College News, 1935-10-30, Vol. 22, No. 03

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The College News
VOL. XXII, No. 3
BRYN MAWR AND WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1935
Copyright  BRYtt  MAWR
COLLEGE    NEWS.    1935
PRICE 10 CENTS
Imposing Academic
Procession Will Be
Part   Of   Exercises
Faculty     Committee     Chooses
Fourteen Student Marshals
To Participate
PROCESSION   LARGEST
IN COLLEGE'S HISTORY
The Academic Procession which will
inaugurate the official ceremonies
commemorating the Fiftieth Anniver-
sary of Bryn Mawr College will be
one of the most interesting and color-
ful spectacles connected with the
celebration. The procession will form
at about 10.45 A. M. along the front
of the Library and on the walk lead-
ing from Taylor Hall to the Library.
Promptly at eleven it will begin to
march down toward Goodhart Hall,
moving slowly along the path to
Rockefeller and through the Arch as
is customary in the commencement
procession.
The procession will be one of the
largest in the history of the college.
Among its members will be some of
the most distinguished people in the
country. There will be representa-
tives from nearly all the institutions
of higher learning east of the Mis-
sissippi.
Leading the procession will be Miss
Mary Gardiner, of the Biology De-
partment, who is a faculty marshal.
Immediately following her will come
the first two of the fourteen under-
graduate marshals, Miss Eleanor Taft,
1939, and Miss Eloise Chadwick-CoP
lins, 1939. They will guide the rep-
resentatives of the classes from 1890
to 1939 to their seats on the right
hand side of Goodhart, just in front
of the aisle. There are two represen-
tatives of each class, two representa-
tives of the Graduate School, two
Masters of Arts and two Doctors of
Philosophy. In the case of the alum-
nae the two chosen are the president
of her class and a person chosen by
her. The undergraduate classes are
represented by the president and vice-
president.
Following them will come two more
student marshals,  Miss  Ellen  Stone,
1936,  and Miss Eleanor Sayre, 1938.
They will escort the members of the
class of 1889 to the steps of the plat-
form, where Miss Gardiner, will seat
them. Other alumnae representatives
will be seated next by Miss Edith Rose,
1937,  and Miss Laura Thomson, 1937.
This group completes the first part
of the procession.
The faculty and staff then take their
Continued  on  Papo  Four
Foreign Policy Group
Plan   Lecture   Series
At this time of international stress
it is imperative that every clear-think-
ing, public-spirited citizen have at his
command unbiased, realistic and
timely facts upon which to found an
intelligent attitude toward world
problems. As all students of foreign
relations are aware, the Foreign
Policy Association is devoted to the
dissemination of just such facts as
these.
The Foreign Policy Association is
a nation-wide organization whose pur-
pose is to develop in America a body
of public opinion, accurately informed
and expertly critical in regard to in-
ternational affairs. In the words of
Elihu Root, "A democracy which
undertakes to control its own foreign
relations ought to know something
about the subject"; and it is upon this
conviction that the aim of the Foreign
Policy Association is based.
The Association functions through
discussion meetings and publications.
During the course of the coming win-
ter there will be six luncheon-discus-
sions at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
at which authoritative speakers will
present two or more differing points
of view on current international prob-
lems. The tentative schedule for these
meetings is as follows: November 23,
December 7, January 11, February 1,
February 29 and March 21. The first
meeting will probably be on some
phase of the Italo-Ethiopian dispute.
Meanwhile the weekly and fort-
nightly Foreign Policy publications
are being given over almost entirely
to this subject. These are prepared
by a research staff of ten experts and
include a weekly News-Bulletin con-
sisting of timely interpretations of
current events "of world-wide import-
ance; fortnightly reports which give
the background as well as the immedi-
ate implications of certain selected
problems; and a series of six "Head-
line Books." The inaugural issuance
of this last series appeared in the
early part of October and received an
immediately enthusiastic reception.
Entitled "War Tomorrow; Will We
Keep Out?" it briefly and graphically
proceeds to describe the causes which
eventually involved the United States
in the last war and to suggest the
best method for", and ^iterate the im-
portance of, maintaining the strictest
neutrality if America hopes to avoid
European entanglements. The re-
maining issues will deal with: "Dic-
tatorship, Made in U. S. A., Peace
and Party Platforms, Clash in the
Pacific, Flags and Drums."
