College News, 1917-03-28, Vol. 03, No. 21

              The College News
Volume III.   No. 21
BRYN MAWR, PA., MARCH 28, 1917
Price:5 Cents
SERIOUS INTEREST AT
SATURDAY CONFERENCE
Miu  Porter, Cheer Leader from Boston,
Tells of Impressions
The cheerleader of the Boston delega-
tion to Northfleld last summer, Miss Eliz-
abeth Porter, of Boston, spoke on "Im-
pressions of a Conference", and "Effects
of a Conference" was the subject chosen
by Miss Esther Howell, of Oermantown,
for many years leader of the Agnes Irwin
delegation, at the Saturday evening serv-
ice of the Week-end Conference. The
choir sang a special anthem, "Heavenly
Love".
"The passing days of a conference",
said Miss Porter, tracing the seven steps
by which one arrives at the highest plane
of inspiration, "leave one a set of ever-
changing impressions". The first day,
Bbe continued, is one of self-consciousness
and bewilderment at seeing so many girls
together, then gradually there is a feeling
of good-fellowship. The word for Is en-
tirely removed and the word with takes
its place.
The Terrible Third Day
"Then comes a terrible day in the mid-
dle of the conference when a readjusting
of perspective is needed", said Miss Por-
ter.    You slink into a dark corner and
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COMMISSION LEAVES BELGIUM
Belgium Relief Work Will Continue
America's Obligation Doubled
The Belgian Relief Committee of the
C. A. will continue to send the monthly
pledge of MOO to the American Commis-
sion for Relief in Belgium in spite of the
fact that the commission has been or-
dered to leave Belgium by President Wil-
son. When Mr. George Barr Baker was
here several weeks ago he said that in
case Americans were forced to leave Bel-
glum the work would be carried on by
men of other nationalities trained for
such an emergency. America's duty, he
said, would only be increased by such an
event
The New York Times prints this state-
ment:
"The Commission for Relief in Belgium,
from its American head office, issued the
following statement relative to the order
to Minister Whltlock to leave the terri-
tory in Belgium occupied by the Ger-
mans:
" 'This action has been expected for
some time, and full preparation has been
made to carry on the work. The Belgians
and .the inhabitants of the occupied por-
tion of northern France must be fed.
" 'The commission will continue as be-
fore. The only difference will be that
competent trained men secured through
the Netherlands Government will be ap-
pointed members of the commission and
supervise the distribution of food In Bel-
glum and northern Franca.
" "The commission will continue to mo-
bilise the finances, purchase and trans-
port all of the food for these 10.000.000
people, and it should be made clear that
no relaxation in the efforts of the com-
mission to secure additional contributions
for the destitute is contemplated'".
S. TAYLOR AND M. M0SELEY
ON EXECUTIVE BOARD
OF SELF-GOVERNMENT
Graduate Member Not Yet Chosen
S. Taylor "19 and M. Moseley '19 have
been elected to the junior memberships
of the Self-Government Executive Board.
The graduate member of the Board can-
not be chosen until after the announce-
ment of fellowships has made certain
which graduate students will be in Col-
lege next year.
The nomination for secretary of Self-
Government showed a large majority for
M. France '19, who was elected. Miss
France is now secretary of her class. The
treasurer from the Class of 1920, elected
Monday, is A. Harrison.
Hall proctors will be elected after the
assignment of rooms.
RECITAL BY
EDITH WYNNE MATTHI30N
Famous Actress at Bryn Mawr
1919'b Endowment Fund Committee has
secured Mrs. Charles Rann Kennedy, well
known to America as Edith Wynne Mat-
thison. to give a dramatic recital at the
college on Saturday night, April 21st, at 8
o'clock. The admission will be $1.00 and
$.50 for outsiders and students respect-
ively, and reserved seats $1.50 and $.75,
the proceeds to go to the class Endow-
ment Fund.
The program will include selections
from the works of Shelley, Mrs. Brown-
ing, John Masefield, Rabindranath Tagore.
and Mr. Kennedy, and the Balcony Scene
from "Romeo and Juliet".
New Book of Poems by Alumna
Bryn Mawr Impressions Recorded
"Elan Vital", a book of poems by Dr.
Helen Wllllston Brown '06, has just been
published this month and a copy has been
promised to the Library.
The book is divided into four sections
called Rosemary, Bryn Mawr, Johns Hop-
kins, and Port Hoe, and the poems in
each division were for the most part writ-
ten while the author was studying at
these places. Dr. Brown's own cover de-
sign has been used by the publisher.
An article on Matthew Arnold as "A
Literary Forerunner of Freud", by Dr.
Brown, was published in the January
Psychoanalytic Review, and is of particu-
lar Interest to those who are familiar
with Arnold's poetry.
GERMAN ORAL FAILS SIX
Lower Record than 1916
Thirteen seniors passed and six failed
the third German Oral examination last
Saturday. As opposed to the 70 per cent
in 1916. 68 per cent passed; 58 per cent
passed in 1915. There are two Seniors to
take the fourth French Oral and six to
take the fourth German. One Senior has
both French and German.
The examiners were Dean Maddlson.
Dr. Jesaen and Dr. Wright.
Of the nineteen who took the examina-
tion those who passed were:   Allpori
11ns. Dulles. Hall. Halle. Holcombe. John-
son.   McFadden.   Milne.   O'Shea.   Seelye.
Thompson and Wlldman.
