College News, 1916-02-10, Vol. 02, No. 16

              The College News
Volume II.   No. 16
BRYN MAWR, PA., FEBRUARY 10, 1916
Price 5 Cents
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10
4-6�Faculty tea to the Graduate Students
in Rockefeller Hal..
FRIDAY,  FEBRUARY 11
8.30 p. u.�Swimming Meet.    Finals.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12
8.00 p. M.�Lecture by Professor Creigh-
tont of Cornell University.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13
. 6.00 p. m.�Vespers.   Speaker, M. L. Thur-
man, '19.
8.00 p. m.�Chapel. Sermon by Father
F. C. Powell of the Society of St. John, the
Evangelist.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY IS
8.30 p. M.�President Thomas at home to
the graduate students.
7.30 p. m.�Meeting of I lie Red Cross in
Rockefeller Basement.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
7.30�Bible Classes.
8.00�Faculty Red Cross meeting in Cartref.
9.30�Mid-week meeting of the C. A.
Leader, A. Werner, '16.
FRIDAY,  FEBRUARY 18
8.00 P. m.� Meeting of the Graduate Club.
Address by Profestor Edward Cheyneyof the
University of Pennsylvania.
8.30�Booby Swimming Meet.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10
6.00p.if.�Vespers. Speaker,H.Harris '17.
8.00 p. m.�Chapel.   Sermon by The Rev.
William Van Allen, of Boston.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY XI
8.30�President Thomas at home   to the
Senior Ciass.
8.30�Water Polo match games begin.
DECIDE  INCREASED ENDOWMENT
FUND TO BE MEMORIAL
NEW PLAN FOR CUT REGULATION
Large   Annual   Alumnae   Meeting
The Alumnae Association held its an-
nual meeting in Taylor Hall on Saturday,
January 29th. About two hundred mem-
bers were present, the majority from
Philadelphia and neighborhood, with a
large delegation from New York, and rep-
resentatives from Boston, Pittsburgh,
Baltimore, Washington and other places.
The business occupied both a morning
and an afternoon session. Between the
sessions the association was entertained
at a luncheon in Pembroke Hall, at which
President Thomas made a brief speech.
The association determined to raise the
money to endow a chair as a memorial
to Miss Garrett.
The morning session was taken up with
reports on the work of the association
and its various committees. The chair-
man of the Academic Committee, Pauline
Goldmark. "96, reported on the work of
the committee in general and particularly
on the subject of entrance requirements,
telling of several modifications which
have been suggested for the requirements
in Modern Languages, Science and His-
tory, and for a closer examination of the
entrance requirements to the standards
of the College Entrance Examination
Board. Miss Goldmark remarked with
satisfaction on the discontinuance of the
rule of last year regulating attendance at
lectures.
Lecture System Unsatisfactory
Elizabeth Sergeant.  1903. reported the
results  of  the  investigations  of  a  new
~tjUih rnmmHtfr whose work is familiarlz-
The Gymnasium  was crowded  to  the | ing  the  Academic  Committee  with  the
DR.  KINQ8BURY SECURES NOTED
SPEAKERS  FOR  MISSION   STUDY
Each  Student to  Report to   Hall
Representative
A new plan for regulating cutting,
which was worked out by the Advisory
Board because of the excessive cut-
ting last semester, was unanimously ac-
cepted by the Undergraduate Association
at a meeting on Thursday, February 3rd.
Each student is asked to report to her
hall representative each time she cuts and
whether her cut was excused or unex-
i cused.
A committee is to be made up of the
; President   of   the   Association   and   the
! class representatives on the board.  This
committee Is to keep the student records
of cutting and is to compare them with
the office records, probably once a month.
The  hall   representatives  report   cuts  to
I this committee.    No student is  required
: to explain  why she cuts, but  the repre-
sentative from her class on the committee
has the right to ask the reason for exces-
: she cutting.   "This is in no sense a police
! system", Miss Werner said, "It is rather
| a protective measure, and it is hoped that
it will lessen the cutting".
