College News, 1930-12-10, Vol. 17, No. 08

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The College News
VOL XVII. No. ^
WAYNE AND BRYN MAWR. PA, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1930
'RICE.   10  CENTS
Bryn Mawr Juniors in
France Enthusiastic
After   Arduous   But   Delightful
Summer at Nancy, Group
Settles in Paris.
DIRECTORS ARE  PRAISED
Palis,   France,
November 8, 1930.
Deer Editor:
Nothing has pleased us more than
your letter asking ,ur news of us and
offering in return notes on college ac-
tivities that especially interest us. And
you may be sure, no envelope has been
more exciting ..than the bulky one con-
. taining the first "News." It is not
without some regret, we must confess,
that we read of the opening of college
and realized that we had not been there
to hang up our curtains, our lanterns
and our hoops. However, knowing
that we cannot have our cake and cat
it too, we find consolation'in the fact
that we are*1tot yet alumnae and so are
able to tell you cheerfully what a won-
derftd. experience this Junior year in
France really is.
Our first week in Paris has just
ended. It 'is certain that those of us
who have never before been to Paris
v.ifl not soon again know seven days
*��( more glorious confusion. The hos-
pitality   of   our   Parisian   families,   the
1 beauty of "la ville de luuiiere,"' the
mysteries of the oldest and most vcw-
erable university in the world, the Sor-
>,�nnc�these three great factors of our
life in France have been introduced
to us almost siinultai*e��usly.
Not that it was any haphazard intro-
duction" No group for foreign study
�a as ever better organized than this
group directed by the University of
Delaware. There are sixty of us this
year, representing some thirty colleges
and* universities in all parts of the
United States, from the University of
Vermont to thcj. University of Cali-
fornia. The esprit de corps is natu-
rally /Very strong r we are organized
among ourselves now and~*halU soon
have our own little paper. We have
already had some very successful
soirees, notably le Ral du Depart at
Nancy. Not only the members of the
group were there, but also a number
of their French friends. In the course
of   the   evening,   movies   were   shown
"�ONTINITED ON THE SECOND PAUP
Dr. Shoemaker Speaks on
Christ's Place in Life
The Rev. Samuel M. Shoemaker,
Sector of .Calvary Church, New York
City, and leader of the Huchmanite
movement in this country, conducted a
Sunday evening service in the Music
Room of (ioodhart Hall two weeks
igo, November 23. He spoke of the
meaning of Christ in his own life and
of the way in which Christ can become
neaningful to one.
Christ is first of? all an historical
character, then a bridge between the
physical world and the world of spirit,
i means of approaching God. Mr.
Shoemaker believes in the divinity of
Christ for three reasons: His con-
temporaries thought-* Him divine; He
iceomplishes miracles today; He
:hought Himself divine. Practically,
lowever, one conies to believe in the
divinity i>f Christ by trying to live like
Him. First one must find someone
with belief, in contact with whom one
-nay learn of Christ, then it is neces-
sary   to  eliminate, from  one's   life   the
fONTTNPEn ON, THE SECOND  PAlih
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Andre Maurois

The Undegraduate Association
takes great pleasure in announc-
ing that the first speaker on its
year's program will be Monsieur
Andre Maurois. The subject of
his lecture, to be given in Good-
hart Hall on Tuesday evening,
December 16, will be "Lc Roman
et   I-a   Biographic.''
Miss Park Depicts Spell
of the Isles of Greece
President Park was the speaker in
Chapel on November 25 and December
!. She took as her subject, "The Isles
of Greece," singling out Rhodes and
I'hera for special description. As the
traveler, leaving the yellow sands and
foreign civilization of Egypt, sees the
mountains of Rhodes loom up after a
twcnty-six-hoilr voyage, he feels that
lie is again approaching familiar coun-
try, whose culture has much in com-
mon   with   his   own.              �     . *
The history of Rhodes is a venerable
one. for Homer's Catalogue of cities
which sent ships to the Trojan War
includes three Rhodian towns. The
rich remains of I.indus, Camirus. and
[alysus may still be seen. A Byzan-
tine period followed the early times.
and was itself succeeded by a period in
which the Knights �f St. John held the
island and introduced architecture as
various as their own nationalities.
