College News, 1925-03-11, Vol. 11, No. 18

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Vol.. XI.    No. 18
BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY. MARCH 11,1925
Price 10 Cents
DYNAMIC LIFE OF FOX
DESCRIBED BY DR. JONES
No Creed, No Infallible Church, No
Infallible Anything, is Mystic's
New Religion of Reality
HAD FAITH EVEN IN CRIMINALS
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A man of vigor, power, common sense,
originality and vision was George Kox, ac-
, cording to Dr. Rufus Jones' account of him
in the Founders' Lecture in Taylor Hall last
Wednesday evening. Dr. Jones is the presi-
dent of the Board of Trustees and of the
Board of Directors of Bryn Mawr and he
is also one of the leading authorities on the
Society of Friends in America.
"In a little hamlet called Fenny Drayton,
George Foxr prophet, mystic and reformer
was born in 1624. At this time, the Refor-
mation was 100 years old; Shakespeare had
been dead eight years; Cromwell was 25
years old, and the King James version of
the Bible had been made 10 years before.
"Like the parents of Martin Luther,
George's father and mother, were simple
country people, rugged, honest, downright.
By present-day standards George was an ab-
normal boy. At_ll, he knew pureness and
righteousness. He was shy and retiring and
never played with anyone.
"When he was 14 there came to his town
a new minister steeped in Calvinism and
hatred of the sinfulness of human nature.
After listening to him for two hours every
Sunday, George broke with religion. He
decided that preachers were hollow and
artificial, that religion was a sham, and that
he would have nothing more to do with it
until he found for himself a religion of
reality. He left his family and with no
luggage but the Bible and a few clothes,
walked up and down the country visiting
every man who seemed to him to stand for
reality.
"After four years he had a rengious ex-
perience and found God. In 164%he started
out to tell England of his new religion. At
first he met with stubborn resisA^ce, but
after three years he came upon some secret
religious sect, called the Seekers. These
joined his movement in large numbers�700
at one place and 1000 at another.
"Before he died in 1691, Fox was ar-
rested 60 times because of his beliefs. He
was imprisoned eight times and spent many
years in the worst dungeons in England.
Once he was locked up in an open cell ex-
posed to the spray of the North Sea, which
came in through the paneless window. He
had to bail the water out with a pewter
platter.
"Often his life was threatend. Once when
a man came at him with a naked rapier, he
quietly asked: 'Alack, poor man, what
wouldst thou do with thy carnal weapon? I
care no more for it than for a straw.'
"Always his eyes seemed to have power.
Riding through Cambridge one day he was
attacked by a mob who waited to drag him
from his horse. They attacked his com-
panion but they would not attack him. 'He
shines, he glistens!' they cried.
"He had a dry sense qf humor. Once
when people were crowding around to hear
him speak, he sat for three hours upon a
hay stack, because he saw that what they
needed was to be 'starved for words'."    .
Speaking of Fox's spiritual contributions.
Dr. Jones said that Fox passed over entirely
from a religion of doctrine to a religion of
experience; a personal consciousness of
God's presence in human lives which makes
one go out and DO something.
He revolted from the Calvinistic idea of
man as a creative depravity and made a new
estimate of human nature. When he saw
COMTlHUfD ON PACC 3
FRANCES JAY, '26, ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
SELF-GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION FOR 1925
Frances Jay, '26, will be President of the Self-Government Association for
next year. Sophomore year MisS Jay was secretary and treasurer of the.Athletic
Association, and on 1926's first teams in all the major sports. This year she is
President of her class, 'Varsity Basketball captain "and Junior member of the
Self-Government Executive Board.
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SENIORS CARRY OFF HONOURS
IN FIRST GYM MEET FRIDAY
S. Anderson, '25, Stars in Individuals
With Success on Bar and Horse
1925 won first place in the gym meet
on Friday, March 6, with 68.5 points. 1927
came second with 64.8, while 1926 re-
ceived 51.4, and 1928, 62.4.