College students should be interest-
Continued on Page Four
Faculty Rehearse "Cymbeline" in Absentia;
Three Mock Imogens Romp for Charity
Last week there appeared the provo-
cative announcement that the faculty
planned a production of Cymbeline, in
order to "refresh our jaded thespian
enthusiasm," and that undergraduates
would be permitted to attend a rehear-
sal on Friday night. At the foot of
the announcement were the words:
"Directed by W. Safford and A.
Reese" and "No Faculty Admitted."
A few misguided souls wandered
about, querying plaintively of all whom
they met: "How can the. faculty re-
hearse Cymbeline if they aren't
there?" The answer to that is that
the faculty can do miraculous things,
even to being in Goodhart when
they're not admitted. The perform-
ance was hilarious, with a large and
well-selected cast, which included not
one, but three, Imogens, played by
Mrs. Manning (Letitia Brown), Mrs.
Chadwick-Collins (Mary Sands) and
Miss Donnelly (Margaret Kidder).
From the opening of the curtains,
which had been bulging mysteriously
for several moments before, there was
no lapse in the loud and delightei
laughter of the audience.
Dr. Chew (Peggy Veeder) and Mr.
Samuel Arthur King (Gertrude Leigh-
ton) were directing the cast admir-
ably, recommending Hollinshed's
Chronicles and Graduated Exercises
in   Articulation   for   any   difficulties
which might arise. Mr. King stated
that, had he been three' inches taller,
"he would have been the world's great-
est Hamlet." Miss Veeder and Miss
Leighton both gave excellent imita-
tions, with carefully copied gestures.
The most effective imitation in the
show was that of Letitia Brown as
Mrs. Manning. Attired in a suit, and
extremely well made-up, she attained
the high point of the performance
when she approached the bed where
the other two Imogens lay, and settled
herself thereon with a sigh and the
remark: "I'm perfectly content to
uphold the Trinity."
Winifred Safford as Dr. Weiss,
Anne Reese as Dr. Gray, and Mar-
garet Kidder as Miss Donnelly gave
splendid characterizations, correct in
almost every detail. Other outstand-
ing performances were: Edith Rose
as Dr. Bernheimer, Doreen Canaday
as Miss Ward, Frederica Bellamy
as Dr. Ernst Diez, and Barbara Mer-
chant as Dr. Miiller in the role of
Posthumous Leonatus, heaping vilest
abuse in the sweetest, softest tones im-
aginable.
Sally Park suddenly burst upon the
stage as Miss Petts playing the Sooth-
sayer; she whirled and rolled most
successfully around the stage just be-
fore the advent of Sylvia Wright. The
Continued  on  Pare  Five
College Calendar
Friday, November 1: Histor-
ical Sketches. Goodhart, 9 P. M.
Admission by card only.
Saturday, November 2, .,LJL30
A. M.: Fiftieth Anniversary
Celebration. Goodhart. Ad-
mission by card only.
3.00 P. M.: Presentation of
the M. Carey Thomas Prize
Award.
9.00 P. M.: Historical Sketch-
es. Undergraduates and Alum-
nae especially invited. Admis-
sion by card only.
Monday, November 4: Sec-
ond Team Hockey Game with
Rosemont, 4 P. M.
Tuesday, November 5: Var-
sity Hockey Team Game with
the Faculty, 4.00 P. M.
Thursday, November 7: Vo-
cational Tea at 4.15 in the Com-
mon Room. Miss Katherine
Taylor will speak.
Class of '37 Will Take
Comprehensive Exams
One-Quarter  of   Seniors'   Time
Will Be Devoted To Reading
And  Preparation
AIM TO IMPROVE WORK
Goodhart, October 24.�Mrs. Man-
ning announced in Chapel that, ac-
cording to the Faculty's decision at
their October meeting, a final exami-
nation in the major subject will be
required next year for every candi-
date for the A. B. degree. The ex-
amination will make obvious changes
in the programs of seniors, since
preparation for it will take one-quar-
ter of the student's time. The object
of the examination is to improve the
character of undergraduate work,
especially in the last two years.
