College News, 1933-03-29, Vol. 19, No. 17

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College Ne
VOL. XIX, No. 17
BRYN MAWR AND WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1933
Copyright  BKYN  MAWH
COLLKUK   NKWS.   1933
PRICE 10 CENTS
Miss Tousley Explains
Aims of Junior Month
Through It Colleges Learn Goal
and    Technique    of
Social Work
WORK ON PROJECT BASIS
"The reason that the Charity Or-
ganization Society runs Junior
Month," said Miss Tousley, when she
talked in the Common Room last
Thursday afternoon, "is that we are
attempting to let the colleges know
what social work and social workers
are like. Social work is a new pr^j
fession, which is not understood (b-
various parts of the country, and, un-
til the census of 1930, social work-
ers were listed as semi-professionals
in a class with mid-wives and for-
tune-tellers."
There are twelve colleges, among
them Barnard, Smith, Vassar, Wells
and Swarthmore, which participate in
Junior Month. Nineteen other col-
leges on the Eastern coast have ask-
ed for admission in the last six years,
but have to be turned down. Several
of these have formed a Southern Club
which meets in Baltimore. The reg-
ular Junior Month meets in New
York for the four weeks of July. The
girls stay at the Women's University
Club, whore they live, work, and play
together. There they can exchange
their ideas and opinions on all sub-
jects, besides having the experience
of social work. Junior Month is en-
dowed or else it could not be carried
on. Every girl receives her railroad
fare both ways, and has her living
expenses paid. The girls whoare sent
to Junior Month are those whom the
committees at the various colleges in
charge of choosing the candidates
think, will bring the most to this con-
ference and will take the most back.
A girl need not be majoring in any
one department at college, although
some subjects are more helpful than
others.
"Social work,*unlike all Gaul, is di-
vided into two parts.". The students
work half of the time in groups and
the other half, individually. First
of all, they learn New York in seven
days in order to be able to get around
by themselves. Then for three days
fcof the week they are sent out on
social case work in a definite^ district.
They are supplied with data about
the families which they visit, but they
must make decisions for themselves.
They gradually work up to tasks of
greater responsibility, but they are
never required to meet situations
which would be too involved for them.
The last three days are devoted to
lectures and discussions on social
work in the courts, in the hospitals,
and in the schools. Experts along
these lines come and present their
theories. For example, a lecture
might be held on delinquency, after
which a visit would be paid to the
Children's Court, that there might be
an opportunity to see how a judge
disposes of his cases, and to study
the children brought up before him.
Following this, a trip might be made
to the Reform School in order to com-
plete for the students the cycle fol-
lowed by those boys who have re-
ceived sentences.
This method, of instruction on the
project basis shows one the whole sit-
uation from the ground up. Junior
Month endeavors to give a girl a pan-
oramic view of social work. It does
not try to teach her everything, but
merely to give her the high points,
and to allow her to find a toe-hold.
"All social workers should have the
same goal and technique, which is, t�
try to help people who are in difficul*
ties to become self-maintained indi-
viduals, not only financially, but emo-
tionally, physically and intellect-
ually."
CALENDAR
� Wednesday,'March 29�Mr.
Horace Alwyne, F. R. M. C. M.,
will give a pianoforte recital,
8.20 P. M., Goodhart.
Thursday, March 30 � Col..
Fitzhugh Minnegerode will
speak on What Europe Thinks
of Us, under the auspices of
the International Relations
Club. 4.30 P. M. in Common
Room.
Friday, March 31� Spring
Vacation begins.    12.45 P. M.
European Fellowships
Announced in Chapel
Senior  Class   Has   Largest   Per-
centage of Cum Laude
Averages for Year
EUROPE     IS     STIMULUS
Bryn Mawr Varsity
Wins From Ursinus
(Submitted in  News  Try-Outs)
The Bryn Mawr Varsity, adding!
another victory to its unmarred rec-'
ord, won from Ursinus last Saturday,!
37-15, in a fast, though unequal,!
game. �:�           ��________
Ursinus began threateningly by aj
rush to the Bryn Mawr basket, withJ
some rapid  passing between centers i
and forwards.    Kent  and  Bowditch,|
guarding  closely,  and  efficiently  in�
tercepting passes, thwarted tries for
a  basket,  and  sent  the  ball  to  the'
Bryn Mawr forwards.    The Varsity ]
then kept control  of it for most of'
the half, except for an Ursrnus goal
in the first quarter, and two in swift
succes ion at the end of the second.
