College News, 1916-12-20, Vol. 03, No. 11

              The College News
Volume III.   No. 11
BRYN MAWR, PA., DECEMBER 20, 1916
Price 5 Cents
CALENDAR
Thursday, January 4
9.00 a. m.�Christmas Vacation ends.
Friday, January S
3.00 p. m.�Vocational Conference.
Speaker, Miss Jackson.
8.00 p. m.�Concert for the benefit of
the Endowment Fund by Herman Sandby,
'cellist.   Arranged by the Senior Class.
Sunday, January 7
6.00 p. m� Vespers. Speaker, D. Cham-
bers '19.
8.00 p. m.�Chapel. Sermon by the
Rev. F. L. Janeway, D.D., of New York.
Friday, January 12
8.30 p. m� First Swimming Meet.
Saturday, January 13
8.00 p. m.�Moving Pictures In the gym-
nasium for the benefit of the Endowment
Fund.    Managed by the Class of 1919.
Sunday, January 14
8.00 p. m � Chapel. Sermon by the Rev.
Robert Speer, of New York.
Friday,  January  19
8.30 p. m.�Second Swimming Meet.
POILU8  HAVE  THEATRES  AND
NEWSPAPERS
Sorbonne Lecturer Speaks on the Literary
Life of the Front
The letters, songs, theatre and news-
papers of the "poilu" at the front were
the subject of a lecture by Monsieur Jean
Alcide Picard, of the Sorbonne, in Taylor
Hall last Friday afternoon.
"The   business   of   killing",   said    M.
Picard, "does not occupy all the sildler's
time. He has three other occupations:
eating, sleeping, and writing letters, and
of these the last Is the one he loves
most".
As official reader of letters found on
dead soldiers, M. Picard's experience was
that a "poilu" writes not less than one
letter a day and each at least eight pages
long, never mentioning the war or his
own brave part In It. Some of them are
humorous, all show passionate love of
country and of people at home, as do
their .sonus. several of which M. Picard
read, explaining here and there the con-
fusing trench slang. "The essay is also
very chic", he added; "they all write
them".
Impromptu Acting a Favorite Occupation
Another Interest beyond "la chasse des
boches" in the trenches la impromptu
acting. Tragedy, deeds of heroism, etc.,
are never shown, but the soldiers when
off duty like nothing better than to give
a bit of comedy or a burlesque for their
comrades.
"Their newspapers, too. are largely
comic". M. Picard went on to say. "Of
these trench newspapers 260 now exist.
i They are printed on regulation presses
and have a wide circulation both at the
front and among civilians anxious to keep
in touch with the doings of the 'poilus'.
Besides this important work of insuring
close contact between defenders and de-
fended. Le Lapin a Plume and Le Canard
Poilu enable army cooks to exchange
valuable receipts. They print poems 'de
valeur poetlque variable', as well as offi-
cial communications of all sorts and pen-
and ink  illustrations".
SANDBY,   'CELLIST   AND  COMPOSER,
TO   PLAY
1917 Plans Concert for Endowment Fund
Herman Sandby, 'cellist and composer,
who played here last year as soloist in the
Philadelphia Orchestra concert, is to give
a concert on January 5th in Taylor Hall.
The concert has been planned by 1917
for the benefit of the Endowment Fund.
Admission will be fifty cents for mem-
bers of the College, one dollar for others.
Mr. Sandby's musical career began
with his playing the violin at the age of
five, and at seven he had his first experi-
ence with the larger Instrument, the
'cello. Born at Copenhagen in 1881. he
studied at Frankfort, Germany, and from
his early teens has appeared upon the
concert platform all through Scandinavia,
England, Germany and America.
Sandby is as well known In London as
he is in Philadelphia, where, until this
year, he was first 'cellist for the Philadel-
phia Orchestra. He is a particular favor-
ite of the Queen Mother, Alexandra, and
her sister, the Dowager Empress of Rus-
sia, both his compatriots.
