College News, 1919-04-15, Vol. 05, No. 25

              The College News
Volume V.   No. 25
BRYN MAWR, PA., TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1919
Price 5 Centf
ALUMNiE LAUNCH  VICTORY
LOAN DRIVE TO ENDOW
FRENCH CHAIR
Aim at $100,000 in Liberty  Bonds;
Quotas for.Different Districts
Raising $100,000 in three weeks to en-
dow an Alumna Chair of French is the
program of the alumna? for the coming
Victory Loan Drive. Contributions in
Liberty Bonds will be asked of friendB of
Bryn Mawr rather than of the alumna*
themselves in order not to interfere with
the Students' Building Fund.
"Help your country, help your college,
honor France," Is the slogan. Telegrams
have been sent to twenty-nine Bryn Mawr
women asking them to take the chair-
manship of local committees. "Will you
in your district undertake to raise $100
bonds?" is the form of the request.
Quotas have been assigned to different lo-
calities�New York, 200 one hundred dol-
lar bonds; Chicago, 150; Philadelphia and
Boston, 100, etc.
Contributions other than bonds, if re-
ceived before May 12, will be invested in
bonds of the committee. Myra Elliot
Vauclain '08 is responsible for the idea of
the campaign, and the Alumnae Finance
Committee and the Board of Directors for
the management of It.
The goal of the Finance Committee is
to raise every full professor's salary to
five thousand dollars. Four chairs have
been endowed by the alumnae to date,
each of which receives three thousand
dollars. When a new chair is endowed
the money used by the college for that
chair is released to increase the salaries
of other members of the faculty and
staff.
RELIGION IN ECONOMICS
TREATED BY DR. SOARES
Week-end Conference Three Lectures
Enthusiastically Attended
Dr. Theodore Soares, leading a confer-
ence of three meetings under the Chris-
tian Association last week-end. empha-
sized religion as a vital part of every eco-
nomic and social question.
Dr. Soares, who is professor of prac-
tical theology at the University of X'hl-
cago, was Introduced at the first meeting
Saturday night by President Thomas.
During the past year he worked with the
soldiers in France under the Y. W. C. A.
and later was chaplain of the S. A. T. C.
at Chicago University. Dr. Soares met
with the cabinet Friday evening and was
entertained at a the dansant in the gym-
nasium Saturday afternoon. He spoke
Saturday night, Sunday morninic and eve-
ning in the chapel.
"NEWS"
Frances von Hofsten '20 was chosen
managing editor of the News at the
annual elections on Monday. Miss
von Hofsten made the News thin
year.
No elections have been held as yet
on the business board, which Is un-
dergoing reorganization.
PRES. THOMAS CALLS STUDENT
BUILDING AN ACADEMIC NEED
Advises Against General Student
Subscriptions
KAI8ER TO BE TRIED IN TAYLOR
Dr.   Fen wick,   Lawyer   for   the   Defense;
Members of Faculty to Serve on Jury
A public trial of the Kaiser will be held
by Dr. Fenwick's class In International
Law on the first Monday evening after
vacation, instead of the regular Current
Events class. Dr. Fenwick will be law-
yer for the defense and the ten Senior
members of the class lawyers for the
prosecution. M. O. Hawkins '19 will be
Judge.
The jury, which is being formally im-
panelled, will be Miss Dorado, Dr. Hoppln,
Miss Abby Kirk, Miss C. G. King. Dr.
Barnes, Miss Maddison, Mrs. Smith, Mrs.
Samuel Chew, Jr., Dr. Rea, Dr. de Laguna,
Dr. Saunders, and J. Peabody '19. Clerks
of the court are J. Holmes '19, M. Foot
'21, S. Hand '22. Officers are A. Thorn-
dike '19. M. Goggin '21. E. Donohue '22.
The prisoner will be tried in absentia.
The prosecuting attorneys are R. Rein-
hardt, C. Hollls, E. Lanier. M. Tyler. R.