Longacre   seemed   off   her   game  at
first, and Ursinus' tfrll center got the
jump consistently.    Faeth,  however, I
played   well,  making  goals   steadily,,
while McCormick supported adequate-1
ly, though not brilliantly.    The game!
was fast,  with  out of bounds plays!
frequent  on  slips  or  bounces,  espe-
cially in the second quarter, and sev-
eral personal fouls called on Ursinus
guards.    Faeth  made good  the free;
throws.  The half ended with a bas-1
ket for Bryn Mawr on a high throw I
from the side by Faeth, which was;
followed   almost   immediately   by   a j
basket for Ursjnus.
At the beginning of the second half,
the jump with center replaced by the i
referee's   throwing  in  the  ball,  Ur-j
sinus  again  threatened   to   take  the j
lead, making a basket in the first min- '��
utc of  play, but  Bryn  Mawr again
rallied.    The ball went to Faeth, who'
sent it  into  the  basket.   McCormick
played   much   more   efficiently   in   the,
third quarter, catching Faeth's rapid
passes  to  make  several   short-range
baskets.    One of Ursinus' tries for a(
goal resulted in   sending the ball  up
to the balcony, but  the failure was
soon   retrieved  by  a  long  side  shot
by Grim, star Ursinus forward.    In j
the  fourth   quarter  Faeth  and   Col- i
Her, playing in place ofj McCormick,,
showed  very good  teamwork,  Faeth
passing to  Collier, who played back
by  the  basket.    Collier  made  three:
goals, despite close guarding by OuA-
erkirk.    A clever throw from almost
under the basket gained Ursinus two i
more points.    The game ended short-i
ly  after  a  free � throw  by   Ursinus,
that made up their score to 15.
(Continued  on   rage  Three)
Swimming Squad
The   Swimming   Squad   an-
r^   nounces  the election  of Susan
Daniels as Captain and Marion
Mitchell   as  Manager  of   next
year's Swimming Squad._______
Wanted
Unemployed girls, who have at-,
tended the Bryn Mawr Summer
School and other schools for indus-
trial workers, are keen for books of
all kinds in order to have something;
interesting and educational with
which to occupy their time. In order to
help these girls and many others,
the Bryn Mawr League is making
an urgent appeal^ for any old books,
toys, and old clothes of any size or
description.
Nothing that is sent to them is
wasted. Last fall the League was able
to send several boxes of clothes, given
by students, to the A. B. C. Shop,
which greatly appreciated this gen-
erosity. As the need is still very
great, it would help immensely if
Bryn Mawr could send more clothes.
Please give *y toys, ornaments,
and clothes that you can to any of
the following:
Sue  Torrance...............Merion
Ruth  Bertolet..............Denbigh
Sylvia  Bowditch.........Rockefeller
Sally Park..........Pembroke East
Jo Rothermel........Pembroke West
In Chapel Friday, March 24, Miss
Park took occasion to speak of what
she considers the real heart and core
of the college�the desire that wom-
en, as women, should here at Bryn
Mawr have access to the reservoirs of
learning. Preparatory to announc-
ing this year's Graduate European
Fellows and the Undergraduate cum
laude lists, she stressed the value of
learning to think clearly so that it
will make a difference to us whether
other men and women think clearly.
Since the very beginning of the col-
lege1 the interest of the administra-
tion has been to make mental pro-
cesses grow better.
President Rhoads and Miss Tho-
mas saw that a change of scene from
our less-developed America to a more-
developed Europe provided a stimulus
to the student beyond her limited sur-
roundings. So, in pursuance of this
policy, students were sent abroad and
Europeans brought here. Many Eu-
ropeans were brought here as profes-
sors; the regular faculty has also
generally had the advantages of Eu-
ropean training; the French and Ger-
man language requirements, the ar-
rangements for junior year in France
or Germany, and the number of stu-
dents brought from Europe are all
designed to widen the student's out-
look. In 1889 the Bryn Mawr Euro-
pean Fellowship was founded, later
to be supplemented by the Mary Eliz-
abeth Garrett European^ Fellowship;
since then the Anna Ottendorfcr Me-
morial Research Fellowship in Ger-
man and Teutonic Philology and the
Fanny Bullock Workman Fellowship
have been established so that gradu-
ates may study abroad to discover
something of the European mind and
of European learning.
