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.BRYN MAWR   (AND WAYNE). PA..   SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 28, 1926
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RADICAL REVISIONS
TO SAVE SELF-GOV.
Rules    Disregarded     Because
Obsolete�Mosi Date
from I90�.
RES.    V    IS*  DISCUSSED
"The present rules are only a  patch-
work and do not suit present needs; they
can be patched no more.   A clean sweep
is   necessary,"   said   M.   L.   Jones.   '27,
President of the Self-Government Asso-
ciation, at a mass meeting held on No-
vember 17, to consider complete revision
of the Resolutions of Self-Government.
Miss Jones  went on to say that the
present  Resolutions are  not  upheld  nor
are infractions of them reported.    More-
� .   over, that the college does not feel bound
by  the action of  the  Executive  Board
was shown last spring, when the Board
obtained permission  for the halls to be
open till twelve o'clock, and people still
Came in the windows until three.   "The
Board feels," said Miss., Jones, "that the
Resolutions should  be changed  because
they are out of date as most of  them
were made in 1905 and because we have
not   made   the   rules  ourselves,   only  in-
herited  them,  and  they  are  not  really
ours."
Alternative Is Resignation.
-Miss Jones  then  announced  that  the
Board feels it must resign unless some-
thing  is done about the present condi-
tions.
B. Pitney. "87, took the floor, when it
was opened for discussion, and said, in
part, "our attitude is towards a Student
rather than a Self-Government�we leave
no room for honor." F. Bethel, '28, said
that, "if we made the rules ourselves,
they would be better, and we would have
more regard for them."
- C. Page, '30, speaking for the Fresh-
men, said that "we do not understand our
responsibility when we come to college,
and that a simplification of the rules
would help."
CONTEST   RULES    *
C^h prizes to winners:
First .prize  ...........$2.00
Second prize  .........$1.00
There are a number of mis-
spelled words imsthe advertise-
ment� throughout this issue of the
Coujtcg News. Here are the
rules to be followed in competing
for*the prizes:
1.  On a sheet of paper write:
1.  The names of the advertisers
in whose advertisements you
find the misspelled words.
2.  The misspelled  words.
3.  Correct versions of the mis-
spelled words.
2.  Give your answers to M. Gail-
lard. Pembroke West, by six
P. M. Wednesday, December 1.
The names of the prize-winners
will appear in the next issue of the
News.     Every  subscriber   to  the
News is eligible for this contest.
Board members are ineligible.
MAGDALEN HUPFEL SCORES GREAT SUCCESS
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Member    of
Highly Her
-   Actors
Praises
CHOICE OF PLAY IS
AMPLY JUSTIFIED
DANCE FORMS IN
MUSIC ILLUSTRATED
Miss   Deneke,   of Lady   Mar-
garet's, Giv^s Lecture
Recital.
Although the title role in our play is
that of a man, we cannot think Disraeli
a mistaken choice for Varsity Dramatics.
The proper rendering of a character part
depends on stressing rather the original-
ity of the character than the masculine
or feminine aspects of it. A straight
man's part is always more difficult for
a woman. Moreover, when we can boast
an actress whose power of self-trans for-
mation is as great as that of Magdalen
Hup fel. we do not doubt for an instant
that the play was well selected. The
famous false nose and the monocle are
the smallest part of the transformation.
Miss- Hupfel's remarkable assumption of
Disraeli's hero-like qualities, his wit, his
polite and diplomatic concealment of hi
PUPIL    OF    SCHUMANN
It would be hard to think of an en-
dowment drive that gave more pleas-
ure to fortunate audiences than that
conducted by  Miss  Margaret  Deneke,
preoccupations, his sympathy with self-
willed youth�is the proof of a versatil-
ity that ranks her with true actors, not
with those who can take only parts to
which their personality is closely suited.
