College News, 1916-01-06, Vol. 02, No. 13

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The College News
Volume II.   No. 13
BRYN MAWR, PA., JANUARY 6, 1916
Price 5 Centa
CALENDAR
SATURDAY, JANUARY �
8.00 p. m.�Taylor Hall. Piano Recital by
Ernest Schelling.
SUNDAY, JANUARY t
6.00 p. u.�Vespers. Speaker, D. Cham-
bers, '19.
8.00 p. h.�Chapel. Sermon by the Rev.
Henry Lubeck of New York.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11
7.30 to 10.00�Rockefeller Basement. Red
'Cross Meeting.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12
4.30 to 6.00�Faculty Tea to the Graduates
in Denbigh Hall.
9.30 p. m.�Mid-week Meeting of the C. A.
Leader, F. Day, '19.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 14
8.00 p. m.� Recital by Mr. 8amucl Arthur
King for the Polish Relief Fund.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 16
6.00 p. m.�Vespers. Speaker, N. McFaden,
�17.
8.00 p. m.�Chapel. Sermon by the Rev.
Robert Speer.
MONDAY, JANUARY 17
8.00 p. m.�President Thomas at home to
the Senior Class.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY It
Collegiate examinations begin.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 22
8.00 p. if.�Lecture on English Poetry by
Mr. John Masefield.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 29
Collegiate examinations end.
ENDOWMENT MORE POPULAR WITH
ALUMN/E THAN  STUDENTS'
BUILDING
Suggest Possibility of Both
At the meeting of the Undergraduate
Association on Thursday, December 16th,
President Werner gave the arguments of
the Finance Committee of the Alumna?
in favour of endowing a Professor's Chair
as a memorial for Miss Oarrett. The
alumnae feel that an increase in pro-
fessors' salaries is a pressing need. An-
other endowed chair would mean that the
money formerly going to the professor
who receives the chair will be released
and added to the other salaries; hence it
would be a benefit to all the professors,
associate professors and readers. Every
year class collections are taken among
the alumnae to add to the Endowment
Fund, which goes toward the establish-
ment of a new chair. With these class
collections and reunion gifts the alumna?
have collected $29,149. With $75,000 a
chair can be endowed; $50,000 is needed
to start the Students' Building. The
alumnae suggest as a possible plan that
the undergraduates co-operate with them
in raising $125,000, which sum will be
sufficient for both the chair and the
Students' Building.
Miss Werner explained the point of
view of the Alumnae Finance Committee.
She said, "The alumnae asked to have
brought before the Undergraduate Asso-
ciation the importance of endowing an-
other chair. It would be a very appropri-
ate memorial, as Miss Oarrett showed
her interest in the Intellectual side of
College, more than in any other side, by
giving scholarships and fellowships, and
constantly contributing to the endow-
ment fund. The alumnae feel that they
can raise more money for this more im-
portant cause, but as the Students' Build-
ing is the memorial most desired by the
undergraduates the Finance Committee
suggests the possibility of co-operation
to raise a sum large enough to cover the
expenses of both the chair and the Stu-
dents' Building".
MANY ALUMN/C  8ENT TO
WOMAN  SUFFRAGE  CONVENTION
President Thomas  Honored
The annual convention of the National
Woman Suffrage Association was held in
Washington from Tuesday, December
14th to Saturday, December 18th. Thirty-
five delegates of the College Equal Suf-
frage League were present. Dean Reilly
represented Bryn Mawr.
Business sessions of the association
were held every day, at which reports of
this year's campaign and plans for future
campaigns were discussed. Dr. Anna
Howard Shaw, who has been President
for the last twelve years, resigned in or-
der to have more time for public speak-
ing. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, who has
been head of the New York State Woman
Suffrage Party, was elected In her place.
Dr. Shaw was unanimously made Hono-
rary President of the Association to be
a member of the Executive Board.
