College News, 1928-04-18, Vol. 14, No. 21

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e College News
VOL. XIV.' No. 21
BRYN MAWR   (AND WAYNE). PA..   WEDNESDAY. APRIL 18. 1928
PRICE.   10 CENTS
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FRESHMAN PLAYS
PLEASE COLLEGE
Interesting     Plays     Written',
Acted and Presented by
1931.
ONE     IN    'PANTOMIME
Freshmen were the authors, and fresh-
men were the actors and producers of the
three one-act plays which were given in
the Common Room of Goodhart Hall on
the night before vacation and it was the
general opinion of Hie surprisingly large
audience which had torn itself away from
last minute packing and report typing that
Sophomores, Juniors arid Seniors might
have been proud to db as wcllr
The three plays, in the order of their
appearance were: Nothing Subtle, by
Mary Oakford; Polly, or The Way. of
Deceit, by v,->ry Hammond, and The Man
Chained to the Wall, by Sylvia Scott.
We were most grateful for the title, pf
the first play. For al moments we feared
that it was very subtle indeed, and
trembled for our understanding. Reas-
sured, however, by the title, we accepted
it as pure farce, and were hugely de-
lighted. The scene was the futuristic
studio of two very advanced young
women, smple at heart, but overlaid with
all the psychological,' biological and myth-
ological trappings of modernistic culture.
They receive and subsequently reject the
offers of marriage of two equally mod-
ernized youths, only to discover too late
.that the scorned suitors were the child-
hood playmates from back home whom
they had always secretly cherished. In
their despair they commit suicide in the
most interesting ways. The comedy of
this production was enhanced by the prop-
erties. In fact, one had a lurking fear
that the play would jiot have been half so
amusing in a more finished setting, with
less light-heartedly silly actors.
7.^1. "^rt?�nt.of �# Subject
The Way of Deceit was mdfe <vHr true
comedy and less of a circus. One could
be sure that the lines and situations were
humorous yi themselves, without the bell
trousers of the hero and the riding pants
of- his drfinef guest: There was real
technique in the construction, and real
finish in the dialogue, and a freshness in
the treatment of a well-worn subject, the
trials of the newly-wedded/which made
the audience forget that the lines were
being read from manuscript, and that the
actors had to stumble in add out through
the window of the Common Room. Miss
Bunn's performance as the young wife,
moreover, was a triumph of acting under
difficult conditions.
The real technical difficulties, however,
were encountered and overcome in the
presentation of the next play. Miss
Scott's' A Man Chained to the Wall. The
awkwardness of reading the lines, which
would have completely spoiled its atmos-
phere of fantasy and mystery, was skill-
fully avoided by giving it in pantomime.
While the actors performed in a dim
light, with only the window curtain for
scenery, Mrss Garvin read the text of the
play aloud. Perhaps because of the
beauty of the lines, perhaps because of
the simplicity of the presentation, the il-
lusion of a spiritual rather than an actual
world was successfully maintained. It
is not easy to write an allegory so sug-
gestive without being forced or artificial.
This play was- the last on the program,
though the audience would gladly have
stayed for more.
Answer Aflother!
Questionnaires concerning the
reorganization of the Christian As-
sociation    have    been    distributed.
^Please read them cafe fully and
answer them fully, whether or not
you have been interested in the As-
sociation in the past. This is your
opportunity to have the new or-
ganization    represent    your    own
- ideals.    Fill them  out as* soon as
you can. so that they may be col-.
lected tonight or tomorrow.
What Price Peace?
Frederick Libby Discusses Inter-
national Affairs Befdre .
Liberal Club.
"Many people think thc.Guaranty Trust
responsible for the-Nicaragua situation,"
declared Mr. Frederick Libby, speaking
for the Literal Club on International
Relationship's ' on Friday evening, April
11. in Room F, Taylor. Mr. Libby showed.
this to be a misconception by briefly out-
lining the main events in the affair. He
told how Sacaso, vice president of the
republic, came to Washington and tried
to gain the aid of the United States in
his interests after President Solorzano's
forced resignation in favor of .Chomoro.
Receiving no help from the United States.