Not that Miss Hupfel has not a wit and
heroism of her own�which do not lose
by being hers�but we cannot expect a
second Disraeli to exist in any one. She
has passed the steel test admirably, and
more than deserves the generous applause
of her audiences. Her performance is
perhaps unique in excellence in the an-
nals   of   the   college   dramatics,   unique
DR.   FITCH,  OLD  FRIEND,
TO SPEAK
Dr. Albert Parker Fitch, for-
merly professor in the History of
Religion at Amherst, now professor
at Carleton College, will speak in
chapel December 14. Dr. Fitch
gave a series of midweek lectures
here in 1924 and has also preached
at Baccalaureate. He is an unusu-
ally fine speaker, and we are par-
ticularly fortunate in securing him.
Excellent Casting and Polish
Make  Varsity Dramatics
Superb Show.
BRYN MAWR
ATTENDS PARLEY
M.   L.  Jones,   '27,   Describes
Conclusions  of Trinity
Conferences.
DISCUSS HONOR SYSTEM
of   Lady  MargaretfcHall, the  woman's
college that pursue?its activities in thf   C*   -'"*  **   *" **  *'  ***** *****
of
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ALL-PHILADELPHIANS
TOO GOOD FOR VARSITY
Bryn Mawr's Weakened Line Unable
to   Pierce   Defense.
"A sliding stone gathers no score" was
a proverb proved by the Varsity game
with All-Philadelphia on Saturday morn-
ing, November 20. The Bryn Mawr
champions, lacking perhaps that poise
that comes from life in the world, slipped
a great deal more than their more ex-
perienced opponents, and in the second
half were more or less completely
knocked off their feet. But their splen-
did work in the first half, and a fine
rally in the last moments of the last
quarter kept the score down; so that the
game ended 7-0 in favor of All-Phila-
delphia, one point less against us than
last year.
First Half Close.
At the beginning of the match, the two
teams seemed practically even. The ball
was passed back and forth from end to
end of the field, both goals were threat-
ened, and for more than ten minutes the
defense held on both sides. It was not
long, however, before ' our weakness
showed itself. The tragic fact was that
with Guiterman away, and Stix not at
her best, our forward line had not the
push to pierce All-Philadelphia's almost
miraculous defense, while their line, in-
credib'y speedy and accurate, had just
that last ounce of power required to go
through our backs, good as they were.
After the All-Philadelphia stars had
made their first score, they kept the ball
pretty well in our part of the field for
the rest of the half; but, due largely to
A! Bruere's splendid work at goal, they
only put the ball across the line once
more in the first period. In the two
periods,   the   ball   was   shot   at   the  goal
fifty-two times.
Team Tires Quickly.
The second half was less thrilling, and
more uneven Bryn Mawr's players, not
unnaturally. "seernlW4irefcV���. vim-not'
seriously threaten their opponents' goal
m<-re   than  twice.    All-Philadelphia, on
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midst   of   the   oldest   traditions
man's university�Oxford.
Miss Deneke gave her lecture re-
cital in Taylor Hall on Tuesday eve-
ning, on dance forms in music, illus-
trating it by choice 'examples of the
great musicians who devoted some of
their talents to creations appropriate
to the dance. Miss Deneke is pecu-
liarly well qualified to give this lec-
ture because* she has been a pupil of
Eugenie Schumann, the youngest
daughter of the composer, and of Miss
Fannie Davies, herself a pupil of Clara
Schumann, hi*1 wife.
Miss Deneke told of musical dance
forms of .the sixteenth to the nine-
teenth century, including in her talk
compositions influenced by but not to
be used for the actual dancing. Her
first selection was a pavane by William
Byrd. Later musicians found the
pavane thin and inadequate and so
grouped together in what they called
suites various types of dance compo-
sitions, each originating in a different
country. It was Bach who perfected
the suite. The first'part is an alle-
mande, native to Suabia, and slow and
stately in character. It is followed by
the lighter and merrier courant. The
third is the sarabande. It is not defi-
nitely known whether its origin is
Persian or Sevillian, but we do know
it was danced in Spain because Cer-
vantes attacked with acrimony its in-
sinuating movements and begged his
government to suppress it. The sara-
hande, however, once "transplanted into
France, assumed a more polished
mould, and was even danced by Riche-
lieu in bells. It has been said that
Spain was the cradle of the dance and
France its . nursery. The sarabande
forms the central part of the suite.
