College News, 1924-12-03, Vol. 11, No. 09

              The College News
Vol. XL . No. 9
BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3,1924
Price 10 Cents
NEVER NOW SAYS BORAH
THE PROTOCOL FINISHES IT
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New Chairman Foreign Relations
Comirrtttee of Senate Discusses
America and the League
MUST   RECOGNIZE   RUSSIA  TOO
� "The protocol may be a good thing for
Europe, -and I would not wish to criti-
cize it as a Eurppean scheme or institu-
tion, but it would make forever impossible
any consideration of the United States
joining the League of Nations."
This statement was made to the Wash-
ington' representative of the NEWS by
Senator Borah last Saturday. As the
Senator has not only recently succeeded
the late Senator Lodge as Chairman of
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
but has also just been re-elected, his will be
the most important legislative influence
in the making of American foreign policy
in the next six years.
"Practically and effectively," Senator
Borah continued, "the protocol makes the
Council of the League the absolute mili-
tary dictator for all League members.
For example, the Council may declare
what constitutes aggression and may say
whether or not a nation is an aggressor.
WHen it has declared who is the aggres-
sor, it has the right, under Article XI, of
the protocol, to call into action every
member of the League. This action con-
sists of severance of financial relations
between the members of the League and
the aggressor nation, breaking off of all
economic relations, and calling into activ-
ity the military, naval and air forces of
League    members.      Furthermore^    the
,    CONTIHinO) OK PAG* S
UNRELATED FACTS THWART
BEST SECONDARY EDUCATION
NO SOCIAL REFORM ftlTHOUT
BIRTH CONTR0L.SAYS MRS.SANGER
Speaker  Gives Seven  Cases   Where
Birth Control Should Be Used
Emphasis on Individuality Only Shown
in Primary Schools
Secondary Education was the topic dis-
cussed with Dr. de Laguna, Professor of
Philosophy, Sunday afternoon, November
23, in Pembroke East, under the auspices
of the Liberal Club.
The feeling brought out by the discus-
sion seemed to be that the requirements
of a preparatory education should be
more general and should be taught with
a central idea for unity. Most felt that
as education stands nowadays facts are
unrelated and have no meaning save in
their own water-tight compartments.
That too many facts are taught to
allow time for thinking was considered;
the consensus of opinion being that the
preparatory school was primarily a place
in which to learn and that the question of
onr ability to do any good thinking at
that time a very open one. Again in com-
parison with schools abroad our greatest
lack seems to be a comprehensive point
of view.
That there is a failure to emphasize
individuality in the secondary schools was
much felt, especially in view of the marked
effort to bring it out that is made M the
primary schools.
The subject matter of the secondary
school education was approved to the
surprise of Dr. de Laguna, who said that
it formerly came in for much criticism.
Latin, Algebra and Geometry were all
recommended and a general science
course seemed to be the only constructive
.addition smsjsji ilfil
Mrs. Margaret Sanger, president of the
American Birth Control League, spoke in
Taylor Hall on November 21 on Birth
Control, which she defined as "the scien-
tific control of conception to prevent
birth."* The lecture was under the aus-
pices of the Liberal Club.
Discussing the problems of civilization
such as the pressure of over-population,
and feeble-mindedness, she quoted statis-
tics of Professor Jordan of Princeton,
showing that there are among 105 million
people, "20 million who are intellectual,
45 million with a mentality of 4 years, 25
million who are mediocre, and 15 million
feeble-minded." For this situation the
remedies of legislation and charity have
been tried out. But "nearly every organi-
zation today is palliative; it does not dare
to attack these problems at the root"
Mrs. Sanger then described the particu
lar problems with which Birth Control
deals, such an infant mortality. 200,000
children die before reaching one year.
"In my experience of years as a trained
nurse," she said, "I find these deaths
due to the fact that often the capital of
the child was used up before it was born."
The rate of maternal mortality is also
high�20,000 women die every year from
pregnancy. "Out of every 7 tubercular
Women, 4 die, from pregnancy/' Heart
diseases and kidney diseases also raise
the rate.
Birth Control must help, too, in the
prevention of feeble-mindedness, with
which prostitution is closely connected.
There are 4000 people who cannot even
"compete for existence," for whom the
present institutions are quite inadequate.
Likewise in the case of Child Labor mere
palliative measures are not enough. In
spite of the probable Constitutional
amendment to help the three million chil-
dren now working in the United States,
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NORMAN THOMAS HOLDS
CONFERENCE FOR STUDENTS
Possibility  of  Third Party Discussed
and New Bases for Formation Suggested
SUPPORT OF MUSIC DEPARTMENT
FAVORED BY ALUMNAE COUNCIL
Bryn Mawr Alumnae Council Holds
Annual Meeting in Washington
The Council of the Bryn Mawr Alum-
nae Association at its fourth annual meet-
ing in Washington, opening on Tuesday,
November 18, recommended that the As-
sociation take over the raising of funds for
the Music Department.
Forty thousand dollars of the sum of
three hundred thousand dollars set by the
council has already been raised by the
Committee for the Endowment of the
Music Department.
The purpose of the Council is to gather
together the chief executives of the Alum-
nae Association and representatives fcpm
the last graduating class in order to dis-
cuss problems affecting the Association
and to deliberate on the policies of the
Association. The Council forms a smaller
and more manageable body than the
whole Association and while it does not
take action, it deliberates on matters to
be brought up at the Alumnae meeting
in February. Jean Palmer and Marion
Angell represented the Class of 1984, and
Florence Martin, '23, took the place of
the representative from California who
was unable to attend.
"Dp the election results offer hope for
the creation of a new party similar to the
British Labor Party?" was the chief topic
discussed at the Philadelphia conference
of the League for Industrial Democracy
on Saturday, November 22.
