College News, 1926-03-24, Vol. 12, No. 19

              The College News
VOL. XII.    No. 19.
BRYN  MAWR   (AND  WAYNE).  PA.,   WEDJSIESDAY.  MARCH 24, 1926
PRICE.   10 CENTS
EUROPEAN FELLOWSHIPS
FOR 1926 ANNOUNCED
Dela I. Smith Heads Senior Class,
Missing College Academic Re-
cord by Only One Point
MISS WHYTE  WINS RUBEL PRIZE
Announcements of graduate and under-
graduate fellowships for next year were
made l>y President Park in chapel last Fri-
day morning.
The Bryn Mawr European Fellowship,
which'is awarded to tin- student in the Sen-
ior Class who lias the highest average for
the four years of her academic work, and
which is based upon the quality of the can-
didate's work, her promise of constructive
ability, intellectual interest, steadiness of
purpose and other factors implying potential
power and probable persistence in scholarly
work, has been awarded to Delia Nichols
Smith. Miss Smith was the holder of the
New York, New Jersey and Delaware Ma-
triculation Scholarship. 1083-23 ;t he Alumnae
Regional Scholarship. l922-2f>; James E.
Khoads Sophomore Scholarship, 1923-24;
James E. Khoads Junior Scholarship and
Elizabeth Duanc Gillespie Scholarship in
American History, 1924-25; Maria h. East-
man Brooke Hall Memorial Scholarship and
the Charles S. Hinchinan Memorial Schol-
arship, 192.V2G. Delia Smith was the first
Holder of the Alumnae Regional Scholarship
in New Jersey to enter Rryn Mawr. Her
honor points were :27S. one less than the col-
lege record, giving her a degree summa
cum  laudc.
The Helcne and Cecil Kitbcl Graduate
European Fellowship, of the value of $1500,
was awarded to Florence Whytc. of Los
Angeles, Calif.
The Mary E. Carrctt Fellowship, of the
value of $500, entitling the holder to a year's
study ahroad. has been awarded to Kdith
Melchcr, of Cynwyd, A. B. Bryn Mawr G>l-
legc. Minima cum laudc, ISM and M. A.
1935.    Graduate scholar in French.
The M. Carey Thomas Graduate Euro-
pean Fellowship, value $500. and � special
Fellowship, value $500. was given to Helen
Louise Shaw, of Chicago.
The Anna Ottcndorfer Memorial Re-
search Fellowship in German and Teutonic
1'hilology, value $1200, for one year's study
and residence^at a German university, has
been awarded to Flora Shcpard, M. A., in-
structor in German, Bryn Mawr College.
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BRYN MAWR DEFEATS TEMPLE
IN CLOSE, EXCITING GAME
Behind at First, Varsity  Wins 26-21
Miss Gunson, Temple's Star Guard
Bryn Mawr Varsity closed its Buccess
ful basketball season with" the most excil
ug  game  of �thc  year  when  it  defeated
temple    University,   38-21,   on    Saturday,
March 20.
Ai the end of the first quarter Temple
led, I"-1. Varsity was completely dazed,
out it recovered enough during the next.
quarter l<> make the  score.   12-11. still  in
Temple's favor, at the half. Temple
drew ahead again in the third quarter and
I was not until the fourth that Varsity
with a succession of baskets tied the score
at SI-2J, Then began a steady fight to
gel ahead. When the final whistle hlew,
Varsity appeared to he just swinging into
its stride and ready to go on for another
;ii points.
The playing by both teams was rather
messy. Temple charging over the court,
calling and lighting for the ball on the
floor; Varsity, excited� and bunching.
Several times, however, it got in a clear-
cut scries of passes the length of the field,
ending in the inevitable basket.
Temple's star player was Miss Guns&n,
whose active guarding kept F. Jay, '2t>,
better covered and less effective titan she
has been in any  game this year.
The  line-up  was as  follows:
Bryn MaVjT�F. Jay. '-'<. baskets .'�,
points 14; l'�. Loines. '28, baskets S. points 15 ;
I. Huddleston, '28; G. Leewitz, '2ii; S.
McAdoo. '-'(i; S. Walker. '27.
