College News, 1927-03-09, Vol. 13, No. 18

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VOL. XIII.   No. ia
BRYN  MAWR   (AND WAYNE). PA..   WEDNESDAY. MARCH 9. 1927
PRiqE.   10 CENTS
RUSSIA THRIVES
UNDER COMMUNISM
As a Miner in Four Countries.
Powers Hapgood Stud-
ied Europe.
GERMANS
FRIENDLY
Gaetano Salvemini, Fascist Opponent,
Will Speak on *Dante and His Times'
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in a Week.
* "I shall try to tell yon my impressions
of European conditions while working
and traveling." said Powers Hapgood.
in his lecture Around the World Under-
ground, given in Chapel, on Wednesday.
March 2.
The first country that Mr. Hapgood
visited was Great Britain. There he
worked in an anthracite mine, living with
the miners themselves. The intelligence
and education of the worlcers was the
most striking feature; they were up on
all topics of current interest, the theatre,
literature and politics. Mr. Hapgood at-
tended a class in Geographic Economics,
which, he said, was typical of many
other classes held iii that district and in
' others. These classes are taught by
young men miners who had studied with
scholarships from their union at Ruskin
College, Oxford, or at the London Labor
College. This interest in education is
having a profound effect on the working
classes; it is making them equal to the
intellectual classes.
Learnt  German
In order to obtain work in Germany,
you must speak the language. Mr. Hap-
good knew no German when he entered
the Ruhr valley. Rut this was only a
temporary obstacle; after living with a
German family for a week during which
he was tutored intensively, he applied
for work equipped with the answers *>
such questions as "Mow old are you?"
He got the job! His main impression of
the people was their friendliness towards
. him, a citizen of a country which had
so lately been their enemy. The other
miners helped him in his work and
taught him the language. With one in
particular, he formed a partnership, and
they became firm friends. He and this
man, Willy, were working together once
when Willy said suddenly, "Powers,
would you kill me?" "Certainly not,"
was his reply, but Willy went on, "But
that is exactly what might have hap-
pened if you had been on one side of the
front, and I on the other. It is wrong
that working people of one country
should kill those of another." This il-
lustrates the general feeling of the min-
ers about war. Many of them have
signed a pledge *ot. to take part in any
future war, becaWdthey understand that
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A Landslide for May Day
Revealed by Hall Voting
The college is overwhelmingly in favor
of having May Day next year. This was
revealed by the vote taken in groups by
the Undergraduate Association last week.
Two hundred and thirty-four want May
Day. Only eight, and these eight scat-
tered among the halls, are opposed.
There was a general feeling that May.
Day ought to be simplified. The con-
sensus of opinion was that plays should
be reduced from eight to five, four, or
even three, while the green ought to be
at least maintained at its present elabo-
rateness.
A majority of about twenty desired to
raise money for some benefit instead of
just covering expenses. Most people be-
lieved that it was better to have the per-
formance cover two days, excluding
dress   rehearsal.     f9*tw
It was strongly felt that the choosing
and casting of plays ought to be done
in the first semester, but that rehearsal
for plays and the green should not begin
until the second semester.
Many valuable suggestions were made.
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Business Board  Tryouts.
� Tryouts for the Business Board
of the News will.be held, starting
this week, for Freshmen. All
those interested are to see P. Mc-
Erwain. '19, Pembroke East, on
Thursday, from 130 to 2 and 7-8.
Gaetano Salvemini, distinguished Ital-
ian scholar, and now an exile because he
openly opposed Fascism, will speak in
Taylor on the evening of March 11. Hi>
subject will be """Dante and His Times.".
A professor of modem history at
the I'niversity of Florence for .many
years, he was a liberal before the
Fascist! marched on Rome, and he con-
tinued to be a liberal after the Fascisti
had canonized a new autocracy. Prof.
Salvemini was a distinguished scholar,
with a reputation in every capital of
Europe, but he did not hold his peace.
