College News, 1915-09-19, Vol. 02, No. 01

              The College News
Volume II.   No. 1
BRYN MAWR, PA., SEPTEMBER 29, 1915
Price 5 Cents
CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
8.45 A. M.�Opening of the Thirtieth
Academic year with the address by President
Thomas in Chapel.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
8.00 P. M.�Parade Night. Lower Athletic
Field.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER  2
8.00 P. M.�Christian Association BaBtp*
tion in the Gymnasium.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3
6.00 P. M.�Vespers. A. P. Smith, '10,
Pres.dent of the Christian Association.
8.00 P. M.�Chapel Sermon by Dr. G. A.
Barton.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 4
7.30 P. M.�Athletic Associat.....   Meeting
in the Chapel.
FRIDAY/OCTOBER    8
4.30 P. M.�Opening of New Athletic Field.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER �
Senior Oral in French.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 16
Senior Oral in Germui.
8 P.M.�Senior Reception to the Frcsh-
men.
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT A BURNING
QUESTION
The suffrage amendment, having passed
both houses of the Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture is to come before the people of
Pennsylvania this November. In order to
become a law, this amendment must re-
ceive a two-thirds majority of all the votes
cast. For this reason the suffrage parties
are very active.
There are three suffrage parties in
Philadelphia, the College Equal Suffrage
League, the Woman's Suffrage Party, and
the Equal Franchise League. Mrs. Walter
M. Newkirk is the president of the Col-
lege Equal Suffrage League. Mrs. New-
kirk was a graduate student at Bryn
Mawr from 1910 to 1912. The head-
quarters of the Equal Suffrage League are
on Ninth Street below Chestnut. The
place may easily be recognized by the
large yellow placard In the window on
which appears the motto "Vote 'Yes' on
November 2d." Stickers with the suffrage
map and suffrage pins may be bought in-
side.
On October 22d there will be a torch-
light parade in Philadelphia, and some
time within the next month a meeting
will be held in Bryn Mawr village.
In New York and New Jersey the ques-
tion of suffrage is also to be voted on this
fall. In New Jersey the election comes
one week before that in Pennsylvania,
and It is felt that the results there will
have the greatest influence on the Penn-
sylvania election.
Those of 1915 who have been working
for suffrage during the past summer are
Laura Branson, Hazel Barnett and Isabel
Foster.
FOUR VACANCIES ON "NEWS" BOARD   EXTENSIVE
TO   BE   FILLED
IMPROVEMENTS
DALTON
IN
NEW      ATHLETIC      FIELD     AWAITS
STUDENTS
Competitions for the editorial staff of
"The News" will begin Immediately for all
three lower classes. Papers will be
passed in the dining-rooms and all those
who wish to enter the competitions should
sign their names. Those who were in the
competitions last year must sign their
names again if they wish to continue their
work.
One new member of the Editorial Board
will be chosen from the Class of 1917 in
the near future. The successful com-
petitor is eligible for the position of Man-
aging Editor or of Assistant Managing
Editor for next year.
Since Mary Senior has left College
tbare are no* members of the Class of
1918 on the Editorial Board. During the
year two Sophomores will be chosen.
The names of all competitors from 1918
must be handed in by Saturday night of
this week. The first competition will be
short, but will require strenuous work
within the next week. The name of the
candidate successful in this competition
will be announced in the third issue of
"The News" for this year. The competition
will then be continued and the second edi-
tor will be announced later in the year.
At the beginning of the second semester
one editor will be chosen from the Class
of 1919.
Many improvements have been made in
Dalton during the summer. The building
has been completely painted inside, and
the floors stained and varnished. New
electric attachments and new plumbing
have been installed throughout the build-
ing. In the Minor Biology i.ahoratoty
new stained, wedge-shaped tables have
been set at right angles to the wall In a
single row. By this arrangement the best
possible light is secured, :ind it is made
impossible for anyone to pass between
the light and the tables on which micro
scopes are being used.
In the laboratories for Chemistry and
for Post-major Biology new tables have
been put, the tops of which are made of
Alberine stone. These tables are drained
by a trough In the centre of the top. On
the fourth floor a new addition has been
built to the Ceology laboratory. This is
to be used as a laboratory for petrog-
raphy.
FACULTY   NOTES
FRESHMAN   SCHOLARSHIPS
The matriculation scholarships for tins
year have been awarded as follows : New
England States, to Anna Thorndike, of
Boston. Massachusetts, average 71.1:
New York, New Jersey and Delaware, to
Eleanor Marquand, of Princeton. New
Jersey, average 81.65; the Western States.
to Anna Rubenia Dubach. of St. Louis,
Missouri, average 82.6; Pennsylvania and
Southern States, to Ernestine Emma Mer-
cer, of Philadelphia, average 81.15.
The other scholarships were awarded
as follows: Ernestine Mercer. Trustee's
Scholarship; Marie Lubar. Trustee's
Scholarship; Mabel Lafferty. City Schol-
arship; Edith M. Howes. City Scholar-
ship; Mabel Broomfleld. City Scholarship;
Miriam Snavely, City Scholarship; Anna
Iteilly. Lower Merlon High School Schol-
arship; Katherlne Reeves, Charles K.
