College News, 1924-11-12, Vol. 11, No. 07

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Vol. XL   No. 7
BRYN  MAWR,  PA.,  WEDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER 12, 1924
Price 10 Cents
IS PLAY OVEN TO
APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE
Realistic Woodland Scene Sets Off "
Amusing Portrayal of "Amazons"
by* Uniformly Good Cast
PHILADELPHIA CRICKET
CLUB DEFEATS BRYN MAWR
Varsity's Speed in Second   Half
Fails to Overcome Visitors' Lead
Gained by Slow Start
ALUMNAE   ON   VISITING   TEAM
Last Saturday morning the scarlet of
the Philadelphia Cricket Club flashed past
the brown of Varsity for a 7-5 victory.
The slowness of Varsity in getting
started was largely responsible for its de-
feat, Philadelphia scoring 4 goals to Var-
sity's 2 in the first half. Most of the
scrimmage was in front of Bryn Mawr's
goal; but after a neat dribble by F. Jay,
'26, D. Lee, '25, shot a goal. F. Jay also
scored in the first half.
s> In the second Varsity played faster and
more accurately. The game grew more
exciting, M. Tyler, Philadelphia's left in-
side, and D. Lee shooting goals in rapid
succession. F. Jay and W. Dodd, whose
teamwork, with the rest of the forward
line, was quick and clever, also scored.
Then the Philadelphia centre forward
passed all the backs and streaked down
the field, shooting a hard goal at the end.
A few minutes later she started another
dribble and was only stopped by the bril-
liant attack of J. Seeley, '27. A goal by
E. Martin, Philadelphia's right inside,
ended the game, which was one of the
cleanest and most interesting played this
season.
Lineup:
Philadelphia�Frasier, Martin, Porcher,
M. Tyler, '22, M. Tyler, '10, Newhall, E.
Pearson, '24, Morris, Dougherty, Carpen-
ter, Ferguson.
Bryn Mawr�B. Loines, '28; W. Dodd,
'26; F. Jay, '26; M. Talcott, '26; S. Walk-
er, '26; T. Seeley, '27; S. Walker, '27; E.
Harris, '26; K. Fowler, '25; M. Gardiner,
'35; D. Lee, "25.
Substitutes�M. Gray, '28, for Miss Car-
penter.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS STILL AN
ACTIVE BODY, SAYS MISS ELY
Speaker    Describes    Attitude    Towards
America as Very Generous
"The spirit of Geneva," said Miss Ger-
trude Ely, speaking before the Liberal
Club last Friday night, "is one of open-
ness and willingness to co-operate." Miss
Ely has been attending the League ses-
sions.
"It's so extraordinary," she continued,
"to come from Geneva, where everyone
is interested in the League, to, America,
where everyone thinks it is dead. There
was much excitement there this particu-
lar year, becausejjerriot, MacDonald
and other foreigir^ministers attended
Each country representfri sent delegates,
though there was only one vote to each
country.        ��
"The attitude toward America was
significant. Everyone was pcSite, but
said, 'I suppose your cpuntry isn't much
interested in all this?' Americans who
applied for tickets were allotted forty out
of the available two hundred, which was
extraordinary generosity, for there were
sixteen hundred other applicants.
"The lack of attention to brick and
mortar was impressive. The building is
an old hotel, very simple and quiet
Committees meet in large rooms, once
casinos, with windows on all sides. There
COKTINUED ON FACC 5
FRESHMAN CLASS ELECTS MARY  HOPKINSON, MAGDELIN
HUPFEL AND ELIZABETH BROWN
Nineteen twenty-eight has elected Mary Hopkinson, President, Magdelin
Hupfel, Vice President, and Elizabeth Brown, Secretary.
Miss Hopkinson was Mayor of Miss Winsor's School in Boston, where she
prepared for Bryn Mawr. She was Chairman of 1928 for the first week, and
has been elected temporary swimming captain of her class.                J
The only Bryn Mawr student ever prepared by the Emma Willard School,
Miss Hupfel, was both President of Self-Government and President of her class
at school.   She was Chairman of 1928 for the week ending November 5.
� Miss Brown was Secretary of her class at Rosemary Hall, and Temporary
Secretary of 1928.     "
SPORTS, EXCEPT FOR ROWING,
ARE.SERIOUS AT OXFORD
No Fraternities, But Social Life Provided
By Various Clubs
(Continued from the article on Oxford in
last week's issue.)
Intercollege Sports  Informal.
There are intercollege sports through-
out the year; and these, with the excep-
tion of rowing, are conducted in a most
informal manner. On the morning of a
game, a list is posted of the men who are
asked to play that afternoon; but if it
should be inconvenient for anyone he
scratches out his name; and the captain,
who comes back at noon to see his muti-
lated list, must get substitutes to take the
place of those who have fallen by the way-
side!
Yet a certain amount of good spirit re-
sults from these games, and an even
greater amount of good sportsmanship�
if lqye of the game for its own sake be
the criterion. Above all, these College
games give new men the chance to prove
their mettle, and word quickly reaches
the ears of the 'varsity officials that "So-
and-So is playing well for Queens." Then
one fine day he is asked to play for the
'varsity in a trial match. That day he
does not scratch his name off any list.
He plays for his life�for the chance of
winning a "blue" is in his hands.
Rowing a "Serious Sport."
Rowing, throughout, is treated as a
"serious sport." Either you row or you
don't row; and though theoretically you
have the same questionable privilege of
striking your name off the list for prac-
tice, the "rowing push"�the rowing of-
ficials of the College�will stand for little
or none of this half-hearted business. You
are trained for weeks in a "tub" or pair-
oar; you row for a winter on fixed seats.
