College News, 1918-05-30, Vol. 04, No. 28

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The College News
Volume IV.   No. 28
BRYN MAWR, PA., MAY 30, 1918
Price 5 Cents
SUMMER WAR WORK CLAIMS
MANY  OF  FACULTY
Dr. Brunei and Two Senior* to Work for
Government  in  Dalton
Assisted by Virginia Kneeland '18 and
Marjorie Jeffries '18, Dr. Brunei will do
government work for the Bureau of
Mines In Dalton this summer until Sep-
tember 1st.
Dr. Ferree was called to the Aviation
Camp at Mineola on Monday, May 20th,
for cououltatiou with regard to eye tests
for the selection of aviators. A test
which he has recently developed for the
speed of adjustment of the eye for clear
seeing at different distances will be tried
out there. Miss Rand and Dr. Ferree will
continue research work on eye tests in
I ho Experimental Laboratory this sum-
mer.
Dean Taft will work on the Bryn Mawr
Farm during September. Miss Blake,
who is treasurer of the Farm, will also
work there this summer. Dr. and Mrs.
William Roy Smith will do farming and
canning again on their land at Puris,
Maine. Mr. Wright, who after the middle
of the summer will replace at Columbia a
geology professor now in Europe, will de-
vote the rest of the time to apple-growing
in Virginia. Miss Bascom will be with
the Barnard farming unit in New York.
Mr. Vatar has accepted a position un-
der the French High Commission at
Washington for the duration of the war.
Dr. Frank will spend the summer in
New York doing war work. Dr. Fenwick
will continue his work on a book to be
called Law of a League of Nation*.
Dr. Leuba will be engaged in research
leading to the treatment of soldiers who
have suffered a mental breakdown. The
work is in connection with the Re-educa-
tion Committee of the National Research
Council.
Susan Nichols "15, Instructor in Eng-
lish Composition here during the past
year, has been in France several weeks
as infirmiere at the American Red Cross
base hospital at Canne.
Miss L-anman has been appointed chem-
istry assistant at the Harvard Summer
School.
FIVE CLASSES IN  PEMBROKE
FOR REUNIONS
Alumnae Supper on Radnor Green
The headquarters for the alumnae class
reunions will be: 1898, 1908. 1913 and
1917 in Pembroke and 1903 in Rockefel-
ler. 1898 and 1913 are expecting to have
plealOl Instead of the usual suppers.
1908 will have an informal supper at the
College Inn on Saturday.
Elizabeth Bancroft, president of the
Class of 1898, will be toastmistress
at the Alumnae Supper to be given
on Radnor Green, instead of in Pem-
broke, next Tuesday. 1918 will cater
for it and tickets will be one dollar, for
the benefit of the Red I ross. Maud Des-
sau '13 Ir in charge of the Alumnae Ath-
letics.
The Alumnae Association will hold of-
fice hours in Taylor Hall every day be-
ginning Saturday, between 8.30 and 10.30
in the morning and between 1.30 and 3
in the afternoon.
THE  SENIORS
a*k  that
NO FLOWERS BE SENT THEM
For the Commencement Festivities
D. PETERS,  CHAIRMAN  OF
NEWLY ORGANIZED CON-
SCRIPTION BOARD
Captains Chosen by Halls
Dorothy Peters '19 was elected chair
man of the Conscription Board at an un-
dergraduate meeting last week, from
three nominations made by the boards of
the Cndergraduate and Athletic Associa-
tions. The rest of the board, consisting
of captains elected by the halls, is L.
Wood "19. Rockefeller; H. Holmes '19,
Pembroke West; G. Hearne '19, Pem-
broke East; A. Moore '19, Denbigh; A.
Warner '19, Merlon; E. Marquand '19,
Radnor;  E. Lanler '19, Llysyfran.
The dttttea Of the Conscription Board
consist in general oversight of the system
of OOOSeripttoa and jurisdiction over ex-
nipt ion and penalties. The chairman is
ex-officio a member of the War Council.
