College News, 1928-02-29, Vol. 14, No. 15

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VOL. XIV.   No. 15
BRYN MAWR   (AND WAYNE). PA.   WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29,1928
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ACADEMY JUDGED
TOO CONSERVATIVE
Wall   Painting   Will   Outlive
Oil, for Which There Is
No Need.
NOT    MUCH *OF    NOTE
''Art is something living, not some-
thing petrified," said. Dr. Ernest Diez
in chapel on Friday, February 24.
"In the New York Times of last Sun-*
day," continued Dr. Diez, "a young
French author, Maurois, wrote a very
amiable and justifying article. Men-
tioning the fine arts of America, he said:
'It is true that scupture and painting in
America will delight you less than archi-
tecture. But remember that in all the
ages the great artistic civilizations have
been begun by the architects. Have con-
fidence, therefore, in the future of this
one.'
* "This is certainly a very encouraging
conclusion, though not quite compelling
because time has changed. Today Man-
hattan cannot go ahead without sky-
scrapers, but it can do very well with-
out, painting. Skyscrapers are needed;
oil paintings aj� not. Furthermore, sky-
scrapers have to be done carefully and
well on account of their imminent danger,
but poor oil paintings never seem to hurt
anybody. If oil paintings were needed as
much as city architecture, they would
be well done; since they are only a
luxury they are, for the most part, very
bad.
Oil Painting Doomed
"Wall painting goes back to the Stone
Age, while oil painting is but five hun-
dred years old. It may last for another
hundred years but it will eventually pass
away like all bad habits. Only wall
painting and wall decoration are im-
mortal, and that is because they are
actually needed. Nor do I doubt but that
a new art of wall d^.iratiet., i>i^.^.
mental  painting and  moriumentaf' sctilp-
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TIGER APPEARS
Exchange of Students
C. I. E. Aims to Promote Good
Fellowship Between
Nations.
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Taboo en Teas
Private tea's may be given in the
Corrtmon Room of Goodhart only
during  the  week.    The Common
Room  must be  kept open  to the
whole   college  on   Saturdays  and
Sundays.    Permission for all teas
must   be  secured   from the Com-
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mittee.
PLATO BLENDS
JEST AND EARNEST
All Things to All Readers; He.
Appeals to Every Side of
Our Nature.
DR.    SHOREY   RETURNS
� "The writings of Plato are a baffling
maze of jest and earnest," said Dr. Paul
Shorey in his lecture on P.lato on Friday
evening. February 24, in the chapel.
Many teachers of philosophy, Dr. Shorey
continued, say that undergraduates are
bored by Plato, and cannot be per-
suaded to read him.
It would be useless to try to interest
such students as find entertainment only
in the latest movie, or the current best
seller, or "Snappy Stories;" they should
go in for the physical sciences, and avoid
the classics. But there are those who
are willing to concede that there is
something in Plato. They have behind
them the" authority of all the best "literary
critics  in the  world.
Not Out- of Style
The reading of Plato has not gone out
of fashion as so many of the classics
have. He is mentioned and quoted more
frequently in modern philosophy than
any other writer, ancient or modern. The
first and chief reason for this influence
is that he is so intefStMig for a philoso-
per�not more interesting than Taifnie
I hirst or George Ade. of course, but
'^ptirfr-'^tejssting.   than    Aristotle,    or
-Kciiopeiiha~uer.'*F.veryone, except the in-
tellectual non-combatants, wants id ikttc
read the Republic, the Apology, and some
of  the dialogues.    The continued effect
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"Bryn Mawr is well known now in
,Europe and particularly in England,"
said Miss May Hermes, speaking in
chapel on Wednesday, February 22. "Last
year under the C. I. E. five English stu-
dents came here to visit, and there, have
been  many other exchanges.
"The Confederation Internationale des
Etudiants, popularly known as the C I.
E., was founded in 1919. There are now
thirty national federations; comprising
over a million members. They study
special problems and attempt to establish
friendly relations between the students of
different countries. There is an annual
Congress which takes plaee^in a differ-
ent country each year, and this summer
will be in Paris.
