College News, 1919-03-26, Vol. 05, No. 22

              College News
Volume V.   No. 22
BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1919
Price 5 Cent*
1121  EASILY VICTORIOUS   IN
GYMNASIUM CONTEST
Sophomores Defeat Freshmen and
CM    Keep Shield for Second Year
Living up to their reputation of last
year, 1921 won the annual gymnastic
meet from 1922 last Friday, by a score of
122-108 points. The Sophomores were
superior in every event except the par-
allel bars. In this event the Freshmen
came out ahead with a score of 24-22.
The work of both classes was excellent
and the meet probably the best ever seen
at Bryn Mawr. The judges for the meet
were: Cynthia Wesson '09, Mr. Philip
Bishop and Mr. William Cromle. Dr.
David served for Mr. Cromle during the
surprise drill.
The surprise drill, given by Mr. Cromle,
director of gymnastics at the University
of Pennsylvania, was the most interesting
event of the afternoon. Dividing each
class into "crows" and "cranes," Mr.
Cromie put them through a series of
"catch drills" in which the Sophomores
made no mistakes. Mr. Cromle told a
Newt reporter after the meet, that at
least a third to a tenth of the army men
he had trained made mistakes the first
time they were put through the tests and
that "the Penn men certainly had noth-
ing on the Bryn Mawr girls."
Under the command of J. Peyton '21
the Sophomores did a series of compli-
cated marches and figures with excellent
form and rhythm. The Freshmen showed
almost professional skill on the parallel
bars, going through extremely difficult ex-
ercises in perfect time and form.
The leaders were: Indian clubs, E.
�Godwin '21 and F. Bliss '22; floor work,
E. Taylor '21 and J. Burgess '22; march-
ing, J. Peyton 'II and A. Orbison '21; ap-
paratus, E. Cecil '21 and A. Nlcoll '22.
Summary of points won:
1921       1922
Indian clubs..... 25.        19.5
Floor work......  25.5       22
Marching........  25.         23
Horse...........   23.5       19
Parallel bars----- 22.6       24
E. COPE '21  AWARDED
INDIVIDUAL APPARATUS CUP
Elizabeth Cope '21, after a difficult and
original performance on the parallel bars,
was awarded the individual apparatus
cup at the end of the gym meet last Fri-
day with a total of 283 points as com-
pared to the 278 points of Elizabeth Cecil
'21, who was a close second. Third place
was won by Margaret Ladd '21.
The method of awarding the cup this
year was to call out a number of students
who were unusually good in apparatus
work during the meet and try them out
against each other In additional exercises.
Five students were called out: E. < ope
'21, E. Cecil '21, M. Ladd '21. F. Rabbins
�22, and A. Nlcoll '22.
Judges for the apparatus cup were
Helen Kirk '14, Annette Stiles '19, and
Josephine Herrick '20. Each of these had
an assistant from some other class. E.
Lanler '19 assisted Miss Kirk; H. Ferris
'20. Miss Stiles; A. Blue '19. Miss Her-
rick.
WILL DEBATE PROHIBITION
Dr. William Roy Smith and Dr. Hoppln
will lead a debate on Prohibition at the
Discussion Club next Tuesday. Dr. Smith
will take the affirmative and Dr. Hoppln
the negative. Each side is allowed fifteen
minutes before the general discussion.
The club will meet at 1.45 in Merlon
PRESIDENT THOMAS INDORSES
STUDENTS' BUILDING PROJECT
Telegraphs College Architects for
Most Recent Plans
President Thomas has expressed her
approval of the plan to revive interest in
the Students' Building. In a letter to
the president of the Undergraduate
Association she states that it will be pos-
sible to build the auditorium before the
other parts of the building, and that she
is telegraphing for the latest plans from
the college architects.    Her letter reads:
"I am very much pleased to hear that
you are considering plans for reviving
interest in a Students' Building,�or at
least in an auditorium for plays and en-
tertainments which is so greatly needed.
I wish to assure you of my cooperation.
I shall be glad to help in every way I can.