At a meeting of the delegates on Fri-
day $50,000 for next year's budget were
pledged in one afternoon. Twenty-five
dollars were pledged "In honor of the
women alumnaB of Cornell, and in honor
of their most distinguished member, who
has done so much for the cause. President
M. Carey Thomas." Twenty-five dollars
were also pledged In honor of the Bryn
Mawr alumnae.
On Saturday the College Equal Suffrage
League held its business meeting, at
WDict President Thomaj presided. Mrs.
Howes, executive secretary of the College
League, gave her report. She said that
twenty chapters of the league now exist
in the various colleges for women, and
that special effort Is to be made to in-
crease this number. The league, she said,
wishes to furnish two speakers annually
to each of its chapters.
After the meeting a luncheon for about
two hundred was given, at which Presi-
dent Thomas was the toastmistress and
Dean Reilly spoke. Dr. Shaw was the
guest of honor.
Among the Bryn Mawr alumnae who
were present were: Mrs. Susan Walker
Fitzgerald, '93, retiring recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Mary Foulke Morrison, '99,
elected In her place; Mrs. Cora Hardy
Jarrett. '98; Mrs. Ella Sealy Newell, '99;
Jean Crawford, '02; Alice Miller. '14; Isa-
bel Miller, 11; Laura Delano. '14; Anna
Stearns, '11; Helen Emerson, '11; Mrs.
Katrina Ely Tiffany, '97; Mrs. Frances
Fincke Hand, '98; Mrs. Helen Annan
Scrlbner, '91; Mrs. Alice Field Newkirk,
graduate student, '11*12; Violet Foster.
�02; Marlon Reilly, '01.
FABIAN   SOCIETY   DEBATES
Dr.  Oe  Laguna, on  Impromptu  Speaking,
at Bryn Mawr
TRAVELING   CHAPERONS
The appointment of two traveling chap-
erons, to take charge of special parties of
girl students and young women traveling
alone over the railroad, was announced
on December 30th by the Baltimore and
Ohio. The chaperons, It is stated, will be
of valuable assistance in imparting Infor-
mation as to points of Interest arrang-
ing for tickets, hotel accommodations,
baggage transfers, and other details of
travel, all of which arrangements will be
made with the cooperation and approval
of the school authorities. The new ap-
pointees are the wives of agents of the
Baltimore and Ohio and are experienced
travelers.
It Is the plan of the B. A O. to retain
the traveling chaperons permanently In
the f tsaenger department organisation
Speaking In Chapel on December 17th,
Dr. de Laguna said:
"I believe that the finest thing I saw in
an EngllBh university was a meeting of
the Fabian Society at Oxford. This so-
ciety is socialistic In its origin; but that
fact had no bearing upon the meeting to
which I refer. There was a debate on the
question:
!     Resolved, That England is largely re-
sponsible for the present war.
An eminent Cambridge scholar, Mr.
Bertrand Russell, who had come over for
the occasion, opened for the affirmative,
and a fellow of one of the Oxford colleges
replied. After the opening speeches,
members of the society, graduate and un-
dergraduate, took part, not in any set
order, and not on sides to which they had
been assigned In advance, but freely and
according to their convictions. As each
speaker finished, there were always three
or four ready and eager to begin. Finally,
Mr. Russell was called upon to close the
debate.
It was by all odds the best Impromptu
debating that I ever heard. The speaking
was excellent, and the discussion showed
hard and fearless thinking. I was particu-
larly struck by the number of young men
who spoke for the affirmative. It seemed
to me that it showed an admirable inde-
pendence of thought, to take that side at
such a time and in such a place.
I   have   been   wondering   whether   It
would not be possible to found a similar
organization   here�an   organization   for
the free discussion of questions of great
public or collegiate interest   Such an or-
ganization would, I suppose. Include un-
dergraduate and graduate Btudents, and
j possibly also women of the faculty and
, administrative staff of the college�all. of
l course, on terms of perfect equality.   An
executive  committee  would   choose   the
� questions for discussion and secure the
| principal speakers.   These would be per-
1 sons who were known to take a deep <n-
> terest in the questions.    They might be
business or professional men from Phila-
' delphla and other nearby cities, or poll-
| tlclans or writers or teachers.   In case of
matters   of   local   concern,   they   would
, naturally be members of our own College
�often  enough  undergraduate students.