"The American national federation is
one of the latest additions. It has four
main points: it plans to send 100 stu-
dents to Europe this summer, it provides
for international debating teams, is ar-
ranging a Congress next year with first-
rate speakers, and plans to receive foreign
students in  America this summer."
Miss Hermes is at present with the
"N. S. F. A. at 218 Madison avenue, New
York, and is eager to interest American
students in the travel schemes which are
arranged by the C. I. E. The particular
aim of these trips is not to give the stu-
dent a mere tourist's point of view�
museums and "sightseeing" are for the
most part omitted�but to offer Ameri-
can students the opportunity of meeting
the people and particularly the students,
of   foreign  countries.
Ten itineraries have been arranged,
covering all parts of Europe from Hel-
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�j�f-^tntG!^ingv   than
ciiopehna"uer; "'Everyone,
Eixccaneers Deleted
Splendid Form of Loines and
Efaer Give Varsity Easy-
Victory.
ON CAMPUS
Drastic Change in
Entrance Exams
Changes in the entrance requirements
and the curriculum was the subject of
President Park's \alk in Chapel on Mon-
day morning. When the entrance . re-
quirements were first established, by Miss
Thomas, they were extraordinary. Most
colleges admitted by certificate from the
school �*$;" by very loose requirements.
.Miss Thomas set a difficult barrier at
the beginning by laying ((own a set of
requirements that were fir harder to
meet than -those we have now". Three
languages were necessary, one of them
to be Latin, also History and science.
As there were no College Boards at the
time,   Bryn  Mawr  gave its own exami-
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Don't forget to complete your educa-
tion with an STCA trip, to Europe!
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Stenographers, Ahoy!
Mrs. Collins announces that the
days for addressing May Day en-
velopes are as follows:
March   5�Rockefeller.
March    6�Pembroke East.
March   7�Pembroke West.'
March    8�Denbigh.
March 12�Merion.
March 13�Radnor.
March 14� Rockefeller.
March 15�Pembroke East.
March 19�Pembroke West.
March 20�Denbigh.
March 21�Merion.
March 22�Radnor.                �^
Since so many of the under-
graduates go away for week-ends
Mrs. Collins feels it advisable not
to have Fridays or Saturdays as
Hall days, but all who can are
welcome to go to the May Day
room. More lists should be turned
in as soon as possible!
Another triumph for Varsity! The
swash-buckling Buccaneers were forced
to walk the plank. They struggled hard,
their gallant captain leading the attack
most valorously, but our sturdy strength
was too much for tnem and the waves
of a 39-13 score gradually closed over
their heads.
Varsity was better this week than last,
perhaps because they had mflre opposi-
tion ; no doubt they were kept continually
on their mettle. Poe and Baer again
made the most brilliant showing for us
and they also had the hardest fight on
their handg, for Buck and Bartle were
no mean opponents. Loines and Humph-
reys were both at top form and drofi)>ed
in goal after goal with an easy skill
which was delectable to behold. Humph-
reys was much better both in teamwork
and shooting ability than in her first
game; she has an individual over-arm
style of looping in goals which, when
in full working order, is very effective as
well as decorative. Freeman and Blanch-
ard are both Unusually good guards, but
they-do not seem to work very well to-
gether. This appears to be Blanchard's
fault; she- is unbelievably fast and agile
at interference, but she plays an indi-
vidual game, is needlessly rough, an^
passes in the most blatantly careless way.
She Is so good that it is a pity she does
not, as she might so easily, make herself
much better.
Humphreys slipped in the first basket
of the game easily. A good omen: un-
ostentatiously we crept ahead chalking
up three points for every one made by
the enemy. Johnston went in as for-
ward in the last quarter and threw sev-
eral spectacular long baskets. The only
other substitution was Totten for Poe
at side-center; Touch's performance was
not too breath-taking.
