College News, 1925-10-21, Vol. 12, No. 04

              College News
VOL. XII.   No. 4.
BRYN  MAWR   (AND WAYNE),  PA,   WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 21,  1925
� PRICE,  10 CENTS
"NOW IT CAN BE TOLD"
BY STATISTICS OF 1929
Facts Compiled Give -information
From Age to Religion of Freshmen
14 Sects Represented
THE   BEST   AVERAGE   IS    87.3
Statistics of the class of 1929 have been
compiled. Freshmen will now realize
that the innumerable blanks they were re-
quired to fill out were to some purpose
after all. The following are some of the
more interesting facts gleaned:
The average age of Freshmen is 18 years
1$4 months; the median age is 18 years,
4 months; while jhe youngest 15 years.
'9 months. The highest average in en-
trance examination marks was 87.IS per
cent. Taking into consideration that this
is one of the smallest Freshman classes
of late, the number of members being
107, one might be lead .to think that 1929
had done very bravely.
Besides the preparatory schools who
are our old standbys, 28 new schools
have prepared members in the third and
fourth years. Seventy-three per cent, of
the class were prepared by private
schools; 9 per cent, by public schools
18 per cent, by both private and public
schools. Forty-six members of the class
are Episcopalians; 19 are Presbyterians,
while 11 do not give their religion. In
all 14 different sects arc represented.
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V
TRADITfON OF LANTERN NIGHT
TO BE FULFILLED FRIDAY
Freshmen to Receive  Red  Lantern*
From Sophomore Gass
Lantern Night, one of Bryn Mawr's unique
ceremonies, will Ik held in the Cloisters,
Friday evening, October 24. Tickets may be
purchased from the Publicity Office, in
Taylor Hall, or at the Clojscrs the eve-
ning of the event.
Lantern Night in its origins goes back
to the early days of Bryn Mawr. The lan-
terns of 1890. the second class in college
were given them by 1889, who were inspired
by "The only lantern in Bryn Mawr," a line
in a song by Dr. E. Washington Hopkins,
former Professor of Greek.
Sophomore Play was the scene of the
presentation of the first lanterns, which were
handed to the Freshmen over the footlights.
1900 gave its Sophomore play out of doors
and the impromptu occasion with the oral
quiz of the Freshmen by the Sophomores
vanished to grow into the stately, impressive
ceremony we" now celebrate on one sharp
October night each year.
Changing with the years, the lanterns vary
greatly from the original four-inch high
ones of filigreed tin and red isinglass. In
1904 the lanterns attained their present size
and have since only varied in shape and
proportion according to the whim of each
succeeding Sophomore class. Our strong
rugged lanterns, made to swing out of doors,
make the little green one, so reminiscent of
an oil lamp, that lurks in Pembroke's Mu-
seum, appear'very' fragile and far-off. The
glass of the lanterns changes with the class
color of the Freshmen, which is this year red.
"Pallas Athena Thea." the Greek hymn,
sung by the Sophomores, was written by
Bertha Haven Putnam and Madeline
Vaughan Abbott as 1893's class song. It
was first sang  at   Lantern  Night   by   1921.
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MARY C. PARKER IS ELECTED
.*-/                                        PRESIDENT OF SENIOR CLASS
1926 chose Mary Parker as class president on Wednesday afternoon,'.,
October 14. Miss Parker has already served as president, having suc-
ceeded Winifred -Dodd, who resigned on account of ill-health, the second
semester of their Sophomore year. Miss Parker was also Temporary
Chairman of 1926 Freshman year, and'a member of the Costume Committee
of May Day in 1924.
Edith Nichols was elected vice-president of the Senior Class. Her
Freshman year Miss Nichols was president of 1926; she is now vice-presi-
dent of the Self-Government Association, having served on the executive
board  for two years past.
Clare Hardy was made Secretary of 1926.-   MissHardy, who is also
vice-presiden*of the Undergraduate  Association and Business Manager uL
L026's Class Book, was Secretary of her class Sophomore year and First
Junior Member of the Undergraduate Board" last year.