The college architects, who built the
gymnasium and the 1905 Infirmary have
already prepared plans and I am tele-
graphing for them tonight. The site
selected is below Radnor. The front
faces the Maple Avenue, running parallel
to Radnor above the upper athletic field,
and the auditorium backs on the Gulph
Road with a carriage entrance to the
basement from the Gulph Road. The au-
ditorium can be built of fireproof cinder
concrete and can be finished first. The
plans are so arranged as to permit the
kitchens, clubrooms, etc., and the stone
campus front to be added later. The
plans include a tunnel to the gymnasium
so that food can be served on the main
floor, or on the roof of the gymnasium
when desired. When thrown together in
this way we shall have a delightful enter-
taining space."
Revolving Seat* a Possibility
"As soon as I return to the college I
shall be glad to take over the details with
you. Our architects have given a great
deal of thought to the problems Involved
and there are various questions which
must be settled before they can go any
farther. Some of these questions are,�
the number of persons to be seated (500,
750, or 1000); the size of the stage and
green rooms; whether the seats are to
revolve so as to make a flat floor for
dancing.�a very much more expensive
plan than fixed seats�and so on. Will not
your committee think over these and
other details while we are waiting for the
preliminary plans? They must be set-
tled before we can form an estimate of
the cost."
HOLLOW TILE SUGGESTED FOR
STUDENTS' BUILDING
Mrs. Francis Will Put Matter Before
The Alumnae
A new plan has been suggested for the
Students' Building, by which the initial
expenses can be lowered. According to
advice from an architect, it would be pos-
sible to build the central part of the Stu-
dents' Building�auditorium, stage, dress-
ing-rooms, etc.�of hollow tile, and later
finish up the outside In stone to match
the other college architecture.
Three possible sites for the new build-
ing are under consideration�the land
next to the Deanery, below Radnor, or be-
tween Rockefeller and Penygroes, where
there is space set aside for another dor-
mitory.
Mrs. Francis, president of the Alumna
Association, will put the matter of the
Students'   Hulldlng   before   the   alumnas
E. MERCER, EUROPEAN FELLOW�F. DAY HAS HIGHEST GRADE
General Senior Average High�Seven Will Graduate Magna Cum Laude
Ernestine Emma Mercer, of Philadel-
phia, has been awarded the European
Fellowship of the Class of 1919 for her
excellent work In the classics, Dean Taft
announced in chapel last Friday morning.
Miss Mercer, whose group Is Greek and
Latin, was prepared by the Philadelphia
High School. She was matriculation
scholar for Pennsylvania and Trustees'
Philadelphia Girls' High School Scholar
1915-18. She was last year awarded the
Elizabeth S. Shippen Scholarship for ex-
cellence In languages. With a grade of
87.427, she holds the second highest aver-
age In the Senior Class. The highest
grade was made by Frances Day, Brooke
Hall Memorial Scholar, with an average
of 88.028.
Although the highest average of this
year's Senior Class Is lower than the
89.34 made last year by Margaret Tlmp-
son, the general average shows the larg-
est number of Seniors with grades above
80 since 1914.
For the second time In two years a rec-
ord has been made In the number of
"magna cum laudeB" (given for grades
between 85 and 90). Seven or 8.10 per
cent of the class receive this distinction.
They are: F. Day, E. Mercer, E. Macrum,
G. Woodbury. Mrs. Marguerite Schwartz.
M. Oilman and L. Wood. Fifteen receive
the next distinction "cum laude" (for
grades between 80 and 85).
A total number of 22 out of the class of
86 (25.5 per cent) have grades above 80.
as compared with 11 last year and 19 in
1917. This year's median grade, 76.523,
Is slightly better than the 75.316 of last
year.
D. Flather and M. Buchanan Graduate
European Follows
The two graduate European Fellows
announced at the same time as the Bryn
Mawr or "Senior" Fellow, are Mary Dru-
silla Flather, of Lowell. Mass., Fellow in
Biology, and Margaret Buchanan, of Mor-
gantown, W. Va., fellow in Mathematics.
Miss Flather, who was graduated from
the Women's College, Brown University,
in 1917, with the degree of Ph.B., was
awarded the Mary E. Garrett European
Fellowship for students who have com-
pleted two years of graduate work at
Bryn Mawr.