DR. GRAY LEND8 COLLECTION
OF JAPANE8E PRINTS�HUNG
IN LIBRARY CORRIDOR
MASEFIELD
SPEAKS    ON
POETRY
ENGLISH
Reads Own Works to Large Audience
last corner of the balcony Saturday, Jan-
uary 22(1, when Mr. John Masefleld deliv-
ered   his   address   on   English   poetry.
trend of Ideas in other institutions. Th?
committee visited several Eastern col-
leges  and  found  general  dissatisfaction
After the lecture Mr. Masefleld read from ; with the lecture system as the sole sys-
his own works. He chose a selection ; tern of instruction. The main modiflca-
from "Dauber", the Verger's story from ' tions proposed are the dialectic or so-
"The Everlasting Mercy", and a number ' cratic  method  of class  discussion,  and
of short poems, among which were:
"C. L. M.", "Spanish Waters", "Sea Fever",
"Prayer", and "August, 1914", one of his
more recent works, which for its under-
standing of the war and the spirit of
England, has been called the best among
the modern war poems.
English Poetry Companionable
"Probably we all agree as to what
poetry ought to be", said Mr. Masefleld.
"It ought to be the passion of brooding
on the great stories of the race . . .
It ought to be a thing deepening every
relation, gladdening every effort, and
hallowing every place". According to
him, the art of a nation is dependent on
its climate. "The men who make art do
so because they are sensitive to impres-
sions". Mr. Masefleld pointed out that
England's genius was like the English
climate, temperate, and like the English
sunshine, liable to Interruption. "The
climate of England", he said, "is a com-
panionable climate, and English poetry is
like   It,   companionable.     The   English
applications of the Landell or case sys-
tem so successfully used In law schools.
Two other members of the Academic
Committee also reported on behalf of
their subcommittees. Anne Lawther, '97,
spoke in favor of the establishment by
local branches of scholarships for Fresh-
men, which should be not smaller than
$300, so that the burden of expenses
should be materially lightened.
Esther Lowenthal. 1905, reported on a
system of honors In special subjects.   The
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THREE RECORDS BROKEN IN
FIRST   SWIMMING   MEET
Odd  Claasea  Lead
In the first swimming meet on Friday
night three records were broken. The
plunging for distance was extraordinarily
good. M. Willard almost equalled the
College record held by E. Faulkner, 1913,
of 49 ft. 7 in.    A. Gest. the next person
The exhibit of Japanese prints in the
north corridor of the Library, second
floor, is a collection loaned by Dr. Gray
and picked up, so he said, from the ends
of the earth. The collection represents the
development of Japanese art from about
the middle of the 18th Century to the mid-
dle or early part of the 19th century and,
beginning with the single figure, goes
from that through the combination of fig-
ure and landscape to the single landscape
or the landscape with very small figures.
The earliest prints, Dr. Gray said, are
in black and white and then come the
ones where the color is put in with the
brush, such as the print of the girl and
the cat. Later on the black and white
outlines are filled In with color by blocks.
In the early figures only two or three
colors are used and here the design is
better than In the later prints. Ftomaro's.
for instance, where the variety of colors
and consequently the large number of
blocks Is apt to slur the design.
In the series of ships, however, which
includes two of the earliest illustrations
of steamships, the register is very accu-
rate, although a great many colors are
used. Besides the steamships, which
seem to be flying American Flags, there
is a Dutch ship, a Korean ship, a Chinese
ship, and an English war-ship.
The prints of landscapes are mainly
the series of "Travels in Tokio" by Hoku-
sai and the larger landscapes by Hlros-
hlge. The latter are thought to have
influenced Whistler. Dr. Gray said.
The Mission Study Classes had their
first meetings on February 9th. Kate
Chambers Seelye, "11, led the first of the
classes on Turkey and will In the future
alternate with D. Chambers, '19. M.
