College News, 1930-10-22, Vol. 17, No. 03

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VOL. XVII, NO. 3
WAYNE AND BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, .QCTOBER 22, 1930
PRICE.   JO CENTS
French Poetic Schools
Show Two Views
Parnassian    Positivists   and   Psy-
chological Romantics Are
Contrasted.
SCIENTIFIC    IDEA    FAILS
* (Specially contributed by S. Mandell
and B. Frederick, holders of the Hazard
Scholarships.)
The reicn of lyricis:n from 1820-1830
was the topic of M. Hazard's second lec-
ture on "I.a Pocsie FrancaiM entre 1815
et 1014," giwi in the gymnasium Tues-
<lay evening. October 14, 1930. He lik-
ened France during this period to the
England which produced Shelley and
Keats and to the Germany which pro-
duced Goethe and Schiller. France be-
tween 1820 and 1830 produced some of
its most remarkable imetry In the works
of Lamartine, Hugo, Musset and Vigny.
� M. Hazard characterized the four great
Romantic poets of France in a few ar>t
phrases. Lamartine, lor example, could
not tolerate the short. |>etty verses of his
predecessors; his ambition was to write
a. cyclic poem with a divine theme. This,
of course, he attempted in Jdcelyn.
With Hugo one finds an entirely differ-
ent type of Romantic. Hugo had a lux-
ury of color and imagery which Lamar-
tine did not possess to the same degree.
In Lamartine one still finds vestiges of
eighteenth century formalism; in Hugo
there is perpetual creation. Musset, on
the other hand, detaches himself from the
other Romantics by an exaggerated de-
spair often approaching hallucination.
The last of the Romantics, Vigny, has an
intellectual intensity which, despite his
restraint, sometimes breaks through his
form. In short, Vigny adds to Romantic
lyricism  a  philosophy of pessimism.
The conquest of Romanticism was ac-
complished along two lines: (1) that of
the adoration of nature, and (2) that of
the exaltation of love. The Romantic
poets, unlike their predecessors, identified
themselves with nature, attributing to it
their joys, their sorrows, their ecstasies,
their very souls. Their conception of
love, too, neither Christian nor Hellen-
istic, was personal. In conclusion M.
Hazard summed up thus the Romantics'
contribution to the evolution of French
lyricism: for the first time poetry-
thought itself free from all restraint: it
no longer isolated itself from life, but
concerned itself with the expression of
contemporary society. On the other
hand, one must admit that French Ro-
manticism did not develop a great phi-
losophy or invent a great esthetic theory,
as German Romanticism did. It offered
rather a  practical,  psychological  code.
In his third lecture, on October 15,
M. Hazard continued his study of the
disintegration of the Romantic school and
showed how it led to the creation of the
Parnassian school of poetry. The efforts
of the new school, unconsciously initi-
ated by Victor Hugo when he revealed
the value of the word in itself, were col-
ored by two new currents of thought:
first, the growing emphasis on a  scien-
THE ENGLISH SINGERS
Continued   on  Pace  Four
Dr. Hart on Committee
The following statement about Dr.
Hart's work this year has been re-
ceived:                      ' i     �    �
President Hoover has appointed a
"Research Committee on Social
Trends." of which William F. Ogburn
is Director of Research, and Howard
W. Odum, Assistant Director of Re-
search.
This Committee has divided its prob-
lems into twenty-five projects, and has
appointed Dr. Hornell Hart, Professor
of Social Economy at Bryn Mawr Col-
lege, to takeicharge of one of the
projects.
� The topic he is studying is "Meas-
urements of Changes in Social Atti-
tuderTrom 1900 to 1930."" Professor
Hart, with two assistants, is working
on this subject in the Library of Con-
gress, and expects to finish the report
by April 1, 1931. After that, he arid
his family wiM spend the latter part of
the year in Europe.
M. Paul Hazard Struck By-
Liberty of Our College Life
Interviewer:    Afyra   Little,   '33.
{Interview  with   Jl.   Paul  llczorir.
Flexner   Lecturer  for   'QT" ' ,      �
M. Hazard intends to write an ar-
ticle about us for the "Revue des deux
niondes," whose manager, M. Rene
Doumic, still remembers a visit he
made at Bryn Mawr more than thirty
years ago. M. Doumic. who is the
perpetual tea clary. of the French
Academy, told M. Hazard how he
came to this country in 1898 at the in-
vitation of a newly-formed foundation
to lecture at Harvard. This founda-
tion bad been established in 1897 by-
Mr. James Hyde. The first year M.
Ferdinand Brunetiere was the lecturer,
the first French scholar ever to be in-
vited to an American university, and
the second year they chose M. Dou-
mic.