Miss Buchanan, A.B. West Virginia
University, 1906, received the President
M. Carey Thomas European Fellowship
for students who have completed one year
of graduate work at Bryn Mawr. This is
the second year that Miss Buchanan has
studied it Bryn Mawr, but her first year
of graduate work here, as her work be-
fore was in undergraduate mathematics.
DEAN  TAFT TO PRESIDE AT
LEAGUE  OF  NATION8  MEETING
Dean Taft will preside at a mass meet-
ing to be held for the League of Nations
in the ballroom of the Bellevue-Stratford
Sunday afternoon. Miss Julia Lathrop,
Chief of the Children's Bureau, Washing-
ton, and Judge Anderson, of the U. 8.
Circuit Court, Boston, will speak, and
there will be community singing.
Reserved seats may be obtained at the
office of the secretary. Taylor Hall, or on
application to Mlsa Elizabeth Klrkbride
'96. president of the Philadelphia College
Club. 1300 Spruce 8treet. The meeting is
under the auspices of the Association of
Collegiate Alumnas. assisted by the Wom-
en's Trade Union League and the Penn-
sylvania Women Workers' Clubs
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8ENI0R  HONOR ROLL
The twenty-two Seniors  who .will  re-
ceive their degrees with dlatinction are.
Magna Cum Laude
Frances Day  ..............88.028
Ernestine Mercer..........87.427
Edith Macrum.............86.452
Gordon Woodbury.........86.119
Marguerite Schwartz  ......85.955
Margaret Oilman ..........85.757
Louise Wood ..............85.662
Cum Lauds
Cornelia Hayman..........84.415.
Elizabeth Biddle   ..........84.385
Helen Prescott  ............84.295
Anna R.  Dubach   ..........83.195
Veronica Frazier ..........83.009
Celia Oppenheimer ........83.009
Jessie  Mebane  ............82.907
Helen Spalding............82.7407
Adelaide Landon  ..........82.609
Georgia Bailey ............82.076
Ruth Woodruff ............81.652
Enid Macdonald ...........81.200
Alice Snavely.............80.9904
Marguerite Krantz  ........80.915
Margaret Rhoads..........80.808
The other Seniors in the upper half of
the class are: W. Kaufmann (79.985), H.
Johnson (79.9809), B. Sorchan (79.896),
A. Ehlers (79.716), A. Moore (78.014). M.
Lafferty (78.675), M. France (78.714), F.
Clarke (78.665). F. Allison (78.871), H.
Conover (78.338). M. Mackenzie (78.878),
F. Howell (77.957), M.BIoomfleld (77.906),
H. Reid (77.815), E. Lanler (77.800), J.
Wright (77.467), C. Taussig (77J08). H.
Karns (77.047), C. Hollls (77.008). M.
Remington (76.752), A. Collins (76.686).
ALICE HARRISON PRESIDENT OF
SELF-GOVERNMENT
Alice Harrison '20 is president of the
Self Government Association as the re-
sult of a nomination, which was made an
election Monday evening. Miss Harrison,
last year second Junior member of the
executive board, received 228 votes to M.
Carey's 42.
Nominations for vice-president, made
Tuesday, had to be taken over again this
afternoon on account of electioneering at
the ballot box. D. Smith '20 and M. Carey
'20 were the candidates for election.
Sarah Taylor '19, retiring presldenL in
her report at a meeting Tuesday evening,
urged that proctors be elected with a
view to their responsibility In upholding
the regulations of the Association more
than has been done In the past. Criti-
cizing the attitude of the Individual, she
said that students felt little responsibility
for reporting themselves and none for re-
porting other people.
A8K  STUDENTS'  HELP  IN
FINISHING R. C. GARMENTS
The Bryn Mawr Red Cross, on the cor-
ner of Montgomery and Morris Avenues,
has sent an urgent appeal to college Red
Cross workers to come to their rooms at
any time of the day or evening to help
complete their allotment of garments.
These garments, which are for the desti-
tute women of northern France, must be
finished by May. Since the college has
iriven up its special work room the Red
Cross Committee hopes for an unusually
large number of volunteers to meet this
need
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