College News, 1919-10-28, Vol. 06, No. 05

              The College News
Volume VI.   No. 5
BRYN MAWR, PA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1919
Price 5 Cent
THIRTY-THIRD LANTERN YEAR
Origin of Ceremony and Songs Lies
Far Back in Bryn Mawr History
One ef the oldest customs of Bryn Mawr
will be observed when the Freshmen receive
their class lanterns from 1922 next Friday
night.
1890, the second cla�s in college, was the
first to receive lanterns. The idea of pre-
senting them originated from one line, "the
only lantern in Bryn Mawr." in a song by
.Dr. E. Washburn Hopkins, former profes-
sor of Greek.
Lantern-giving was originally only an in-
cident in the impromptu entertainment
which the Sophomores gave the Freshmen.
The earlier classes received their lanterns
in broad daylight after an outdoor play,
and had first to undergo a severe oral quiz
at the hands of the Sophomores. Later the
ceremony was transferred to the night when
the Freshmen received their caps and
gowns, and was moved from the campus to
the cloisters.
The Greek hymn, "Pallas Athene Thea,"
was written as 1893's class song and first
sung at Lantern Night by 1901. The Fresh-
man song, "Over the way to the sacred
shrine," originally 1908's class song, was
first used on Lantern Night by 1917. Be-
fore that each class wrote a song of its
own for Lantern Night.
QUEEN OF BELGIUM AT BRYN MAWR
BRAND WHITLOCK AND BELGIUM  AMBASSADOR  WITH THE
ROYAL PARTY
Dr. Leuba Gives Second Lecture of
Social Service Course
Dr. James H. Leuba, Professor of Psy-
chology, spoke on Mental Hygiene or
the "science and art of enabling minds
to do the most work with least fatigue,"
in the second lecture of the Social Serv-
ice Course, Wednesday evening, in Tay-
lor. Over two hundred and seventy-five
people attended the lecture.
Professor Leuba outlined the scope of
a broadly conceived science of mental
hygiene. With regard to mental fatigue,
he mentioned the problems of the most
profitable division of the day In periods
of work and of rest, the length of time it
is best to devote to a study before pass
ing to another; and the more funda
mental problem concerning the degree of
fatigue It Is advisable to incur before
resting. In this field definite knowledge
depends upon accurate measurement of
the amount of work done and of fatigue.
"Some of the best work In the field of
vision in relation to efficiency and com-
fort has been done by my colleagues at
Bryn Mawr," said Dr. Leuba.
"Much that belongs to the field of men-
tal hygiene Is done in a more or less un-
conscious way by the teacher. Any train*
ing In straightforward, logical thinking
conduces to fuller mental efficiency. Too
many people think as drunken men walk.
But here, as elsewhere, our methods are
still amateurish."
(Continued on page 3.)
College in Holiday Attire
With the May Day flags out, and the
American and Belgian colors floating
over the Library, Bryn Mawr feted
Queen Elizabeth of the Belgians yester-
day afternoon.
Taylor bell announced the approach of
the royal party, and shortly afterward
the Queen's automobile passed through
the closely-guarded Pembroke Arch and
drew   up  in  front   of  Taylor.    Mr.   and
President Taft Welcomes Queen
In her address of welcome to Queen
Elizabeth, President Taft said, in part:
"We have ventured to invite Your
Majesty to visit Bryn Mawr because we
believed that you could not fail to be
interested in women's education in
Am irloa when you have shown such a
deep interest in all matters concerning
both women and education in Belgium.
"Bryn  Mawr  must  seem   to   Your  Ma-
Mrs. Brand Whitlock, Princess of Chimay, Ijeatjr   very  young  for  an   institution  of
lady-in-waltlng  to  the   Queen,   Mrs.   Ed-; learning�in   fact,   almost   a   mushroom
Isabel Foster to Work For Campaign
Isabel Foster, '15, is to reach Bryn Mawr
November 4 to start her year's work for
the Endowment Fund Campaign. Miss
Foster was the originator and first manag-
ing editor of the College News. She got
out the first issue of the News at the open-
ing of college in the fall of 1914 with the
help of Miss Applebee and three undergrad
uates.
After graduation Miss Foster attended
the school of journalism for one year. Sub-
sequently she worked on a Berlin, New
Hampshire, paper.