During his. stay in America M. Dou-
mic paid a visit to- Bryn Mawr. Ik-
told Mr Hazard that of all the things
lie saw he has most clearly remem-
bered a basketball game which was
arranged in his honor, since in France
at that time there were no girls'
schools and very few boys' schools
where any provision was made for
sports. This particular game was
played for him at the request of Presi-
dent Thomas, and the student whom
she asked to organize it was Miss Mar-
ian   Park.
M. Doumic was not the first French-
man to be interested in the experi-*
ments of the American women's col-
lege*. Four years "before his visit,
there appeared in this same "Revue
des deux mondes," of which he is the
manager, an article entitled: "La con-
dition de la femme aux etats unis."
Thic article mentioned with praise both
Radcliffe and Bryn Mawr. Its author
even foresaw the danger of super-
ficiality which has revealed itself as
the chief menace to American educa-
tion since so many of our young pgoplc
have been enabled to go to college.
This gentleman also noticed our
freedom of action; the trust which has
always been reposed in us, and he too
must have seen a game of basketball,
because he expresses himself as de-
lighted with our athletic costumes.   .
Since M. Hazard is preparing an ar-
ticle for the same periodical, I asked
him to tell me what he intended to say
about us. He replied that he would
begin with his arrival, and tell how
beautiful the trees in their delicate
colors seemed to him when he saw
them for_the first time. Then he too-
spoke of the feature of our life which
is evidently of such great interest to
foreign visitors-?* our liberty. After
that he said most charmingly that what
had pleasdd him the most about Us was
the welcome we had given him, and
that he was for once glad to be inter-
viewed because it gave him an oppor-
tunity to tell the college how much he
appreciated it.
Elizabethan Life
to Be Recreated
Historical   Background   of   Eng-
lish Singers TracedJto Homes
in  Merrie  England.
CONCERT AROUND TABLE
Mr. .Ilwync ./<ijv the following iutor-
mation   about   lli�   English   Singers   in
( 'Impel   Octnher  21 :
The English Singers are first in their
field, and give n-. a page out of history
as well as a page out of music. They
have gone back to a form of music of
Elizabethan times. The last quarter
of the 16th century was a time of great
luxury and wealth in England. Many
great houses were built of which a
large number are still remaining. The
newly rich used to vie with the aris-
tocracy in having a great deal of music
in the house. Public concerts did not
exist, all music was provided for in
private houses. Many of the great
families retained^some well known mu-
sician and composer as part of their
household who ranked in the social
scale with the steward or master of
tlu household. This resident musician
provided music for special occasion-
aud even wrote, special music for cer-
Contlnued on  Pace Four
ollege Women Study
in Summer Junior Month
(Specially contributed by Hilda
Thomas, '31.)
To try to give a word-picture of
Junior Month with its innumerable
sides and varied aspects is rather like
trying to describe New York itself. It
is a world of experience different from
any that we have ever known, or that
we shall probahTy ever meet again.
Twelve girls, one from each of twelve
leading colleges of the East, met in
New York for the month of July to
study social service work under the
auspices and at the expense of the
Charity  Organization Society.
Half of our time we spent individ-
ually visiting families, talking to them,
learning to see things from their point
of view, and then trying to add our
own knowledge to help them. We
took allowances to certain people,
looked for jobs for some, took children
to clinics, outfitted others with clothes
for camp. Everywhere we encoun
tercd the same cheerfulness, the MUM
optimism, in the face of almost over-
whelming troubles; people always glad
to see us, if only because they wanted
company, ailways willing to tell their
troubles^�always   game.
The rest if-the time we studied. Our
lectures were given by some of the
most promi lenf people in New York.
The purpo; e of the lectures was to
show us th importance of case work
in various f elds, such as medicine and
handling of the delinquent.    The head
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Realism and Phantasy Used
in Banner Night Skit
The Junior skit, performed for the
express benefit of the Freshmen on
Banner Night, was a source of joy to.
many others also. Indeed, it was a
noble piece of work, and one which re-
flects much praise upon its author and
director, J. Oppeiiheim. '32, and upon
its gallant cast. For one thing the
appeal of the play was universal as it
concerned subjects which are very
near to us. Then, again,'if was a com-
bination of realism and fantasy. Mr.
O'X'eill's influence was clearly per-
ceptible throughout, and no doubt he
would have been flattered and not a
little startled at some of the "asides."
A- a matter of fact there were mo-
ments when even we tottered in our
seats. Some of Mrs. Manning's re-
marks, strictly in soliloquy of course,
were especially unusual, ^liss Garvin
qtnVp rivaled the original in appearance,
manner and voice. Miss Kirk made a
glorious entry and oblivious of pro-
ceedings remained.herself to the bitter
end. As for Miss King, she had a
full opportunity for representation.