The line-up was:
'Bf�^4tt�^\  Loines,    '28;    B.
Humphreys, '.II:   K.   Baer,  '31;   E.  Poe,
'29; B. Freeman, '29; E. Blanchard, '31.
Subs�M. Johnston., '30; E. Totten, *8L
Buccaneers�Brown, Weaver, Buch-
anan. Bartle, McWilliams. Secley. Subs
�Hall, Allen, Adams.
WELL-PLANNED CONCERT USHERS
IN G00DHART'S NEW ORGAN
Young Hopefuls
The competition for the editorial
board of the College News be:
�M this week. It is not loo late,
however, for other aspirants to
enter the race. Last chance this
week! Those now* trying out are:
E. Stix, '30; E. Zalesky, '39; E.
Dyer, '31; E. Lewis, '31; M. Bach-
ofe'r, '31; E. Lussman, '31; B.
Faust, '31; N. Turk, '81; K. Thu'r-
ber, '31; 'R. Hollander, "31; V.
Shryock, '31; H. Curdy, 31; E.
Gow, '31; V. Hobart, '31.
Mother India?
Dhan  Gopal  Mukerji to Speak
to College Saturday
*     .        Evening.
Dhan Gopal Mukefji, well-known
Indian -author and lecturer, will speak
at Bryn Mawr oil Saturday, March 3.
Mr. Mukerji not only knows and under-
stands his country, but is able to speak
of it in eloquent and compelling English
�for eight successive years he has given
universally popular lecture courses at
Carnegie Hall and Town Hall in New
York. Among his well-known "hooks arc
My Brother's Face and Caste and Out-
caste.
Katherine Mayo's Mother India has
received great attention TWui* American
readers for its*ivid picttireof the hor-
rors that exist in that country. Although
it is admitted that there are great social
evils in India, Miss Mayo has been ac-
cused of so overemphasizing the picture
"by sweeping generalizations" as not to
present India in any of its favorable
aspectl of charm, culture and piety. Mr.
Mukerji will defend his country and at-
tempt to ahow. it ma \tv.~ 5JC1** ,'*%�
will also speak orr Gandhi, "the greatest
Indian."
SEE EDITORIAL
Business Women?
Tryouts for the Business Hoard of
the News will liegin next week. All
those wanting to compete arc asked to
sec Mary Gaillard, 6 Pembroke West.
any   time Iwforc next   Monday night.
New Musical Invention
Is Simply an Old Stunt
The world's latest sensation seems to
be the musical instrument which is
played by a mere wave of the hand. It
has created a great splash. Few of us
hare escaped the great publicity given
in the last few months to this strange
device.
Here are some excerpts from a thrill-
ingly beautiful article sent us about the
great sensation:
"The most astounding and advanced
demonstration of the forces which make
radio possible will be given in the Acad-
emy of Music on Thursday evening,
March l,~by Leon Theremin, the young
inventor who amazed the scientific world
by actually drawing music from the air
in almost, unlimited volume. This will be
the inventor's only appearance in this
city.
"f he music he produces is called 'Su-
perb' by those who have heard it.
Demonstrated in Berlin, Paris, London
and New York before scientific men and
musicians. Professor Theremin's inven-
tion has been described as one that,
promises to revolutionize the future of
orchestras and "forecasts unimaginable
possibilities for the music of the future.
"The great secret of the instrument
ij the control of the .volume of sound
by the left. hand. The invention is a
source of sound and not a medium of
transmission or reproduction. It can pro-
duce every note that is audible to the
human ear.
'The apparatus acts as a terminal and
is never'really touched by the hands even
though the music rendered is seemingly
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Music Service
New   Vespers  System   HappHy
Inaugurated with Organ
in Goodhart.
