College News, 1916-03-16, Vol. 02, No. 21

              The College News
Volume II.    No. 21
BRYN MAWR, PA., MARCH 16, 1916
Price 5 Cents
CALENDAR
FRIDAY, MARCH 17
8.45 a. u. � Announcement of European
Fellowships.
6.00 p. m� Fellowship Dinner.
8.30 p. ii.�Meeting of the History Club.
SATURDAY, MARCH It
Senior Oral Examinations in German.
9.30 a. m.�Apparatus Cup Competition in
the Gymnasium.
'Varsity Water Polo Match vs. Alumnae.
8.00 P. x.�Lecture  by  Lawrence   Hous-
SUNDAY, MARCH 1*
6.00 p. u.�Vespers.   Speaker, M. G. Bran-
son, '16.
8.00 p. ii.�Chapel. Sermon by Rabbi Wise.
WEDNESDAY,  MARCH M
7.30 p. if.�Bible and Mission Classes.
FRIDAY, MARCH 24
4.30 P. ii.�Gymnasium Contest.
8.00 p. ii� Lecture by Prof.  Albert Car-
noy of University of Louvain.
SATURDAY, MARCH 26
9.00 a. m.�Vocational Conference.
9.30 a. m.�Apparatus Cup Competition in
the Gymnasium.
First basket-ball and track practice.
FRIDAY, MARCH 31
Concert by the Philadelphia Orchestra in
the Gymnasium.
GLEE  CLUB  ANNOUNCES  CAST
Former Actor of Mikado  as Coach
With the exception of the title role, the
Glee Club has completed the entire cast
for the "Mikado" and chosen the various
committees. Two performances of the
"Mikado" will be given, on April 7th and
8th, and the proceeds will go to the Gar-
rett Memorial. Outsiders, including men,
may be invited by the students.
Mr. Edward S. Grant, of Philadelphia,
a manager of light opera, is coaching the
rehearsals. Mr. Grant took the title role
of the "Mikado" in its first performance
In America in an all-star cast with Rich-
ard Mansfield.
The heads � committees are: Cos-
tumes, K. McCollin, '15; scenery, H.
Chase, '16; posters, S. Jellifle, '17; pro-
grams, R. Lautz, '16; tickets, L. Dtlling-
ham, '16; properties, R. Fordyce, '16.
The cast is:
Mikado.....................not decided
Nankl-Poo  ................A. Moore, '19
Son of the Mikado.
Ko-Ko.....................F. Fuller, '19
Lord High Executioner.
Pooh-Bah.................E. Blddle, 'If
Lord High Everything Else.
Pish-Tush ..................A. Kerr, '18
A Noble Lord.
Katliha.................H. Johnson, '19
An elderly Lady, In love with Nankl.
Yum-Yum ..............C. Eastwick, '18
PitU 8ing.................T. Smith, '17
Peep Bo.................E. Dabney, '1�
GRACE  GEORGE  OFFER8  BIG   PRIZE
For the best three act play written by a
graduate or undergraduate in an Ameri-
can college, Grace George is offering a
prize of $1000, royalties, and a production
in her New York theatre, the Playhouse.
The play must be original and long
enough for a full evening and the stu-
dents muat have the consent of the fac-
ulty to compete. The contest doses
June 1st
BEFORE  AND AFTER THE  FORMING
OF THE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
History Outlined to C. A. Members
How the Christian Association devel-
oped from two small weekly meetings to
its present active organization, was the
subject of the meeting Saturday night,
when Dr. Barton, Miss Applebee, E.
Deems, '10, H. Smith, '10, and L. Hough-
teling, '11, spoke at the C. A. Birthday
Celebration.
Dr. Barton, calling himself "the oldest
inhabitant," began with an account of the
religious life in College before any re-
ligious organization existed, telling of a
Friends' meeting every Wednesday even-
ing led by Dr. Rhoads, the first president
of the College, and of meetings held on
Sunday evenings in the Gymnasium, at
which was discussed every subject of the
slightest interest except religion. He
then told how, in 1895, after the death of
Dr. Rhoads, a group of students formed
a Christian Union, although some thought
it a mistake to organize anything so per-
sonal as religion. The Union, said Dr.
Barton, soon showed its Importance in
taking charge of the philanthropic work
and the Bible classes and grew In den-
niteness of expression until 1903, when
some of the members formed within the
Union a "League for the Service of
Christ", composed of those who belonged
to Evangelical churches and who felt that
they needed the stimulus of something
more decided than the simple broad
Union basis.
Will You, Won't You, Join the League?
Miss Deems, taking up the history from
1903, told of the introduction of the
Freshmen to the two associations. The
choice between the two she described as
hard for her as she was in sympathy with
the work of both the Union and the
League, but she soon found that It was
impossible to work for both and resigned
from the Union. She then outlined the
situation when she was In College; the
Union had charge of the classes for the
maids and lab boys, Miss Tsuda, Bible
and Mission Study classes and the Sun-
day evening meeting in the gymnasium;
the League supported Mr. Tonomura, ar-
ranged for the Silver Bay delegation, had
a Student Volunteer Band, and Vespers
on Sunday; both had classes In town,
and finally most of the philanthropic
work was done by a Joint committee.
Though some of the work duplicated, she
explained, the feeling was so strained
that the College was shocked when 1910
dared to allude to the antagonism in their
Freshman Show, "Alice in Bryn Mawr",
In the duet between the Lion and the
Unicorn. "Will you, won't you; wiU you,
won't you; will you, won't you. Join the
League�the Union"?
The Associations Join
The Joining of the two Associations In
1910 was described by Miss Smith, who
was on the committee that united them.