Branson's series of lessons from Old
Testament Biographies began with the
Life of Joshua.
Miss Kingsbury's class on social work,
the only one which Is to have outside
speakers, will have the opportunity to
hear from experts in social service. The
| course began with a talk by Dr. Kings-
bury on "The Fields of Social Work".
I The rest of the program is:
February 16�"The Scope of Community
Education". Miss Anna navies, Head-
Worker, College Settlement of Philadel-
phia.
February 23�"The Settlement in Rela-
tion to Community Education", Miss
Anna Davies.
March 1�"The Scope of Social Guard-
ianship", Mrs. Martha P. Falconer, Super-
intendent, Girls' Department of the Glen
Mills Schools.
March 8�"Reform Schools for Girls in
Relation to Social Guardianship", Mrs.
Martha P. Falconer.
March IS�"Education of the Adult
Woman Worker". Miss Jean Hamilton,
Executive Secretary, National League for
Women Workers.
March 22�"The Work of the NaUonal
League for Women Workers in Relation
to the Education of the Adult Woman
Worker." Miss Jean Hamilton.
April 1�"The Work of the Children's
Uureau for Social Progress". Miss Julia
l^athrop. Chief of the Federal Children's
Bureau.
April         "Education    of    the    Public
through the Association for !.abor Legis-
lation", Mr. John B. Andrews, Secretary.
American Association for Labor Legists
tion.
April 12�"The Training Schools for
Social Work", Professor Klngsbury.
E.  ANDREWS  WIN8  "NEWS"
COMPETITION
Ethel Andrews has been elected to the
"News" Board as a result of 1919's com-
petition. Two of her articles have already
been printed. The work of most of the
other competitors was irregular, though
many showed ability.
The competition for another editor from
1918. who will come on the Board the
first part of April, is now open
BOOBY SWIMMING MEET TO BE HELD
poets are not remote.   They mingle with   P'�*'"*. broke the record by more than
two feet, making 51 ft. 114 in. A few
moments later H. Spaldlng made 51 ft.
4 In. L. Peters, 1919. broke the record of
37 sec. in the 136 ft. swim on front made
In 1913 by Miss Ewart. a graduate student
making 36 2/5 sec. In the relay race,
1917 best 1916. making 75 4/5 sec., thus
the crowd. They are not masters of
men's brains, but companions of their
hearts".
Chaucer Representative English Poet
"If I were to choose a man representa-
tive" of all that English art Is and has
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
MAKE PLANS
MEET    TO
The swimming captains have decided to
have the time-honored Booby swimming
meet again this year on February 18th.
This has not been held since 1912, when
such a meet was given to entertain the
inter-collegiate Christian Association Con-
ference, which met at Bryn Mswr. Some
of the events are obstacle races, swim in
clothes, tilting, crazy diving and tug of
war.
been", said Mr. Masefleld, "I would choose   breaking  1918's  record of 76 sec.    1919
Chaucer". Although, according to Mr.
Masefleld, Chaucer was neither a dra-
matic nor an epic poet and bis place Is
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fouled In the race with 1918. so the finals
next week will be between 1917 and 1918.
1917 now has the most points snd 1919
Is a close second
Plans for the semester will be made at
an open meeting of the student Volunteer
Band on Thursday, February 10th. The
meeting will be held In the C. A. library
and all those interested In missions may
come. The Student Volunteers hsve de-
cided to invite to most of their meetings
sll who wish to come, as many who are
not   volunteers   hope   to   do   missionary
FREE LECTURES ON 8HAKE8PEARE
As a celebration of the 300th anniver-
sary of Shakespeare's death, the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania has arranged for s
series of eight free lectures on Shake-
speare They will be given in Houston
Hall every Wednesday afternoon at 4.00.
from March 1st to April 19th. John Mase-
fleld will deliver the first lecture. March
1st. on   Shakespeare In Tragedy"