Meetings  would  be  held  three  or four
times a term.    Those who joined the so-
ciety would do so, not with the expecta-
tion of being silent partners�for all mem-
bers of the College would, as a general
rule, be admitted to the debates�but to
take active part In  the  discussions  as
often as they felt they had anything to
'say.
It seems to me that such an organize
tlon would do a good deal for Bryn Mawr
College, or for any American college�
vastly more than any of our ordinary de-
bating societies".
INNOVATION   IN   GYM   CONTE8T
Unprepared Drill  New Feature
The plans for the usual Gymnasium
Contest between the Sophomore and
Freshman classes have been somewhat
changed this year. Instead of having a
drill In free movements set beforehand
and memorized by the class, one of the
Judges, Dr. Carl Schrader, of the Harvard
University Gymnasium, will put them
through a free movement drill. The
classes will be Judged for their physical
ability, responsiveness to commands, at-
tention and concentration. Each class
will be drilled alone, that is, while the
Sophomores are being drilled the Fresh-
men will be sent from the room so that
drill will be entirely new to them also.
Apparatus work Is also on a slightly
different basis this year. Each class has
1st, 2nd, and 3rd team Captains and Man-
agers, who will manage the work for the
day In the gym classes, each team work-
ing as a division. The exercises for the
contest will be arranged and selected by
the class Captains.
A club drill and folk dancing will, as
usual, be a part of the contest.
The Gymnasium leaders for this year
are: 1918. Apparatus, M. McKensie;
Clubs, L. T. Smith; Drill, K. Holllday;
Dancing, D. Kuhn; General Supervisor, R.
Cheney.
1919: Apparatus, A. 8tlles; Clubs, H.
Johnson. The others have not yet been
chosen.
QUIET HOUR8 TO BE ENFORCED
No  Motion  Made for Abolition
As a quorum was not present at the
Self-Government Meeting on Thursday,
December 16th, and as no motion was
made to change quiet hours, President
Russell said that the Board regarded the
attitude of the Association to be In fa-
vour of the present regulations regarding
quiet hours, and that hereafter these reg-
ulations will be considered as Important
as any other self-government regulations.
If the regulations are not kept, the Board
and Head Proctors will be expected to see
that they are enforced.
President Russell announced that two
students going to or from Mrs. Miller's
or Miss Martlen's after dark must take
the main road past Shipley's, and that
students shall not go to Miss Wesson's
after dark In parties of less than three.
C. Hall read the report of the convention
In Cleveland.
PRESIDENT  THOMA8   GIVE8   BOOK8
TO  FICTION  LIBRARY
Committee's Selections  Received
18 EIGHTHOUR  DAY  TOO  LONG?
1917 to Debate
Resolved, That an eight-hour day of In-
tellectual work Is too long for a college
student, will be the subject of 1917's de-
bate on Wednesday, January 12th, at
8.30 p. m.. In room F, Taylor Hall.
The affirmative will be taken by D.
Shipley and probably M. Wlllett, and the
negative will be taken by V. Utchfleld
and M. Scattergood. The % captain of
1917's team this year Is D. Shipley.
The Denbigh Fiction Library has re-
ceived several new books. President
Thomas has given a volume of "The
Harbor", by Ernest Poole, and "The High
Priestess", by Robert Grant, which, she
says, "Is being much discussed Just now
because of Its presentation of 'the woman
question*".
The new books selected by the commit-
tee which have already arrived are:
"The Money Master�Parker.
"The Wisdom of Father Brown"-
terton.
"These Twain"�Bennett.
�The Would- Be-Goods"�Nesbtt.
"Second Blooming"�George.
-The Uttle Iliad"�Hewlltt.
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