College News, 1920-03-10, Vol. 06, No. 18

              The College News
Volume VI.    No. 18
BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1920
Price 5 ( ents
Member of Kerensky's Ministry Will
Lecture Here March 20
Mr. Gregory Zilboorg, secretary to
the Ministry of labor in the Kerensky
cabinet, is coming to Itryn Mawr on
March 80, under the auspices of the His-
tory Club, and will speak on "Behind the
Scenes of  Russian   Policy."
Mr. Zilboorg was the editor of a Daily
in Kiev, and is the author of "The Pass-
ing of the Old Order in  Europe."
Steel Strike No Failure for Workers,
Says Mr. Mussey
Have New Consciousness of Power
Although the steel strike was alleged
a failure, it brought a certain victory to
the workers, according to Mr. Henry
Raymond Mussey, editor-in-chief of the
Nation, who addressed the Discussion
Club Monday evening on "Some Results
of the Steel Strike." Mr. Mussey was
sent by the Nation to investigate condi-
tions in the steel districts.
"The strike has left the workers with
a sense of new power over the company,"
said Mr. Mussey. "They find they can
injure the company by laying down tools,
and that the eight-hour day is a possi-
bility. These ideas will change conditions
of life in  the   steel industry."
Suppression Disgraceful
Right of organization, according to Mr.
Mussey, was the real question at issue
in the strike. "The suppression of at-
tempts to organize forms one of the most
disgraceful chapters in the history of
Pennsylvania! The power of local gov-
ernments has been placed at the disposal
of the steel companies, who have pre-
vented even peaceful meetings. At
Homestead, one outdoor meeting was
held by a speaker with a permit, but
broken up because the people did not
have permits to attend.
Asked if the strike would have succeed-
-�d had the workers laid more emphasis
on their disgracefully long hours, Mr.
Mussey replied, "probably not. The pub-
lic attitude to the strike was influenced
not by facts, but by the newspapers. The
papers did not want success, finding a
red behind ever bush and five behind
every steel worker."
Mr. Mussey will do editorial work in
connection with a new periodical, the
Searchlight, the special purpose of which
is to take up Congress and its actions.
THOUSAND DOLLAR DRIVE FOR
BATES HOUSE LAUNCHED
MISS  BEZANSON  RESIGNS  TO
LECTURE  IN  EUROPE
Miss Bezanson, instructor in social
economy and statistics for the past two
years, is leaving Bryn Mawr this spring.
She is to lecture in Europe this summer.
In 1918 Miss Bezanson took charge of
ihe employment courses under the de-
partment of Social Economy, of which
Dr. Kingsbury is the head. She succeed-
ed Miss Clara Mortenson in this work.
Miss Bezanson, who is a Radcliffe alum-
nae, has been connected with various in-
dustries in an employment and advisory
capacity and is generally recognized as
an authority in the field.
Dean Smith, Wardens **i Hall Representa-
tives te Held Meeting
Dean Smith and the Wardens will
meet with the class representatives on
Thursday afternoon at five in Radnor
Hall. Matters relating to hall adminis-
tration  will be discussed.
Bates House Party Opens Campaign
Aiming for $1000 through subscriptions.
the Christian Association opened the
Bates House drive with a party in the
gymnasium last Saturday night. Miss
Virginia Deems, former head of Batei
House, and Miss Anne W'iggin, of
Spring Street Settlement, were the guests
ot   honor.
Miss Deems, speaking from the point
ol view of a worker, showed the value
of the work not only to the Settlement
people, but to the college. "I like to
think," she said, "that Bates House is
the sou* of Bryn Mawr." In describ-
ing the feeling in Spring Street for Bates
House, Miss W'iggin, a worker in the
Settlement, emphasized the fact thai
foreigners do most of the hard work in
this country and pointed out that Bates
House gave Bryn Mawr an opportunity
to help the immigrants realize their
dreams of America.
"The Gaudy Girdle," a melodramatic
six reel movie, written and read by H.
