College News, 1915-11-25, Vol. 02, No. 09

              The College News
Volume II.   No. 9
BRYN MAWR, PA., NOVEMBER 25, 1915
Price 5 Cents
Photo by H. Parker Rolfe
PIG TAILS
CALENDAR
MONDAY, NOVEMBER �
First Soccer Hall Match Game.
Required Gymnasium Cla�es begin.
Water Polo Practice begins.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1
8.45 a. M.�Cl.apel. Miss Anna F. Daviei
of Philadelphia.
7.30 P. m�Bible Class. Tl.e Rev. Robert
Johnston of Philadelphia.
9.30 p. m�Mid-week meeting of the C. A.
Leader, N. McFaden, '17.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3
8.00 p. li.�Suffrage Lecture, Mrs. Antoi-
nette Funk.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4
9.00 a. u.�Senior Oral Examination in
French.
8.00 P. M.�Demonstration of Eurythm'cs
in the Gymnasium.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6
6.00 P. M.�Vespers. Speaker, R. Cl eney,
'18.
8.00 p. m.�Chapel. Sermon by tie Rev.
Frank Latimer Janewayof the Brick Presby-
terian Church, N. Y.
MONDAY,  DECEMBER 6
8.00 P. U.�President Thomas' Reception
to the Seniors.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER �
7.30 P. u.�Mission Class. Speaker, Kate
Chambers Seehe, '11.
9.30 P. M.�M.d-week meeting of the C. A.
Leader, E. Biddle, '19.
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 11
8.00 p. ai.�Bates Camp Party in the
Gymnasium.
EA8TERN   ART   DELIGHTS   BRYN
MAWR
MUSIC   COMMITTEE    RECEIVES   $150
FROM GLEE CLUB
Sophomore Play Chinese Lantern
ESSAY PRIZE FOR UNDERGRADU-
ATES
Houghton Mifflin and Company la offer-
ing a prize for the best essay criticizing
Wllla Sibert Gather's "The Song of the
Lark", "with special reference to the
personality of The* Kronberg, the lead-
ing character". The competition la open
to the women undergraduates In all col-
leges in the United States. The essay
winning the first prise is to be printed
with the writer's name In the "Book
Room" of the "Atlantic Monthly". For
the three best essays there will be prises
of books to the value of twenty-fire,
fifteen, and ten dollars, the books to be
chosen by the winners from the Hough-
ton Mifflin catalogue. Bach contestant
may submit only one essay, not exceed-
ing a thousand words in length. The
conditions of the contest are posted fully
on the English bulletin board.
The Sophomore play, "The Chinese
Lantern", by Laurence Housman, was
consistently exotic and artistic to the
smallest detail. Even the rice-paper pro-
grams, with their grotesque dragons and
Chinese letters, carried out the illusion of
the Far East.
The success of the ambitious attempt
at singing the Aria from "Madam But-
terfly" as a curtain song was due mainly
to the high tenor of M. Mackenzie and C.
Eastwick. The scene disclosed, as the
curtain went up, was a Chinese studio.
The simple white paper panel, set in
black, formed a most effective frame for
the picture, the "Gate of the Muses",
around which the action of the play cen-
ters. The idol, the dragons at the base
of the panels, and the lanterns and vases
increased the Eastern atmosphere. The
apprentices, squatting in a semi-circle
with Yunglangstl asleep on the couch
piled high with pink cushions completed
a stage picture which, in careful grouping
and color combination, was not equaled
at any other moment in the play.
The choice of the play was happy in
that It gave an opportunity for stage ef-
fect and avoided the traditional knee-
breeches and hoop-skirts of college plays.
A. Booth proved a charming heroine.
Her acting maintained a high level
throughout the play and in her soliloquy
in the last act her pathos was convincing.
Though she appeared to better advantage
In the pathetic parts, her unique vivacity
carried off the lighter passages.
V. Pomeroy made a graceful and deco-
rative hero, even in her somber rags.
Although she lacked the verve and viril-
ity which go to make the popular hero,
her acting was appealing. V. Kneeland
cleverly portrayed the loathsome rag-and-
bone merchant, and R. Hart played the
grasping money lender to perfection. V.
Frazier, as Olangsti, spoke her lines well,
but much of the comedy of her part was
lost because of the lack of contrast be-
tween her and Mary Scott, who failed to
bring out the full humor of her part. F.