The other two nominees were M. Butler
'19 and M. L. Thurman '19.
COLLEGE'S SHARE IN RED CROSS
DRIVE OVER $630
Melting Pot Boils Merrily
$636.55. a shoe-box full of old gold and
silver, and a 97V4 per cent undergraduate
membership in the Red Cross, were the
results of the College's share of the Na-
tional Red Cross Drive last week. Daily,
during the hours before and after exams,
the walks in front of Taylor were com-
manded by students in Red Cross cos-
tume, soliciting contributions to the
money barrel or the melting pot.
The barrel, which moved forward a
flag-stone for every $5 donated, made
over five trips between Taylor and the
Library, each station on the way being
chalked with the amount reached at the
time.
Gold necklaces and bracelets, silver
spoons, and pins of every description
were among the contributions to the
melting pot. The articles are to be sold
this week, and the sum thus realized to
be added to the $634.55 already collected.
TWO NEW  RED CROSS
WORK   ROOMS NEXT YEAR
New Red Cross work rooms in Pem-
broke West and Radnor sitting-rooms, as
well as the present one in Merion, will be
run next year under the Red Cross and
Allied Relief Department of 111�- War
Council. The rooms will be open �very
afternoon and evening during the winter.
The new inspectors will be announced
this week. They must have taken the
Surgical   Dres                in.-e   of   the   Red
GRADUATES  PLAN   WAR  WORK
S. Jelliffe '17 Chief Yeoman in U. S. N. R.
S. Jelliffe '17  has  enlisted  as  a chief
yeoman in the I'nlted States  Naval   Re-
| serve for the duration of the war. She
will begin work this week at the Naval
Intelligence Office  in  Washington  aa a
i translator of French, German, and Span-
ish,   and   has   received   permission   from
I President Thomas to take her degree of
Master of Arts in absentia.
Food Conservation work will be under-
taken this summer by three graduate stu-
dents. Miss Flather will give demonstra-
tions in food conservation, and Mlsa
Sewell. asaisted by Miss Chambers, will
offer a courae in the fundamentals of nu
trttlon adapted from the Major Biology
courae given this spring by Dr. Peebles
BRYN MAWR'S PART IN OUR FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR
Work Summed up by Directors of the War Council Department
The justification for the existence of
the War Council during the past year
could only be that it could accomplish
more war work than would otherwise
have been possible under the already ex-
isting machinery. It was a means to an
end. an instrument by which the work
the College wished to do might be se-
lected and apportioned. If has. therefore,
no independent history, and the gauge of
whatever success it may have had this
year  is  set   forth   in   the   reports of the
work of the executive department      I
word might be said, however, as to the
particular form of organization which
was chosen and to which the community
has given its approval by deciding to con-
tinii" it, with few changes, for another
year It look.-; M if cooperation between
previously existing organizations may
have proved here, as elsewhere, the way
to meet the mi nation which the war pre-
cipitates, and as if the community had ac-
complished as much as could be hoped
in the first organized effort of Faculty,
alumna*, staff, graduate and undergradu-
ate students to work together for a com-
mon end.
Virginia Kneeland.
Chairman 1917-18.
Food Production. The Bryn Mawr Col-
lege Farm has now been fully estab-
lished as follows:
Finances�The    Alumna?   have   practl
cally completed a loan fund of $7000 to
finance the farm.
Land�A twenty-five acre piece loaned
by Mr. Hinckle Smith, about a mile and
a half north of the College. Of this prob-
ably twenty acres are already planted.
Approximately two acres on the cam
pus, already planted.
Approximately three and a half acres
on the Baldwin School property, already
planted.
Labor�Squads have signed up for
work as follows:
About 20 to 25 through June.
About 25 through July.
About 25 through August.
About 18 or 20 through September.
Of    these    workers    the    majority    of
course, undergraduates, a few are alum
nee, a few Baldwin School graduates, and
a   few    an-   outsiders,   friends   of   Bryn
Mawr students and alumna?.