Holmca, '20, was one of the events of
the evening. The cast included B. War-
burg, 1i, If, Foot,  :.m. H. Bennett, '-M.
B. Zilker, 'SO, K. Jay, 'II, F. von Hof-
sten, 'SO, E. Hobdy, "�*, D. Meserve, '23,
H. Dunbar. '2.1, K Woodward, 'til, and
J. Peyton, '21.
Drive   To   Furnish   Supplies
Although certain repairs on the house
are being made by the owner, the drive
will make possible further improvements
A fire-escape is a necessity and supplies
of all kinds are needed. Money is also
wanted to pay a trained social workei
to run Bates House and to give salaries
to   the   two   student   assistants.
Pamphlets describing the life at Bates
House and explaining the need for funds
have been distributed and letters have
been written to the alumnae to interest
them in the drive. If. F.ittcll. '20. C.
Garrison, '21, W. Worcester. '21. A. Tay-
lor. '21, and O Howard, '22. spoke to
the graduates and undergraduates on
Tuesday to arouse an interest in the
drive. The Bates House Committee is
awarding buttons to every subscriber
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Mrs. Bolton Brown to Trace History
of Japanese Color Print
Illustrated by hand-colored slides, "The
Story of the Color Print in Japan" wi'l
be the subject of a lecture Saturday eve-
ning in Taylor Hall, by Mrs. Lucy
Fletcher Brown, graduate of Ann Arbor,
and wife of Mr. Bolton Brown, a noted
lithographer and  artist.
The slides show the development of
I rints from the black and white wood
engraving or hand-colored cartoon, to
the masterpieces of polychrome paint-
ing. Dr. Bye, professor of History of
Art. calls it the most beautiful collec-
tion  he has ever seen.
"The Art of 'L'kioye.' the color print.
which means "The mirror of the Passing
World,' is essentially a democratic one,"
writes Mrs. Brown, "and has recorded
for us the daily life, the occupations,
amusements and legends of a whole
people with a beauty and significance that
is unique in art history " From an ele-
mentary Japanese drawing book is taken
the following quotation, "But this is
not for children alone: quite large peo-
ple, poets for example, who wish to
make a rapid drawing in society will
be aided by  this book."
Yvette Guilbert to Assist in Choice of
Music for Masques
Yvette Guilbert, the famous French
"diseuse," will assist Mr. de Montoliu.
who teaches at her school, in choosing
music for the dances in the May Daj
Masques.
Madame   Guilbert   gave   a   concert   a
Garden Party in 1916.   She has a school
of dramatics and the arts in New York.
Anatole France vs. Barres to be Abbe
Dimnet's Subject
Abbe Ernesl Dimnet, a French auth-
ority on English literature, will lecture
OH "Two Currents in Modern French
Thought; Anatole France vs. Barres." in
the chapel at eight o'clock this Friday.
He   will   speak  in   English.
With the exception of Ambassador
Jusserand, Abbe Dimnet is the only
Frenchman who has attained literary dis-
tinction by his English writing, accord-
ing to Dean Maddison. As a historian of
English literature he is known best for
his volume Les Soeurs Brontes, of which
Andrew Lang says. "The host book on
the Brontes, clear of and Contemptuous
of trivialities, is a French book by Ern-
est Dimnet." He is author also of
France Herself Again, a study of the de-
velopment of modern France.
Abbe Dimnet has taught English lit-
erature at Lille University and at the
College Stanislas since I'M):!, and began
to write for the English Reviews in 1 s<�7.
He has been Paris correspondent for tev
cral magazines, and now writes frequent-
ly for the Atlantic Monthly and the Lon-
don   Nineteenth   Century.
Report on Honor System at Last
Seif-Government Meeting
Pass   Two   Senses  of  the   Meeting
Lacking a quorum, the Self-Govern-
nient Association at the last meeting
before the yearly elections, passed the
following senses of the meeting: that
Junior. Senior and Graduate board mem-
bers only be allowed to grant special
permissions; that students will not be
allowed to wear gym-suits to the tea-
house.