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The first of the long-waited musical
services, voted for last year, was led-by
M. K. Humphrey, '29, in the Goodhart
Music Room at 5.30 on Sunday. This
first musical service seemed on the whole
a most successful experiment even
though it was only' an unfortunately
small group that showed interest in the
inauguration of the new system. It was
a very brief and simple service: one
prayer, a" beautiful passage from Ecclesi-
astes beautifully re* by M. Humphrey,
several hymns, and some short organ
solos. Mr. Willoughby played the folt
lowing: 1. Chorale Prelude on the
hymn tune "Kockingham," by Sir Hubert
Parry. 2. Prelude on the "Passion
Chorale," by Bach. 3. Andante Cantabilc^
(from Quartet in D major), by Tschai-
kowsky.    4. March   upon   a   theme  by
iandcl. Guilmant.
Altogether it was a very nice way to
spend the end of Sunday afternoon;
more people should have dragged them-
selves from their desultory, bridge and
cigarettes. Gentle pleasant sounds, and
the sunset through the big window at the
end of the room, are infinitely preferable
to the harsh lights and seemingly end-
less sermons of chapel in Taylor.
Choir Should Sing
We missed the choir.    It seems rather
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Mrs. Brooks, *97, Make* For-
mal Presentation at
Dedication
GLEE     CLUB     EXCELLS
The dedication ot-tht Organ in Good-
hart Hall, Tuesday, February 20, was a
ceremony as impressive. a� so worthy a
cause demanded. The Music Room
looked well; a formal gathering in eve-
ning dress composed the audience, while
the Glee Club, in white dresses and
gowns, was massed behind the piano.
Miss Park opened the concert by a short
address, in which she spoke of the oppor-
tunities the new organ was to bring, and
introduced Clara Vail Brooks, 1897, who
has presented the organ in memory of
her father. Mrs. Brooks explained how
glad she was to make such a gift, as
the memory of music in college had
always been an important and pleasant
one with her.
Mr. Alwyne spoke about tlie organ.
It was built, he said, in 1892, and is made
throughout of fine Michigan pine, which
is almost impossible to get today. As it-
was originally intended for a smaller
room, the Class of 1897 have presented
not only the installation, but such addi-
tions as were found necessary to adapt
it to the Music Room at Goodhart. "The
organ will be used by the Music classes,
which in former years have been forced
to go in a body to the Church of the
Good Shepherd, when they wanted to
hear or examine an organ, and perhaps
eventually for morning Chapel, and for
the informal musical evenings that will
now be revived with a new impetus.
The program was well chosen and
varied. Mr. Willoughby's first group of
pieces was more or less quiet and re-
strained; the second, including Bach and
Couperin, displayed the sweetness of the
tones'of the organ, and Cou,..:!"'-" c-^~'
Monique was very charming and the
most popular number. The last selec-
tions gavfe scope to the organ's power
and   resonance,  particularly   Finlandia.
Mr. Alw) ne's |�rformancc on the
piano realized the high expectations of
the audience. He was the true master
of the program, as they realized, and
after his rendering of Debussy's Pre-
lude in A Minor, they would not let him
alone until he consented to give an en-/
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Babe Ruth Fans
Found on Campus
Spring is apparently on its way. Not
only in Southern training camps is heard
the dull crack of bat meeting horsehide
ball; the national sport has invaded our
own campus. Almost any afternoon now
an eager squad can be seen and heard
playing baseball on the green in front of
Merion.
These games are very democratic.
Some who play arc obviously veterans,
others are as obviously in the embryonic
state. Enthusiasm seems to grow daily
and more and more recruits are feeling
to glamour of the game. At first only
a tiny germ of baseball appeared: two
people were noticed having a catch. Soon
four or five played scrub; the next time
we" happened to pass by there were
enough for sides. Baseball seems to
have become a successful innovation on
the campus.
These afternoon games are hard-fought
affairs. Inquiry reveals that lately the
upper classmen have been playing the
freshmen and rivalry is keen. Every
batter as she steps to the plate is cheered
loudly by one faction -~and booed as
kiudly by the other. It is all very prc~
fcssional. Every one chews gum ostenta-
tiously and hoarsely razzes the enemy;
many wear sweat shirts.    But these are
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