College News, 1936-11-04, Vol. 23, No. 05

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The College News
VOL. XXIII, No. 5
BRYN MAWR AND WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1936
Copyright   BRYN   MAWR
COLLEGE NEWS. 1936
PRICE 10 CENTS
Hockey Exhibition
Reveals Superior
Individual Playing
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International    Hockey    Teams
Intermixed on Field; Give
Clever  Series of Skits   '
In Evening
FIND POOL OVERHEATED
International Hockey Conference
Last Thursday eight international
hockey teams played in mixed teams
on the two Bryn MaWr fields. Al-
though they had the disadvantage
of being chosen at random, there
was evidence in the individual play-
ing that Bryn Mawr was watching
hockey at its best; that here the great-
est players in the world, were matched
against each other. Those who ap-
preciated that fact, as well as those
who knew less about hockey, were
thrilled at the exhibition.
After the games were over, mem-
bers of the Varsity hockey squad en-
tertained the visiting players with
tea in the various halls. One or two
South Africans and Scots sampled
our pool, thought it very nice for
an indoor pool, but preferred to
emerge from the water cooled off in-
stead of overheated.
The teas apparently 'were enjoyed
by hostesses and visitors alike. The
latter showed great interest in the
college and in general living condi-
tions in America as regards prices,
weather and other things pertaining
to our daily existence.
Directly following the teas the
teams were taken to the Deanery for
buffet supper and thence to Goodhart,
where they prepared to entertain us
with numerous skits.
The performers were in alphabet-
ical order, beginning with Australia
and ending with Wales. The Austra-
lians, whose mascot is the kangaroo,
presented a mock opera called An-
tonio in which almost everyone was
killed, even the author of the play,
who was dressed in plain ordinary
Bryn Mawr cap and gown. At each
chorus number the dead arose, flit-
ted around the stage singing, "He has
killed me, so keep dancing," etc., with
a "Rule,  Britannica," thrown  in.
England, champions in the tourna-
ment last week, gave a play, Tisiphas
and Miss Hemingway, in which Tisip-
has   was   an   Egyptian   mummy.
Ireland gave Scenes from Shakes-
peare consisting of a portrayal of
the development of the hockey player
from the infant, "dribbling and turn-
' ing" in its nurse's arms, to the has-
been, who can hardly hobble onto the
field. This was followed by some
Irish folk-songs, including "Come
Back to Erin" and "Would God I
Were a Tender Apple Blossom."
Scotland gave a long series of skits,
divers in subject and attitude, one
of which was a dance by the quin-
tuplets: The whole series was called
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Albright's Art Violent
In   Self - Expression
Exhibit   Committee   Announces
Display of Paintings by Noted
Chicago Artist
USES ORIGINAL METHOD
(Especially contributed by Jean
Lamson, '37.)
It gives great pleasure to the Com-
mon Room Exhibit Committee to be
able to announce that its series of ex-
hibits for the year will open Thurs-
day of this week with the work of
Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, of Chi-
cago.
Mr. Albright is undoubtedly one of
America's most outstanding contem-
porary artists. Born in 1897, he
studied at the Chicago Art Institute
as a special scholarship student from
1919 to 1923. Following this, Mr.
Albright went for a year to the Acad-
emy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia;
to the National Academy of Design,
New York, and to the Ecole des Beaux
Arts in Nantes. He is probably most
widely known here in America through
the international exhibits at the Car-
negie Institute, Pittsburgh.
Mr. Albright has received numerous
awards of distinction, such as the John
C. Shaffer prize in Chicago and the
Post prize of the Pennsylvania Acad-
emy of the Fine Arts. His painting,
Ida, one of the six oil paintings that
will hang in the Common Room, won
the gold medal given by the Chicago
Society of Artists in 1931.
Perhaps the most immediate char-
acteristics of Mr. Albright's art is its
almost violent power to speak for it-
self. It has been suggested, for in-
stance, that Mr. Albright's art is
philosophical; that is, it is concerned
with the relation of time to life; that
it is psychological in its portrayal of
the effects of time on character. It
is true that Mr. Albright takes from
two to four years to complete a single
painting, and has ample opportunity
to watch his subject change beneath
his eyes.
Whether or not this method of
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Bryn Mawr Receives
World Peace Honor
Charles  G.  Fenwick  Delegated
To Attend the Conference
Of Inter-America
HULL   IS   U.    S.    LEADER
Leering Jack-O'-Lanterns Watch Denbigh
Dine and Dance 'Til Twelve on Hallowe'en
With the usual phalanx of specta-
tors at each available window, some
fifty Denbighites and their escorts
danced and ate their way to a success-
ful "Hall Dance" from 7.30 to 12 Sat-
urday evening.
Supper was served buffet style in
the show case, and eaten on every
sort of chair, floor and stair space in
the smoking rooms and lower corri-
dor, after which there was a general
migration to the dining room for
dancing.