Sandby's tone on the 'cello is of the
richest and most mellow character, and
his singing style has called forth un-
bounded enthusiasm and high critical
praise in all the great art centres of the
Old World. His settings of Scandinavian
folk-songs are his best known composi-
tions.
The program:
1.   Concerto ..................Golterman
Allegro�Cantilena�Allegro
2.   Gypsy Song   ..........Dvorak-Sandby
Indian Lament ........Dvorak-Sandby
Abenlied...................Schumann
Waltz .........................\\< in i
3.   Romance ....................Debussy
Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt.
CHRISTMAS   PARTY   IN   EACH   HALL
Radnor   Revives  Old   English   Christmas
Customs
Christmas parties were given in each
hall on Tuesday night as farewells before
vacation. Most interesting was Radnor's
revival of the old English Christmas
revels. Yule-log and Boar's head were
brought into the dining-room with tradi-
tional sonus and ceremonies by pages
costumed in red and green. An innova-
tion this year was a Christmas tree.
Dancing followed the dinner at which J.
Grace '17 was toast-mistress.
Merlon's party began at half-past four
in the afternoon with a dance managed
by 1919. At dinner admission was
charged, for the benefit of the Red Cross,
to see stunts given by the Seniors and
Juniors.    1920  provided  the decorations.
Pembroke began dancing at half-past
eight to the harp, violin and piano that
had played at Merlon In the after-
noon. Cakes were sold by 1917 for the
benefit of the Endowment Fund, and the
Freshmen gave a stunt at dinner. The
party was managed by M. Martin   19.
In Denbigh and in Rockefeller, where
admission was charged for the benefit of
the Belgian Relief, the program was the
tine stunts at dinner and dancing after
ward. M. Hodge '17 managed the party
in Rockefeller, and 1919 that In Denbigh.
COMMITTEE ON  CHINESE  SCHOLAR-
SHIP  FORMS PLANS
Necessary Funds  Ready by June 1
GERMAN  PRISON  CAMPS
NEED TEXT-BOOKS
German Prison (amps are among the
most important institutions for which the
Junk Committee of the C. A. has been
making collections. Interest in these
camps was aroused by A. Davis '17, whose
brother is working there trying to estab-
lish university courses, as there are many
professor and student prisoners.   For this
Tschaikowsky-Sandby jail sorts of text-books are needed, novels
The Bryn Mawr Committee on the Chi-
nese Scholarship met on December 14th,
to lay definite plans for raising the pro-
posed endowment of $25,000. It is form-
ing committees in the larger cities of
Bryn Mawr alumna' and persons inter-
ested in the East and the education of
women, and expects to raise the required
amount by June 1st.
"The time Is short and the sum large",
said Miss Donnelly, chairman of the
committee, in speaking to the "News" re-
porter, "but the opportunity also is large
and help given to China now means
twenty-five times as much as will help
given twenty-five years hence.
Student to Come to B. M. Next Fall
"A sub-committee is being formed im-
mediately in China itself to chose a stu-
dent fitted to study in the I'nlted States
and send her to Bryn Mawr next autumn
for two years' training in the neighbour-
hood preparatory to entering the College.
"The committee hopes that the Chris-
tian Association will also form a sub-com-
mittee to interest itself in the scholarship,
and it will he happy, through the follow-
ing members, to answer any questions
concerning the scholarship and its endow-
ing Df
The   committee   is:     L.   M.   Donnelly,
chairman;    Marlon   Parris   Smith,   i:
urer; Gertrude Ely. Adeline Vepper Gib-
son.     Marion     Reilly,     Eunice     Morgan
Schenck. Martha Gibbon Thomas.
DEMOCRACY OF COLLEGE  WOMEN
COLLEGE   SETTLEMENT   IDEAL
Miss Baldwin  Explains C. S. A.  Exhibit
Solitude  .....................Sibelius
Valse Triste.................Sibelius
4. Scandinavian Folk-Songs  .....Sandby
Song of Vermeland (Swedish).
Elverhoj   (Danish).
Bridal March (Norwegian).
( appriccio ...............Saint Saens
Mrs. Sandby will accompany him at the
piano.
and magazines.
