College News, 1921-03-23, Vol. 07, No. 20

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Volume Vf I.    No. 20.
BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23,  1921
Price 10 Cento
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REDS TAKE SWIMMING MEEt
WITH TOTAL OF 55.5 POflfTS
�Catherine Woodward '21 Wins First
Place in Individual Championship
Rolling up a total of 55.5 points, break-
ing two records and establishing a third,
192* took first" place in the Swimming Meet
last Saturday afternoon.   1922 came second 1
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with 8.8 points.
First place in the Individual Champion-
ship went to K. Woodward, Senior captain,
with 18.5 points, while M. Morton, '21, and
E. Anderson, '22, tied for second place' with
15 points each. K. Woodward equaled her
last year's record of 13 sec. for the one
length swim, and broke her record on th�?
double length by 1 1-5 sec, doing the dis-
tance in 30 1-5 sec M. Morton broke the
plunge record of 57 ft 1 in., established
last year by E. Mills, '21, by 3 ft. 7'/a in.,
and placed in three other events. E. An-
derson broke her record of 161-5 sec
established Freshman 'year for the one
length back swim, and won first place in
the one length back swim.
Mr. Bishop, of the Haverford School, in
commenting on the meet, called attention
to the fact that the woman's record for the
one minute plunge is 66 ft, or only 6 ft
more than the Bryn Mawr record.
68  ft   Front  Swim   (record,  13  see.)
1. K. Woodward, '21.................  13
14
2.  E. Cope, '21.
3.  M. Morton, '21.....................  14.2
4.  R. Rice, '23; B. Tuttle, '24........  15
68 ft  Back  Swim   (record,  16 1-6 sec.)
1. E. Anderson, '22.................  16
2 E. Mills, '21..................... 18
3.  M. Morton, '21...........'....... 191-5
4.  K- Woodward, '21; R. Neel, '21.. 20
.136 ft Front 8wim  (record, 31 2-5 sec.)
1. K. Woodward, '21.........  ....... 30.1
� B. Tuttle, '24...................... 33.3
3.  E. Elston,  '24..................... 33.4
4.  M. Morton, '21.................... 34
�136 ft  Back  Swim   (record,  37 tec.)
1. E. Anderson, '22.................. 37.1
2 E. Mills, '23.-..................".. 41
3: N. Fitzgerald, '23.................. 44.4
4. E. Vincent, '23..................... 45.3
Plunge for Distance (record, 57 ft. 1 in.)
ft
1. M. Morton, "21.................60
Z H. Rice, '23.......,,..... ..*..... 60
3.  N. Fitzgerald, '23-A........... 52
4.  E. Mills, '21.......T........... 50   8
Dives                             ~      points
1. E. Cope, 'Z\....................... 62.9
Z F. Bliss, '22.......................61.9
3.  R. Neel, '22................<r...... 60.8
4,  E. Mills, '21......................1 588
Relay
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ELEANOR BOSWELL IS MADE EUROPEAN FELLOW FOR 1921
Highest Average Since 1909.    Twenty-eight Graduate Cum Laude
I lemon- Boswell, of Philadelphia, was
I announced European Fellow . of .the class
of 1921 by President Thomas, in chapel,
last Friday morning. 'Her group is Greek
and English,, and her average tin- highest
in the class, 89.68. Prepared by the Ger-
mantown High School, and the Girls' High
School, Philadelphia, Miss Boswell came to
Ji^.r^ in eoi7 as the Trustees' Philadcl-
Elfanor Boswell '21
* Twenty-eight in Honor Roll
The upper ten of the class of 1921 will
all graduate with the distinction of Magna
cum Laude (given for grades from 85-90).
They are: Eleanore Boswell, 89.68; Kath-
erine Ward, 88.71 (� Jean Flexner, 88.43;
Bower Kelly, 8827; Helen MacDonald,
87.66; Helen Hill, 86.37; Grace Lubin,
85.88; Dorothy Wyckoff, 85.63; Julia Pey-
ton, 85.28;  Mary Noble, 85.24.