Sacaso enlisted unofficial aid from Mexi-
co which immediately occasioned such
great disturbance that the United States
felt constrained to interfere. At once
they sent down General Stimson and the
marines, who proceeded to elect Draz
president, whom they were compelled to
uphold by force of arms. Finding things
taking such a turn. Sacasa's general, the
Liberal Sandino, retired to the'i*ountains
and ltas been playing the role of bandit
chieftain and popular hero ever since. If
the United States withdrew their control
this man would most likely he elected
president. Howevfr, so far our Govern-
ment  has  decided . to supervise the next
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NEW ASSOCIATION
NEEDED FOR C. A
Present   Organization   Found
to Be Inadequate and
Uninteresting.
GENERAL       DISCUSSION
Next Year's Calendar
Radical Changes in Schedule
Shown for_Year 1928-29
September  17�College  Entrance  Board
Examinations begin.
September 21�College   Entrance   Board
Examinations end.
September 27�Registration  of   incoming
students.    Halls  of  residence open   to
the entering class at 9 A. M.
September 28�Registration of   incoming
f students.
O'ctober    1�Registration     of     students.
Halls of residence open to all students
at 3 P. M.
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Work Outlined at Haver-
ford Community Center
(Specially contributed by F, Lee. ':i0.)
At the corner of Buck lane and Rail-
road avenue is the Haverford Reading
Room and Community Center. It is a
little brown house with a library, a play
room, a kitchen and a gymnasium. When
empty, all But the library are rather
dreary places, but every afternoon these
rooms are filled with childen of all races,
colors and creeds, from 2 to 16 years old.
Some of them are-a little dirty perhaps,
hut all of them are eager to learn what
"teacher" hasi tnoffer. Thev are fright-,
fully disappointed when, he or she does
not turn up for the scheduled class. The
boys are managed mostly by Haverford
College men, while the girls are relegated
to Bryn Mawr graduates and under-
graduates.
The main divisions of girls' work dur-
ing the past winter have been classes in
handcraft, story telling, dramatics, or-
ganized games and such groups as the
Camp Fire and Girl Scouts, with the pre-
paratefy classes for younger children,
under the names of "Brownies" and
"Bluebirds." To handle the older groups
requires some experience and ability; but
Anyone with a knack for children can
superintend the others. The two women
in charge are always delighted to render
assistance in any way possible. They
never consider the roll of teachers too
full, and are continually begging for
more assistance.
In addition to the pleasure of being
with the children, there are the Monday
night suppers. All the teachers get to-
gether for "eats" and games, with music
and tricks frequently supplied by the
Ifjaverford delegates. Work at the com-
munity center is not all uplift. It is jolly
good fun.
(This is the second of a series of
articles describing the various branches
of the activities of C A. In view of the
proposed re-organization of the Associa-
tion everyone should know of the con-
crete activities which help to justify its
existence.)
On Thursday evening, April 12, B.
Lbines, '28, conducted a meeting in Tay-
lor Hall concerning the future of the
Christian Association. The question of.
its dissolution has been brought forward;
so large a step should only be made
after indulging in a- good deal of intelli-
gent thought. The basis for its introduc-
tion is the fact that the present or-
ganization is-utterly inadequate for the
campus needs. First of all, it is too com-
plicated; secondly, the purpose of the
association founded in 18!>:> is no longer
appealing to the undergraduate body
Rather than in vain attempts to unite the
members in Christian aim and thought.
we are now interested chiefly in experi-
mental work, and in the discussion of
different ideas.
A new form of organization based
merely on theoretical discussion would
stagnate. There is a general idea that
this and the ideal of social service should
be combined. Any new association would
have to claim the interest of a new group
of people in order that it might boost
itself out of today's rut.
Any central organization would have
to be simple and fle.Jbft if the social
seivice end were given up, however,   it
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Delphic Movement Is
Definitely Organized
. Under the name of "The Delphic
Schools and ' Festival" the Delphic
Movement has taken definite form in the
United States, _jThc Delphic Movement
W.as. founded by Mr. Angela Sikelianos,
(husband .of Mrs. Sikelianos who spoke
here earlier in the year), "to re-establish
a world center on the enduring spiritual
foundations laid at Delphi, centuries be-
fore the dawn of the Christian- era. From
this ancient nucleus of universality the
Greek poet-philosopher would dissemi-
nate the Delphic teachings, by which the
greatest lives of antiquity were guided.
