College News, 1915-11-11, Vol. 02, No. 07

              The College News
Volume II.   No. 7
BRYN MAWR, PA., NOVEMBER 11, 1915
Price 5 Cents
CALENDAR
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER  12
8.00 p. 11.�Meeting of tho Graduate Club.
Address by President Thomas.
8.00 p. u.�Address to tbe members of the
C. A. by Dr. G. Johnston Roes.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER   13
10.00 a. m.�'Varsity Hockey vs. Alumiuc.
8.00 p. ii.�Lecture on "William   Morris"
by Mr. C. R. Ashbec of England.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14
6.00 P. M.� Vespers. Speaker, Miss F. U.
Liu, of Canton.
8.00 p. m.�Chapel. Sermon by the Rev.
W. Pierson Merrill of New York.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER IS
4-6 p. ii.�Faculty Tea to the Graduate
Club in Radnor.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER  17
7.30 p. 11.�Bible    Study    Class.         Dr.
Johnson.
9.30 P. m.�Mid-week meeting of the C. A.
Leader, C. Dowd, '16.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20
10.00 a. ii.�'Varsity Hockey vs. All-Phila-
delphia.
8.00 p. m.�Sophomore Play.
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 21
8.00 P. m.�Chapel. Sermon by Dr. Harry
Fosdick of Montclair, N. J.
WEDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER  24
1.00 p. M.�Thanksgiving Vacation begins.
BANNER   SHOW   GENUINE   MUSICAL   VARSITY   DEFEATS ALL  NEW  YORK
1915  CLASS  BOOK
COMEDY
Dancing and Costumes Remarkable
TEAM, 8-0
DR. JOHNSON GIVES FIRST TALK
Dr. Robert Johnson, of Philadelphia,
gave the first of three talks on the "Fun-
damentals of Christian Faith" on Wednes-
day night, when he spoke on the meaning
of "God" to the individual. There was a
good attendance and several people
stayed afterwards to continue the discus-
sion on points he had raised. He will
speak again on Wednesday, November
17th.
Poetry is more important in the revela-
tion of religious truth, he said, than logic
and consistency, If Christ's truths are In-
terpreted in the light of poetic insight
they will not be mistaken. Dr. Johnson
said his faith Jn the literal interpreta-
tion of Christ's sayings as "Resist not
evil," had been shaken by the war. What
Is necessary Is to live by the spirit of
such commands and to understand the
power of the poetic expression. So we
must come to our understanding of "God"
not through logic so much as through a
truer insight into tbe meaning of life.
"Tell me who your God is and I will tell
you who you are". The warring nations
In Europe call upon the war God Jehovah
as their Lord. They have probably never
Invoked, he said, the name of Christ to
bless their battles.
WELLESLEY  HA8 PAY DAY
Wellesley Is one of tbe colleges which
has an annual pay day. The dues to the
different organisations and the costs of
the periodicals are announced to the
students In a proposed college budget and
they register for the things to which they
wish to subscribe. Early in the year
there is a pay day on which all pledges
are to be paid. A small fine is Imposed
fox any delay in payment. This year the
proposed budget amounts to about twelve
dollar*. This Includes the dues of tbe
large nnw|iti�n. subscriptions to all the
collect periodicals, gifts to the maids.
eoUs�s settlement assessment and de-
ital eras*.
1917's Banner Show, "The Inevitable",
was less the usual series of College
stunts and more a finished musical com-
edy than any College show which has
been given in some years. As a musical
comedy the show depended upon the
excellent choruses, dances and comic
characters, rather than on the plot. The
plot alone seems flimsy; the "strong situ-
ations" promised by the posters "make
you think" almost too hard. An artist,
Claude Lacrosse, H. Harris, seeks an Ideal
model. He Is Introduced to Gabrielle de
Lacy, T. Smith, by a man-about-town, Guy
de Melville, M. O'Shea, who proceeds to
flirt with Mavis Brant, Lucia Chase, an
errand girl, who comes to the studio to
bring a dress for Gabrielle. Lacrosse
starts for the San Francisco Exposition
with Gabrielle and De Melville finds
Mavis, who has missed her train In the
Grand Central Station, and takes her to
the Fair in an aeroplane. In the third
act Lacrosse recognizes in Mavis the
ideal of his dreams; she turns out to be
1919 and Lacrosse suddenly becomes
1917. De Melville unexpectedly shouts,
"You are blue, we are too", and consoles
the deserted Gabrielle, who Is 1918. The
introduction of the symbolism in the last
act neither forms a climax nor is it suffi-
ciently led up to in the other acts, to
prevent a feeling of surprise at the sud-
den change of the characters into the
four classes. However, the fact that
College Is not brought into the first two
acts is rather a refreshing change.