Richmond, as the would-be grocer, was
one of the most amusing characters In
the play. Of the apprentices. F, Buffum
iConhnutd �* Pag* 5)
First Concert Gift of Former Student
The Glee Club has presented the Music
Committee with $150 from the proceeds
of "Pinafore". With this gift and the
money pledged by the students the com-
mittee has been able to arrange for sev-
eral concerts.
The first concert, given last Friday
evening, was the gift of Emily Brown-
back, ex-'l*. Mrs. Katherine Bloodgood,
of New York, contralto, sang; Miss Wie-
and, who plays the organ in Chapel, ac
companied Mrs. Bloodgood. Mrs. Edith
liarcum. of the Harcum School, Bryn
Mawr, played a number of selections,
among which Chopin's "Berceuse" was
most enjoyable.
The Music Committee has arranged for
a concert on January 8th by Ernest
Schelllng, pianist. The Rich-Ktndler-
Hamman trio has been engaged for a
later date. In May a Russian choir from
the Greek Church in New York will give
a concert in the cloisters. This concert
is the gift of Mr. Charles R. Crane.
HALL      SOCCER      MATCHE8     BEGIN
IMMEDIATELY  AFTER
THANKSGIVING
Match games between soccer teams
chosen from each hall will begin Novem-
ber 29th. Each team will play twice a
week, and the hall having the greatest
number of points at the end of the season
will win the championship. Soccer will
count as required exercise.
No practises will be held before these
games, but the rules of soccer are easy
to learn. There are eleven players In a
team and the line-up Is just as In hockey.
The game Is played with an oval ball like
a football. No tackling is allowed, and
it is against the rules to touch the ball
with the arms or hands.
The schedule for the first week of
games Is:
Monday�Rockefeller vs. Pembroke Bast,
XSO.
Tueeday� Pembroke  Weat  SB   Denbigh.  3 SO
WMnrwlaj- Pembroke East ��� Merlon. �.�&.
Radnor  ti   Rockefeller.   4.00.
Thursday� IteabWb  vs.   Radaor.  8.30.
Friday-Merton t*.  Pembroke Woat, *.��.
COSTLY SLOWNESS BRINGS DEFEAT
Varsity Loses to All-Philadelphia, 3 to 6
The Bryn Mawr Varsity hockey season
was ended last Saturday by Varsity's de-
feat at the hands of All-Philadelphia.
Varsity lost to a team superior In spe�Ml
and in its ability to play well throughout
the game. All-Philadelphia did not relax
Its energies for a single instant; Varsity,
with the exception of M. Branson and J.
Pauling, did. Captain Branson, in steadi-
ness and alertness, outplayed herself at
center-half. Her well-timed hits, ac-
curacy of direction, and perfect grasp of
every situation, were unfailing. J. Paul-
ing, at right fullback, was the mainstay of
the defense. The other members of Var-
sity all played good hockey, but lacked
the consistent brilliancy which marked
All-Philadelphia.
During the first half the play wus \>r>
even and the ball constantly changed
sides. Time and again Varsity worked
the ball up the field only to be stopped by
an impregnable defense. Finally, how-
ever, the Bryn Mawr attack rssvltsd in a
corner and A. Stiles received the ball
from M. Bacon and shot the first goal of
the game. A little later a corner before
the Bryn Mawr goal occurred and C. Ches-
ton, right-inside for All-Philadelphia, shot
a goal. The half ended, with the score
still tied: Bryn Mawr, 1: All Philadel-
phia, 1.
In the second half, Varsity, partly ow-
ing to hard luck, slumped badly. The
, loss of II. Harris, regular left half, began
to show its effects In the weakening of
the whole halfback line. G. Hearne's com-
ing in late at right-inside was hard upon
her playing and the many shifts tried the
nerves of the team. V. Litchfield was
changed in the middle of the half from
center-forward to her old position at
right-half and G. Hearne put in her place
at center forward. M. Tyler went in for
G. Hearne at right inside. Most dis-
heartening was the loss of confidence
caused by the removal of M. Thompson.
She was withdrawn on account of strain-
ing her leg and C. Flake substituted. An
exhausting wind was the last factor
against Varsity and, during the slump,
\ll Philadelphia ran up their score with
five more goals. Varsity, however, came
back at the end of the half I. Brown
took the ball down the field, passed It be-
yond the fullbacks, and V. Litchfield sent
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