There are two kinds of examina-
tion on which educators have recently
been working: the simple test, meant
to divide the "sheep from the goats,"
and the type which is a climax to
one's intellectual work, which allows
threads of knowledge to be gathered
together and presented with a per-
spective gained by a continuous study.
Psychologists who have worked on ob-
jective tests to classify people, find
their native abilities sometimes with-
out reference to their acquired knowl-
edge. These examinations do test ac-
curacy and speed, but not the powers
of self-expression and organization.
The final examination^ at Bryn Mawr
will not be of this objective type.
The preparation, even more than the
actual examination, is important. The
grading will be carefully done, and a
faculty committee is trying to standar-
dize examinations so that all will be of
Ihe same relative difficulty.
This examination will give oppor-
tunity for broader reading, and a bet-
ter working out of ideas in the field
one knows best. The sciences will
give more chances for field work,
laboratory work, etc. The languages
want to stress more phonetics and
linguistics, and to emphasize the use
of the language. The extra time given
for reading will allow the student to
judge how books express ideas; and
the general readings related to her
subject will give her a basis for a
philosophy in her field. The inter-
relation of subjects of different de-
partments is to be considered, espe-
cially for the examination. Coopera-
tion and interdependence between the
departments is to be desired, not so
Continued on  rape Thre�
Prominent Educators Come To Bryn Mawr
Friday For Two-Day Anniversary Program
Presidents of Harvard, Johns Hopkins,  Radcliffe  Are  Speakers
With Miss Thomas At Celebration When Mrs. F.*L. Slade
Presents Alumnae Gift To College
DINNER   PARTIES  ARE   PLANNED   FOR   DELEGATES
N. B. C. Will Broadcast
Anniversary   Programs
A national broadcast of the speeches
of eminent educators will be made
from Goodhart Hall on Saturday
morning from 11.30 to 12.30 Eastern
Standard Time. The five speakers are
President Park, President Conant of
Harvard University, President Corn-
stock of Radcliffe College, President
Bowman ugpohns Hopkins University,
and President-emeritus Thomas of
Bryn Mawr College. At the conclu-
sion of the speeches, Mrs. F. Louis
Slade, who has worked so untiringly
as Chairman of the Fiftieth Anniver-
sary Fund, will present the Alumnae
Gift to the college. Amplifiers, placed
in the auditorium of Goodhart, will
enable the audience to hear distinctly
in all parts of the hall. The presenta-
tion of the M. Carey Thomas Prize
award to Dr. Florence Rena Sabin,
which will take place in Goodhart Hall
at 3.00 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
will be repeated for the radio audience
from 5 to 5.30 P. M., Eastern Stand-
ard Time. Speeches by Dr. Simon
Flexner, retired/head of the Rocke-
feller Foundation, and by Dr. Sabin
will follow the radio presentation of
the prize.
Members of the undergraduate choir
will take part in the Historical
Sketches on both Friday and Saturday
evenings. Skirts of the girl athletes
of the gay '90's are at present gracing
the campus again. They should draw
the interest of the modern college girl
to the days when grandmothers
played tackle football in long tweed
skirts.
Rooms for the great Influx of Alum-
nae which is expected on Friday will
be in Rockefeller Hall. Its present
inmates will migrate to Pembroke Hall
for a buffet luncheon Friday noon and
will remain away from Rockefeller
unt!n- Saturday.
Subscriptions!
Subscriptions to the College
News may begin at any time,
but it is preferable to have them
start in October. Former sub-
scribers, henceforth, will have
to notify the Subscription Man-
ager before November first if
they wish their subscription
continued. Otherwise their
names will be removed from the
mailing list. The price is $2.50
a year for papers delivered on
the campus and $3.00 for those
which are mailed.