He attacked Fascism with as much spirit
as if Italy under Mussolini were still a
free country. And at the time of the
Matteotti murder he struck out fear-
lessly.    As a result he  was brought to
trial in the summer of 1925, not for hav-
ing had the courage to speak his mind
about the Government, but on a trumped-
up charge of having anonymously vili-
fied the King in a periodical circulated
secretly. He is an exile now, deprived of
his civil rights and property. King's
College and Oxford have given refuge
to him. He comes to this country now
to lecture on "Italy Today," and. deserves
a welcome as a brave man, a liberal who
believes in liberalism and one of the most
distinguished scholars of.his generation.
Professor Salvemini will speak in
Philadelphia at a luncheon given by the
Foreign Relations Club Saturday. March
12, on "Fascism" and Miss Park urges
everyone to avail herself of the oppor-
tunity of hearing him.
McNARY-HAUGEN
BUI DISCUSSED
Mrs. Smith Says It Stabilizes
Markets and Lessens Evils
of High Tariff.
VETO FOR FREE TRADE
What is the present condition of the
farmer* in the United States, and what
the McNary-Haugen bill could do to
afford them relief, were the two ques-
tions tajcen up by Dr. Marion Parris
Smith, Professor of Economics, in two
sessions of, morning chapel last week.
Wednesday, March 2, and Friday the
4th.
The prosperity which the country is
at present supposed to be enjoying is
not nation-wide; it is chiefly restricted to
certain industries and the stock market.
Farming, especially, is at a very low
ebb, although it has improved a little
since the period of acute depression in
1919-1920. There are four outstanding
reasons for this depression: first, the
crash in foreign prices since the war
makes the sale of excess staple crops
abroad comparatively unprofitable; sec-
ond, the quick revival of agriculture
abroad far surpassing the reconstruction
of industry and finance, and therefore of
purchasing power, curtails the market:
in the third place. France and Belgitsji
have cut down strenuously on imports,
in order to improve their financial situa-
tion; and finally Australia, Canada, Ar-
gentine, and to a less extent, Germany
and Russia, are all beginning to compete
with us on the foreign market.
Statistics Show Depression.
The figures show how bad the result-
ing depression is. The purchasing power
of a certain amount of the farmer's-
goods sank from $826 in 1918 to $210 in
1920, while his dollar, which was worth
the full dollar before the war, is now
valued at only 87 cents. In 1920 a
farmer was only able to make a yearly
profit of .6 of one per cent, on his in-
vestment; this is now a little better, the
average profit being 3.8 per cent. -All
this is aggravated by a considerable
shrinkage in the value of farm land since
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NEW YORK QUARTET
IN LAST CONCERT
Audience Revels in Program
With Vitality and Emo-
tional Appeal.
BEETHOVEN     HONORED
The third and last of the concerts in
Taylor Hall this season was given on
Monday night by the New York String
Quartet, founded by Mr. Pulitzer. The
program Was an exceptionally happy one
for the audience, one which required con-
siderable exertion on the part of the mu-
sicians. All the selections had vitality
and great tunefulness, varied by slower,
more moving passages. The abstract, in-
tellectual quality which many lovers of
symphony music are in the habit of
ascribing to a good deal of chamber
music as a reason for liking it less was
lacking in this program. Its direct emo-
tional appeal was beyond the usual scope
of a string quartet.
In memory of Beethoven's death, a
hundred years ago�March 26, 1827�his
Siring Quartet in F Major headed the
program. The quick excitement of the
Allegro con brio, the plaintivcness of the
Adagio were admirably brought out.
Beethoven, in writing the second move-
ment. Adagio, Affetuoso cd appassionato,
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Cast Is Announced For
Varsity Dramatics* Play
The cast for The Truth About Blayds,
the next play to be produced by Varsity
Dramatics, has been chosen, and re-
hearsals are starting this week. The play
will be given at Bryn Mawr on the 8th
and 9th of April, and will be presented
in New York at the Colony Club on the
18th for the benefit of the New York
Alumnae Regional  Scholarship.