Temple� M.    Parry,    baskets    S,   points
18; I'.. Willcox, baskets 4, points 8; R.
Brinton. Sharp. P. Gunson, F, McCor-
ntick.
ISBARRIE WORTH PLAYING? ASKS
VASSAR AFTER PERFORMANCE
English Instructor Comments on Vassar
Version of "Dear Brutus"
Prom T.ltc lassar Miscellany of March 1)
It is no fun at all to review a play when
one knows that one's disparaging remarks
will never meet the eyes of the offending
party�for 1 have an idea that James M.
Barrie will never know how sincerely I de-
precate certain weaknesses in Second HaH
performance that are due not at all to girl-
ish inadequacies of director or cast, but to
the too girlish inadequacies o.f Sir James
himself.
One saw, in this performance rather more
than in any other I have seen here, the evi-
dence of a director that directed. 1 find myself
thinking of the play as a whole, not of the
work of individual actors. The cast was
remarkably even in ability�which showed
that it had been skillfully chosen. The roles
were all acted with a sincerity and earnest-
ness befitting the intent of the play, and
with all the humor for which there was op-
portunity. That the cast could carry at all
jhe ludicrous and slow beginning, the
touching moments of I.ob prattling on the
Moor to his dowers, or waxing lacrymose
over his need of being loved, or the benig-
nant Coadcs. is the Sign of exceedingly sym-
pathetic and simple acting. These moments
were bad. and the end of the play too in-
differently acted to be effective, but Barrie
gave, in his lines, Jittlc material for any
actor to work on.
Ix>b's .movements and appearance were
excellent: Dearth's change of mien in the
third act was an admirable piece of acting:
the scene between  Margaret and him in jhe
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TOURS AND GRENOBLE VIE
WITH PARIS FOR STUDENTS
Excellent Chance to Brush Up Before
Oral This Summer
"This   year    the    French    Ministry    ol
Education offers an excellent summer <�!
Study iii either Paris, Tours or Grenoble,'
said Professor Schenck while speaking in
Chapel Wednesday morning, March 17,
on "Opportunities  for  Learning   French."
The cost of such a trip, which would
have New York "ii July I and rcjiirii
from Havre on September I,' would be
approximately' $r>;:>. This would include
second-class passage on a fast stcamei
(or passage on a student single class bnat
costing $HHI less I, a month of study in a
university town, several days in Parhfand
iwo weeks of I'm traveling either through
the Chateau country, southern France ol
Belgium and  London.
Besides the obvious advantages to ibat
group of students who lack a good knowl-
edge of French, such a trip would pro-
vide an exceptional opportunity for more
advanced students interested in French
background. There would be lectures on
all subjects ami a French professor would
be in charge of each Pension to which
students were assigned. In Paris special
trips through art galleries and to historical
places would be made in the company ol
processors especially selected for their inter-
est iit the things or places visited.
From all points of view the trip can-
not '1mt be a success. Americans, who
have the ways and means of traveling,
should   do   all   in   their   power   to   get    in
touch    with    Europe     For    Europeans.
since they have easier access to each
other, have a higher stantlard of language
study; hence they are far ahead of Ul
along these lines.
BATES IS BRYN MAWR'S OWN
WORK.   THERE IS GOOD FUN
M. Buchanan, '24, Talks in Chapel on
Clothes and Money Needed
"Bates House is essentially something
belonging to Bryn Mawr,"- said M. Bu-
chanan. '24. speaking in Chapel Sunday
evening,   March 21.
Miss Buchanan went on to explain that
Hates House is at Long Branch. New
Jersey, where groups of forty children
come from Spring Street in N'cw York
for a two weeks' stay. The house was
rented by Mrs. Bates, the wife of the
pastor of the Spring Street Neighborhood
House, and lent to Bryn Mawr, which
has run it every summer for twelve years.