The members of the class who will grad-
uate with the distinction of Cum Laude
(given for grades from 80-85) are: Helen
Bennett, 84.38; Margaret Ladd, 84^2;
Beatrice Spinelli, 83.45; Elizabeth Cope,
82.92; Margaretta Archbald, 82.80; Bettina
Warburg, 82.67; Thelma Williams, 81.48;
Helen Rubel, 81.48; Mary McClennen,
J81.28; Elizabeth Cecil, 81.16; Elizabeth
Godwin, 80.92; Mary Porter Kirkland,
80.73; Eugenia Sheppard, 80.73; I-ouise
Cadot, 80.62; Sidney Donaldson, 80.40;
Ailcen Weston, 80.16; Irene Maginniss,
80.15;  Eleanor Collins, 80.11.
fThe rest of the upper half of the class
are:. Elizabeth Kellogg, 79.86; Margaret
Weisman, 7897; Marian Fette, 78.94;
Eleanor Newell, 78.58; Dorothy Lubin,
7857; Clarissa Donnelly, 78.50; Nancy
Porter, 77.91; Catherine Mottu, 77.87;
Maria Thompson, 77.80; Eleanore Harris.
77.79;    Frances    Howard,    77T72;   Marian
phia Girls' High School Scholar, and re-
ceived the Charles S. Hinchman Memorial
Scholarship last year. The other two mem-
bers of her class who competed most
closely with Miss Boswell for the Fellow-
ship; were K. Ward, with an average of
8871, and J.  Flexner with 8843.
The median grade for the class, 76.014,
is lower than last year's, but the percentage
of those with a grade above 80 is the
largest since 1909, twenty-eight students,
or 30.76 per cent, having such a grade.
Two Graduate Fellowships Awarded
Amy Lawrence Martin;*'15, and Anna
Marguerite Lehr, were awarded'graduate'
scholarships at the same time. The Presi-
dent's Scholarship for graduate students
who have completed one year of graduate
work at Bryn Mawr, went to Miss Lehr, of
Baltimore, A.B. Goucher College, 1919,
reader in mathematics at Bryn Mawr,
1919-20, and graduate student in mathe-
matics this year. Miss Lehr had in her
undergraduate course forty-three hours of
mathematics. Miss Martin, to whom the
.Mary E. Garrett European Fellowship for
graduate students who have completed two
years of graduate work at Bryn Mawr was
awarded, comes from Chicago, received
her A.B. degree at Bryn Mawr in 1915,
her A.M. from Columbia University in
1916, taught economics and history in
Nyack, N. Y., 1916-19, and for the last
two years has been a Fellow in Economics
and Politics at Bryn   Mawr.
UNDERGRADUATES   CHOOSE   TOPAZ
MODEL FOR COLLEGE  RING
1924
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Katharine   Gardner   Elected  Self-
Government Preside it
Katharine Gardner, first Junior member
of the Self-Government Board this year,
was elected president for next year by a
total of 253 votes.   M. Kennard was second
ith 72, and J. Burges third with 19.
Miss Gardner was prepared by Rosemary
Hall, where she held position in the Self-
Govemment organization. For two years
Miss Gardner has been on the board, and
last year was treasurer of the Association.
She was Sophomore class president.
Vice-president is M. Kennard, with 197
votes against L. Burges with 93, and O.
Howard 16. Miss Kennard, from Windsor
School, Boston, was secretary of Self-
Government this year, and was head proc-
tor of Pembroke West She was also on
the Christian Association Board this year.
First Junior member is K. Straus, who
was class secretary. Freshman year, and
treasurer   of   Self-Government   this   year.
A   motion   was   passed   in   favor  of   the
Platt, 77.62; Jane Lattimer, 77.52; Eleanor   round   setting  of   the  model   approved   by
Bliss,     77.50;*    Florence     Kniffen,
Elizabeth   Matteson,   76.19."
77.33;
DR.  VINCENT COMING* APRIL 6 TO
SPEAK  ON  CIVIC   HEALTH
Speaking on "Civic Health," Dr. George
E. Vincent, president of the Rockefeller
Foundation, will lecture under the World
Citizenship Committee on Wednesday even-
ing, April 6. Dr. Vincent, who is father
of E Vincent, '23, was formerly president
of the University of Minnesota, and is a
member of the Geperal Education Board.
Besides being known throughout the
country as an educator and social leader,
Dr. Vincent, is recognized as a speaker of
distinction and humor, as those who heard
him last year will remember. Incidentally
he has been described as a rapjd fire
speaker, reporters noting a record of 316
words delivered per minute. Dr. Vincent
is also author and part author of "Social
Mind � and Education," and "An Introduc-
tion to the Study" of Society."