Again, on the conquest by Turkey,
Turkish culture was introduced in the
form of minarets, fountains, and
mosques, After the World War. Italy
laid claim to Rhodes, as Turkey failed
to pay her indemnity*
Rhodes appears in Creek literature
as an island celebrated for its beauty.
Pindar   lauds   it   in   one  of   his   odes.
iss Park dwelt on the loveliness of
I.indus with its rock like the Acropolis,
its purple mountains, and its castles
and olive trees, and on the lovely
(ireek remains in Ialysus. In contrast
with 'Egypt, Rhodes is a land of energy
and running waters and flowers, where
anemones and grape hyacinths, violets
d primroses form a low-lying carpet
el clear, bright colors.
The island of Thera is volcanic in
character, and. following the time of
the earjy Mycenaean culture, the top
of the cone was blown off and made its
way into the sea by two gaps in the
walls of the cone.    Hence, the traveler
CONTINUED ON THE  FIFTH  p'.XOE'
'33 Gives Hilarious
Party to Freshmen
Nautical Atmosphere Created by
Sea-Going Costumes and
Decorations.
NATIONAL     TEAMS     VIE
Unusually original and carefully
planned was the ship party which the
Class of 1933 gave to the Freshmen in
the gym last Friday night, December
5. The guests, who arrived in nautical
costume at 8 o'clock, were directed
first to the basement to remove their
wraps. On emerging they struggled up
a real gangplank to be greeted by M.
Collier, president of the Sophomore
Class, and B. Wood, chairman of the
party committee, with their passports
(filled out dance programs). These
bore the startled looking photographs
taken of '32 in their Freshman Week.
When all the guests had assembled in
the hall, perched here and there amid
the graceful piles of brightly labeled
luggage, a bottle of champagne (?)
was given to M. Nichols. Freshman
class president, with the request that
with it she christen the S. S. '34. This
she did: the bottle crashed against the
door; amber fluid flowed (into a waste
paper basket conveniently at hand);
the doors opened: the orchestra
played; the crowd rushed in, and the
ship started off on its cruise to Eng-
land, Russia. Germany, France, Italy.
Spain and then home again.
Happily the orchestra was an im-
pressionable one; in Russia one might
dance to Russian tunes, in German to
German ones, and so on. Between stops
the passengers found much to amuse
them. On the way to England a grand
inarch was held to judge the various
costumes. A. Braes, as a green and
silver mermaid, and M. Turner and D.
Gallaudet, as the owl and the pussycat,
won miniature suit cases holding tooth
CONTINCED ON. THE FOURTH PAGE
Important
Miss Park. Mrs. Manning and
the Faculty are all very willing
to-investigate the question of the
heavy schedule under the new
system. Many complains have
been voiced by the undergradu-
ate, and the Curriculum Com-
mittee Tisk- the co-operation of
everyone in the process of Sta-
bilization necessary for'any ex-
perimental system. The first
step in this co-operation is as
follows: All those who feel it
impossible to dp the. work as*
signed, are requested to keep a
careful record of the time spent
on each course during the next
week or ten days (this should
not include the time spent oil
preparation for scheduled quiz-
res). These reports must be
sent to Margaret McKclvy. Pem-
broke. West, before Christinas.
Other statistics will he made im-
mediately after vacation and if it
is found that the undergraduate
body as a whole is justified in its
complaint of overwork. the
necessary regulations will Ijc
made.
Mr. Deeter Is Director
of Devil's Disciple
<*s_
Haverford   Cap   and   Bells   and
Varsity Players Produce
Play  Jointly.
REHEARSALS   PROMISING
(Specially contributed by Ethel Chtmteau
Dyer, '3D
We are really rather satisfied with
ourselves for causing so slight a stir
of excitement in these erstwhile hectic
days immediately before a Vanity play.