He believes that their fundamental prin-
ciples can adequately meet the needs and
answer the "uncertainties" of today: and
that when Delphi, once venerated as the
�common hearth of Hellas' and the 'navel
of the earth,' expresses anew its im-
perishable values, it will draw, as of old,
the elite of all lands for the study and
eventual solution of problejiis, on their.
universal bases." Tho -Delphic-- Sehe-jis,
the biennial Festival, and the philosophic
publication The Delphic Word are to he
the means of  spreading these teachings.
The planning and organization of the
Schools, carried on by Mr. and Mrs.
Sikelianos, has consumed twenty years
and a large private fortune Certain de-
partments have been already organized;
under the new corporation jhesc are to be
enlarged and adequately housed and
equipped. These include departments of
phikisophy. poetry, drama, music, folk
and interpretative dancing, handicraft,
textile arts and athletics. As soon as
the necessary funds are obtained, de-
partments of agriculture, mathematics,
and modern science are to be installed.
All courses will be open to selected Greek
students, and fellowships will be avail-
able to students of foreign countries.
The Festival, held every two years,
includes ancient drama, athletic games
and exercises, handicraft exhibits, tradi-
tional and ecclesiastical music, and folk
dancing. The work in all of these divi-
sions is to be augmented, as the Schools
train students to take part in the Festival.
Last year Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound
was given in the ancient theater at
Delphi, under the direction of Mrs.
Sikelianos. The performance received
unqualified praise from the Greek Gov-
ernment as well as from distinguished'
Greek scholars and archaeologians. This
play, together with the Suppliants, also
by Aeschylus, will be given at the next
Festival,   in   May.   1929.
Dr. Taylor in Chapel
The "'Rev. -R. Bruce Taylor,
D. D., principal and vice chancellor
of Queen's University, Kingston,
Ontario, who was scheduled to,
speak "on March :.'."> will instead be
the chapel speaker next Sunday
evening, April :l>. Dr. Taylor'has
already made three previous trips
to the.college in the last ten years'
so we will welcome him, as an old
friend on Sunday evening.
Report of Self-Gov.
Few  Changes  in  Rules�Quiet
-    Hours a Problem.
At a meeting of the Serf-Governmenl
Association on Tuesday. April .!, at
which the insignia of office were handed
over to the incomng president, Rosamond
Cross, by this year's president. Josephine
Young, a report of the Board's, activities
during the past year was submitted -by
Miss Young.    Her statement follows:
President's  Report   for   1927-91928
The reports'of Presidents of the Self-
Governmcnt Association have always be-
gun with the list of reprimands given in
the past year; this I cannot do, for' the
reprimand both written and spoken, for-
mal and informal, has been banished as
an antiquated and ineffective form. Oc-
casionally it appears as a warning, but
upon the whole more fitting and. we
hope, more effective penalties have "been
in use. Of these the following have been
given:
Eight |>eople were asked not to be out
after 10..IO for a'stated |>criod of time.
liecause of excessive noise six people
were asked to stay in their rooms after
10.15, for a certain period.
For infractions of the smoking rule
eight offenders were asked to, promise
not to smoke for a certain jieriod.
For �moking  in her room one person
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Free Lance Writing
Best for Beginners
Advice and suggestions to young
would-be writers were given in Chapel
Monday morning by Catherine Sergeant
Angell, editor of The New Yorker. Mrs.
Angell said, in beginning her talk, that
there were a great many "don'ts" that she
would doubtless cite, but that her audi-
ence should not be discouraged by them,
and that if they felt editorially inclined
thev should keep up their interest, as the
life of a journalist was most thrilling,
and there were so few good ones that
the field was far from all conquered.
Mrs. Angell graduated from Hry
^vlawr 1h W14. She was editor of The
Lantern. Her success should serve as
an inspiration to all those who would like
to follow her example. "It is not true,"
she said, "that editors pay no attention to
the manuscripts of unknown writers.
They are interested in new contributors.
N'or is the myth true that it is impossible
to see them. Take your manuscripts to
them yourself. * The only time they are
not interested in aspirants is when an
idealistic young person arrives merely Jo
discuss some nebulous idea, which,, if
written down, might make a good article.