The cast is as follows:
Oliver Blayds...........M. Villard, '27
Isabel...................M. Adams, '28
Marion.................E.  Latane,'30
Oliver ................K. Hepburn, '28
Septima  ................M. Barker, '30
Royce   .......................undecided
Parsons  ..................M. Park, "29
A professional coach, Mr. Walter
Greenough, director and producer of the
Plateau Theatre at Bellemount Mansions
in Fail-mount Park. Pa., has consented to
direct the production.
Jokes for the Dartmouth
Jack-o'-Lantern Desired
Are you interested in writing for the
Dartmouth Jadk O'Lantern? The fol-
lowing gallant offer has just been re-
ceived :        /
I                 Hanover, N. H.
The  StudeJt Council,
�RTyTT>Ma^- College,
Bryn  Mawr, Pa.
"Jack O'Lantern." the comic monthly
of Dartmouth College, is eager to give
Justice her due and so plans for a House
Party issue in which there will be pag�
devoted to material from the more
promising colleges for younger ladies.
Jacko wishes original drawings, short
paragraphs, and jokes from the under-
graduates of Bryn Mawr to feature in
this special number.
Would you turn this letter over to
those who would-be interested, or give
it otherwise suitable publicity, in order
that Bryn Mawr may be adequately rep-
resented ?,.. Jacko will greatly appreciate
your help and feels sure that at least one
magazine page of' very creditable, and
need I add, humorous � material will be
forthcoming if this letter is brought to
the attention of interested persons.'
The reward for contributing will be
a complimentary copy of this issue, auto-
graphed if necessary. This offer is guar-
anteed. On request, Jacko will put
names and addresses on file in this of-
fice. It is. suggested that photographs
accompany this request, if made. House
Party will be May 13 and 14.
The contributions should be sent be-
fore April 5. Please let me know, how-
ever, whether to expect contributions
before this date.
Beseechingly yours,
K. N. MEYERCORD.
Editor.
M. VILLARD STARS AS AUTHOR
AND AS ACTRESS IN PLAYERS
Competition Starts
The following freshmen arc now
in the competition for the editorial
l)oard of the College News : Con-
tent Peckham. Catherine Howe,
Erna Rice, liliabcth Stix. Con-
state Jones. Edith Herb. Ruth
Lawrence. Thomasia Hancock.
Constance Cole. F.dith Baxter,
Anne Wood and Kliabeth Fehrer.
VARSITY CLIMBS
TO HARD VICTORY
Bryn Mawr Comes From Be-
hind to Beat Baltimore in
Best Game of Season.
Two'Original Plays atid Aria
da Capo Combine to Make
a Good Program.
M. BARKER  IS PIERRQT
By Mary Louise White, '24.
As a charter member of Players, your
reviewer must be allowed an offensively
proprietary pride in Friday evening's de-
lightful entertainment. For it was a
three-act comedy by Mariquira Villard
which introduced Bryn Mawr's original
dramatic talent to the world through the
medium of fhe Players, over three years
ago-; and to one ghost from the past it
was Mariquita Villard who was the
bright star of Wyndham's latest contri-
bution to the theatre.
The earlier play will be remembered as
a rambling narrative about an artist and
a   girl,   enlivened   by   occasional   lines
which popped out of the surprised actors'
,  mouths to everyone's vociferous delight.
Varsity managed to pull out ahead .<Tne Gif,.. revcaled a distifKt tightening
of   Baltimore   by  22-18   in  the   most |0f technique and a new spirit of inspired
NECK AND NECK FINISH
exciting game of the season so far
on Saturday. It was a hard'pull too,
for Baltimore had a very good team
and kept the lead up until the last
quarter.
In the first half Baltimore was de-
cidedly ahead of us. Starting off with
a rush, they left Varsity standing at
the post, and popped in four goals
before we had recovered from the
shock. Their teamwork was good and
their passing clean. The passing of
our forwards, on the other hand, was
noticeably poor by contrast. Dean, at
center, was completely off form and
never bothered to move after she had
passed the ball. Our guards were as
good as possible under the circum-
stances. At the end of the half, Bal-
timore was in the lead 13-8.