RAGAS AND SONGS OF KASHMIRA
INTERPRETED BY RATAN DEVI
Liberal   Club  Concert  at    Wyndham
Includes Talk on Indian Music
With the hospitable atmosphere of
Wyndham for a background, dark except
for the occasional twinkle of a candle,
Ratan Devi gave a delightful program of
native Indian songs last Wednesday eve-
ning, under the auspices of the Liberal
Club.
Ratan Devi divided, her concert into
two parts: the first half devoted to
classical Indian songs; the second, to
Kashmiri folk songs. To increase the
illusion of Indian atmosphere. Ratan
Devi, attired in native costume, accom-
panied herself on a tombura an Indian
instrument of four strings resembling in
general appearance our guitar. Her tom-
bura conies from the south of India and is
made of Ja^ckwood inlaid with ivory.
As may be imagined, the scene appealed
to the eye as well as the ear. The weird
melodies, accompanied by the pulsations
of the tombura,' blended with the steady
downpour outside, while -the reds and
yellows of Ratan Devi's costume con-
trasted sharply with the dark interior and
the indistinct forms of students, grouped
in a circle informally on the floors "in
true Indian fashion" as Ratan Devi com-
in nted.
"There are no public concerts in India,"
she said before commencing her program.
"Concerts are given only in private
houses. . . : Classical songs, like folk-
songs, are never written down in India,
buf*are handed down by word of month."
She explained that the. Indian scale is
composed of 22 notes. Songs, however,
are not' built upon the scale, but upon a
raga or choice of five or seven notes of
the scale. Each song has its own raga
and there is a raga for every occasion,
every hour of the day. The songs are
spontaneous and ecstatic: the words
never stupid   nor^trashy.
According to Indian custom. Ratan
Devi opened her program with a dedica-
tion. Then followed four songs: "The
Knot of the Heart;" a mountain song; a
love song of separation; and an im-
provisation, the words of which meant,
"Now you never speak to me although it
is the spriny of the yeal~-"
When improvising, the Indian begins
with a ;-aga and tar *y"-'h,�� V*veSRy
these syllables are the first syllables of
the names of gods, for music to the
Indian still retains its idea of magic.
Six folksongs were presented in the
second half of the program: "Come
Hither Beloved;" a cradle song from the
south of India; a Kashmiri sonu with
Persian words; a love song of marriage;
and another cradle song. "Drink Milk
Drop by Drop. I Will Give You Earrings.
I Will Give You Marigolds." The accent
of ihe folksong is "explosive" or very
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MRS. SMITH EXPLAINS FRENCH
DEBT AND CONSIDERS OUTCOME
Cancellation WiU Be Hard For U. S.
And France
"Understanding at least has been
furthered by the recent French debt con-
ference in Washington.*'-Said Mrs. Smith,
speaking in chapel last Friday.
The French debt to the Tniicd States.
$4,200,000.0(11). consists of four items. One
billion,* eight hundred and two million
dollars, were borrowed during the war
for maturing bonds. Then $2.22.->,0<)0.000
of I he debt were spent here in the pur-
chase of war supplies. *This money was
borrowed in Lil>erty Loans, and $150,000,-
000 are being paid yearly against the
French debt. For this payment heavy
Federal income taxes are being levied.
The remainder of the French debt is
owed in war materials supplied, and in
the post war debt, which has an interest
of *:.'0,noo,000 yearly.
If the franc is to be stabilized, or if
Fralice is to do any further borrowing
from other countries the present debt
must be settled. At the recent conference
in Washington, the Callaux proposal was
rejected, but a last minute plan is now
being considered, a fairly hopeful com-
promise, for a payment 'of interest now
owed within the next live years, after
which the principal alone would be owed
As creditor to France, the United
States has three possible choices: We
Blight cancel the debt, we might exact
the entire sum of the debt, we might
arrange a compromise. Friends of French
recuperation wish to cancel the debt.