Xext come the galanteries; they include
a gavotte with a skipping time in con-
trast to the smooth gliding movement
suggested by the others. Miss Deneke
played the gavotte from Bach's French
Suite in G minor to illustrate this
fourth part. The last is the gigue,
which is claimed by both England and
Italy originally.
Another dance form, called an alle-
mande, but really a later development
and entirely different from the earlier
one, is quicker in time, and could be
danced to what today would be the
Virginia reel.
T+K. minute was the favorite dance
of the eighteenth century. Mozart's
work exemplifies the fine counterpoint
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ence goes.
The other parts were done with great
intelligence and vivacity. Annahelle
Learned as Clarissa compels the use of
an extravagant though none the less ap-
propriate adjective�she was luscious to
look upon and to listen to. It could not
cause any surprise that she should bring
about such a miraculous change in
Charles. And Charles showed the ef-
fects of her melting influence wonder-
fully well. His constant attributes were
his courage and his good looks; but he
completely lost his air of stiff self-impor-
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M. PARKER, '26. SPEAKS
ON ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION
Charming   Members   Consider   Other
Than   Money   Matters.
M. C. Parker. '26, one of the two
representatives of 1926 to the Alumnae
Council, spoke in chapel on JMonday
morning and gave a brief description of
the Alumnae Association. 'Ine point
which she seemed most anxious to stress
very amusing and quite human�which
was the fact that the alumnae are really
should prove enlightening to the under-
graduates who count mothers or sisters
among  them.
The general attitude of her class last
year, said Miss Parker, was that the
Alumnae Association was formed sim-
ply to get money out of innocent mem-
bers. After the first meeting of the
council; she went on, this opinion was
radically altered. The meeting was on
finance and the discussion of the funds
proved to be fascinating rather than bor-
ing as she had expected. Moreover, the
second meeting along much the same
lines as the first, only strengthened the
growing impression that the alumnae
were really most remarkable. In this
meeting the organization of the asso-
ciation was discussed. Miss Parker said
it was amazing�the way in which each
of the seven districts managed to send
a regional scholar, despite the fact that
some consist only of a few .people
widely   scattered.
Finally Miss Parker assured us that
whereas we are apt to look upon the
alumnae as rather annoying, altogether
too curious, persons, who clutter up the
campus especially around Commence-
ment Week, they are really very charm-
ing ladies, possessed of great senses of
humor, whose curiosity- is onlpssjro'ct-
in us. And as there is some chance of
the senior class sending a delegate next
year, she urged them to choose their
best   member.
The nineteenth annual conference of
the Women's Intercollegiate Association
for Student Government was held at
Trinity College. Washington, D. C, on
November 11. 12 and 18, Sixjy colleges
were represented, with one delegate from
each college. This association is open
nationally�any woman's college in the
United States, with a graduating class
of at least fifty, is free to join, but at
present Mills, in California, is the only
college west of the Mississippi included
in the organization. New England and
the Southern States had the most liberal
representation at the conference.
The first general session was  devoted
to a discussion of the Honor  System�
something which,  it appears, is. disturb-
ing the peace of mind of more than one
Self-Government   Board.    Many colleges
were struggling with the problem of how
far to extend the Honor System.   Should
it, to be thorough-going,  include report-
ing the infractions  of   one's   friends  as
well  as  of oneself?, All  colleges who
had this ruling rei>orted the eternal con-
flict between loyalty to one's friend and
loyalty   to   the   association.     Some   col-
leges, in  fact,  found their honor system
so unsuccessful that they were seriously
questioning   the   value�even   the   possi-
bility�of   Student  Government;   for, of
course, any sort of Student Government
must depend in some degree on the honor
of its members.    v
Geiger on Honor System.
Dr. Geiger, of William and Mary
College, opened this discussion with a
lecture on "Misconceptions of the Honor
System." As this topic was perhaps the
most disputed one at the conference, and
as Dr. Geiger's address stirred up more
B. McGEORGE,  01,
COMMENDS PLAY
(fly Beatrice AfcGeorge, '01)
�When Mr. George Arliss first produced
Punch, it was so carelessly received
that after paying the cast's salaries for
a week from his own funds he consulted
Mr. Kohlsaat, the adviser and friend of
presidents, as to what to do next. Mr.