Performing in perfect time 1925 out-
stripped the other classes, who were
nevertheless good. 1928 tried ver> ambi-
tious exercises, which resulted in many
unfortunate tumbles. 1917 worked well
together. The Juniors lacked a co-ordina-
tion which a week of training will un-
doubtedly give.
Snapping their legs, red bloomers wav-
ing, the Seniors seemed especially good on
the bars. Their pyramid was awarded
first place with 1927's second.
In the individuals, S. Anderson, '25, was
the most proficient. M. Cruikshank, '27,
performed on the bars with great success,
while J. Seeley, '27, did a very difficult
exercise. Exercises of endurance and
strength were done by G. Leewitr, '26,
and E. Cushman, '26.
The teams were as follows:
1925�S. Anderson, E. Bradley, captain;
M. Brown, K. Fowler, H. Henshaw, D.
Lee, �. Mallett, M. Shumway, H. Smith.
1926� V. Cooke, E.. Cushman, E. Har-
ris, F. Jay, GT*,eewitz, captain; A. Long,
H. Rogers, G. Thomas, S. Walker.
1927�E. Brodie, M. Cruikshank, cap-
tain; A. Matthews, D. Meeker/S. Pinker-
ton, J. Seeley, M. Sherman, S. Walker, E.
Winchester.
1928�M. Barrett, E. Brooks, A. Bruere,
E. Dikeman, C. Field, H. Guiterman, J.
Huddleston. E. Stewart, H. Tuttle, cap-
tain.
DIFFICULTIES CONFRONTING
SCULPTOR MAKE EXHIBIT SPARSE
Miss  King Praises  George  Biddle's
Cocks, and the Morgan Horses   *
GERMANTOWN TIES
VARSITY TEAM 15-15
Fouls and Flares on Both   Sides
Make Uncertain and Exciting
Game till Last Minute
BRILLIANT    INDIVIDUAL    PLAY
Miss Georgiana Goddard King, Pro-
fessor of History of Art, continued her
talk on the Annual Exhibition of the Penn-
sylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, last
Wednesday in chapel by speaking of the
sculpture. She explained the fact that
there was not as much sculpture as paint-
ing in this exhibit, by saying that the
sculptor's task is now more difficult than
it was in ancient Greece and that the con-
servative character of the exhibition only
helped increase the difficulty, since sculp-
ture is a medium where the nude is more
startling than in painting.
"Past influence is more obvious in the
sculpture of the exhibition than in the
^painting," said Miss King. "It is easy to
identify the influence as to objects." There
are reflections of archaic Greek sculpture,
Sienese, German and the African Negro's.
Little wood, some bronze, a good deal
were used.
of simulated bronze and hardly any stone
were used. The latter was not due to any
scarcity in marble, for the fact that the
bust of President Thomas, now in New
York, bdt eventually to be brought here,
is of Greek marble, proves that that ma-
terial is still obtainable.
The abstract loveliness, removed from
serene harmony, of Estelle Rumbold-
Kohn's work suggests German fifteenth
century sculpture and reflects the Renais-
sance of current thought; while the in-
fluence of Pisanello can be seen in Gene-
vieve Hamlin's sculpture. The animals
are portraits as well as the children, in her
CONTINUED ON PACE 3
RELIGION IS LIVING FACTOR
OF TO-DAY, SAYS DR. BOWIE
Our Hearts Seek To Drink From The
Unfailing Fountain of Christ
"That water which springeth up from
inward wells into eternal life," was the
subject of the chapel service of March
8, given by the Rev. Walter R. Bowie,
rector of Grace Church, New York:
As she met the Messiah by a material
well, the  Samaritan woman realized her
AGENT OF CUNARD LINE MAKES
GENEROUS OFFER TO HELP FUND
Mr. and Mrs. F. L Slade Give Splen-
did Contribution to Campaign Fund
Two magnificent contributions have
been made to the Endowment Campaign
in the past, week, the gift of $4500 from
Mr. and Mrs. F. Louis Slade, and the
offer' of an independent agent of the
Cunard Line: The latter has agreed to
give   four-fifths   of   his   commission   on
thirst for the living waters.    Too often, � every passage secured through the Public-
today, men traveling on the fierce road of
ambition let that thirst go unsatisfied.
