORE   CLASS   ELECTS  VALINDA HILL, ELIZABETH WIN-
CHESTER AND  SARAH JAY
1927 has elected Valinda Hill President, Elizabeth Winchester, Vice President and
Sarah Jay, Secretary, to succeed Caroline Swift, Valinda Hill and Minna Jones
respectively.
Miss Hill was a member for 1927 on the Business Committee of May Day, and
member of the Freshman Show Committee, as well as vice president of her class
last year.
Chairman for the first week, October, 192a, and on the Business Committee of
the Freshman Show, Miss Winchester is manager of Class Hockey for this year,
and business manager of the Sophomore Play.
Miss Jay was chairman of the class in October, 102:1, and Freshman member of
the Self-Government Board for 1939-24. '
CAN WE HAVE PHILOSOPHY AND
RELIGION, ASKS DR. MEIKLEJOHN
America's Confidence in Common Sense
Undeserved, Says Educator
Dorothy Lee '25, Stars Against Visitors
Guarding
Varsity easily defeated Pennsylvania in
a hockey game Tuesday afternoon, Oc-
tober 28, with the score of 14-0.
Pennsylvania, which this year lor the
first time has its own hockey field and
consequently has not played much before,
was obviously outplayed by varsity, whose
greatest advantage in the uneven game
was superior team work.
The ball was constantly in front of the
Pennsylvania goal, for the varsity for-
wards were quick in rushing down, while
the fullbacks, lingering near the 50-yar.d
line, proved practically impossible to pass to.
D. Lee, '25, and H. Tuttle, '28, were clever
in eluding their backs, outrunning the
field and shooting from the edge of the
circle, as the_Pennsylvania goal ran .out
in a vain endeavor to stop their shots.
The Brown forwards, in spite of the large
score, neglected many opportunities to
shoot.
Second half started with a spurt of
speed on the part of the visitors, whose
team was fast, but who failed to mark
their opponents. They had little organi-
zation, and gained nothing on their free
hits. Varsity kept them from scoring and
D. Lee, '25, made many long goals, while
B. Loines, '28, caught the ball on the fly
at the centre from S. Walker, '26's, stick
and carried it down the field in a spec-
tacular run just before the whistle blew.
The line-up was:
Pennsylvania: Erabry, McCardle,
Hickox, Macneir, Weyl, Caughen, Eaton,
Schell, Gardy, Randall, Brodsky.
Varsity: B. Loines, '28; H. Tuttle***,
'28; D. Lee********, '25; W. Dodd**, '26;
M. Talcott, '26; S. Walker, '26; J. Seeley,
'27; S. Walker, '27; E. Harris, '26; K.
Fowler, '25; M. Gardiner, '25.
"All our American education is-suffer-
ing and in a large measure failing because
we have no philosophy and no religion to
teach," said Dr. Alexander Meiklejohn in
chapel last Wednesday night, in the first
of a sufies of talks on education."
"Education," he explained, "is the at-
tempt so to equip people that they can
live better. The .trouble is that we do
not know what to teach. We arc living in
a time when thought systems have been
.shattered. The problem is to find for our
teachers and students some starting point
by which they, can build up an interpreta-
tion of life.
"America is hard to educate; Americans
as a whole think it is easy to know the
world. They have confidence in their
common sense and their common sense
doesn't deserve it. With regard to1 all
things of any importance, Americans
characteristically think no study is needed.
Qnly in regard to the minutiae, the me-
chanisms of life do we investigate. Ameri-
cans realize the need of study if they are
going to make shoes, but in regard to
religion, philosophy, morals and social ar-
rangements they feel they can know by
intuition what to think.
"One question about philosophy and
religion is. Can we have cither? Men had
pieced their knowledge of the world to-
gether into a picture puzzle. Science
spoilt the picture. A dreadful fear is on
us that we can neverj)ut the.picture to-
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MERION CRICKET CLUB GOES
DOWN BEFORE VARSITY TEAM
Visitor's Individual Play Fails to Break
Brown Team-Work
DR.  AMBERSON,  AUTHORITY  ON
ANIMAL LIGHT, TO SPEAK
"The Nature of Animal Light" will be
the subject of a lecture by Dr. William R.
Amberson, Associate Professor of Physi-
ology at the University of Pennsylvania, in
Dalton Hall, Friday, November 14, at 7.30
P. M.
The lecture, which is under the -auspices
of the Science Club, will be in Dalton in
order that Dr. Amberson may illustrate his
talk with lantern slides and demonstrations.
DA Amberson has studied the problem of
electrical fish for several years and is an
authority on the subject.
All members and associates of the Science
Club are invited and may bring guests.
MISS ELY TO SPEAK AT LIBERAL
CLUB MEETING ON FRIDAY
Miss Gertrude Ely, who was at Geneva
for five weeks this summer, will speak on
the League of Nations at tlie Liberal Club
Friday night. Miss Ely has talked with
a great many of the delegates this summer,
and the Liberal Club meeting on Friday will
be an unusual chance for a clear and first-
hand view of the work the league is doing.
In a game of brilliant defensive play
Varsity defeated, 6-0, the Merion Cricket
Club team playing with only' four for-
wards.