Kohlsaat went to see the play, which
was called by its English title of The
Premier, and suggested that the name of
the hero be substituted. From that mo-
ment through its performance in the
Bryn Mawr gymnasium last week, it has
never failed to secure a success.        '
One circumstance ensuring that suc-
cess for Varsity Dramatics was the er-
cellent casting of the play. In appear-
ance, the performance outdid Mr. Arliss'
support; on the professional stage even
the youngest and fairest sons and daugh-
ters must be played by actors of more
experience than college years allow.
A. Learned as Clarissa was as fresh as
a rose; and A. Palache as Charles was
precisely the cherub Mr. Parker must
have had in mind .when he wrote the
play. But the whole list was pictorial.
W. Trask, the adventuress, might have
sat for a portrait of Becky Sharp at her
most beguiling; and as for N. Perera, if
ever she paints a villain more sinister
than she painted herself, the world will
shudder hefore that picture.
Of course it is not difficult for youth
to look youthful; but these especial juve-
niles contended to look aged as well.
The Duke and Duchess were just what
Americans always imagine English great
folk are: the gentleman very bluff and
comic, the lady very over-eyebrowish.
and a lavish fortune had squandered'on
them everything, including three delight-
ful daughters, but ideas.,
M. Villard's Lady Beacons^ looked
far more appealing in her grace and deli-
cacy than the comfortable dame who
played Mr. Arliss' Mary-.
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ENGLISH SECRETARY OF
COPEC OUTLINES WORK
CONTINUED  ON   PAGE   8
DISCUSS SUMMER SCHOOL
PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR
rcjyes
nojjli
Reorganized      to      Include      Other
Colleges. \
(By R. Rickaby and X.  BAvman, '27)
Miss Hilda Smith opened the Confer-
ence of the N'ew England Group of the
Bryn Mawr Summer School Alumnae in
Bostoo by describing the new office in
New York, where they have enough
room for dances and Board meetings,
where they had a house warming early
in October, and where now the plans for
next year's work are going forward.
She brought news of other confer
in the South, in N'ew York, an
Rochester, and of the alumnae there.
The Board has been reorganized to in-
clude members from other colleges and
has changed the name from the Bryn
Mawr Summer School for Women
Workers in Industry' to the Resident
Summer 'Schools for Industrial Work-
ers. "Schools" is not yet accurate, but
Miss Smith held out the hope that it
sooti would be. The Board has not al-
tered the curriculum for next year, but
has made some change in the entrance
r�nnir*r>i�nf= and has reserved three
scholarships for students from foreign
workers" schools.
At   the   evening   meeting   the   subject
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Miss Gardner Explains Movement In
Christian Churches.
That the only solution of the problems
pf modern life is a spiritual one is the
theory on which Copec, a new movement
in the Christian churches, bases its pro-
gram, as outlined by Miss Lucy Gard-
ner, secretary and organizer of the society
in England, in Chapel on Friday morn-
ing. November 19.
Soon after the war. looking out on
the disorganized world, many people
made up their minds that it Was up to
the Christian peoples of the world to
bring about a new order of things. Real-
izing that at the present time nothing is
accomplished without organization, they
called a conference of all the Christian
churches to decide what was wrong with
the world, and what is the will of God
for His people. Out of this conference
grew Copec, the Christian Order in .__
Politics, Economics and Citizenship,
which includes representatives of all na-
tions and churches, and whose aim is
to make the spirit of Jesus Christ a liv-
ing factor in the world. The great war.
and, more recently, the English coal
strike, have shown us that our methods
of settling disputes at the present time
must be discontinued. Men. so nice as
individuals, seem to show the worst side
of themselves in combination. Copec
aims to bring the best side of men al-
ways to the front, in order that we m�y
live out the Will of God. and spread
peace, joy. and love among the nations.
All over the country young people are
identifying themselves with Copec It
is obvious that force will never bring the
kingdom of God upon the earth, and it
is only by actually iiwftt oat 'thei<tp�apt
of Christian brotherhood, and persuad-
ing our friends to do the same, that oar
civilization can be preserved from de-
struction