The first scene, in the artist's studio,
gave an opportunity for tbe choruses of
Midinettes and Models, whose poses and
costumes were as impressionistic as a
Vanity Fair cover. The color scheme in
red, white and black, was vivid and un-
usually artistic. The dance, by T. Smith,
H. Harris, and M. O'Shea, would rival
any dance in a comic opera on the New
York stage.
The back-drop, a sketch of a peaceful
rural lane framed by marble walls, as a
representation of the Grand Central Sta-
tion, struck the comic note of the second
acL The suffrage episode was most op-
portune. M. Thompson's portrayal of a
rampant suffragette was tbe funniest part
of the show and her song brought down
the house. Finding her charms unable to
win Guy de Melville's vote for the cause,
she called in the Suffragette chorus, who
in their purple and gold costumes easily
captivated him. The porters' chorus, led
by V. Litchfleld, was encored with en-
thusiasm. The Baby Lamb chorus sang
the most successful of several songs In
the last set. The one criticism to be
made of the choruses was that not all the
words could be heard.
The cast was good throughout. L.
Chase was quite as charming as In the
Sophomore play and again did a simple
dance. T. Smith, though her part was un-
sympathetic, made an excellent comic
opera vlllalneas. M. O'Shea and H. Har-
ris, by their impersonations of men. lived
up to all expectations.
The costumes, which were remarkably
artistic, wars designed by E. Russell,
head of the Costums Committee. H. Har-
ris was stage manager, and the smooth-
ness of the production spoke for her ex-
ecutive ability.
Varsity gained an easy victory over the
AH New York team on Saturday.    The
' New York team showed very poor team-
work, doubtless because It was made up
1 of members of several different teams. A
number were from the Livingston team,
Staten Island. M. McKelvey, Bryn Mawr,
1912, played right wing.
The game started with New York rush-
ing the ball down the field.    They imme-
( dlately lost it to Varsity defense and the
. Varsity forward line soon showed that it
was going to do good  work.    Tbe line
', played throughout the game with more
push and certainty than in any other
game this year. V. Litchfleld, who was
moved from her usual position as right
half to centre forward, held the line to-
gether by her steady hard playing, and
shot two goals In the first half by rushing
in after the wings had passed the ball
across. The New York defense was un-
able to Interfere with the long runs of the
wings. The ball was rushed the length of
the field several times. F. Bradley closed
In and made a goal and G. Hearne made
two more clean hits. The first half ended
with the score 5-0. In the second half
L. Brown made long runs and shot two
goals, and G. Hearne shot a third.
The shooting was fast and sure; most
of the goals were made by the forwards
following in to the goal. There was more
individual playing than good team play.
G. Hearne was quicker to receive passes
than the other forwards, and also made
serpnrt�pretty pick-ups from the sticks
of the New York fullbacks. The game
was on the whole wild and careless due
partly to tbe lack of organization of the
opposing team. It is yet to be seen if the
forward line will hold together against
the veteran teams in the next two games.
The line-up was:
New York.
McKelvey. � �
1915"8 Class Book, which has just come
out. contains facetious comments on their
various activities and attitudes during the
four College years. The account of Senior
Year is the cleverest and most complete,
but the whole book Is very characteristic
of the class. The pride of the Pem-West-
erners in their "modernity and wicked-
ness" is often vaunted and the charge of
"Pious Rock" is both made and defended.
A few of the writers "try to be funny", but
most of them are really amusing. Flor-
ence Hatton, Helen Taft, and Helen Ev-
erett were the editors of the book.
ATTITUDE AT  POLLS  SYMPATHETIC
Varsity.