Ska has been telegraph editor for the hut
t*>� years oa the Waterbury RtpuhUeu*.
Miss Foster is to have charge of the pub-
work to be done here.
ward Smith, wife of the Mayor of Phila-
delphia; Mrs. Bayard Henry and the Bel-
gian Ambassador were in Her Majesty's
party.
Escorted by President Taft and Dr.
Rufus Jones, the Queen walked between
a double row of students to the Library
steps. The faculty, In brilliantly colored
gowns, and the students in academic
dress, closed in around the Queen, sing-
ing La Brabanconne, the Belgian national
hymn. After the singing of the Star-
Spangled Banner, President Taft made a
short address of welcome. The students
followed with "Come, Cheer for the Col-
lege," and an enthusiastic "Anassa" for
"the Queen of the Belgians" while she
was presented with a bunch of roses by
the president of the Undergraduate Asso-
ciation.
After the singing of "Thou Gracious
Inspiration," the Queen walked through
the cloisters. As she came out of the
Library, Her Majesty noticed Frances
Branson Keller, ex-'19, standing near the
steps with her baby in her arms. Paus-
ing beside her, Queen Elizabeth smiled
at her and asked: "Is this the youngest
student?"
On the hockey field a game between
Varsity and second team was In progress
(Continued on page 2)
growth.....But higher education for
women is a new growth in every part of
the world, and we pride ourselves at
Bryn Mawr that we have been pioneers
in the movement in the United States,
and that we have worked always for the
maintenance of the highest standards in
education.....
"Because Bryn Mawr has. we hope,
been true to these Ideals, we felt that
we had the right to bring Your Majesty
here this afternoon and to show you
something of what we have been doing.
"For ourselves, for all of us, I may say
that there Is no visitor whom the college
would receive with more whole-souled
enthusiasm and more earnest respect.
We greet you as the representative of
Belgium, the country which during the
war evoked the deepest sympathy and
the sincerest admiration all over the
United States.....
"We honor you as the Queen of the
land which performed such a great act
for humanity. We honor you also be-
cause your own heroic conduct during
the war was so truly representative of
all that was finest In Belgium.
"Bryn Mawr could have had no greater
happiness than to receive Your Majesty
this afternoon, and in the history of the
college this visit will never be forgotten."
DUNSANY READS UNPUBLISHED
PLAY TO BRYN MAWR
AUDIENCE
ORAL RECORD BROKEN BY 1920  VARSITY DOWNS GERMANTOWN
German "Written" Fails Fourteen
With a failure percentage of only 'J8.H0.
the best showing recorded in college sta-
l, 1920 carried off laurels in the first
German "written." The eight seniors tak-
ing new plan German. French and Greek
all received A.
The only class to approach the record
of'this "written" is 190�. of whom 32.3%
failed. Three credits were posted and six
merits.
Twenty-eight seniors have passed both
French and German under the old plan. The
grades for German are:
Credit�L. Davis, M. Eilers. N. Gookin.
Merit�I. Arnold, M. Butler, H. Ferris,
T. James, D. Jenkins, A. Moebius.
Passed�D. Allen, Z. Boynton, M. Canby,
J. Coaklin, A. Coolidge, M. Frost, L. Hales,
H. Humphrey. H. Humphreys. J. Justice.
M. Kinard. M. Litzinger, M. Hall. M.
O'Brien. D. Pitkin, M. Platt, '21. M. Porrit,
A. Preston. A. Rood, A. Rose, A Sanford,
D. Smith. K. Thomas, F. von Hofsten, B.
Weaver, H. Zinsser.
Failed�M. Ballou, M. B. Brown. M. R.
Brown. J. Cochran, C. Keeble, H. Kings-
bury. M. Lindsay. V. Park, M. Scott, '19;
K. Townstad, K. Tyler. '19; F. Uchida. I.
Whittier. '19;  B. Zilker.
President Taft told a "News" reporter
last night that the Queen had compll
niented the French pronunciation of the
students In singing La Brabanconne.
Sure Team Work Nets Score of 7-3
Hard shooting and quick passing gave
Varsity the victory over Germantown last
."-atunlay by a score of 7-3. Perfect team
work down the left side of the field and a
strong center line-up, based on Capt. Carey
v i enter half, proved more than a matrh
for the speedy dribbling of Germantown's
wings and its almost impregnable defense.