The Mary Elizabeth Garrett Euro-
pean Fellow for 1933-34 is Margaret
Hastings, A.B., Mount Holyoke Col-
lege, 1931, and M.A., 1932; Fellow
in History, Bryn Mawr, 1932-33. Miss
Hastings is planning to collect mate-
rial for her thesis on the law of oon-
tract in fifteenth century England at
the Record Office in London.
The Anna Ottendorfer Fellow for
this year.is Irmgard W. Taylor, M.A.,
University of Pennsylvania, 1930;
student, University of Tubingen;
Teacher of German, Rose Valley
School, Pennsylvania, 1930-31; In-
structor-elect in German, Bryn Mawr
College, 1931-1933.
Ann Marie Hoskin, A.B., Oberlin
College, 1929; M.A., Bryn Mawr Col-
I 'cc, 1930; Graduate Scholar in
Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College,
1929-30, and Semester II, 1931-32;
Holder of a Carnegie Corporation
Fellowship at the American School
of Classical Studies, Athens 1930-
31; Student in Museums of Europe,
Semester I, 1931-32; Fellow in Clas-
sical Archaeology, Bryn Mawr, 1932-
33, who will study 'the tools used for
sculpture next year, is the Fanny
Bullock Workman Fellow for 1933-34.
Miss Park also read the lists of
undergraduates who will, if they
maintain their present standing,
graduate cum laude. The Senior
class has the largest percentage of
members maintaining this rating �
32.1 per Cent; 29.1 per cent of the
Class of 1934, 22.9 per cent of the
Class of 1935, and 16.9 per cent of
the Class of 1936 qualify for mention.
Class of 1933:    Charlotte Virginia
Balough,   Eflla   Katharine   Berkeley,
Malaeska Jane Bradfey, Alice Mossie
Brues, Anne Elizabeth Burnett, Beth
(Continued  on  Page  Three)
Self-Government  Elects
Harriet   Mitchell,    *34,    has
been  elected   president  of   the
Self - Government   Association
for next year.                           ^
News Competition
The Neto$ takes pleasure in
announcing the election of the
following new members to the
board:
Elizabeth Mackenzie, '34; Di-
ana Tate-Smith, '35; Frances
Van Keuren, '35; Frances
Porcher, '36; Margaret Berolz-
heimer, '35.
Varsity Swimmers
Defeat Swarthmore
V^o
ry   in   First   Events   Gives
Bryn Mawr Early Lead
Over Opponents
FINAL   SCORE * 48   TO   36
i
Displaying a speed and versatility
which has not been equalled for sev-
eral years, Varsity swam to a 48-36
victory in their annual meet with
Swarthmore last Friday.
The meet started off with Wylie
easily winning the 40-yard free style
race. Michaels, last year's winner
of the event, and her partner, High-
ley, tied to give Swarthmore second
place. Wylie broke into the lead at
the start, nor was she ever in danger
of being passed.
Porcher, doing her best to fill the
large gap left in Varsity by Mitch-
ell's absence, won the 40-yard back
.� awl with Huntington, Swarthmore
entry, at her heels to win second place
over Faeth, who came in third.
As was t0 be expected, Jackson,
Swarthmore's speedy ace, won an
easy first place in the 80-yard free
style, but she was unable to break
her old record of 0:58.6 seconds, made
in 1932. Daniels passed Waddington
^>n the second lap to receive second
honors, while VanVechten, bothered
by her knee, fell back into last place.
Jackson also swam end man on her
ieam in the 8 lengths relay and, al-
.hough Wylie and Stokes piled up a
-.'oo.l lead for Bryn Mawr, her final
spurt gave the event to Swarthmore.