Considering the burden too great for
France to bear, tin money loaned in
Liberty Loans will in that case be given
to France; And in this connection, there
is to be considered the question of
shaking the good faith between the
Government and tin people, On the
French side, acceptance of the cancella-
tion would be a virtual acknowledgment
of bankruptcy.
As it is, when the American Govern-
ment pays hack the money raised in
Liberty Loans, the sum will be twice
what the French pay. We arc offering
to ciiicel half the French debt now. To
preserve France from bankruptcy, to pro-
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people, the  French debt should be paid.
Taxes in France are out of proportion.
anil, the poor people, and the people with
small incomes are the sufferers. A> a
means to payment the American debt
commission his suggested a heavier tax
levy for the bourgeoisie, and the war
profiteers. We may have to be generous:
or. if conditions in Eastern Europe im-
prove.' payment may become easier for
France.
VICTORY PEROHES ON    ,
BRYN MAWR BANNERS
First Varsity Game of Season Ends
in Sweeping Defeat of Phila-
delphia Cricket Club
RAIN DID NOT DAMP OUR ARDOR
Varsity hockey team defeated the
Philadelphia Cricket Club 5-0 Saturday
�morning, October   17.    The lyie-up was:
V. Loines. '28; C. I'arker,| '29; D.
Lee.** '25; F. Jay, '26; W. Dodd, '26;-V.
Cooke, '26; J. Seeley, '27; S. Walker,**
'27: M. Harris. '26; B. Sindall, '27; E.
Freeman. '29. The subs were H. Rodgers,
'26; Ei Haines. '27; E. Brodie, '27; A.
Bruere'. "28; J. Stetson, '28; H. Tuttle,
'28. In the first half E. Brodie, '27,
played in the place of M. Harris, '26.
Intermittent showers, and a muddy
field did not prevent the game from being
exceedingly lively. At first both sides
seemed evenly matched. Again and again
Loines, Dodd and Seeley swept the ball
down the field with long dribbles and
triangular passes, onjy to make a corner
or be turned by Philadelphia fullbacks
who kept their positions steadfastly. Our
own rear was well guarded by Freeman,
a spectacular goal, and Seeley, the fast-
est player on the field. The first half
ended  in uncertainty, with a 0-0 score.
During the second half, the Bryn Mawr
tca�i speeded up, improved its team work,
scrapped with more tenacity around the
enemy goal, and gained  the  5-j) victory.
EAGLESMERE IS NOT BILLY
SUNDAYISH SAYS B. PIT! EY, '27
Chapel  Speaker Emphasizes  Variety
of Type* of People There
"Whenever one mentions the words 're-
ligious conference,' most people immediate-
ly retire into their shells," said Beatrice Pit-
ney. '27, speaking in chapel last Sunday
evening. "They think it must be a sort of
wild Billy Sunday meeting, where pious
souls work themselves up to a pitch of
fervor and hypnotize themselves with an
unhealthy amount of religious emotionalism.
That is exactly wlwt^a religious conference
is not.                                                           *
"Six of us went to Eaglesmcre, which as
some of you may know, is a religious con-
ference for all the colleges of the Middle
Atlantic States We found it quite calm,
quite sane; we found "ft interesting and we
found it fun.
"Eaglcsmere is a minute town up in the
mountains of Pennsylvania. We lived in
two hotels on the edge of a lake surrounded
by mountains and woods. We went around
in bloomers and hbekey skirts whenever we
wanted to. I.mention that just so that you
will see that there was no Puritan formality
at the conference.
"The girls represented about thirty col-
leges, normal schools, medical schools and
co-educational universities. Von can sec that
jn a bunch as varied as that you can get a
fascinating diversity of points of view. Bs;-
ligion wasn't the only fUg I ' discufed.
yet no matter what subject we "toncfiOn on,
we found interesting food for thoupht.
"For instance, some girls were horrified
that we took evolution seriously. Others
said that they believed in it and wanted to
study it. but that their families considered
them   infidels   for being  interested   in   it
"Another example; should there be differ-
ent   standards   for men  and  women  in  the
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