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College News
VOL. XIV.   Np.20
BRYN MAWR  (AND WAYNE). PA..   WEDNESDAY. APRIU3.1928
PRICE.   10 CENTS
RECOLLECTIONS OF
THOMAS HARDY
Dr.   Chew   Tells   of  Personal
Interviews, Recalls
Opinions.
WESSEX - IS    DESCRIBED
?, PtoLs Day
is gone awd past"�
"Since the. death of Hardy a fe\v
months ago there have been publishedj
some thousand essays and articles upon
him and his work," said Dr. Samuel
Chew in Taylor Hall last Saturday night
when speaking on Thomas Hardj.
"These have shown an element of gen-
uine? sincere reverence �fer--the well-]
known writer. He was very modest and
would have dreaded the idea of _ lectures
in his memory. An estimate of his work
would be inappropriate."
Dr. Chew spoke mostly of his inter-
views with Thomas Hardy, for he was
pv-.ioirally acquainted with film, and
told of his conversations with him.    He
first spoke of his death, however^ and
of Hardy's own meditations on that
subject. He had written several poems
about it,.such as Friend Beyond. In one
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Essence of Faith
Bye, Bye,
"April Fool is gone a�d past "-
alas! this little ditty of MM child-
hood may Dflrhaps come*Viie. An
unfeeling society of candy manu-
facturers has decreed that here-
after candy shall not be made with
fake centers. Therefore, "gather
ye rosebuds while ye may," and
let there be a g*reat wailhg and
gnashing of tdeth for posterity
which will never know the joys
that April  first  held  for us.
Figure of Jesus Has�Inspired a
Concentrated Devotion tc*
Much of World.
"It is a natural, law," said Dr. Cad-
bury in speaking -in chapel Wednesday
morning, "that concentrated essences
have pervasive qualities. It is not neces-
sary to swing a censer to fill a house
with perfume. The house can be filled
from some one concentrated portion,"
Dr. Cadbury Jock .'" ��-.� ' - -- *b�
book of John, the chapter which tells
of Mary's anointing Jesus' feet with pre-
cious nard, after which the "house was
filled with the odor of the ointment."
Not only does this passage interest him
because of its pictorial possibilities, but
also because he has recently been mak-
ing a study of divine smells 1  .
"All of us," he continued, "must have
once translated in our feeble way the
first,book of the Aeneid. The usual
school translation of the lines o? which
I am thinking runs this way, 'And Venus
with her flowing locks breathed forth
ambrosial odors from her vortex.' Per-
jfiimes and, fragrances liave_always.-been-J
allied with religion. But there must- be
some" subtle meaning behind these words
of Vergil and John. In what lies the
connectiori? That is the difficulty.
Concentrated Effort Has Value.
In the world of scholarship a doctor's
tbesis is a portion of concentrated
essence. It is a futile thing in itself,
but the fact of its being concentrated,
causes the intellectual outlook to be-
come transformed and fused. The
works of Henry James are examples of
concentration in the moral world. Con-
centration^ is as powerful as bulk. This
can be proven by the apparently inef-
fectual oozing of water, which, if given
time, will create its effect.
Dr. Cadbury cited Pasteur as, an ex-
ample in the world of Science. Fo>
many years he worked patiently and
unseen, and made inventions that could
save as many lives, in fifty years as could
be Tost in seventy-five years of war.
Benjamin Franklin in his autobiography
tells of how to progress in the world of
character. Set apart one month for the
cultivating of one virtue. In this way
one will honestly progress. Character
which one acquires is an essence filling/]1
one's life. It is not a mathematical addi1
tion to a person.
In religion the same is true. "The
benefit of religion has been exaggerated,
and there is lots in it to which we need
not subscribe. But there is no mystery
and no need for faith to believe in what
it has stood for and accomplished. For
a thousand years and more Christianity
bas had its  influence,  and  the concen-
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Vacations Next Year to
Have Extra Week-ends
Dean Manning opened chapel Mon-
day morning by telling us that she had
a very pleasant announcement to* make,
and indeed it proved to be much more
than pleasant. We. might even venture
to call it startling, for Bryn Mawr has
broken through the long-clinging tradi-
tion of Wednesday to" Thur�Hay.vaca-
tions. Lest those who were not in chapel
become unduly excited, we hasten to add
that the new regulation does not go into
effect until next year.