Then perhaps in the spring, when the
hearts of coaches grow imperceptibly mel-
lower, you are given a chance at a sliding
seat. It's little enough reward for the
long weeks you have rowed through the
winter, with the rain freezing on your
hands, and with, all the inconveniences
that rowing men look back upon with a
sigh of relief�and regret.
To anyone who has watched the inter-
collegiate races on the broad Hudson, the
sight of ten college boats tearing up the
river in a long' procession must seem
ludicrous. In reality, it is the only kind
of race which can be managed on an ex-
ceedingly narrow river where ten boats
are competing with each other. When
one boat overtakes and bumps the one in
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DR. MEIKIEJOHN CALLS
DEMOCRACY RECKLESS VENTURE
Basic  Virtues   Arc  Objectivity,   Taste
Common Sense and Friendliiess
SCIENCE CLUB
A meeting of the Science Club was held
last Tuesday to announce the resignation
of the president, E. Baldwin, '25. KL Fowler
*25, was elected as her successor, and H.
Ports, "25, secretary, to succeed Miss Fow-
ler.
"Democracy is the determination that
every member of the community shall
have a chance at life," said Dr. Meikle-
john in Taylor last Wednesday.
"There are good things in life and it is
one's plain duty to have them." But the
virtue of friendliness�which with common
sense is one of the corollaries of objectivity
and the foundation of Democracy�is this:
That one is just as anxious that another
should have these things. It makes no dif-
ference who has them.
"The important thing is that value
should be experienced." The present and
very silly reaction is, "If there's anything
good in the world and others can't have
it, I won't cither." According to Democ-
racy it is not one's duty to find one'�lifc
in serving others, nor is Democracy a doc-
trine of opportunity�the situation of every
man having a chance to rise above another
if he can.
Democracy means just friendliness, the
attempt of a group of people to live to-
gether, every man having a regard for
every other as of like value�not of like
power�with .himself.
"All values are individual." If one is
going to serve other lives they must be
individual lives.
"If you can have all the'people educated
individually you can have a democracy."
Democracy gets its most essential expres-
sion in regard to children and its most
adequate expression in the field of educa-
tion. If we could give people intelligence
we could give them control. "A vote
doesn't give a person any more control
than he has understajyiing."
Even if all the hundred millions of
America could be individually educated,
they must still learn to think as individuals
and as a group. This is where democracy
becomes a very reckless venture, bringing
together into order all those individually
educated minds.
Aristocracy says, "Let a few do it�let
the rest Be individuals within our under-
standing." "Democracy! says, "Every
human individual must try to understand
the whole social situation."
"Intelligence isn't a privilege in a
democracy; it's a duty." You can't think
in groups and have a democracy. But
people must be allowed to differ; you
have to be helped by Mifferences. Those
who have to do with communicating ideas
should be of the nature of artists, with an
artist's desire for truth.
"Democracy is a great adventure in
friendliness. It would be a tremendous
achievement of human intelligence."
FIRST    COMEDY    OF    PINERO
Simple, charming acting of an amus-
ing play, with the actors' feeling for the
reality of their stage, and a spontaneous
appreciation by the audience and the
cast of each other, last Saturday eve-
ning, made "The Amazons' a true success
for the class of 1926.                           J
This subtle understanding of audience
and actor grew with the lighting of
Lady Thomasin's cigarette in the first
act, when the spirit of downtrodden sis-
terhood thrilled the atmosphere from
balcony to backdrop. The scenery and
costumes were both natural and artistic,
yet without the heaped-up details of a
Belasco realistic setting or the amateur's
struggle to be aesthetic. "The Tangle"
of Overcote Park had a true country air;
the backdrop even gave the feeling of
perspective. The gymnasium scene was
admirably simple, yet suggestive. Ex-
cellent lighting varied the illusion from
afternoon sunshine to the bluish dark-
ness of 8 o'clock. In fact the chance to
wear evening dresses is supposed nowa-
days to increase the popularity of a play.
(Perhaps that is why both Juniors and
Ethel Barrymore are partial to Pinero.)
In spite of the short time for rehear-
sal the acting was easy and intelligent,
without the amateurish extremes of
drawling slowness and frenzied haste.
The high moments of the play, like the
entrance of Lady Castlejordan and the
ensuing mad rush to the closet, in the
last act, were quite realized. Martha
Talcott, as the Count de Grival, and
Anne Linn, as the Earl of Tweenways,
were delightful, especialy in their scenes
together.    Miss   Talcott   managed   her
CONTINUED ON  PACE 3
VALUE OF COLLEGE EDUCATION
DISCUSSED BY LIBERAL CLUB
First of Series oi Problems of Education
Led by Dr. De Lapina
Barbara Ling, '25, was elected vice
president, and Marion Smith, '27, secre-
tary, at the meeting of the French Club
last Thursday.
fir. De Laguna, Professor of Philoso- ^
phy, opened the discussion, "Why Be
Educated?", held in-the Christian Associa-
tion room of the Library under the aus-
pices of the Liberal Club, on Sunday,
November 9, with the question: "What
do we hope to get out of our college
education?"
It was agreed that one result of a college
education is an intellectual interest in vari-
ous subject. Exactly what is that intellec-
tual interest, and of what use is it to us.
Dr. De Laguna went on to ask. ( Does It
unfit us for life by separating the drudgery
of plain work from outside interests?
Dr. De Laguna asked whether the stu- '
dent with  a purpose for the future did
the best work, and whether that purpose
should be professional.                  v
The proposition that we'should study
only what we like was then discussed.
Dr. De Laguna closed the discussion with
the suggestion that we set our own stand-
ards in work to get the best out of ourselves,
and that we choose the subject for study in
which we are most successful
The next meeting of the discussion
group will consider secondary education,
and, in particular, how we like to be
taught