Matters looked brighter for us in
the second half. VaVsity came out of
its coma and began really to "play
ball." Everyone's passing was much
improved and the forwards were
warmed up to their job. Our guards,
especially Huddleston, were brilliant.
Every point was holly contested and
Baltimore gradually lost its edge on
us. For several thrilling moments the
score was even, 18-18, and then Varsity
scored two triumphant goals in quick
succession and the game ended 22-18
in our favor.   The line-up w>v
Bryn Mawr: Loines, 21122222; Wint-
er, 2222; Dean, Walker, Huddleston,
Freeman.    Sub: Poe.
Baltimore: Tyson, 222221; Gardner
11; Dobbin, 221; Mammon. Carring-
;on, Boehm.
verity, but the direct approach to its
subject and the frequently unbelievable
lines casually thrown out by one char-
acter or another proved that Miss Vil-
lard's debut had been all respects a
worthy one, and that the Players have
justified themselves, if only in fostering
her talent.
Miss Villard as actress too must be
mentioned with praise. Her all too brief
appearances in "The Triumph" were
greeted with sufficient warmth by Fri-
day's audience to mark its appreciation
of her genuineness both as a player and
as Yvonne of "ze gallerie." For it was
not her acting alone which led one to
prefer Yvonne to the other characters in
"The Triumph." They were well deline-
ated, if you like�the piece was bien faite
�but they lacked reality, conviction, im-
port, as did the play.
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M. Champion Still Recalls
Bryn Mawr with Pleasure
M. Edmund Champion, Paris pub-
lisher, who lectured at Bryn Mawr last
fall, is still thinking of America with
pleasure, and particularly of Bryn Mawr.
In a recent interview in a Paris news-
paper, he says:
"My happiest recollections of America
ace of my talks in girls' colleges�C'est
la que je voudrais vivre, as the song
says. The American girl is certainly the
best thing there is in America. You
can't imagine what a pleasant sight such
an assemblage, moving in its beauty, can
be. All those eyes, blue, black, grey,
green, Which follow you, all those light
dresses, that look of health. The teach-
ing of the girls is,' moreover, perfect.
One day, at Bryn Mawr College, in
Pennsylvania, I went into a class. The
profesVir was giving a lesson in Jan-
senism and the theory of grace. I saw.
to my complete astonishment, that these
young ' girls understood the question
perfectly."
Alwyne-King Recital
Mr. Horace Alwyne, of the Bryn
Mawr Music Department, and Mr. Sam-
uel Arthur King are to give a joint
recital of Enoch Arden in Columbus.
Ohio. Monday, March 14. Each will also
give solos.
National Student Fed-
eration States Aims
The composition, constitution and
aims of the National Student Federa-
tion of America have been clearly
stated in a recent bulletin issued to
college papers.
The N. S. F. A. grew put of the
National Collegiate World Court Con-
gress which, met at Princeton in De-
cember, 1925. Organization of the stu)*
dents of America along the lines of the
National Unions of Students in Eu-
rope was begun at that time and offi-
cers were elected for the ensuing year
with Lewis Fox, of Princeton Univer-
sity, as president. Committees were
appointed to prepare a permanent
constitution, to work on International
Relations and Student Travel, and to
establish a News  Bureau.
Permanent Constitution.
After a year of experimenting, a per-
manent constitution was adopted at
the Second Annual Congress of the
Federation which was held at the Uni-
/ersity of Michigan in December,
1926. This constitution was signed by
175 colleges and universities, which
thereupon became full members, and
by 19 colleges which, because they are
not accredited, are ineligible for full
membership and therefore became as-
sociate members. These colleges and
universities represent over 410,035 stu-
dents in 40 States. The country was
divided into six regions, a representa-
tive being elected from each region to
act on the National Executive Com-
Imittee. The following national of-
Acers were elected:
�President. Fredriks D. Berger, Uni-
versity of Cincinnati.
Vice President, Marvin Breckin-
ridge, Vassar College.
Secretary-Treasurer, Joseph T.
Owens,  Kansas Wesleyan University.
These officers, with the regional
representatives, the ex-president, and
two' ddegates-at-large. compose the
Executive Committee.
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