College will begin on Tuesday instead
of the customary Wednesday, and thus,
when Saturday classes are dropped off
at the end of the semester there will be
no academic days lost. This early be-
ginning will not affect Freshman week,
or rather it will only shorten it by a day,
and   not   make   it  begin any earlier.
The second semester will also begin
on Tuesday, thereby shortening the mid-
year vacation. Commencement will
therefore be on Tuesday, when this new
system is in effect.
The Christmas vacations will include
three week-ends instead of two, as they
do at present. This will make them more
variable, as they will have to lie changed
when Christmas comes on Sunday. There
mtU.^.alway^-JVe^two weeks -Jx'tween
'(^fisfmas'"ano,r* "Mi<f-Yeats, and some-
times three. In the same way, Easter
vacation will include two week-ends in-
stead of a meagre one that we are" al-
lotted this year. When vacation begins
on Good Friday, students will be ex-
cused to attend services in Bryn Mawr.
but not to go home. When Faster Mon-
day would Ik the regular day of return.
we shall not have to come back until
the next day, and Saturday classes will
be held some time later to make up
Faster Monday's lectures.
Friday I.a!>oratory presented a
further complication to this new sched-
ule, but the Science Department genially
agrewTto change It to Wednesday at thel�*'011' l cannot allow the-college-to be
^eginmngs of -vacations,�and where con-
flicts arise student* will have to make
up  the   Laboratory  later.
The announcement showed a great
change in the policy of Bryn Mawr._ be-
cause hithertofore. three week-ends to a
vacation have been considered by the
faculty as  disastrous to the student.    In
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Prominent Senior Ousts   '
Self for Fourth Offense
Josephine  Young,  the  revered  Presi-
dent  of  the   Bryn -Mawr -Self-Govern-
ment Association, dealt a death blow to
the ideals and illusions of one hundred
and twenty  freshmen and a few upper
classmen   when  she  announced   on   the
night of Sunday, April 1, that, after re-
peated offenses and due warning.-she had
expelled herself  from college.    Without
a break in her voice, and with determi-
nation  in   every   line  of  her   face  she
communicated' her decision  to a  repre-
sentative of the College News.
Brands Self Criminal.
"I had to go," declared Miss Young.
"For   a   hardened   criminal   like   myself
there was no other remedy.    Difficult, as
it  is to admit it, this is a case where
self-discipline   has   broken   down   com-
pletely.    About two months ago I  no-
ticed my deplorable habit of leaving the
top   off   the   tooth-paste.    After   a. long
'mental    struggle,    conscience   conquered,
and    I   reported   myself   to   myself   as
President ot the Self-Government Asso-
ciation.     In   an   informal   interview   the
President spoke to me kindly but firmly
about the necessity of stopping this sort
of thing in a college like ours.    It was
harder on herself  than  it was  on  me,
she  declared  sincerely,  and   advised, me
to   use   tooth   powder.     I   soon   found
however that the powder was being bor-
rowed by my friends to clean bath tubs
and   white  shoes,   so   I   returned   to  my
Pepsodent.   In two days I was back at
my old tricks; again I reported, again I
was   reproved,   this   time   by   a   formal
spoken.    I could see in  the mirror that
Miss Young meant what she  said and I
did my best to improve.    I tied a string
to  that  elusive  cap,  but there  was  no
holding   it.     It   slipped   down   the  drain
and  I had to cut the string or lose the
whole  tube.    When  I  tell  you  that  I
was  born   in  New   England,  need  you
ask  which alternative  I chose?
"I can only say for myself that I did
not hesitate. That very evening Miss
Young- knew of my transgressions, but
why should I prolong the disgraceful
tale? Things went from bad to worse.