B/aiea Will be 16 cents an hour the
first two weeks, 18 cents the next two;
after one month, 20 cents an hour. No
one Is paid who stays less than 4 weeks
Board and lodging will be provided Ifl
the Baldwin School Building at $6 a
week.. This low rate Is possible l>.
of the generosity of Miss Johnson In
lending us the building with Its equip-
ment, and because various alumn an \ol
unteerlng as housekeepers, thus elimi-
nating that item of the cost of ����!�
ment.
Management Since April 15th Gladys
Spry, Bryn Mawr 1912, has volume,eed
��rvices as field manager and three
of her friends. Josephine Dole, Pauline
Dole, and Gertrude Goodrich, all Smith
1912, have been all day and every day
workers with her. Beginning with June
21st Mis* Dimon. the general manager of
the whole enterprise, will take acuv.
charge.
Mr.   Joseph    Woodward,    who   is   em-
ployed as farmer, haa been at work since
March 18th. and with one team, "the live
stock" of the farm, haa done all the plow
ing and  hauling.    Mary  Hora Connelly
$20,000    RAISED    IN    COLLE3E
DURINC  YEAR
Nearly   $20,000  has  been   ratted   in
College   this   year,   glide   from    the
quarter of a million Invested in the
two issues of the Liberty Loan.
119,00$ was  collecled  for  the  SO  |
ice  Corp*  alone;   110,000 tor  other
form,    of    war   relief   and    for    tin-
Christian Association hud:
Receipts of  Red Cross and
Allied   Relief   Department
exclusive  of Servile i "oi |.
Fund...................   $5,733.43
Si I Vice   COrpi    l-'utld (round
numbers  ................ 10,0 K).00
Red I'ross  Drive  ..........        I
Christian    Association,    in
chiding   |S00   for   Bates
about .....................    ::.
Grand Total  ...........<l!'..>i!� !*S
Liberty  Lean
Second   Liberty  Loan.....$197,203.00
Third Liberty Loan......    56,000.00
Total
. .$253,200.00

(Assistant in i he Cyinnasiuin at Uryn
Mawr. 1892-3) has been seemed to lake
charge of the canning.
Crops have been planned and planted
with   a  view  to  supplying                     p M
sible the demand for canned goods of
both the College and the Baldwin School
and of filling as much as possible their
need of fresh vegetables in the fall and
of root vegetables through  W Kl  Win
The Department of Food Con�ervation
of the War Council of Brjrs btawi Cot-
lege has kept in coiniiiunicaiion with I he
Federal and Stale I). pa�tinent- Of Pood
Conservation and has. through the Junior
Bursar of the College, given intoimaiion
to the Food Comptroller of Philadelphia
in regard to the food rations adopted In
the CoftsfM hails. The hails of residence
have followed closely iiie regulations of
Mr. Hoover in regard to win              meal
and [mii kir - da] -. bat
"veluntarj ratton" approved by Mr.
Heine, Pennsylvania State Pood Admin-
istrator, and are closing, the year on �
no-wheel basis, aa requ< i by Mr.
rlooiii. At tbe suggestion ol under
graduates a i<mk1 pledgi                     pre
pared an.i signed bj 50 per cent of the
-indents. The opening of "war I * d
-�hops" on the campus
bj  the depa  : ill  nl OS  I                 ! ol  muk
ing the cons imptlon of unii'                lood
ible.
Meetings for the members of tin �{��
partment have been held at lirst fort-
nightly and later as information to be
given out from the irtlSIBMSIII has l>een
i iilived.
The students have been ashed to < ircu
late the wish  of the Food  AdminNti
that individual pledge cards he -igned by
and   window   cml-    Ik-    ills
played in hone
Food Administration BSSBtan Lave been
placed in all the College dining-room- IS
stimulate public opinion on this vital
uue-tion in the winning of the war.
The work of the Department for Main
taming Existing Social Agencies i� coin
cident with that of the Christian A�mu
lion. The activities moat directly con
cemed with war work were the collec-
tions of Junk in the college, the work at
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