We attribute it somewhat to the fol-
lowing causes. We are very fortu-
nate in having Mr. Deeter as dinctor,
which spares us an harassed collegian
bustling all over the campus; the men
of the cast are quite permanently set-
tled in the dormitories of Haverford,
rather than wandering homeless over
the cold stones of (ioodhart late into
the night; each rehearsal stopped at a
properly early hour (though this is
written before Tuesday night), calcu-
lated to spare the Olympian temper.
All this is certainly to the credit of
the sobriety of the production�and
that very fitting to a Puritan play�but
somehow we feel guilty at having de-
prived the college�but let�us say the
undergraduates�of much of the inter-
est that they are accustomed to expect
to centre about a Varsity Play. Per-
haps�we breathe a hope�we are los-
ing some of" the glamour of the
amateur. �
The cast:
Mrs. Dudgeon ..................Sheeina Zeben
Essie........................�........Virginia Hobart
Christy Dudgeon...Herbert Clough, Jr.
Rev. Anthony Anderson..George Edgar
Judith  Anderson....................Ethel   Dyer
Lawyer  Hawkins.
Lockcrhart Amcrinan
'.�ONTI.\nEI>  ON   THE SIXTH   I'AU*
Calendar
Thursday, December 11, Indus-
trial (iroup.
Friday, December 12, and Satur-
day. December 13: The Cap and
Bells of Haverford College and
the Varsity Players of Bryn
Maur will give a joint produc-
tion of the Devil's Disciple by
Shaw in Goodhart Auditorium at
8:30.
Tuesday. December 16: Monsieur
Andre Maurois will speak on Lc
Roman cl la Biographic in Good-
hart Hall at 8:30. The lecture,
under the auspices of the Under-
graduate Association, will be
given in French.
Friday. December 19: Christmas
vacation begins at 12:45 P. M.
Monday, January 5: Christmas va-
cation ends at 9:00 A. M.
Dr. Cadbury Calls Religion,
a Revolutionary Force
Alwyne Soloist at
Simf onietta Concert
Maria   Koussevitzky    Introduces
Songs of Max Mayer for
American Premier''
Dr. Cadbury, Professor of Bihljcal
Literature at Bryn, Mawr. was the
speaker at the service of the Bryn
Mawr League on Sunday evening. De-
cember   7.     Dr.   Uadbnry,   taking  his
theme    from    Roman.    XII,   .liscusedj EXCELLENT CONDUCTING
religion as a great revolutionary force
in the life of society and of the in-
dividual.
Religion, far from being a standard
ol stability, is in a constant state of
flux, adjusting itself to the changes of
the time, building new religions upon,
old. and dominating all phases of life.
Its great power can be traced through
history, and is still recognized ill cer-
tain forms today. Yet in our present
society, many of the old problems of
religion are attacked from a secular
point of view, and we have built up
high standards of life, independently of
religion. Does religion have a role to
play in our present society; does it
still continue to exert its demand for
revolution and  changer
Religion, while in harmony with our
highest secular standards, goes beyond
them in its insistence upon non-COtl-
formjty, or individualism as we* call it
today. Individualism in this sense con-
cerns itself Hot with matters of dress
nor with mannerism';, but with issues
of true importance. Religious non-
conformity, while embodying the hope
of progress, is fraught with dangers.
Mere difference is not a virtue, and
non-conformity must not carry with it
conceit nor egoism.   .
"Repent and be converted" still ap-
plies to our methods of thought and
living. We must renew our minds,
think independently, and transform our
lives to that we may make a positive
contribution to our environment.
Haverford English
Club Gives 'Hamlet'
Splendid Acting and Artistic Co-
operation Combined in
Performance.
B. M. ACTRESSES ARE ABLE
(Reprinted from  the  Hovtrford Sews I
The performance on Friday last of
the first quarto version of "Hamlet,"
by the English Club, assisted by (WO
able actresses from Bryn Mawr Cbl-
lege. was a unique event in Haverford
history. The selection of this early
and somewhat melodramatic version of
the play was a very happy stroke, for
it is short enough to be acted in two
hours and three-quarters, and just dif-
ferent enough from the later version to
offer many points oi unusual interest.
