College News, 1919-06-03, Vol. 05, No. 29

              The College News
Volume V.    No. 29
BRYN MAWR, PA., TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1919
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I'hoto by H. Parker Holfr
1919
FACULTY LAUNCH $1,000,000
DRIVE TO RAISE SALARIES
First Step to Complete Drive for
Victory French Chair
To pay the teachers of Bryn Mawr col-
lege a living wage, a drive has been
launched by the faculty to raise an addi-
tional endowment of $1,000,000. The
Alumnae and directors are co-operating,
and the first step towards the goal is to
complete the drive for the Victory French
chair, which the Alumnae hope to raise
by commencement
�There is something new about a Bryn
Mawr faculty's attempting to raise them-
selves by their own bootstraps," said Dr.
Wheeler, chairman of the faculty commit-
tee, presenting the plans for the drive be-
fore an Alumnae meeting last Saturday.
"The present crisis necessitates the effort."
At present the salaries of the teachers
range from a minimum of about $1000 to a
maximum of $3000. Since the opening of
the college, in .1885, salaries of full pro-
fessors have been advanced only 20%, of
associate professors only 25%, of those
below the rank of associate professors
from about 10% to about 33%. Mean-
while the cost of living has advanced at
least 80 or 90%, 60 or 70% since 1914.
"It all depends on what should be the
standard of living," said Dr. Wheeler. "A
decent degree of comfort, which is mani-
festly necessary in order that a teacher
may devote his best energies to his pro-
fessional work, and not have to worry
about petty pecuniary difficulties, is un-
attainable on the present salary. This
year a number of full professors have had
to give up their houses, and some have
had to use their savings to borrow money
on which to lire.
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RUSSIAN    CATHEDRAL QUAR-
TETTE TO GIVE CONCERT
TOMORROW
Balalaika Orchestra to Accompany It
The Russian Cathedral Quartette, as-
sisted by the Russian Balalaika Orchestra,
will give a concert of modern Russian
songs, Russian, Ukrainian, and Gypsy folk-
songs, in the cloisters tomorrow evening,
at eight o'clock. "The concert should be
repeated again and again," wrote the New
York "Herald" after one performance,"
for the sake of those who heard, and those
who missed it."
The quartette was sent to this country
by the former Czar of Russia, to make
known the Russian Church and folk-songs.
They were unanimously selected by experts
of the Imperial Commission from an all-
Russian contest, in which thousands of
singers participated. Before the overthrow
of the Czar they were only allowed to give
one concert yearly, outside their singing
in the Russian Cathedral choir in New
York. Since then "they have given con-
certs in the biggest halls, and by special
invitation at the White House, where they
sang for the President, scoring a great suc-
cess."
The Balalaika orchestra of seven Rus-
sian performers in National costume plays
the national musical instrument of Russia.
"The Balalaika is the connecting link be-
tween primitive savagery and civilization.
With its dulcet notes, it helped the
splendor of the feasts, and was the ancient
prayer drum used before the altars of the
pagan gods."
Programme   of   the    Russian    Cathedral
Quartette
Nicholas Wasilewsky  ..............Tenor
Nicholas  Vasilieff   .................Tenor
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EX-PRESIDENT   TAFT   TO
ADDRESS SENIORS ON
THURSDAY
Five Alumnae to Receive Degrees
The Honorable William Howard Taft,
former President of the United States,
will deliver an address on the League of
Nations after the conferring of degrees
next Thursday morning. Mr. Taft has
spoken twice before at Bryn Mawr Com-
mencement. In his address to the gradu-
ating class in 1915, a definite plan for a
League of Nations was outlined for the
first time on a public platform.
The Commencement exercises will open
at 11, as soon as the academic procession
has entered the gymnasium. The singing
of the National Anthem will be followed
by a prayer, led by Dr. Barton, chaplain
of the college. Introductory remarks, by
President Thomas, will precede the con-
ferring of degrees and the awarding of
scholarships, fellowships, and prizes.
Five graduates of Bryn Mawr, are can-
didates for the degree of Master of Arts,
four of them members of last year's senior
class. They are: T. Born, '18, J. Hemen-
way, '18, C. Neely, "18. E. Smith. '18, and
I. Smith, '15, assistant warden of Pem-
broke. The two graduate students who
will receive the degree of doctor of phil-
osophy are Elise Tobin, of New York, and
Margaret Woodbury, of Ohio.
Ernestine   Mercer,   of    Philadelphia,    is
European  Fellow   for  1919-20  with grade
of  87.427,  the second highest  average in i
the  Senior class.    The highest grade was'
made by Frances Day, with an average of
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PRESIDENT! THOMAS'AND DEAN
TAFT TO^STARTTJUNE' 28TH �
Will Arrange for Exchange of Profes-
sors with Universities^* ^|^'
President Thomas and Dean Taft sail
on June 28 on the Cunard S. S. Aquitania
and expect to visit London. Edinbor-
ough. Paris. Stockholm and Rome to take
a motor trip in Southern Italy if they
have time.
The International Relations Commit-
tee of the Association of Collegiate
Alumnae has appointed them to make
arrangements for the exchange of
women professors between women's col-
leges in the United States and foreign
universities where there are a consider-
able number of eminent women teach-
ing. Although many men professors .
have been exchanged, so far no women
have been selected.
Will  Try to Get Mm*. Curia
President Thomas has also been
appointed by the "Association for
the Advancement of Laboratory Science
Among Women" to offer Mme Curie, the
famous physicist. $2000 to come to the
!U. S. in 1920-71 to lecture in women's
colleges and also in men's colleges which
invite her.
Dean Taft will sail for home as near
September 1 as possible, and President
Thomas will then begin her trip around
part of the world, as she will not visit
China and Japan again. She has divided
her journey into five main sections and
has invited a travelling companion for
each section. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw
has selected the first section and Mrs.
Emmeline Pankhurst will probably go to
India with President Thomas. The sec-
tions are as follows:�!. Spain and North
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