The remarkaDlj guarding of the Merion
goal ami Jhe slashing work of the backs
Kept the score down. The ->ryn'Mawr
backs also played with sureness and
speed; the close teain^atk-of the Walkers
and J. Seeley, ','7, was�-cspecially helpful.
Coring only one goal in the first half,
nude by D. Lee, '25, centre-forward, Var-
sity made a splendid rush in the second
half, D. Lcc again shooting the goal.
After that a long goal by H. Tuttle, '28,
from the edge of the circle, and three
more swift, clean shots by D. Lee, rolled
up the score. Short dribbles by B. Loines,
.28, right wing, quick passes to centre, and
hard shots into the corner of the goal,
were responsible for these tallies.
Throughout the game the play was gen-
erally concentrated at Merion's goal. Fre-
quent fouls were called for kicking and
hooking.
Merion Cricket: Ali^ Ncilson, Mrs.
Carter, Miss Willard, Miss Waymouth,
Miss Daly, Mrs. Madeira, Miss Town-
send, Mrs. Yarnall, Miss Rolin, Mrs. Hop-
kins.
Varsity: B. Loines, '28; H. Tuttle*, "28;
D. Lee******, '25; W. Dodd, '26; M. Tal-
cott, '26; S. Walker, '26; J. Seeley, '27;
S. Walker, '27; E. Harris, '26; K. Fow-
ler, '25; M. Gardiner,.'25.
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"DR. GRENFELL, OF SOUTHERN
INDIA," TO SPEAK IN CHAPEL
Dr. W. J. Wanless, the "Dr. Grenfell of
Southern India," will Be the speaker at the
Chapel Service on Sunday evening, No-
vember 9.
For thirty years Dr. Wanless, supported
by the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church,
has been a Medical Missionary in India.
From a small beginning, Dr. Wanless has
built a large plant called the Miraj. It
consists of a hospital caring for all dis-
eases, including leprosy, and a school for
the medical training of natives. Besides
recognition from native princes. Dr. Wan-
less has been twice decorated by the King
of England.                                               *
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JUNIOR  PLAY  TO  BE GIVEN  ON
SATURDAY NIGHT
"The Amazons" will, be presented by the
class of 1926 in the gymnasium this Satur-
day night. Tickets may be liought from
E. Stubbs, Denbigh.
Miss Anne Wiggin, -head of the Eastern
Area Division of the Student Friendship
Association Fund, will speak in the chapel
on Friday morning, November 7, about
Student Friendship work.
COLLEGE HOLDS RALLY
ON ELECTION NIGHT
Party 'Banners   Wave   Gallantly
While Leaders Make Speeches
Ahd Hear Radio Returns
CANDIDATES"   IN   PERSON
"Follow the band" was tfie rallying cry
for all parties at the grand meeting held
on Bryn Mawr campus election night.
Starting under Pembroke Arch at nine
o'clock, a wild assortment of political fans
marched in mass formation to the tunes of
our native songs.
No bloc in American politics was miss-
ing. Resolute Republicans followed
'�Silent Cal" (.as impersonated by O.
Saundcrs, '25) waving their party colors
and towing a massive elephant. Burly
Democrats roared their party cries, lav-
ishing loving care on the chosen leader,
Mr. Davis (as impersonated by A. Shiras,
'24) while Brother Charlie received flat-
tering attention on all sides.
Red-shirted and unshaven Communists
led by B. Linn, '26, shrieked curses and,
the International loud and often. "Bat-
tling Bob" from Wisconsin (as imperson-
ated by K. Adams, '27) inarched on, while
in the words of the poet, "His band was
few but tried and true, its leader frank
and bold."
io.ntikueC on paoe 0 *
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION STARTS
DRIVE FOR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES
Maids' Classes, Student Friendship, Among
These Aided By Fund
Duriiig the coming week the Christian
Association will hold its annual drive.
Instead of passing every Sunday eve-
ning a plate for the support of its chari-
ties, C. A. asks its members once a year
to pledge money to those items on its
budget which interest them most.
This year the items on the budget are
as follows:
Maids' Night School.
Student Friendship Fund.
Bates'  House.
Dr. James' Hospital, China.
Miss Tsuda's School, Japan.
Unassigned.
The Night School is still a growing en-
terprise which needs help to get fairly
under way. Started by girls here who
felt keenly that while Bryn Mawr was ,
supporting far-away charities it was ignor-
ing the maids on its own campus, the
school now has classes in English, good .
citizenship and personal economics, and
it hopes to expand still more. Its chief
need now is books. A whole class of
thirty have to study out of the same Oxford
Book of English Verse.
The Student Friendship Fund tries to
strengthen international peace by helping
the poor students in other lands, chiefly in
Russia and Central Europe. These stu-
dents have insufficient clothing, inadequate
housing, no medical care, no books and
little food. In order to get money &o
study, they have Jo support themselves
by working many hours a day.
Dr. James is a medical missionary in
Cliinn whose hospital depends chiefly
upon Bryn Mawr for help. As an illus-
tration of the condition of the hospital
during an operation one day, the floor,
which sorely needed repair, fell through,
operating table and alL Dr. James is an
alumna of Bryn Mawr.