Beware of Newspaper Offices
"In coming to New York one should
decide first whether one wishes to be a
writer, editor, or journalist. If one can
support oneself without a job and wishes
to write, one should keep away from pub-
lishing houses or newspaper offices. The
job would take too much time, and un-
less one's original talent is very marked
it is apt to be extinguished by the job's
requirements, certainly not furthered. As
for editors, they are usually~so busy read-
ing other people's articles and correcting
other people's mistakes, that they can do
little of their own work."
Free lance writing is the way to begin,
Mis. Angell explained. This occasions
rather a nervous strain as it is not re-
liable: but if one deals with certain
publishing houses, and if one has become
known by the publication of a "promis-
ing" book or two. the company is apt to
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RESOURCES IN
LABRADOR GREAT
Main   Problem   Is   Education
and Development of
People.
DR.   GRENFELL   SPEAKS
"I 4iope that the next time I come to
Bryn   Mawr   you   win  have  a   hall   in
which motion pictures can Ik shown.    It
is   impossible   to   teach   science   without
thenj and it is equally difficult to present
a problem to the minds of an audience."
began Sir  Wilfred Crenfell as he again
.told Bryn tflawr of his mission in Labra-
dor, in Taylor on  Saturday, April 14.
"The main problem in Labrador," went
on Sir Wilfred, "is to educate the people.
Is life a butterfly or a tragedy, is it worth.
while, a^ttl has it an obejet? Now that
I have gone this far through it, I look
at it differently from the way I did at the
age of 20. Then I came to Labrador
in a schooner and found naked, ignorant,
pdor people, with all their abilities
undeveloped. I had no philosophy; I
saw hands stretched out to me, I saw
lame children. I wanted to help them. I
had'to pull out one man's tooth with a
cold chisel l>ecausc his abscess was so
painful, but he only rejoiced that he was
rid of the pain at the end.
"Money is not an incentive to me or to
those who help me. just as it was not an
incentive to the men who died on Flaqd-
m Fields. All the real things are not
dene for moneyf At one time I had lost
a. boat, and the one I could afford in
England to replace it was so small that
it could hold only 14 tons of coal. My
friends were skeptical about the possi-
bilities of a crew, but; I sailed back with
a volunteer crew of men that would not
be paid! '
"In regard to the country, of course,
the problems are solvable, but they are
hard to present to you without motion
pictures. I saw a man not long ago who
told me' ric natr -icrt Y s%ppejf"aT. Yar-
mouth SO years ag;o, and then showed me
a picture in the first copy of "Among the
Deep Sea Fishers'' of a girl of 12 or 15
years who was thin and pinched. There
is not a girr in Labrador Jhat looks like
that now. The question has often been
asked, *Why live in Labrador?' It has
been called a dump heap by the Vikings,
hv Cabot and by Cartier. In fact it has
even been said that God threw stones at
Labrador, but the same has also been said
of Alaska. There are really good oppor-
tunities for development. I am an opti-
mist   and   see no   waste  in  nature- and
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What Do You Know?
Current  Events  Contest   to   Be
Held Here Soon.
The Second Intercollegiate Current
I'.vents Contest, conducted by The New
York Times, will take place on Friday
from 5 to 6 and from 8 to 10 P. M.
Instead of having two contests,
one in the separate colleges, and one for
the winners in each college, as was done
last year, the winning papers in each
college will he compared by the judges,
and the grand prize awarded to the best
of them. This will eliminate the nervous
strain and intensive preparation which the
participants in the final contest last year
were obliged to undergo. The winner in
each college will receive $150 and the
Times Medal. The second prize will be
$75 and the third $25. Although the
illness of Dr. Fen wick has suspended
the Tuesday Evening Current Events
lectures, it is ho|>ed that someone in the
college reads the papers regularly, and
will enter the contest. The grand prize
last year was won by a Harvard student.
Those interested are asked to give their
names to Dr. David or Dr. Gray.
The .sixteen colleges participating are:
Amherst. Brown. Bryn Mawr, Colum-
bia. Cornell. Dartmouth, Harvard, Mount
Holyoke. Smith, Vassar. Weltesley, Wil-
liams, Yale.,The University of Virginia.
The United States Military Academy and
the   United  State*  Naval- Academy--------