The dancing, however, did not begin
with the alacrity everyone had been
led to expect. It seems while one car-
load of musicians arrived safely, the
other was detained by the pianist
developing a case of acute appendi-
citis inconveniently en route. When
said pianist had been confided to the
care of a doctor and another had been
procured, section two of the orches-
tra proceeded on its way and the party
continued. The music was provided
by Bill Sharp and his orchestra. �
In the middle of the evening John
Whittaker, the Denbigh porter, tap
danced to the delight both of the in-
mates of Denbigh, who had seen him
do it before, and the male contingent,
to whom his talents were something
new. To complete the entertainment
Marie Bischoff, 38, sang her famous
rendition of "Frankie and Johnnie."
The dining room, smoking rooms
and show case were decorated for the
occasion with pine branches, timothy
grass and jack-o-lanterns, leering and
smiling in a variety of grotesque ex-
pressions.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Diez, Mr. and
Mrs. Wells and M. Guiton were the
members of the faculty invited to be
present. With them in the receiving
line were Miss Frances Follin Jones,
warden; Mrs. Henry Gould, hall man-
ager, and Josephine Ham, '37, hall
president, to whom a great deal of
credit for-the success of the dance is
due.
It has been announced offic'ally that
Charles G. Fenwick, of the Depart-
ment of Economics and Politics, is to
be one of the United States delegates
^f the Inter-American Conference for
the Maintenance of Peace, which will
bs held at Buenos Aires in December,
1936. The delegation will be headed
by Secretary Cordell Hull and Assist-
ant Secretary Sumner Welles.
The purpose of the conference is to
attempt to lay a basis for peaceful
relations between the states of this
hemisphere. Having as its most di-
rect cause the recently ended Chaco
controversy, it is distinct from the
Pan-American Conference. It is
hoped that through the efforts of this
assembly other tragedies similar to
the Chaco dispute may be averted,
and the cause of world peace ad-
vanced.
The college is to be congratulated
on the distinction which comes to it
from the selection of a member of its
faculty as a delegate from the United
States to the conference. The oppor-
tunity for service is a great one; for
it is generally recognized that the
United States can, by assuming a po-
sition of leadership in the cause of
peace in this hemisphere, aid in the
prevention of future wars between
American States, and also set an ex-
ample of cooperation which may have
far-reaching  consequences.
Mr. Fenwick has long been a stu-
dent of international law. His first
work entitled, "The Neutrality Laws
of the United States" published be-
fore his coming to Bryn Mawr, was
in wide use in this country during the
controversies over neutrality preced-
ing our entrance into the World War.
Since com'ng to Bryn Mawr, he has
published a treatise on International
Law, now in its second edition, which
is used in universities and colleges
throughout the country. He has also
published a collection of judicial de-
cisions involving technical questions
of International Law under the title
of Cases on International Law. He
is an associate editor of the Interna-
tional Law Journal and has contri-
buted numerous editorials emphasiz-
ing the need for development of In-
ternational Law into a more effective
legal    system.
STUDENTS OF NATION
MAINLY DEMOCRATIC
How colleges and universities
throughout the country voted in the
recent election has been graphically
shown in the Daily Princetonian Na-
tional Collegiate Poll. Ninety-five
colleges, in 34 different states, win
represented in the 80,598 votes cast.
Although the final count showed
Roosevelt in the lead with 38,977 votes
as against 35,708 for Landon, Landon
captured 18 states to Roosevelt's 16.
and obtained 27 more electoral votes.
With but two exceptions, Illinois
and Michigan, Roosevelt states were
in the south, and from west of the
Mississippi, while those showing a
majority Republican vote were lo-
cated along the Atlantic seaboard.
Missouri, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas,
Colorado and Ohio were the mid
western and western states giving
their vote to the Landon party.
The large eastern men's colleges.
Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth,
Amherst, Williams, Brown and M. I.
T., were in all cases predominantly
Republican. Johns Hopkins, however,
showed a majority vote for Roosevelt.
"Big Seven"  Vote Divided
Of the five eastern women's colleges
of the "Big Seven" from which re-
turns were made, Vassar and Smith,
in addition to Bryn Mawr, went Re-
publican, while Barnard and Radcliffe
went Democratic. The smaller east-
ern women's colleges, Sarah Lawer-
ence, Skidmore, Hood and Connecti-
cut College for Women showed, a
large Republican majority.
In the state universities of Wash-
ington, Ohio, Iowa, Kentucky, Ver-
mont and Montana, Landon was
superceded by Roosevelt, but in most
cases the latter's majority was not an
exceedingly large one. Landon was
the victor in Michigan, California,
Colorado, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Idaho and, by a small majority, in
Delaware.
East  Strongly  Republican
A general tabulation of the princi-
pal vote in the four main sections of
the country, namely the east, south,
middle west and west, shows a Re-
publican dominance in the east only.
Of the three sections showing a Demo-
cratic dominance, the south is in the
lead, with the middle west and west
following in that order.
In most of the large eastern col-
leges, exclusive of state universities,
the Socialist vote was significantly
larger than the Communist one. M.
I. T. and Radcliffe were the two ex-
ceptions to this.