When some call comes they discover that
neither sweetness nor fragrance is within.
Like the Samaritan woman, whose
fathers worshiped on the same mountain
for centuries, the generation before us too
often made their faith "a belligerent,argu-
ment out of the past." Today the reaction
from this narrow and arid orthodoxy has
brought a questioning mood. "Are you,
am I, is anything right? Why should we
seek a road, when all roads lead to the
same goal?" All roads are alike only
when we are going nowhere.
Between the past and the uncertain
future, the life of the Samaritan woman
CONTINUED ON PASS S
ity Office, to the Music and Auditorium
Fund. This applies to all kinds of pas-
sages�first, second and third. For any
further information the Publicity Office
should be consulted.                             �
Below are printed the other subscrip-
tions to the.Fund with their districts.
To February 1, $43,Q00 was subscribed.
From February 1 to 25, in pledges and
subscriptions:
District 1�
1�Maine, Vermont, New Hamp-
shire,   Massachusetts......$4,160.00
District Chairman, Mrs. George Blodgett
2�New York, New Jersey, Con-
necticut   ................. 8,672.72
CONTINUED ON FACE 5
Varsity tied the Germantown Cricket
Club by a score of 15-15 last Saturday
morning in a speedy game. The ball passed
like lightning from one end of the gymnasi-
nm to the other, with only infrequent bas-
kets. This would* seem to indicate that
the guards were more skilled than the
forwards, but the number of points made
on foul-shots proves that the forwards
were not lacking in ability when an op-
portunity offered. D. Killough, captain of
the Germantown team, and F. Jay, '26,
shot especially accurately.
The tie score" came as a great surprise,
for until the last few minutes Varsity
lead by quite a margin, but through
carelessness or over-excitement, Bryn
Mawr fouled repeatedly, and D. Killough,
in a last-minute dash, made three foul-
shots and a basket in succession, tying
the score. Perhaps some of this timely
pep was instilled by the enthusiastic cheers
of an individual spectator, who punctuated
each play with a resounding: "Come on,
Germantown!"
Germantown scored first as well as last .
and both times by D. Killough. Two
more lone shots followed this one; then
came a basket by F. Jay, '26. The other
Germantown forward, M. Lukens, then
added two points to their score, followed
by two more foul-shots by F. Jay, '26. A
beautiful long-shot basket by D. Killough
then wrung applause from all. *W. Dodd,
'26 shot two baskets in quick succession,
adding three points to the Varsity score,
for the first basket was thrown from
behind her head. With another foul-
shot by D. Killough, the first half ended.
The score was 9-6 in favor of Varsity.
Improved passing, both in speed and
sureness, marked the playing of both
teams in the second half. F. Jay, '26, and >
W. Dodd, '26, passed beautifully to each
other; and frequently back to the centres
when the guards proved vtoo effective.
Varsity's passing perhaps surpassed Ger-
mantown's; it was short, quick and very
sure. Indeed the odds seemed all on Var
sity's side when F. Jay, '26, made a bril-
liant basket from one corner of the gym,
which she soon followed by another short-
er shot. D. Killough then made a basket
and K. Morris, subbing for M. Lukens,
added two more points to their score.
At this point both warns were exhausted,
so "time out" called by D. Killough came
as a'relief to all. The game ended in a
blazing whirl of glory for Germantown
when D. Killough tied the score and add-
ed five points to their score in one fell
swoop.   The line-up was as follows:
Germantown�D. Killough*******, M.
Lukens*, M. Wiener, G. Darkman, E.
Comeggs, M. Nowell.    Subs: E. Morris*.
Varsity�F. Jay, '26*******; W. Dodd,
'26**; S. McAdoo, '26; S. Walker, '27;
G. Leewitz, '26; J. Huddleston, '28. Subs:
J. Stetson, '28; D. Lee, '25; M. Hopkins,
'28.
The Business Board of the News an-
nc�nces the competition for 1928. Those
who wish to try out will please see M.
Boydjen, Rockefeller 13, before Monday,
March 16.
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