The evening performance especially
was successful to a degree that aston-
ished and delighted the large and en-
thusiastic audience. The �Club was
fortunate in having four or five actors
and actresses of practically profes-
sional ability. It was still more fortu-
nate in having Professor Reitzel and
Mr. Amerman, '31, to direct/the per-
formance with such skill that costum-
ing, grouping, and focus combined
repeatedly to bring out the maximum
possible effect.
I do not name those whose acting
was especially remarkablC'bccause the
excellence of the performance was due,
in the last analysis, to an amazingly
successful effort at co-operation by the
entire Club. It happens all too often
in professional performances that jeal-
ousy, or lack of co-operation, or the
striking superiority of one star over
the rest of the company prevents any
totality of artistic effect. And though
such is not. of course, the case with
the Comedic Francatse, or the Irish
Players, it is almost invariably the out-
standing fault of the American "star-
strangled drama."
In my own judgment, and in that
of man} seasoned theatregoers with
whom I have talked, the English Club
is to be congratulated on having given
CONTINUED  ON  TUB  8BCOND  PAOB
The Philadelphia Chamber String
Simfonietta conducted by Fabien Se-
vitsky and assisted by Maria Kousse-
vitsky and Horace Alwyne, gave a
concert in Goodhart Hall last Thurs-
day evening. This second presenta-
tion o( the Bryn, Mavvr Series was
quite different from the first, as may be
gathered, but was equally enjoyable
Mr. Sevitzky favored us by devoting
one half the program to Bach, and
opened with the Overture Suite in ('�
Minor. In his interpretation of Bach
Mr. Sevitzky shows himself to be a
very skillful conductor: the .clarity and
Crispins- of his quick passages, as in
the allegro, for example, are the result
of finished technique on the part of
Conductor and orchestra. But Mr.
Sevitzky is not, only a technician, he is
an artist of great sensitivity, as -his
�ubiety of shading in the imitations!
parts demonstrates, as does the han-
dling of the Aria. Not an opportunity
for coloring is lost, and one is made
to feel the power for beauty possessed
by an orchestra of strings alone.
The second number was the D
Minor Concerto for Clavier. This was
originally of the same type as Handel's
Concerti (irossi, without definite pre.-
eininence of the solo instrument. Bu-
soni has arranged the concerto more
to accord with the modern interpreta-
tion of the word, and, it seem to us,
has done very well. We are still able
to recognize Bach; in fact, the arrange-
ment is an improvement, which is more
than we can say for certain other ar-
rangements of him which are so fash-
ionable today. Of Mr. Alwync's play-
ing, we can only say that he seems,
almost miraculously, to project himself
into the mind of Bath, which would ac-'
count for the depth of his interpreta-
tion; we know of few things more
moving 'than the Adagio as played on
Thursday evening. Specially notable
of the concerto as a whole, was the
relation of strings and piano: either as
a running commentary upon the latter
� �ONTINI'EI>  OX   THK   TIIIHH   I'AOfc,
Miss Ward Discusses
Curriculum Committee
Miss Ward was the speaker in
Chapel on Tuesday.. December 9. She
discussed the Curriculum Committee as
it was in her undergraduate days. In
the year 1922-23 the president sug-
gested at a meeting of the College
Council that a student committee for
the discussion of the curriculum be
urnied. The undergraduates took their
task very seriously and arranged for a
committee .which should consist of
pupils full of intelligence and love of
study, with a few normally unintelli-
gent undergraduates to balance them.
Then the committee proceeded to in-
terview all students who were in any
way dissatisfied with the existing sys-
tem.
,. The committee finally presented a
report which represented considerable
time and labor and made very little
constructive suggestions. However, it
had contributed to make the' campus
conscious  of the   curriculum,   through
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throughout the year, anil carries
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There are nine issues a year.
The editor of the Bulletin. Miss
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on Thursdav. December II.