I tried everything. Finally, last night,
the end came. I had changed to Col-
gate's in ord^er to break the charm; but
habit was too strong. I never knew the
top was gone till I sat down on my
bed. and the paste came out like a rib-
bon on the pillow. This capped the
climax; I gave myself three days to
pack my trunk. Wednesday morning
I shall leave, never to return again. As
President of the Self-Government Asso-
LORD DUNSANY STREWS BRIGHT
PEBBLES BEFORE LARGE AUDIENCE
News Elections
The News regrets to announce
the resignation of Cornelia Bruere
Rose, '28, Editor-in-Chief for the
past year and a member oT the
Board since the fall of her Sopho-
more year; Helen McKelvey, '28,
Copy Editor this year and \>n the
Board since the spring of her
Sophomore year; Caroline'Smith,
'28, on the Board since the fall of
her Junior year; Mary Gaillard,
'28, Business Manager and mem-
ber of the Business Board siuce the
fall of her Sophomore year;
Eleanor Jones. '.'28. Subscription
Manager this year and on the
Hoard since her Freshman year,t
Mary Pettit. '28, a member of the
Business Board since the �fall of
her  Junior   year.
It gives the News great pleas-
ure to announce "the election of
h!l,.o!/vi.i .fnVland Linn, ':.�!). as
Fditor-in-Chief; Mary Randolph
Grace, '8fc Copy Editor; Jane
Barth. '20. "Business Manager, and
Juliet Garrett, '2D. Subscription
Manager. Katherine Balch, '29,
Catherine Howe, '30, and Erna
Rice. "30, have been elected Edi-
tors.
-Miss Linn has been on the
News since her" Freshman year.
She has lieen a member qf the
Curriculum Committee and was �
Hall Representative. In spite of-
her absence from the Board last
semester she is one of its oldest
members.
Miss Grace was Hall Represen-
tative last year and in charge of
Blind School workers for two
years. She is now Hall President
of Radnor and will l>e the Head
of Bates House this summer. She
has been on the Editorial Board
of the News for a./ea^t.-fly��
miss bar.ii" 1-r.tV r^eii 'An�-tnV.
Business Board since Freshman
year and is a meml>er of the Bates
House Committee. Miss Garrett
has been a member of the Board
this   vear.
corrupted by .such slovenliness."___
Verdict Is Immutable.
From the harshness of this decision
there is no appeal. As President of the
Self-Government Association she has the
final say; and nothing will now persuade
her to ask from herself or to grant to
herself   any   delay   in   the  execution   of
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Useful Information for-
Inquisitive May Day Prospects
May Day will be held May 4 and .">, rain or shine. In case of rain
on. either day a third performance will be held on Monday, May 7, only
if fine. The price of adhiission tickets is $:i for adults and $2 for teach-
ers, students and children; the price of reserved seats on the grandstand
is 75 cents and unreserved, 50 cents. For use in case of rain, tickets for
reserved seats in Goodhart Hall will be sent to holders of reserved seats
On the grandstand and tickets for unreserved seats in Taylor Hall to
holders of unreserved seats on the grandstand. Those who have admis-
sion tickets only will go to the gymnasium. Tea will be served on the
campus, but neither luncheon nor dinner. Luncheon at $1.50 will be
served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hill Collins, Jr., on Friday
and Saturday for the benefit of the Art Club, and the College Inn will
serve luncheon and dinner on all days. Reservations should be made in
advance. On Saturday a special through train with coaches, Pullmans
and dining cars will leave New York at 11 o'clock (Daylight Saving
Time) for Bryn Mawr. stopping at Newark, Elizabeth. Princeton Junc-
tion and Trenton, and returning, will leave Bryn Mawr 7.15 Daylight
Saving. Special coaches and Pullmans will be attached to certain trains
from the South, and sleepers to the Quaker from Boston. Trains to and
from the West will stop at Bryn Mawr. Further information will be
found in the Pennsylvania Railroad schedule which with order forms
will be enclosed in the announcement booklet to be mailed April 9.
Don't forget that Spring Vacation is the time to interest your friends
in May Day!
God's Purpose
So-Called Christians Form Our
Greatest Single Handi-
cap.
Artist Should Reveal to World
Through Imaginary
Events.
READS   hiis~NEW. PLAY
"Like a child playing on the beach,
who ffhds a pebble more Jieautiful than
the rest, and wants to run and show it
to some one, is the artist who discovers
something beautiful. He finds things'
out, and in relation to his ability lie
shows them." In this waylflid Edward
John Plunkett, Lord Dunsany, introduce
the charming and variegated collection of
pebbles which he laid before the audience
in Taylor Hall yesterday afternoon, .
under the auspices of the Parents' Asso-
ciation of the Phoebe Anna Thome
School.