Ellis Scholarship
Dr. Howard Levi Cray, formerly Assist
ant Professor of History in Harvard Cni
versity, has been appointed Professor of
History anil   head of the  Department  of
History.     Dr   Cray's special  subjects  are
European and English Histor>
Dr. Susan M. Kingsbury has been ap-
pointed i arul,i W'oerishoffer Professor of
Social Economy and ttBBBaWh, and Di-
rector of the Department of Social He
search. Dr Kingsbury is an All of the
College of the Paciflc, A.M. of Leland
Stanford, and Ph.P. of Columbia Cni
versity, and since 1907 has been Assistant
Professor in Economics in Simmons Col-
Miss Frieda S. Miller, of Milwau
kee, is to be statistical secretary to Dr.
Kingsbury.
Miss Donnelly has been granted a >ear s
leave of absence. Her place is to be lilled
by Dr. Howard Savage, formerly In-
structor of English in Itadcliffe College
Dr. Albert E Avey. of Yale, is to take
Dr. Fisher's place as Associate Professor
of Philosophy.
Miss Klly W I.awatschek will take Miss
Jeffer's work as Instructor in Oerman.
Dr. and Mrs Deuba. Dr. and Mrs. de
Laguna and Dr. Barnes have returned
after a year's leave of absence
CYNTHIA    WESSON    BREAKS    ARCH-
ERY   RECORD
Wins National Championship
i ynthia Wesson. "09, won the Woman's
National Archery Championship at Chi-
cago and broke the former record by four
points. Her total score In "National" and
�York" matches was 1980 and her record
score was 998 points and 144 hits. Miss
Wesson had no near rival, winning every-
thing except the handicap match by a
wide margin. The "Movies" took advan-
tage of her exceptionally good archery
and caught Miss Wesson In the winning
round so that her good form and keen
marksmanship can be seen by thousands
who war* not at the Chicago tournament
THURMAN FRESHMAN  CHAIRMAN
Mary Lee Thtirman. of Columbus. Ohio,
was elected Freshman Chairman at a
meeting held Tuesday afternoon. She
graduated in 1915 from the Girls' School
of Columbus, where she received the
"Optima" prize for 'courtesy scholar-
ship and good fellowship." She was pfBB-
Ident of her class and took an important
part in the social and dramatic activities
of the school. She rooms in 56-58 Den-
bich Hall.
ALUMNA   ROOMS   IN   PEMBROKE
At Pembroke's twenty -tirst birthday
party last spring a sum of money was
handed to Miss Patterson as a "many
happy returns" gift from the alumna' who
returned fo celebrate Pembroke's coming
of age. With this money two large
alumna-- bedrooms have been built on the
fourth floor, one in East to hold four beds.
and one in West to hold nine beds
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Spring Campaign Raises Necessary Funds
The new athletic Held, for which the
money was raised during last May, is now
ready for use. At an Athletic Association
meeting on the flrst of May, It was voted
to raise J.ldOO. to be used for building a
new Held and for draining the old lower
field. The Athletic Board immediately
started a lively campaign for canvassInK
all the students and writing to alumn.-e.
former students and all those Interested
in the College. Class committees took
charge of the work among the under-
graduates and there was great rivalry to
see which class could flrst raise $1000.
The committees deserve praise for the
way in which they eloquently persuaded
people to part with their money, though
the undergraduates were very liberal in
giving. Various methods for earning
money were used, such as selling ice
i ream cones, renting bicycles, and clean-
inn shoes One of the most profitable
methods was preparing picnics. This
netted ISO. 1918 worked particularly
hard. and. although It is the smallest
� lass, it was the first to reach the $1000
mark
The class committees were as foil"
I'M I Zeckwer. chairman, E. Dessau, O
Erbsloh: 1916. F. Kellogg, chairman, L.
Qoodnow, c Kellen, F. Hitchcock; 1917.
M Beattergood, chairman, M. Thompson,
V Utchfleld; 1918. T. Howell, chairman.
E. Hiiu.litiiti. M. Bacon, L. Richardson.
The result of the campaign was:
Directors...............  $376.00
l-'ii'iilty    ................      92.00
Alumna................   941. ir.
i !> iiinasiiim .huntress  ...        3.00
let i ream and Candy Sales    79.5.1
IMS       .................    403.20
1916....................   1187.26
1917....................   1177.50
1918....................   1161,55
Athletic Asso. Treasury.    400.00
Interest   ................        ."..On
Total...............$5826.19
This sum was sufficient to meet the cost
of the wort  'lone.
Field  Surpasses Plans
During the summer the work on the
field was done. Its position, to the north
of the lower hockey field, was so
chosen that the Held could be flooded In
winter to the depth of a few inches giving
smoother ice and a longer period of
skating
In order to have the old field properly
drained, a new culvert was run under It
and the new field, and a floodgate was
placed just above the power house. Two
new tennis courts were made by cutting
into the hill on which the Professors'
houses stand. The third court which was
planned may perhaps be built later If
money can be raised, or if enough Is left
from  the original  fund.
In certain respects the work has been
made very difficult for Mr. Foley. In
June, the call for the Italian reservists to
join their colours took away many of the
workmen, and during the time the cutting
and filling for the new field was being
done, there were bad washouts doe to
springs and many rains. Despite these
difficulties the new field is Ann and
covered with a hopeful crop of grass, and.
for the first time In many years, dry The
broad expanse of the new field adds much
to the natural beauty of the lower Cam
pus. and the new steps and backstops
mid to its appearance of orderliness