The Germantown line-up included besides
M. Bacon. '18, former Varsity captain, and
E. Biddle. '19, Varsity halfback. 1918-19,
Miss Ma<-on and Miss Wiener, who have
both been players on the Varsity hockey
team at Vassar.
A. Nicoll, '22, passed B. Brown. German-
town's strong fullback, for the first goal,
after five minutes of hard play. This was
followed by a second score by C. Bickley,
'21, who steadied the Varsity forward line
by her sure dribbling and good passes to
the winfjs. After a goal for Germantown by
E. Mason, the play concentrated near the
opponents' goal, and A. Nicoll, "22. made
the third score with a long shot from the
corner. D. Rogers, '20, co-operated well
with B. Weaver, "20, who time and again
stopped E. Wiener after a long run, by the
clever use of her stick. E. Biddle blocked
the right tide of the field by her good in-
terference sn.l strong back-hand stroke.
In the second half the playing was slow-
er, E. Mason making the first score. K.
Anderson, "22, put in a pretty shot after
a meeey scrissasage Inside the circle Fol
towing a goal by M. Carey from the edge
ntlnued on page 3)
Speaks on the Utility of Art
"The world has lost its civilisation dur-
ing the last five years," declared Lord Dun-
sany, speaking of the utility and origin of
art and beauty Saturday evening at Bryn
Mawr. Lord Dunsany gave a reading of
an unpublished play, "The Compromise of
the Kiny of the Golden Isles;" "Destina-
tion." from Fifty-One Tales, and a piece
of prose. "Why the Milkman Shudders
When He Perceives the Dawn," written to
show that atmosphere can be created inde-
pendent of tale.
"Howitzers have been so necessary for
so long that the world has been taken up
with things unpropitious to the arts," con-
tinue! Lord Dunsany. "What is the use
of a sonnet? A sonnet can't kill. I say the
highest utility is beauty and the happiness
derived from it. An art is any work su-
premely well done. Toothpicks can't be
made supremely and the manufacture of
toothptdn has not the rigid to be called
one of the arts."
Lord Dunsanv went on to say that an
ideal is necessary '"an Ideal into which all
the experience of life goes." "Have an
ideal and beauty becomes the coping stone.
Far greater than tine thinking is fine feel-
ing. Give a man fine feeling and a little
technique and he will make the world a
little  better."
"With cleverness man builds factories,
makes money. 1 set more store by nature.
I have never thought out any problem nor
done anything by scientific analysis. I
write very quickly things that come to me
from the influence of dawn and the hills."
In speaking of "The Compromise of the
King of the Golden Isles," Lord Dunsany
said, "I must be precise about time and
place. People always want to know so I
always tell them. Scene: A long way off.
Time: Ve>terday. Lord Dunsany read the
play and two selections from his prose
work.
Lord Dunsany showed the manuscript of
the play to the guests at the reception held
afterward in Rockefeller. The play was
written on vellum with a quill pen and
underlined in scarlet. Lord Dunsany had
illustrated it himself to indicate the stage
direct!CM. All his plays are acted under
his supervision before they are published
'"The Dirge of Victory" is considered by
Dunsany to be the best pom lie has
uritten.
Graduates to Give "Prunella"
For the first time in several years the
graduate student- an' to fiw .i play, Lau-
rence Housman's "Prunella" has been
chosen and the date set for December 0.
Dr. Savage is coaching the graduates and
the try-outs have already been held. Ruth
Woodruff, '19, is chairman of a committee-
with representatives in all the halls. It is
said that the material at the try-outs was
very encouraging.
The British students hare been prims
movers is starting the plans. Several of
them have acted in war benefits during the
last few years.
Catherine Bickley Junior President
Catherine Bickley was elected president
of 1921 last Wednesday. Elizabeth Taylor
was made vice president, and Mary Goggin
secretary. Miss Bickley is a member of
the Undergraduate Association Advisory
Board. Miss Taylor is secretory of the
Undergraduate Association, and Miss Gog-
gin is on the Self Government Executive
Board. Miss Bickley and Mi** Goggin
were prepared at the Shipley School aad
Miss Taylor i.  from Miss Wright's School.