Three informal reprimands were re-
ported: One to a student who dined
at the Adelphia with a man, unchapcr-
oned; one to a student who lunched at
the L'Aiglon; three to students who
bad sent a letter to the Self-Government
Board refusing to report on other sin
dents who break rules. This refusal
violates a rule, according to the Board,
and  must   be penalized.
Committee Discusses Honor System
A report of the conference with the
Faculty Committee which discussed
abolishing the Proctor system at examin-
ations, showed that the members if the
faculty committee believed the honor
system to be practically in force already
at Bryn Mawr. The opinion was ex-
pressed that Bryn Mawr should not be
on record as still under the Proctor Sys-
tem Doubt as to the advisability of
changing the present ruling was express-
ed, the feeling being that no professors
insist on formal proctoring at examina-
tions. The matter will >>e brOSJgkl up
before a  faculty meeting.
A. Harrison, retiring President report-
ed one formal, six informal, and one
spoken, reprimand given by the board
during the year.
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JOURNALISM GRIM ADVENTURE
SAYS MR. MACALARNEY
Newspaper Veteran Believes Women
Can Hold Their Own on Big Dailies
"Don't go into newspaper work unless
you mean business." Thus Mr. Cobert
MacAlarney, who has held the desk of
City Editor on three New York dailies,
waved the refl flag of warning 1
prospective journalists in a straight from
the shoulder talk Friday night. Mr. Mac-
Alarney, who is .1 professor in the School
of Journalism at Columbia, and is eon
nected with the Famous Players-Lasky
Corporation, spoke under the auspices of
the College News.
"Journalism is no place for the triflcr.
the sensation-seeker or the merely curi-
ous,'' said the scarred veteran of I'ark
Row, as Mr. MacAlarney styled himself.
"Don't trifle with this thing called cam
ing a living by writing. You must have
the bread and butter attitude. Writing
is the grimmest thing in the world.
though it is the thing which bring! the
greatest   reward."
Mr. MacAlarney defined a good report
er as a man who "can't be deceived by a
lie." "News writing," be said, "i- by no
means the first thing in newspaper work.
If you can't go out and attack strange
precincts, invade new environments and
cut your way aggressively into the heart
of � situation, newspaper work i- nol for
you."
Would Not  Hold Women to  Fashion  Page
"I believe in straight reporting of news
for women. A woman can break even
with a man in any form of newspaper
work. The average woman does not
�rant to be put on women's stuff because
it limits her output."
According to Mr. MacAlarney. tin-
color and stimulation of journalism are
a remarkable preparation for any kind of
writing in the world. "Most young re
porters regard newspaper work SI a pup
tent along the great trekking road to lit-
erary success, But it is a mistake to K"
into journalism if you Intend t" use it
merely as a crutch.
"I try to make my class room al the
School of Journalism as much like the
city room of a newspaper as possible,"
said Mr MacAlarney, "My staff arc put
to work 'under the gun,' writing by the
clock and learning the speed and abil
ity to concentrate in the midst of noise
and confusion which are the essentials
of news writing."
Author of John Ferguson to f peak in
Bryn Mawr
Mr. St. John Ervine, author of John
Ferguson and Jane Clegg. will lecture
under the auspices of the English Club
on March M. His subject is "Contem-
porary Writers." many of whom he
knows personally, and among whoa are
Mr. H. G. Wells and Mr. Arnold Ben-
nett
Mr. Ervine is the author of the 1:
Changing   Winds,  and   a  contributor   to
current  magazines.    During the war  he
served as a private in the English army.
The Nation speaks of the "profound
characterization that produces a I eight-
ened impression of reality" in John Fer-
guson, of its "mixture of chance and
character making it so true." and its
"extraordinarily   intimate   rcah
New  Silver  Bay   Leaser,   H    James
11    James.   'Jl.   was   elected   .tele.
leader at � Silver Hay meeting held M011-
day   night   Miss    lamrs   who  is  a  junior
member of the C    V    Hoard  led the dele-
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