"It all began with Miss Applebee", she
said. "She had the hope of welding the
two and asked the boards to meet with
her in her office. It was a strange meet-
ing, the two boards lined up on opposite
sides of the room and -glared at each
other.   Their glares soon turned to looks
I of watchful interest, however, as the plan
was  explained".    After weeks  of  work
1 with President Thomas. Dr. Barton and
Dr. Rosa, Miss Smith said these plans
were worked out and a basis for an Asso-
(CwUiim�' on Pass S)
HOUSMAN TO SPEAK ON THE DRAMA
Author of Play Given by Sophomores
Mr. Laurence Housman, who will speak
next Saturday, March 18th, in Taylor, on
"The Moral and Immoral Influences of
Modern Drama", Is best known to Bryn
Mawr students as the author of the "Chi-
nese Lantern", the play given by the
Sophomores last fall.
Mr. Housman, whose brother is A. E.
Housman, the author of "The Shropshire
Lad", Is well known in England as an Il-
lustrator in the Pre-Raphaelite manner
and as the author of plays, novels and
poems. "The Chinese Lantern", and
"Prunella", which he wrote with Gran-
ville Barker, are among the most popular
of his works. His Nativity play, "Bethle-
hem", is an adaptation from the old time
Miracle plays. When it was to be per-
formed in London in 1902, it was refused
a theatre license but was finally played
in a hall, where It drew large crowds.
He is also Interested in folk lore and has
written a book of fairy tales, called
"Weird Tales from the North Sea". In an
article, "Petticoat Government", in the
Contemporary Review for November,
1913, Mr. Housman expresses his sympa-
thy with the cause of suffrage.
CHAPERON  RULES BROADENED
RESULTS OF SELF GOV MEETING
To the tune of "Just one more, only just
one more", a quorum was finally ob-
tained at the Self-Government meeting.
Monday night, and several of the chap-
eron rules were then placed on a broader
basis.
It was decided that with a brother of
eighteen years or over, when no other man
is present, a student may go to a dance,
to dine, or to places of entertainment
uncbaperoned. It was also decided that
a student visiting in a house where there
is not more than one other Bryn Mawr
student shall be under the chaperon rules
of her hostess even If they should con-
flict with the chaperon rules of Self-Gov-
ernment. To visit a person, however,
with the direct intention of breaking Self-
Government was felt to be definitely
against the spirit of the association. An
amendment, to the effect that on Lantern
night men may come Into the studies un-
til ten o'clock was also passed.
In order to have Sophomore classes
represented on the Advisory Board it was
voted that the Treasurer of the Associa-
tion be also a member of the Board, since
the Treasurer Is always a Sophomore.
SO  PER  CENT   PASS  THIRD   FRENCH
ORAL
Out of the fifteen Seniors who took the
third French oral last Saturday twelve
passed and three failed; that Is, 80 per
cent passed and 20 per cent failed. There
were no merits. Of the three who failed,
one has already passed German and the
other two, may pass it on Saturday. If
they do, no one In the class will hsve to
take both of the fourth orals.
MASEFIELD PRIZE  PERMANENT
Faculty  Committee to  81ft   Material
The prizes which Mr. Masefield has of-
fered for the best play or short story and
for the best poem are to be permanent
and will be awarded every year. Mr.
Masefield has been called back to France
earlier than he expected and has been
obliged to cut short all sorts of engage-
ments In this country. For this reason
he has not yet set a date for his second
visit to Bryn Mawr, but It will undoubt-
edly be some time this month.
The faculty committee chosen to select
the best of the contestants' material for
Mr. Masefield to Judge is: Professor G.
G. King, chairman; Professor Rhys Car-
penter, and Dr. Samuel Chew. The con-
test closed on Friday, March 10th.
CLOSE COMPETITION FOR VARSITY
GOAL  AND   FULLBACK
Prepare for Alumnae Water Polo Game
Three Varsity water-polo practices
were held last week in anticipation of the
Aliuniiif game which will probably take
place next Saturday Hfternoon. These
first practices were not satisfactory as
the passing was not good and there was
too much splashing. The team has not
been chosen. There is close competition
for goal and fullback and the forward line
is weak and needs working up. Two more
practices will be held before the game.
NATIONALITY   NOT   BASIS OF
RECONSTRUCTION
"After the  War",  by  Mr.  S.   K.  Ratcliffe
HUMORI8T8 GET BUSY
The Palace Players Film Corporation
of New York will pay for synopses of
comic situations from which motion pic-
tures may be made. The synopses need
not be in the form of scenarios and the
market for them is open permanently.
'However Europe will be settled after
the war, it will not be settled on lines of
nationality", said Mr. Samuel K. Ratcliffe
in a lecture entitled "After the War: Set-
tlement and Reconstruction", Monday aft-
ernoon In Taylor. Mr. Ratcliffe Is Secre-
tary of the Sociological Society In Eng-
land, Is editor of the Sociological Review
of the "Echo", and for three years was
editor of "The Statesman" In Calcutta;
he Is also lecturer under the London Uni-
versity Extension Board.
In summing up the sentiments with
which England entered the war, Mr. Rat-
cliffe said "We went into the war with
the determination to make the most out
of It. This Is a war for the liberation of
peoples, for freedom and democracy, and
for the overthrow of the military domina-
tion of Europe.
"Europe- will not be settled along the
lines of na ionality", be said, "because
nationality is too lll-deflned. The mod-
ern tendency Is toward the formation of
larger aggregations of peoples for polit-
ical purposes. Nationality is funda-
mental; nearly every war has been due to
the perversion of nationality. We must,
therefore, find a method for the fullest
possible expression of national units and,
at the aame time, for political expansion".
It Is the reforms, such as government
ownership of railroads and control of In-
' dustry. and allowing women to supplant
men Industrially, which the government
: has been forced to work under special
pressure of war. which will have to be
taken Into account when the time for re-
construction comes