An artist, lie continued, is not more
clever than the rest of men. but more
sensitfve"to what he sees. On his tiny
stretch of, the shore of infinity he hunts
for bright things! amidst the surge of
the ages. His material, the material of
the dramatist especially, is anything that
he finds; that is, anything-that has ever
happened in history or is, happening
now. There has never lieen any occur-
rence surprisingly just, any working out
of supreme- fitness which has not been?
noted, and made use of as dramatic ma-
terial by some lonely scholar by the
fireside, or perhaps by the man in the
street. Things trend blindly and un-
seen toward the making of enormous
events�like the march of the German
armies. Unperccivfd. like a vast fog or
a mountain to which we are too close,
they accumulate, till in a flash, by some
little incident, the whole is given mean-
ing.
Drama Like Fate
But eve* more imporfanfa's dramatic
material than the occurrences of history
aj^..those imaginary events which live
* �W4^!aV tf)*" their destiny in the minds
of artists alone. Thete are ..�. �,�.'.*. .
enough actual events to clearly show his
path to man- Therefore it is necessary
for the artists to present happenings
which are not actual truth, but which
reveal Jhe eternal truth. One way of �
finding otit our path through life is to
live it; but that is not the best way. It
therefore becomes the duty of the artist
to give us our experience vicariously, to
show us the  road as well as to give us
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"God demands a great deal of us, but
He helps us to make the' best of'our--"0011'4 Tread 0n Me>" SaXS
sdvesr-'-Baid   Dr.   Philip   Stemmetz-hT
chapel  Sunday evening, April  1.
As. we read the newspapers today we
see that this man or woman has gone
wrong; we read some such story every
day of our lives. It is not a common
thing that people go wrong. That is
why the newspapers print such stories;
because it is out of the ordinary it at-
tracts attention. Even the best people,
those who have led fairly respectable
lives, suddenly find themselves the cen-
ter of interest because some crooked-
ness has been discovered in tbeir lives.
Then we who read their story say that
there is no such thing as religion; and
if there is sucl�a thing, it is no good.
One of the greater handicaps in the
world is that group of people who claim
that they believe in religion. "These so-
called "Christians" are not, on the whole,
as interesting as they ought to be. They
are the ones who give the rest of us the
wrong idea of religion. We think that s,,les aml hign hee,s !"
being a Christian involves coldness^-' "U hat (l" yo" ,h,nfc
ward all worldly things and a cerfain
tendency to pass judgment readily on
things which are not our concern. Con-
s�(|iiently, as young people, we say we
can do without religion, and further-
more, can live quite properly without it.
Faith Is Not in Human Beings.
Suppose that all these newspaper
cases were not isolated. Suppose ninety-
five per cent, of all the Christians in
the world were crooks. Your Christian
faith is independent of that fact. Our
faith is not in human beings.    If it were
-Reasonable-minded Grass
�"Like everyone else, I distinctly object
to being walked over," said the Campus
Grass when interviewed by a representa-
tive of the Coi.i.ki.k News who stood con-
siderately on   the pavement.
"I believe- that the down-trodden
should assert their rights, so I very
much appreciate the opportunity this in-
terview gives me to make my views
known to the public," the Grass said
graciously. The .representative of the
College News bowed slightly to signify
that she was aware of the compliment,
and asked for a few facts about the life
of Grass.                                                   �
"My existence is short, as you know,
and I do feel that what there is of it
should be rendered at least pleasant. You
don't know how much the efforts ot the
Whistling Committee mean to mc. They
certainly do lighten my burden�and
what a burden it can become under crepe
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nk about May Day-?"
the representative of the College News
then asked, "That will certainly affect
you seriously."
"Oh, yes, it will affect me�it will
probably shorten my,life to a certain ex-
tent. But what of that? I don't mind
sacrificing myself for something like
that."
Having discovered the attitude of the
Grass on this important point the repre-
sentative of the College News took her
leave, greatly cheered to find that it h'ad
so reasonable an attitude toward an affair
in which it, more than anything else, was
bound to suffer..