Norman Thomas, who ran on the" so-
cialist ticket for Governor of New York
in the recent election?, led the discussion
to which Bryn Mawr, Swarthmore, Hav-
erford, and the University of Pennsyl-
vania sent students. K. Tomkins, '26, and
E. Mallett, '25, went from Bryn Mawr.
Why was the college vote so over-
whelmingly conservative? asked Mr.
Thomas as an opening remark, and ex-
pressed the. opinion that there was a great
deal of uncorrelated and incoherent lib-
eralism in the colleges.
Going on to a rapid survey of the cam-
paign it was the consensus of opinion that
it was not a thoughtful campaign and
that people in general did not consider
policies. Mr. Thomas brought out the
point that the lack of interest in policies
results from the similarity of the two
older parties, and he also stressed the
fact, that there is greater divergence
within the parties than between them.
Coming to the point of the possibility of a
third party the discussion first centered
around the constituents of such a party. Mr.
Thomas said he personally felt doubtful
about the formation of a third party with
individuals. That the only chance for suc-
cess lay in forming it with a definite group
such as the farmers or labor as a nucleus.
"If you can't get them," he said, "it's
not very probable that a third party can
be made. It can't be done on good in-
tentions." That there is some basis for
belief in a third party, however, wa,s
shown by the fact that there was such a
panic over it in the last elections.   This
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DARK BLUE FIRST TEAM WINS
HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
Seniors Defeat 1927 in Thrilling Match
Game
The Juniors won the Hockey Cham-
pionship for the year by defeating 1827
in an exciting game, Wednesday, the
19th, with the score of 5-to-3.
The game was closer than the score
indicates, for every gain was hard won.
In the first half the playing was very
close. The ball traveled up and down
the field, each side playing a desperately
defensive game, but 1026 shot two goals
after much hard fighting, which were
followed by two swift goals for 1027.
1926 came into the second half with a
rushing spirit that carried them trium-
phantly through the Sophomore back
line. The Green seemed unable to check
Dark Blue's victorious advance or rush
the ball to the opponents' goal. Just be-
fore thewhistle blew, R. Miller, '27, broke
away, carried the ball down the field at
top speedjmd shot a pretty goal.
1926�E. Cushman, E. Nichols*, W.
Dodd**, F. Jay* M. Talcott*, M. Wiley,
B. Sindall, S. Walker, E. Harris, H. Rod-
gers, G. Macy.
1927�B. Pitney, E. Winchester*, R.
Miller**, M. Leary, J. Hendrick, A. Mat-
thew, J. Seeley, S. Walker, E. Haines,
H. Stokes, F. Thayer.
" QUALITY STREET" IS
APPEAL TO ROMANCE
Atmosphere of Crinoline, Curls, and
Gallantry Pervades Sophomore
.�.. Portrayal of Barrie's Play
CHARM OF ACTING WINS AUDIENCE
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Clever acting with * niceneSs of detail,
and excellent scenery and costumes made
"Quality Street," as played, by the Class
�.f I9"', equal to ,he high ^""d*"18 set
by Barrie's play.   The performance, which
took place in the gymnasium on Novem-
ber 22, was given by the Sophomores to
the Seniors.                ,           ...
For the slowness of the performance in
getting well started, .one may blame' the
audience somewhat; they . responded
warmly only after the beginning of the
second act.        *
In this-act was some of the best acting
of the evening. Caroline Swift as En-
sign Blades and Elizabeth Gibson as
Charlotte. Parratt, held the audience the
moment they entered. The charming
"apple-cheeked" arrogance of Blades in
his blue uniform and gold epaulettes, and
.the pert glance of Charlotte under b*r
black hat (which by its position defied
the fate of Newton's apple), were quit*
captivating. The Dunce as played by
Jane Dunham was also a neat, skillful bit
of acting. Perched on a high stool or
walking across the stage.(with a kind of
drawling motion of her effete yellow
trousers), she certainly deserved the name
Arthur Wellesley Thomson. Another
performance, slight but. clean-cut and con-
vincing, was the Unknown Gallant as
played by Elizabeth Posey.                   ,,,
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MR. ALWYNE AND LENOX QUARTET
TO PLAY CHAMBER MUSIC
Modern Compositions Predominate in
Novel Program for Second Concert
Horace Alwyne,- pianist, and the
Lenox Quartet will be the artists at the
second of the series of subscription con-
certs arranged by the Music Department
on Monday, December 8, at 8.19 P. M.,
in Taylor. The program will consist
of  Chamber  Music.                      �-   �
The program will include the F-major
Quartet of Haydn, Opus 77, No. 2, one
of the two dedicated to Prince Lobko-
Witz; a group of four short pieces'for
quartet and the famous trio for piano,
violin.and 'cello by Tschaikowsky. The
latter work, dedicated "to the memory
of a great artist," was Tschaikowsky's
tribute to the memory of his great friend,
Nicholas Rubinstein, a fine pianist and
younger, brother of the more famous
Anton Rubinstein. The trio was writ-
ten the same year as Rubinstein's death
and is a monumental elegy to his mem-
ory. The second movement is in the
form of variations on a Russian melody,
which, according to the biographer,
Kashkin, are embodiments of Tschai-
kowsky's memories � of Rubinstein's mu-
sical career.
Among the group of short pieces ate
an arrangement by Sandor Hartnati, of
Debussy's charming tone-portrait, "La
Fille aux Cheveux de Lin," originally
written for piano, and three- pieces by
modern English composer*. "By- the
Tarn" is a descriptive piece by -Eugene
Goossens, conduotor of the Covent Gar-
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