L.   Brown
M.   McKelvey.......B. W......
I:    Irving..........B. I..........F.   Bradley
A.  Boody  (Capt.)...C. F........V.   Lltrhn.1,1
E.   Cbambera.......L.  I..........G.   Hearne
R.   Townsend.......L. W...........P.  Turlo
M.   Lea............K.  II..........M.   Bacon
M.    Roea...........C.  H........M.   Branson
C.   J.  Eastmeade-----L. H..........It.   IlarrU
MYs.  P.  Boas.......R. F..........J.  Paulina
D.   Wemple.........I..  F.......M    Tbompiu>n
Mm   J. Wbltall......Q............A. Werner
Substitutes�R. Tyson, for M. Lea; A. Stile*.
for F. Bradley.
Coals�I.. Brown. 2; F. Bradley, 1; \*.
Utohneld, 2; O. Hearne, 8.
Scorer�R. Lautz.    Timekeeper. V. Auilerton.
Referees�C. M. K. Applebee and C. Wesson.
DARTMOUTH    BOYS   TRAVEL    WITH
PIGS
Students of Dartmouth College have
solved the problem of cheap transporta-
tion to football games. Pennsylvanlans
long ago hit upon the Idea of traveling as
livestock, but the Inter-State Commerce
Commission ruled that humans are not
livestock. The Dartmouth boys have pur-
chased several pigs and will travel to
Amherst taking care of them, as there is
no limit to the number who care for the
livestock and travel with them at cheap
rates. Esch pig will have a car full of
attendants.
Bryn   Mawr  Watchers  Report  Polite
Treatment
Watching at Uie polls last Tuesday was
an Interesting If fatiguing experience ac-
cording to some of the members of the
faculty and staff of Bryn Mawr. The
Mill district of Philadelphia was the one
which the Equal Suffrage Chapter of
Bryn Mawr attempted to take care of.
At each of the polls at least one woman
watcher and sometimes two were sta-
tioned. As each man came up to vote,
they handed him a card on which was a
plea for fair play in the question of Suf-
frage, and a facsimile of the amendment
on which he was desired to vote "yes".
These women watchers were In almost
every case treated with respect and
friendliness, especially by the menilicrs
of the Reform Party. The men hanging
around the polls offered the Watchers
chairs, and kept continually moving their
chairs to keep them out of the sun, BSkSd
if their coats were not too thin, and in
one case one man SYSfl �Mine back in the
afternoon and proffered an invitation to
tea from his wife. Some of the men
showed sympathy for the cause, taking
their place beside the watchers and
cheering them on with such remarks as:
"Here comes your man, nab him"; and
"Get after him like a bulldog".
In one case the watchers proved them-
selves very valuable in obtaining fair
play. One of the polls was closed at a
quarter to six. The watchers heard the
bolt being shot and saw several men try
to get in and fall. If they had not Im-
mediately telephoned to the police and
the detective agency, the polls would have
been closed an hour and a quarter too
soon and many votes would have been
lost.
Those who went in from college to
watch the polls were: Miss Shearer.
Miss Nearing, Miss Enters, Miss King.
Miss Rlegel, Miss Langdon, Miss Crane.
Miss Orlady, and Mrs. Smith.
HOSPITALS VISITED
NEW HEALTH COURSE AT COLUMBIA
The extension teaching department of
Columbia University Is planning a sepa-
rate school of sanitary science snd public
health. The course will probably be of-
fered next year. It Is Intended chiefly
for sanitary Instructors, health laboratory
assistants, snd local health officers. A
certificate issued by the administrative
board of tbe extension teaching depart
ment will be given to those completing
the course.
Last week the visiting of the hospitals
began. A. Davis, '17, with the help of the
committee, arranged a schedule which in-
cludes two hospitals for children In Phila-
delphia and the Bryn Mawr Hospital.
The Home for Crippled children, In
which the students have always been es-
pecially interested, will be visited twice a
week. The Bryn Mawr Hospital has not
been visited during the last two years.
but two or three people will visit the
children's ward there this winter. Ac-
cording to the program, about forty peo-
ple are registered as regulars or sub-
stitutes. Each person will visit one hos-
pital once a month