Hamilton, D. Peters, M. Broomoeld, M.
Lubar, H. Huntting. and M. Martin If
they prove the Kaiser guilty they will be
excused from one of the semester's report
in International law, but if Dr. Fenwick
wins his case reports must be written.
NOT   ESCAPE   BUT   INSIGHT
SHOWN TO BE  RELIGION'S GOAL
Attacking "pious religion," which seeks
only an escape from practical life, Dr.
Soares, in his first address defined re-
ligion as the "possibility of securing, at
will, insight which otherwise would come
to us only occasionally in the supreme
and critical moments of life."
Pious religion is designed to be de-
tached, continued Dr. Soares, because
some kinds of people want to get spiritual
truth from the pulpit, and not a discus-
sion of vital problems. This is a dividing
up of life, for we are not true to religion
unless we regard it as a challenge to
make life finer.
The value of the quiet hour is to enable
us to see life whole, not to become de-
tached. We cannot be always on the
peak, but in religion we can secure re-
� -iirrent inspiration by learning to know
a living God.
In religion we net Jesus, a man who
lived among men, and who believed that
this was a world where we could "dare
to do right." Religion means Friendship
wiih God and men. Friendship is the
hope of the world, the spirit of Him who
counted not life dear unto Him."
Speaker on Near East Coming
Dr. John Kingsley Birge, professor in a
boys' school in Smyrna. Turkey, will
speak on education in the near East, the
week after vacation. The date has not
been settled. Dr. Birge gave a course at
Silver Bay the summer of 1917.
Mrs. Eddy will speak May 7. and Dr.
Harry Ward May 14 under the Bible and
Mission Committee.
PRAYER    NOT   A    MIRACLE,    BUT    A
PSYCHOLOGICAL   PROCESS
"Not a miracle, but an ordinary process
of nature," was Dr. Soares' description of
prayer in the second meeting of the con-
ference Sunday morning.
"People try to explain away prayer by
calling it a psychological process," Dr.
Soares showed. "They say 'that a soldier
prayed to be brave and he was brave,
but it was purely psychological.' Of
course God operates as consciousness,
and we find God in common life: prayer
is not supernatural."
Prayer is not getting things from God;
it is self-direction toward the spiritual
meaning of life, continued Dr. Soares.
The tragedy comes when it seems as if
life was meaningless. But the world is
accomplishing something, God is not fail-
ing. When you are in the presence of a
great human bereavement, you want the
bigger sympathy of God, and you will get
it; It Is a real emotional experience.
When you sympathize, you have to give
yourself. God actually spends himself on
us. Prayer Is like the reserves of an
army, to be Dung in as they are needed.
�>nquer with a might not our own.
God operates through men.
W'�� don't want the sort of impertinent
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"The need for a students'building is an
academic need." said President Thon�as
in chapel, Friday.
There are two existing funds in the
hands of the trustees, she said,�one of
$24,942, which is not to be used until
$60,000 is collected for the building. A
second fund of $1800 has been raised
through student entertainments and con-
tributions. "At one time there was a stu
dent who used to bring her savings week
by week and drop them in the box outside
my office," she added.
Temporary Theater Not Possible
"Make your plans to build the audito-
rium first, if there is not enough money
for the complete building," President
Thomas advised. "The college architect
will reach New York from California
April 15, and he and the students' com-
mittee and the executives of the college
may then arrange to visit other college
theatres Bryn Mawr can usually build
her buildings more cheaply than otter
institutions because she is not too proud
to save in non-essentials." President
Thomas warned the students that the
trustees would not allow a temporary
theatre to be built. "Never, even in the
days of utmost need, have we ever eott-
templated putting up a temporary build-
ing on our beautiful campus. It means
w.  should never get a real building."
She advised against general student
subscriptions and the kind of money-
raising campaigns used during the war,
such as class assessments and charging
for entertainments. "The money must
come in large subscriptions from rela-
tions and friends of the students who can
afford to give, and these outside people
must be persuaded by the students that
this is a worthy thing to give to and des-
perately needed. The alumnae cannot be
counted on for much, as the Alumna? As-
sociation feels that the endowment of the
college is the one great aim of every loyal
alumna."