Of the five colleges of the "Big
Seven" previously mentioned, from
whom returns were made, Barnard
cast the largest proportional Social-
ist vote. Following, in order, were
Vassar, Bryn Mawr, SfcniUv and Rad-
cliffe. The largest CoVnmunist vote,
on a similar basis, was also made at
Barnard. Here again Vassar follows
with the next largest vote, with Rad-
cliffe, Smith and Bryn Mawr bring-
ing up the rear.
Election Night Straw Vote
The results of the straw vote con-
ducted in the halls on the eve of the
election were as follows:
Pembroke East � Roosevelt, 22;
Landon, 32; Thomas, 4.
Pembroke West � Roosevelt, 17;
Landon, 57; Thomas, 3;  Browder, 1.
Rockefeller�Roosevelt, 24; Landon,
28; Thomas, 4.
Denbigh�Roosevelt, 19; Landon,
32; Thomas, 1; Browder, 3.
Merion�Roosevelt, 20; Landon, 20;
Thomas, 5; Browder, 1.
Totals�Roosevelt, 102; Landon,
169; Thomas, 17; Browder, 5.
Totals in News Poll�Roosevelt, 94;
Landon, 132; Thomas, 11; Browder,
3.
COLLEGE CALENDAR
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
November 5, 6 and 7.�Mrs.
Lillian Gilbreth will hold of-
fice hours in Mrs. Manning's
office throughout the morning.
Mrs. Manning's reception
for seniors Thursday, and
for sophomores and juniors
Friday.    Deanery.   7.30 p. m.
Friday, November 6. � Senior
scavenger hunt for freshmen.
Gymnasium. 8 p. m.
Saturday, November 7.�Varsity
hockey game versus Swarth-
more.    Lower hockey field. 10
a. m.
Rockefeller Hall dance. 7.30
p. m.
Wednesday, November 11. �
Non-res'dent dinner. Common
Room.   6.30 p. m.
Sunday, November 15.�James
MacDonald of the New York
Times will speak. Deanery.
5 p. m.
Wednesday, November 18. �
Paul Hazard will speak. Good-
hart.   8.30 p. m.
'Seeing Eye' Moves
Under Inspiration
Of   Active   Spirit
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Lecture    by    Gretchen    Green
Illustrated by Shepard
Lead Dog
BLIND PEOPLE TAUGHT
. TO USE TRAINED DOGS
Common Room, November 2. �
Through depression, comedy and dis-
couragement The Seeing Eye has per-
sisted in its unusual work under the
inspiration of its slogan, "A winner
never quits and a quitter never wins."
With this notation upon the spirit
which guides the workers of the school,
Gretchen Green, author and lecturer,
began her informal talk to illustrate
how dogs can bring light to the blind.
The present attitude toward dogs
and their blind masters is a far cry
from the days when sightless people
were placed in insane asylumns.
Even the attitude toward canine in-
telligence has changed and we find
that animals in the company of their
masters are admitted to buses, street
cars, churches and even concert halls.
Mr. John Field, who was present
with his dog, Loulette, remarked that
he need only display the card which
The Seeing Eye issues to its gradu-
ates and all doors of normal life and
activity are opened to him. Loulette
is an appreciative listener, and when
laughter and applause are loud she
adds her "woof" to the general ap-
proval; she is an example of just one
of the many dogs thafc have been
trained at Morristown to serve with-
out question and act with full respon-
sibility.
In 1928 the first movement was
started in this country by Morris
Frank, in response to an article in the
Saturday Evening Post by Mrs. Har-
rison Eustis. She began to work at
first in Switzerland. Dogs were
purchased at a small sum and boarded
out to peasant families. Two weeks
of character testing followed and then
the school felt assured of the animal's
responsibility.
German shepherd dogs were chosen
because they are of the proper size
and weight and exhibit an inherent
love to serve. This is due to the many
years in which these animals have
guarded the sheep herds of Germany.
After three months of training by
masters who had themselves been
trained for four years, the dogs were
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FIVE UNDERGRADUATES
ON    FOOD    COMMITTEE
As a result of an impassioned plea
by the News for a reorganization of
the food committee, five undergradu-
ates have been appointed to meet
with the committee and voice officially
the students' criticism of the food
served in the halls. The undergradu-
ate additions include the Hall Presi-
dents of Pembroke, Ethel Huebner
from East and Dorothea Wilder from
West; the President of Denbigh, Jos-
ephine Ham; and representatives
from the other two halls, Winifred
Safford from Merion, and Mary
Whalen from  Rockefeller.
The whole committee met on Mon-
day for the first time; after this the
meetings will be held once a month.
The other members, beside Miss Park,
are the Wardens, the Hall Managers
and the college Stewar.l, Mrs. Robins.
Bryn Mawr Rolls the Drums
Amid the roll of drums, the u�t�. ;ng
of dogs and the shrieks of electioV
mad Bryn Mawrters a torchlight
parade, complete with band, wound
its way from the Gymnasium to Good-
hart. Ardent students proudly bore
the standards of their champions.
Here "A Gallant Leader" smiled;
there "Farmer Alf" appeared in
effigy, sunflower and all. The air was
filled with boos and cheers: "You rose
with Roosevelt, now land with Lan-
don!" When the band had played
itself, everyone adjourned to Good-
hart to await w th bated breath and
fluttering heart the election  returns.