The Community Center at Bryn Mawr
and the colored schools in the South are
also claiming the attention of this com-
mittee. For the Community Center read-
ing room sofa-cushions, pictures, books,
and magazines are needed and for the
schools everything.
M. ALUMNA   HANGS SUFFRAGE
BANNER   AS  PRESIDENT  SPEAKS
FATHER  F. C. POWELL LEADS
CHRISTMAS   SERVICE
�What   Will
Father F. C. Powell, of the Order of St.
John the Evangelist in Boston, preached
to a full Chapel on Sunday night. Christ-
mas greens and Christmas music were the
setting for an appropriate Advent mes-
sage.
"Belong to the future, keep your youth",
said Father Powell. "Good and bad, chil-
dren of the day and children of the night,
live together in the same dormitories and
You   Do  for  Suffrage"?  the
Slogan
Oraaty Dills, covered with tents and cot-
tages  and  a settlement house  in   which
varied   activities   are   being   carried   on.
were  represented   m   the College   Settle
nml exhibit shown here on Wednesday,
�by realistic  models of the c. S. A. suni-
' DMT camp and Boston Settlement House,
i Miss Baldwin, the organizing secretary of
the   Association,   explained   the   models,
pictures,   poatara,   anil   samples   of   chil-
dren's work at a tea given in Rockefeller
by the Bryn Mawr chapter.
In speaking of the Work and purpose of
the Association In general she said. "The
College Settlement Association was es-
tablished in 1889 when a great wave of
democracy and social work passed over
the country, not primarily for charity or
philanthropy,  but  to  make stronger  the
Mary Gertrude Fendall '12 was one of
the six prominent members of the Con-
gressional 1'nlon for Woman Suffrage
who unfurled a yellow banner bearing the
words. "Mr. President:   What will you do
for Woman Suffrage"? during President democratic Meal and to arouse an interest
Wilson's address in the Hall of Repre- ln Public affairs It has stood for the
sentatives on  December 5th.                          Idnata of Tolstoi  and   St. Francis of As-
The banner was unfurled over the rail   s'Ni
walk   the   same  streets,  but the  Advent i-of the gallery  directly opposite the  ros        When :' per cent of the paogll poaai
message Is to  watch  for the light�'For jtrum on which the President was stand    ''" rMr "nt of the wealth, when MJg4
behold, your King cometh'.   Come to Him ' '��� but was pulled down by one of the   l,pople are  living in indecent  moral and
with open hearts and He will open your j doorkeepers.      Capitol    policemen    were
eyes so that you will see that 'the day
cometh. the darkness is already past' ".
The children of the day. he said, are
characterised by youth, purity, truth and
love.    "I know that knowledge is rather I sional I'nlon headquarters appeared sud-
out of fashion now", he said, "helped by
sanitary   (onditions.    Miss Baldwin    con
prevented  from  arresting  those  respon-  "n,,e(|. something must be done h> those
who have advantages to share them with
those who have not. "The I265.00O.0OO.-
000 of actual wealth In this country, if not
hoarded up by the individual exploitation
sible for the disturbance.
"At the very instant the banner was un-
furled   a  messenger  from  the  Congres
Billy Sunday and others, but it will come
back again. 'The truth shall make you
free'".
"The Luck of Roaring Camp" he cited
as an example of the enlightening power
of love.    The little baby ln the wicked
mining camp stirs the gentleneas In the
[VnUmued   from  pmgt  �)
denly at the door of the press gallery of   �' M,ur*l resources and instruments of
the House and shoved Into a doorkeeper's   Public utility, would mean an Income of
hands    more    than   a    hundred    mimeo-   �bou' ,170� ,or every family
graphed  copies  of an   article  about   the
banner and the women responsible for its       Young
display".
Democracy Needed
college   students    banding    to
gether. as In the College Settlement Asao-
Although the President saw the banner   cUUon. to ,,�re ,�,,, �,��,��          ^
he made no break in the reading of hi.  muc.h .�,��, Ih� t�&ninK ,ffevt of ,��
address.
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