Recently   it   was 'iKiught   by   Mrs.   Bates
and turned over to the college complclily.
It has-a permanent staff and volunteers
from the college go down for a week qi
more.
"The duties of the workers range from
laying linoleum to taking the whole group
to church. Clean-up week starts the day
after commencement under the direction
of Mrs. Romano, who has been there
since the beginning. Working in this
way at all sorts of jobs, the Bryn Mawr
girls get to know each other very well.
There is lime for swimming and free eve-
nings  as  well.     This  week  is really  great
fun."
The next week the children come; Some
are frightened at First and all are frantic.
Those who have been l>cf#rc assume an
air of proprietorship. They have to be
bathed and toothbrushed and combed.
Until last year they brought their own
clothes.     This   proved   so   unsatisfactory
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ROSITA FORBES TALKS
ON ABYSSINIAN TRIP
Thrills of Modern Abyssinia Recall
legend of its Founding. Remains
Unconquered Land
PICTURES BY MR. HAROLD JONES
"From the Ked Sea to the Blue Nile"
was the subject of an illustrated lecture
given by Mis. Rosita Forbes in the
Chapel last Sal unlay evening. Mrs.
Forbes has the honor of being the first,
woman to cross this' desert.
Although Abyssinia represents one of
the simplest and most primitive civiliza-
tions today, behind i' stretches a stain-
less history of three thousand years during
which it was never once conquered. Accord-
ing io tradition, Abyssinia was founded by
Menelek, the son of Solomon and the
Queen of Sheba. After, being educated
in Jerusalem until he was twenty-one, he
was forced io leave the country accord-
ing to the ancient laws ol succession. But
since Solomon was extremely fond of
Menelek, Solomon ordered one thousand
eldest sons (torn over the whole country to
accompany Menelek into exile and they
founded the ancient kingdom of Amuiic.
now known as Abyssinia. In the fourth
century Abyssinia Ix-camc converted to
Christiahit) and Rumentim was made Bishop
of Ethiopia l�y St. Athanasius of Alexan-
dria. From that day to this, Abyssinia has
always been the champion of the Cross
against the Crescent.
After    this   brief   introduction,    Mrs,
I'orlus   began   ihe  account   of   |n-r  extra
ordinary trip.    Starling at Jibuti, the only
port   of   Abyssinia,   the   party - boarded   a
I rain for Dire Dawao, This was the only
pail of the journey which was not made
by trekking, and even here there are only
three trains a week. At Dire Dawao they
started out in earnest and reached Har-
rar the first day. Harrar, Mrs. Forbes
described as a very quaint village where
the gates are shut at nightfall and the
women speak a special dialect which even
their   own    men-folk   cannot    understand.
II  i- situated in the midst of an extremely
Icrtilc country, where rice and all sorts
of grains and coffee are grown. Harrar
also is I he meat  market of Abyssinia.
Il happened to he the lime of the
Epiphany when Mrs. Forbes reached
Harrar and therefore'she was able to see
the elaborate festival which the natives
hold in celebration of this^day. Accord-
ing to tradition, Menelek is supposed to
have brought the state ark of Jerusalem
with him when he founded the kingdom
of Axuni. In Ihe feast of the Epiphany
ihe priests therefore carry copies ol Ihe
ark in the processions. They s|>cnd a night
of vigil and the following days are spent
in giving sermons which sometimes last
i whole da<'and in doing sacred .lances
before the ark. The priests carry curious
prayer crulclics when they dance and
they refuse to be separated from their
paraitfs In fact, the latter is an estab-
lished fashion among all those of high
�tation  in  Abyssinia.
At Harrar they stocked up for the long
trek through the southern hill country.
Here Mrs. Forbes also obtained her cook.
The party thus consisted of Mrs. Forbes,
Mr. Jones, the camera man. and various
guides, interpreters. riuYuicn ami porters
and fifty mules which wire the pack ani
mats.
The country which lhe> passed ihrough
was very rich agriculturally, but every-
where the most primitive methods are
used.    The  land  is plowed  with forked
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