In the 40-yard breast stroke,
Waldemeyer's powerful stroke gave
her an immediate lead, which she
never^ relinquished to Legate, of
Swarthmore, who came in second. In
the medley relay race, Waldemeyer
passed on her comfortable lead to
Hemphill, who maintained it with her
(Continued  on   Page   Four)
Money is Needed to
Provide Scholarships
Number  of  Contributors   Must
be Increased to Balance
Smaller Funds        �       *
COOPERATION   IS   ASKED
Moving Picture to'be
Shown in Goodhart
A Nous, La I.iherte, hailed as the
most brilliant film of the year and as
a worthy successor to Sous les Toits
de Paris and Le Million, will be pre-
sented to a college audience in Good-
hart on April 11 at two perform-
ances, 4.30 and 8.00 P. M. The ad-
mission to this latest and greatest
film of Rene Clair's will be only fifty
cents and the profits will go to the
Scholarship  Fund.
Although it is a French film, even
those who have had difficulty with
their French oral are urged to come.
The dialogue is reduced to a mini-
mum through M. Clair's skillful use
of pantomime; "Never does the bril-
liant French director forget that the
screen's chief quality is premised on
a series of related visual images, and
when there is choice, he employs pan-
tomime in preference to speech or
sound," says the Herald Tribune
critic.
/4-tVow>) Im /jtfcerfr-should also ap-
peal to the great number of people
in college and outside who are in-
terested in dramatic technique. "Ac-
tion is everything in the Clair pic-
tures. He builds up his plot and
characters with pantomime more ex-
pressive than any words, and with a
musical score which is emphatic."
The extraordinarily gifted cast which
has been assembled for this picture
consists of such promising stars as
Henri Marchand, Raymond Cordy,
and Mme. Rolla France. Though the
picture is shaped by the personality
of M. Clair, they play a great part
in its success.
Looking forward to next year, Bryn
Mawr is facing a difficult situation,
which demands the co-operation of
every person interested in the college
� students, alumnae, faculty, and
friends. From somewhere money must
come to provide scholarships for those
many people who want a college edu-
cation and who are qualified to make
a worthy use of it, but who cannot
afford to pay the charges for tuition.
This year the need is greater than
ever; not only are there, among next
year's freshmen, many who will need
scholarships to come here at all, but
there are a number of students now
part way through their college course
who must have scholarships in order
to stay here and take their degree..
This year, also, when there are more
students than ever applying for schol-
arships, there is less money to be
given for their support.
During the past year over $53,000
was given for scholarships, grants,
and tuition, not including the deficit
in the college income incurred by the
reduction of the room rents. Approxi-
mately $1-1.000 came from the college
budget, $9,000 as income from endow-
ed scholarships, ami $29,500 from
Regional Scholarships and from
other special donations. This year '
the college must count on a reduc-
tion of about $1,000 in the income
from endowed scholarships because of
the depreciation in value of the Phil-
adelphia mortgages in which the
funds were invested, and a reduction
of at least $3,000 in the funds raised
by the Regional Scholarship Commit-
tees. Assuming that miscellaneous
sources, such as the Alumnae Asso-
ciation's annual contribution to the
Rhoads Scholarship funds, will con-
tribute perhaps between $4,000 and
$5,000, there still remains a sum of
$15,000 to be raised by Scholarship
Committees to reach even the same
amount as last year's. The money
from Book Shop profits and from the
Parents' Fund for grants will he en-
tirely lacking this year.
Last year about $5,000 was raised
by special appeals from the Chair-
man of the Scholarship Committee,
the Dean of the College, and others.
This year three times that amount
must be raised to accomplish the same
work. It is hoped, therefore, that
every undergraduate, and everyone in
any way connected with the college
will do her utmost to help in solving
the problem. If contributions cannot
he. as large as in former years, the
number of contributors must be in-
creased. The college feels that there-
are many people, not personally
known to the college, and therefore
never before appealed to, who would
contribute something to the further-
ance of education of young people in
need. It is urged that everyOhe in
the college talk to her family and to
her friends, and interest every person
possible in the desperate need for
scholarship money, and in the good
work accomplished by contributions to
that cause.
Within the week an undergraduate
committee, consisting of a represen-
tative from each hall, will be elected
to direct and to further the raising
"f funds.                            **
News Elections
The Editorial Board an-
nounces the election of its edi-
tors for next year:
Editor-in-chief .Sally Jones, '34
^Copy Editor. .Nancy Hart, '34
News  Editor,
J. Elizabeth Hannan, '31
The    Business    Board     has
elected:
Business Manager,
Barbara Lewis, '35
Subscription Manager,
Dorothy Kalbach, '34