College News, 1915-06-03, Vol. 01, No. 29

              The
News
Volume I.   No. 29
BRYN MAWR, PA., JUNE 3, 1915
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THE SENIOR CLASS
COMMENCEMENT   FESTIVITIES
Plant for Athletic  Day Changed by  Rain
A steady rain on Wednesday morning
upset all the plans for the day. The
procession for Athletic Day was omitted.
Yellow ties for special athletic ability
were presented at College Breakfast to
S. R. Smith, '15; M. Q. Branson, P. M.
Kellogg, '16; M. Thompson, H. Harris,
J. Pauling, L. Brown, '17;' H. Alexander,
�18.
M. Branson, President of the Athletic
Association was to have presented the
championship cups oa the field.
1917  received the interclass champion-
ship cups for hockey, basket-ball, water-
polo as well as the new tennis doubles
cup, given by 1914. They have also won
the second team hockey water-polo, ten-
nis singles, and third team basket-ball
cups, as well as fourth team hockey and
basket-ball for which there are no cups.
1918   received the championship cups
the second team hockey, water-polo, ten-
team basket ball Third, fourth and fifth
team water-polo championships were also
won by 1918.
Individual championship cups were won
by M. Wlnaor for tennis; C. Bryant. 1917.
for apparatus; c. Dowd, 1916. for swim-
ming; H. Harris. 1117. for track
The   names   of   those   who   have   woo
B.M.'s during the year were then an-
nounced.   They were as follows:
1915�G. Emery, M. Morgan, E. Pugh.
M. Keller, M. Goodhue, E. Dessau, S. R.
Smith.
1916�M. G. Branson. F. Kellogg, C.
Dowd, L. Goodnow, A. Werner.
1917�M. Thompson, J. Pauling, V.
Lltchfleld, H. Harris, L. Brown, M. Wil-
lard, M. Scattergood, C Stevens.
1918�H. Alexander, E. Downs, M.
Strauss, T. Howell, M. Winsor.
The climax of the morning was to have
been reached when M. Branson an-
nounced that the athletic board had
raised the money for the new hockey
field, and the ground for the new field
was to be broken.
"A   Permanent   Basis   for   International
Peace."
The candidates for a Degree of Doctor
of Philosophy are Gertrude Hildreth
Campbell, of Rhode Island, and Florence
Donnell White, of Poughkeepsle, N. Y.;
those for the Master of Arts, Marguerite
Gold Bartlett, Rose Brandon, Elsie Deems,
and  Elizabeth Henrietta Johnston.
COMMENCEMENT      EXERCI8ES      OF
THE THIRTIETH ACADEMIC YEAR
Ex-Prendent
William      Howard      Taft,
Speaker
SENATE DECISION ON THE
CUT RULE
Eighty-five degrees of Bachelor of Arts,
four Master of Arts, and two Doctors of
Philosophy will be presented by the Col-
lege this morning. The Senior Class is
the largest in the history of Bryn Mawr
The College is fortunate In securing ex-
Presldent William Howard Taft for the
addraas of the day His subject it the
moat Interesting of the present moment,
Resolved, That beginning with Oc-
tober, 1915. attendance at classes shall be
regulated by each instructor, or when de-
sired by all Its members, by each depart-
ment in whatever way or ways may seem
advisable by assignment of extra work,
deduction of academic grade, refusal to
sign course books, or by any other
method including reference of students
for more serious discipline to the Senate.
That it shall be made clear to the stu-
dents In each class by announcement by
the Instructor In the beginning of each
semester and otherwise that the faculty
desires regular attendance at classes and
to secure such attendance all students
shall be definitely Informed by their In
structort that their recitations, answers
to questions, informal quluea, and when
It seems advisable participation In class
discussions will be considered in assign-
ing final examination grades.
That In the above individual regula-
tion of attendance each instructor or de-
partment shall be at liberty to decide
what weight shall be given to Illness ex-
cuses received from the Dean's office.
Resolved. That as the above Individual
and Informal method of securing attend-
ance at classes cannot succeed without
the cordial and continuous co-operation
of the undergraduates the faculty accepts
the offer of the Undergraduate Associa-
tion to aaaist the faculty in making sure
that all present and future undergrad-
uate students understand the faculty's
attitude toward regular attendance at
classes by a means of formal announce-
ments each semester at meetings of the
Undergraduate Association and of the
four College classes and by informal in-
dividual statement! made by older stu-
dents to those entering the College.
SONG CONTESTS
Smith and Mt. Holyoke both have song
contests every spring. Each class sings
the college song and any two original
songs, usually one serious and one hu-
morous. The judges consider the musical
interpretation and the words This year
the Senior class of both > ullegea waa
Judged the best