PREPAREDNESS CAMPAIGN
SWEEPS OVER BRYN MAWR
THREE OTHER
COLLEGES MOBILIZED
IN CASE OF WAR
Vassar Enrolls as Wireless
Operators
Vassar, Wellesley and Smith are already
partially mobilized. Red Cross work and
first aid classes such as those at Bryn
Mawr, are organized in all three colleges,
but over 1100 Vassar students in addition
have signed up in the National League
for Women's Service as nurses, wireless
telegraphers, and clerks, according to the
New York Times.
Wellesley has had first aid classes for
some time, but last week two new classes
in nursing were begun. Graduates of that
class will be qualified to act as Red Cross
nurses in case of war or to do hospital
work. Smith has begun classes In first
aid, elementary hygiene, and home care
of the sick.
ANNUAL WEEK-END
CONFERENCE
OPENED FRIDAY
LIFE AT SILVER   BAY AND  N0RTHFIELD  PRE-
SENTED ALLURINGLY BY SPEAKERS
BRYN MAWR TO MOBILIZE
RESOURCES IN RESERVES
Organization of Classes in Nurs-
ing, Cooking and Wireless
Considered
The president of the Vassar Christian
Association was one of the speakers at
the first meeting of the week-end confer-
ence in Taylor Hall last Friday night.
Others who told of life at a religious con-
ference were: F. Howell '19, D. Clark '20,
and R. Cheney ex-'18, president of her
class, Sophomore year.
Miss Cheney. Introduced by N. Mc-
Faden. president of the Christian Asso-
ciation, who led the meeting, gave the ob-
ject of going to a conference in a few
words. "The idea In going", she said, "is
not to get religion, but to have religion
get you. . . The habit of dropping
one's voice an octave when speaking of
religion is soon lost there, and although
one cannot become a full-fledged Chris-
tian over night, one has the opportunity
to see a little, which opens the way for !
much more". Her final advice was "Come :
and see".
Miss Tyler Gives Useful  Information
Practical details such as transportation
to and cost of the Silver Bay Conference, '
to which Bryn Mawr will send Its first
delegation this summer, were emphasized
in Miss Tyler's speech: "A Day at Silver
Bay". The entire cost, she said, including
the night trip up the Hudson and board
and lodging for ten days. Is about $30.
Sleeping quarters vary from a hotel ac-
commodating 50 girls to small tents,
"which are really the nicest except when
it rains", she added. Miss Tyler also
named several of the most prominent
speakers and the subjects of their classes
for this year.
Ice-Cream  Cones  Figure  Largely
Marching in the "lolly-pop parade",
buying Ice-cream cones, and patronizing
the tea-tent were recreational features
mentioned by F. Howell and D. ("lark In
their accounts of the Northfleld Confer-
ence. Tennis tournaments, baseball
games and bugxy-ridlnc are also favorite
occupations Both speakers mentioned
especially the feeling of good fellowship
and striking absence of goaslp noticeable
at a conference.
Bryn Mawr may soon be in a state of
practical mobilization. The Undergradu-
ate Association considered the question
at a meeting yesterday, the result of
which was not known when the News
went to press, and discussed the possi-
bility of organizing classes in nursing,
dietetic cooking, wireless telegraphy, me-
chanics, etc.
A. D. Shipley, president of the Associa-
tion, said that on Inquiry at the headquar-
ters of the Red Cross Association in Phil-
adelphia, such courses as those in nurs-
ing and cooking could be obtained from
the Red Cross Association either this
year or next as the Association desired.
Her aim In calling the meeting, she said,
was to ask the Association to organize so
that in case of war each class as it grad-
uated would be prepared to enter directly
into some practical work, and that the
undergraduates would not feel that by re-
maining at college they would be neglect-
ing the training that would make them of
service to the nation.
Complete Catalogue of Resources
A complete registration of the students
would have to be made to show what
training they have had and in what way
they could take the place of men. Last
year Dr. Smith made a catalogue of some
of the classes then In college, which
would be taken over by the Undergradu-
ate Association and completed.
The meeting of the Advisory Board of
the Association last Thursday advised
that some program of action In case of
war must be adopted but left the choice
to the Association.
GLEE CLUB 8ECURE8 NEW SCENERY
Special Drop Designed by R. Hlckman '19
PATIENCE" A SATIRE OH
WILDI AND THE .ESTHETES
Elaborate staging will mark the Glee
Hub's long rehearsed production of "Pa-
tience" on Friday and Saturday evenings
of this week. A back drop has been spe-
cially designed by R Hickman '19 and in
addition sorely needed new back dropa
have been secured. M. Martin '19, stage
manager, is chairman of the Scenery
Committee.
Oscar Wilde, wearing a sunflower In hi I
coat and velvet knee breeches, and bead-
ing the "itsthetes", was the object of
Gilbert and Sullivan's satire in "Pa-
tience". Wilde, "lolling like an elegant
leviathan on a sofa", as Chesterton has
described him, was so well known a figure
In London that the opera with Its Sir Reg-
inald Bunthorne made an Immediate suc-
cess when It was produced In April, 1881.
One of the actors in the original per-
formance of "Patience". Mr. EL S. Grant,
has coached the Glee Club this year aa he
did last year for "The Mikado". "Pa-
tience" has been given here once before,
by 1909 as its Senior play.
Tickets may be obtained in each hall
from M Wlllett. Pembroke East; D. Wal-
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