Strange Beasts People
Dark Depths of Merion
To the collection in 53-57 Merion
Hall of frog and fish embryos, a skull,
and what is believed to be a young
rat, is added another, but more lively
constituent in the person of Louis
XI, the praying (not preying) man-
tis. He owes his present existence
in the lap of luxury to Miss Augus-
ta Arnold, his sponsor, who is very
busy catching his meals for him in
her spare time. It seems that Louis
will eat anything in the line of in-
sects as long as it is served to him
properly. He acknowledges a pre-
ference for Japanese Beetles, but of
late he has had to content himself
with live flies, bees, and moths. He
prefers his meals on the hoof, as it
were, because obviously they are so
much fresher when alive. There is
nothing more unappetising than an
old, dusty moth. This finicky atti-
tude of "his forces Miss Arnold to
forego the use of a fly-swatter, and
to catch Louis' meals in her bare
hands. She keeps a small bottle of
chloroform (which she acquired with
much difficulty and many formalities
at the drug store) for the express
purpose of dazing insects so that
she won't be forced to damage a
wing or appendage in order to con-
trol them. But, of course, she can't
feed a chloroformed dead fly to
Louis because he would then run the
risk of absorbing too much chloro-
form himself. Accordingly, after she
has put the fly to sleep, she waits
for it to awake and breath out the
anaesthetic, before presenting it to
the mantis.
Miss Anne Leigh Goodman named
Louis after the king of France who
was called "the spider" by his
Continued  on  Pa*e  Flv�
From the afternoon of Friday, No-
vember 1, until late the following
night, the college will be plunged into
a whirl of activity. There will be
speeches, dinners, teas, presentations
and processions in continuous succes-
sion. For the benefit of those who
cannot attend all these functions, but
who are nevertheless interested, as
well as for those who will want to at-
tend them all in their proper order,
the following schedule is printed:
Friday, November 1
4.00-6.00 P. M� Registration of
delegates and guests. The Deanery.
Tea will be served.
7.00 P. M.�'Dinner for delegates
from colleges, universities and learned
societies, and representatives from
schools, with President Park. Rocke-
feller Hall.
�Dinner for Alumnae representa-
tives with President-emeritus Thomas.
The Deanery.
9.00 P. M.-^* Historical Sketches.
Goodhart Hall. (For official guests,
including Alumnae representatives.
All seats reserved.)
Saturday, November 2
11.00 A. M� Forming of the Aca-
demic Procession of delegates from
colleges, universities and learned so-
cieties and faculty of Bryn Mawr
College. The library. (Academic
dress.)
11.30 A. M.�'Fiftieth Anniversary
Celebration.    Goodhart Hall.
Speakers:
President Conant
of Harvard University.
President Comstock
of Radcliffe College.
President Bowman
of Johns Hopkins University.
President-emeritus Thomas
of Bryn Mawr College.
Presentation  of  Alumnae  Gift  by
Mrs. F. Louis Slade, Chairman of the
Fiftieth  Anniversary  Fund  and   Di-
rector of Bryn Mawr College.
1.00-2.00 P. M.�'Buffet luncheon.
The Gymnasium.
3.00 P. M.�Presentation of the M.
Carey Thomas Award. Goodhart Hall.
(No ticket required.)
7.30 P. M.�'President Park's din-
ner for the Alumnae.    The Deanery.
9.00 P. M� 'Historical Sketches.
Goodhart Hall. (Exclusively for
Alumnae and  Undergraduates.)
�Admission by ticket only.
Brave Fire-Fighters Save Shack
Two brave Bryn Mawr students
saved the shack near Low Buildings
and perhaps Low Buildings itself
from fire on Sunday afternoon. Some-
one had evidently thrown a lighted
match into the brush along the road
in front of the shack. A fire was
flaring up just as the students strolled
by. Since their violent stamping on
it did no good, they rushed to Low
Buildings for fire buckets and aid.
The maid, the only person present, did
not seem interested. The two hero-
ines grabbed fire buckets and a broom
and dashed for the spreading fire,
hut were unable to stop it. At length
one of the fire-fighters ran to a house
further up Gulph Road and begged
the owner to telephone quickly for the
fire department. The kind lady polite-
ly asked her to sit down. Some time
was spent in convincing the lady that
the fire was dangerous; but she finally
called the department. Meanwhile the
man from the power house and two
kind automobilists with a fire extin-
guisher quenched the blaze. The heroic
girls continued their walk and seven
minutes later the Bryn Mawr village
fire-engine tinkled down Roberts Road
past Low Buildings. They were just
a little late and never saw even the
ashes of the fire because they turned
left  when they reached Gulph Road.