College Seal to be Carved en  Stone
A topaz in a round setting with the col-
lege seal carved on the stone was adopted
by the Undergraduate Association last
Wednesday as a college ring. The question
of instituting a college ring in place of
successive class rings, first suggested by the
Juniors this year, had been agitated for
some time before a decision could kss
reached.
SUMMER SCHOOL FOR
WORKERS IN INDUSTRT
Eight Week Term Starts Next Summer
Joint Committee to Pick Candidates
A* summer school for women workers in
industry will be held at Bryn Mawr Col-
lege next Summer. It is the first American
school of its kind, and will .develop the
phase of adult education dealt with by the
summer school at Oxford University, Eng-
larid. A special faculty willbe chosen" for
the school, which will be Jield from June
15 to August 10. The committees met last
week-end to adopt plans for the school and
to appoint executives.
Special advanced courses will be given
for a group of ten advanced social and
industrial leaders.
The object of the school is to give an
opportunity for development of thought
and expression through knowledge of lib-
eral subjects to women working in indus-
try. The course offered aims to train along
broad constructive lines young Women of
character and ability who have shown a
desire for a fuller education and develop-
ment that they may exercise an increasing
influence in the social and industrial world.
The meeting held this last week-end
passed a motion that the school should not
be committed to any dogma or theory, but
shall conduct its teaching in a broad spirit
of impartial inquiry with absolute freedom
of discussion and academic freedom of
teaching.              �                      .       .
Oxford  is Model  for  Summer School
Summer work will be like that at Ox-
ford in that it will be carried on by brief
lectures, accompanied by opportunities for
full discussion. The classes will consist of
small groups, between ten and twenty, and
will be accompanied by tutoring classes of
from one to ten students. These classes
will be planned to co-ordinate with the
various trade union colleges in the large
centers.
Subjects offered will Ik- those requested
by the students. This year the committee
has decided " to provide the following
courses: English, written and spoken;
literature, history, economics, government,
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Felice Begg, '24, has been elected to the
News as assistant editor. Miss Begg is the
first member from 1924 to make the News
the Ring Committee, which is to be nar-
rowed at the sides to show less gold around
the stone than at present. After some dis-
cussion it was moved to have a topaz, cut
with the college seal, set in shiny gold.
The ringf which will cost $20, is a Bailey,
Banks & Biddle model.- The Ring Com-
mittee consisted o( J. Burges, '22, chair-
man ;.M. Morrison, '21; P. Smith, '22; F.
Child, '23; D. Messerve, '23; D. Gardner,
'24, and L. San ford, '24.
SCHOLARSHIP  GIVEN  BY  AMERICAN
SCANDINAVIAN  FOUNDATION
In March the American-Scandinavian
Foundation will award to students of
American birth twenty scholarships for
study in Sweden, Denmark -and Norway,
each scholarship beaing a stipend of at
least $1000. C andidates arc nominated by
their respective colleges, and a final selec-
tion! made by a jury composed of college
professors and technical expects., the chair-
man of which is Professor William Hov-
gard of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. The Fellowship Exchange,
conducted by the Foundation, provides also
for twenty Scandinavian students at Amer-
ican institutions.
SENIORS WIN APPARATUS MEET.
CHAMPIONS FOR FOUR YEARS
Individual Contest Gees to Elizabeth
Cecil, Twice Holder of Cup
With E. Cecil as individual champion,
1921, for the fourth time, won the final
apparatus meet last Thursday afternoon
with a total score of 38 points, making
first place in all events except the ropes,
which was won by M. Smith, '24. Second
place was scored by 1922. with 24 points,
and third by 1924 with "44 points.
In the individual meet, competition was
sharp between E. Cecil, '21, and E. Cope,
'21, the cup finally going to E Cecil with a'
total of 72.6 points. E Cope, with 68.9
'points, won secend place; A. Nicoll, '22,
third, with 66.7 points; If, Buchanan, '24,
with 65.1 points. One vault and one orig-
inal exercise on the bars and horses were--
oftered by each competitor, and were
judged both for form and difficulty.'
.Three out of the five events of the meet
�ropes, Indian clubs and stunt�were re-
vived from other years. 192]0|rpeated the
stunt that won first place in their Fresh-
man apparatus meet. Of the meet as a
whole, Mr. Bishop, of the Haverford
School, who with Mr. Comic, of the
Univers...,           J'ennsy.%h�a,  jijdjsed    the
meet, said, that the quality of the work,
especially the form, was noticeably higher
than last year. Mr. Cromic asserted that
he considered the Bryn Mawr meet as
good as a man's.
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