STUDENTS' BUILDING TO BE
BEGUN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Halls to be Canvassed for Pledges
and Alumn� Asked to Co-operate
The auditorium of the Students' Build-
ing will be erected as soon as sufficient
money is pledged and architect's plans
are drawn, according to a unanimous vote
in an undergraduate meeting last Thurs-
day. The alumnae will be asked to co-
operate in raising the funds.
A canvass has already begun among
the students, many of whom are pledging
Liberty Bonds. The $25,000 accumulated-
in past years toward the Students' Build-
ing is in the hands of the trustees, not to
be used until the sum of $60,000 is
reached. The total cost of the building
will be approximately $150,000. The site-
will probably be behind Radnor.
A report on the possibility of building a
temporary theatre was read by M. Morri-
son '21, chairman of the committee for
investigation. Three alternatives were
offered: a theatre of concrete, one of
brick, or one of wood with a cinder
foundation; but the plan was given up in
favor of starting the Students' Building.
PLAN TOUR OF STUDENT BUILDING8
President Thomas and Dean Taft to be
Accompanied by  Undergraduates
A trip to inspect the Students' Build-
ings of a number of Eastern colleges will
be made by President Thomas, Dean Taft,
M. Martin 19, and L Kellogg '20, the
week-end beginning May 1. They will be
accompanied by the college architect.
Mt. Holyoke, Smith, Radcliffe, Welles-
ley and possibly Vassar and Barnard will
be \ letted.
TWENTY-TWO     COLLEGES     CONFER
ON ATHLETICS
M. CAREYj'20 C. A. PRESIDENT
Three Nominations Made Elections
M. Carey's nomination for President of
the Christian Association was unani-
mously voted an election at the nomina-
tion of C. A. officers Thursday. She re-
ceived 122 out of 128 votes cast In the
(nomination. M. Hardy, who received 9�
votes out of 121, was elected vice-presi-
dent. The treasurer is H. James '21.
whose nomination also was made an elec-
tion. She received 106 votes as against
I  Cope's 13 and S. Marbury'a 7.
Two officers remain to be elected to-
night : a Junior advisory member to the
Executive Board, nominations for which
are E. Cecil. 43. S. Marbury. 35. and H
Rubel. 29; and a secretary from 1922, for
which the nominations are M. Speer. $7.
M   Tyler. 30. and A   OrtSSSl
A. Stiles and B. Weaver Delegates
Bryn Mawr was one of twenty-two col-
� I' �-'nted at the Athleijc confer-
ence of Eastern Colleges held at Mt.
Holyoke April 11-12. a snies 19 and
II. Weaver '20 attended the conference as
official and unouclal delegates respect-
ively. This meeiing was the first to be
held by the Eastern colleges since the
New England League Joined them and a
constitution providing for a meeting
even ihree years was drawn up by the
official delegates. Athletic Associations
of all the colleges represented were dis-
cussed and Interesting differences in
membership, organization, snorts and
awards noted.
Membership for the associations varied
from voluntary membership with volun-
tary dues to required membership, with
due-, for freshmen and sophomores. Ber-
nard makes membership of the Under-
graduate and Athletic Associations syn-
onymous and Swarthmore reserves the
right to vote In the Athletic Association
for those who have played on teams.
"Sport   Heads"   Among   Athletic   Officers
Organization was similar In most cases,
but several of the colleges Include "sport
heads" among their officers. These heads
are elected by universal nominations at
Wellesley and. together with the coaches
and captains, chose the teams.
Location caused a variation in th�
kinds of sports, the northern colleges In-
cluding indoor track and riding as wlniei
sports, while Wellesley and Vassar have
rowing and ice hockey In addition to the
land sports. Track la excluded, as being
detrimental to health, at Barnard. Bro�
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