The gentlemen of the* Faculty fared
scarcely less well than the ladies. Dr.
Fenwick was decidedly Dr. Fenwick.
Dr. Barnes showed his true self when
standing or endeavoring to stand be-
hind the desk. The tonic chord ren-
dition of King-ng-ng-ng competed that
metamorphosis. In the case of Dr.
Heiben, seeing was almost believing,
and both Monsieur Canu and Dr.
Broughton had their respective charms.
What, if during the. course of the
play, all of these gentlemen and ladies
seemed a bit hard-hearted? We must
consider the nature of the term skit.
At any rate our interest was sustained
through both acts; breathlessly w
awaited the outcome, which, by t
way, was a great surprise. So thor-
oughly did we lose ourselves in this
moving drama, that at the end/ we
gasped, and possibly sighed to think
that.it  was  not  true.
After the skit, all in due order, the
Freshmen were presented with their
banner.-                                     /
Cow imurd  ��   P��r   fmut
1      .
Moore, Gralon and Gill
Elected Junior Officers
The Junior class has Elected the fol-
lowing class officers for the coming
year: President, Harriet Moore; Vice-
I'rcsident. Josephine^ Graton; Secre-
tary, Elizabeth Gill.
Miss Moore wa*' Treasurer of the
Sclf-Govcrnment in her Sophomore
year, and is at- present Vice-President
of the Athletic Association. She has
played on class and Varsity hockey
and basketball squads since her Fresh-
man year.       /                   y
Miu Gratdn was Treasurer of the
League during her Sophomore year,
and holds the same office for 1930-31.
She has bjicn a member of the choir
s nee her Freshman year, and is at
present Second Junior memttcr of the
Self Government. .
Radical Changes Made
in Mid-Year Schedule
Exams  Omitted  in  Certain  De-
partments   and   Period
Somewhat Shortened.
QUIZ PROGRAM REVISED
The attention of the xftidergraduates
i- called to -the important changes
made in the mid-year examination
schedule for the present year. Al-
though it is stated in the college cal-
endar that the last day of lectures for
the first semester is January 16 and
that the mid-year examination period
is to begin January 19, a change in this
schedule has been authorized by the
Faculty which will provide for class
meetings on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, January 19, 20 and 21,
and for vacation on Thursday, January
22. The mid-year examinations are
scheduled, therefore, for Friday and
Saturday, January 23 and 24, and for
the   six   week   days   of   the   following
week.
Tfnr shortening of the examinationi "
schedule has been made possible
chiefly by the fact that examinations
are to be omitted in many courses. The
giving of a mid-year examination is
optional for a department, or in some
cases fur an individual instructor; and
it will be seen that there i9 a wide
difference in the policy of different de-
partments. The science departments,
for the most part, are giving examina-
tions. The English and History 0f Art
departments, on the other hand, are
omitting examinations in almost all
their courses. The French department
is giving examinations, except in ad-
vanced courses. On the ,bther hand,
the German department is omitting
almost all examinations except the Ele-
mentary German. Every student
should examine the schedule carefully
in order to be informed as soon as pos-
sible as to whether or not to expect
an examination in/each of her courses.
The members of the Faculty not giv-
ing examinations will, of course, ex-
pect' other work from their classes'
during the examination period. It is
probable that, except for those major-
ing in science, most students will not
have more than two or three examina-
tions in the mid-year period. They
should therefore be able to devote
some lime to reading and writing for
their /other courses.    In many of these
Fori
Contlanrd on Page Two
ormer Head of French
Department Receives Award
Mile. Marcelle Parde, who for ten
years was a member of the French
Department of Bryn Mawr College,
has been awarded a "Bourse autour
du Mottde" by the Fondation Kahn.
This Foundation has for over thirty
years been administered by the Min-
istry of Public Instruction in France
an<l gives traveling fellowships to men
and women already distinguished in the
university world.
The conditions of the fellowship are
that at least six months shall be spent
in traveling and at least three countries
shall be visited. The value of the fel-
low-hip is $2000. Mile. Parde plans
to leave France at the end of Novem-
ber and visit Egypt, Palestine, Syria
and Persia. She will work on some
phase of the influence of the Orient
on French literature of the nineteenth
centupy. She writes that she is also
going to study the conditions existing
irt the Xcar Ea-t for the education of
girls. This is particularly significant
for a French official traveler because
of France's mandate in Syria. It is
somewhat as an official traveler that a
Kahn Fellow goes. The final jury,
before which Mile. Parde. as a candi-
date for the fellowship appeared, in-
cluded" Marshal   Petain  and   Monsieur
Raymond Poincare.