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ConnecticutVOL. 15, );0" 9

PROF~OR ERNEST M.LIGON TO SPEAK ATVESPERS SUNDAY

Will Also Be Present AtForum

Professor Ernest M. Ligon of UnionCollege. Schenectady, N. Y., will speakat vespers tomorrow on the subject,Salt un.l 1,0110 Dile. Mr. Ligon needsno introduction to Connecticut Col-lege, and his visit has been anticipatedfor several months by his manyfriends here.Mr. and Mr-s. Ligon are driving from

Schenectady. and a.fter spending thenight with friends in Niantic, will ar-rive on campus' sometime Saturdaymorning. While here, they are beingonterta.tned by IHr. and Mrs. Lauben-stein and Mr. and Mr-s. Co'bbledick ,

MI', Ligon will also be .present atForum Sunday evening. According toMr. Ligon, the discussion will centeron the d iffeee.ncea between boys andgirls. He writes: "It will be likeold times talking to Forum and hav-ing a good' hot argument. I nave notcompletely decided on what to argue.But if I do not change my mind inthe meantime, it will be about someof my new exnertences as teacher in aboys' school and ditferences betweenboys and -girls, with as muoh refuta-tion as you desire."It is expected that an unusually

Iar-ge number of people will be out togreet Mr. and Mrs. Ligon. For twoyears Mr. Ligon was one of the mostno nutar professors on our campus,and he seems to be anttcmatrns theweek-end as m-uch as we are. As hesays: "If you folks were half asanxious to see us as we are you, aholiday would have to be declared."

HOP TONIGHT!'I'on Ig.ht is Sophomore Hop! Tele-

graph wires between New London andvarious places have (been ·buzzing ionthe characteristic pre-dance .rashton ,An'd today the sophomore and seniorctasses will dance in Knowlton to theBrown Hilltoppers, a -peppy seven-piece orchestra from Brown.The waitresses selected from the

class of 1933 are: Grace Stevens,Virginia Dona.ld, Mary Elizab-eth P3JT-ker, Betsy Palmer, Mar-y Eaton,Dorothy Bascom, Mary Meade" BettyCarver, Betty Miller, and M'ary Mc-Cook:

"Is football on the wane? Willfuture generations never know thethrill of those last few minutes ofplay which have been so often por-trayed in the movies of late?" Thisquestion is ingeniously and intelli-gently discussed by John R. Tunis inthe Harpet·'s for November.-WellesleyOolleoe )frIllS.Why not take a census of the at-

tendance at Saturday morning classesin colleges for women? The resultwould speak for itself.

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SERVICE LEAGUEBRIDGE PARTY

Saturday, December 14thKJ..'iQWIIl'ON ROUSE

75c a Person

Benefit; or Student AJtuIlJlaeFW1d

NEW LO

Seniors and FacultyBattle To Scoreless

Tie"The poor old facultyThey ain't what they used to be"So sang the seniors. But the fac-

ulty had chewing gum. And as forgoals, neither of them had any.As Dr. Letb suggested, there would

have been goals had they been play-ing football. But the game was onlysoccer, the traditional game betweenthe senior class and the faculty, andthe balls sailing high over the goalposts did not count for much.On Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 26, the

two teams paraded over to thehockey field, one in cap and gownsinging confidently, the other in\--everything from knickers to spats,and looking somewhat disconcerted.But behold them on the field-nevermind what position-they deserve alusty cheer for their endurance. Dr.Laubenstein's long legs always couldreach the ball, although "Uffle"Cooper was sometimes in the way. Bigkicks came from behind the psycho-logical blue neck-tie. The worst dropsseemed to fall on Mr. Cobbledick'shead, although Dr. Letb seemed bet-ter ready for them with his red cap.Speaking of tumbles, the golf pro-

fessor became so ludicrously im-bricated, feet uppermost, on the fieldwith Connie Green that play was.halted until respective team centerforwards could again be distinguished.And Mr. Bauer's red hat and longwhite shin guards were at one timefound in a tangle at some distancefrom the goal. But through it all Mr.Lambdin composedly smoked hispipe, and Mr. Shields in spats, for itwas an afternoon affair, stoicallywaited his turn to kick the ball.we caught Miss Burdick generous-

ly supplying her co-ordinates withBest Bookstore Gum. This fact, how-ever, is nothing against her as a soc-cer player. Miss Brett and Miss Pol-lack were able defenders and MaryCrofoot became alarmingly threaten-ing as a wing.Against Miss Brett's all-star faculty

team the Senior line-.uP was: Green,Hartshorn, Brooks, Cooper, Ferguson,

College News

President Blunt En-tertains DuringThanksgiving

Thanksgiving at college this year,from the dinner in the midd.le of theday to the pa.i-ty at Pr estd ent Blunt'sin the evening, was a greater successthan ever before. The dinner wasserved in the Knowlton dining-roomin a homelike, festive atmosphere.The two big tables set up for thefaculty and the twelve students pres-ent were laden with fruit and turkeyand all the traditional Thanksgivingdelicacies, and as a climax to thefestivities, coffe"e was served afterdinner in Knowlton sitting-room,Pr-esident Blunt's informal supper

party at her home was the crowningevent of the day. There the gayholiday atmosphere continued, reach-ing its height when the group gath-ered ar-ound the fireplace in the dark-ened room to hear a mystery story,"The Hammer of God," read by DeanNye. Dr. Lieb led attempts to solvethe mystery, which contributed to thehilarity of the gathering. Two morearttcles were read by Dean Nye be-fore the party broke up, unanimousin the feeling that thts was the mostsuccessful Thanksgiving ever held atcollege.

"Intelligence is just about the lastthing a Princeton freshman likes tofind in a girl, if any generalizationcan be drawn from a vote recentlytaken among the 490 freshmen there.The vote also indicated that to themass mind, constancy was a rathertrivial consideration, and that if agirl was beautiful or if she was a gooddancer or a ready conversationalistshe could he a nltv ....it for all it mat-tered to the majority of the fir-st-yearmen."-Campus 1Ie-u;s,N. J. College forwomen.We suggest a similar contest on C.

C. campus; no doubt it would proveinteresting ..

Johnson, Barry, Feltner, Kelly, Vin-cent, Ritchie and Allen with Gabrielat goaL The game was a scorelesstie and was refereed by Rielly andMetzger.

PRICE FIVE CE!\TS

ALCESTE DECLARESFALL PLAY UP TOSTANDARD OF PAST

Praises Acting of Doris Ryderin Second Act

On Saturday, November 23, TIl('Truth Abortt Blayds, by A. A. Milne waspresented in the college gymnasiumas the first play of the year. It wasanticipated with unusual curiosity.Ann Heijpern has graduated; NOI'maLiebling had renounced the presi-dency of the Wig and Candle in favorof matrimony; and, a few days be-fore the performance, MargaretHazelwood's illness necessitated a lastminute change in the cast. To morethan one, the prospect lookedgloomy.'I'he raising of the cur-tarn revealed

an unusually fine setting, one of thebest seen at C, C., finished in eve rveespect. Let us just mention thehappy idea Of trees waving in theyard, seen through the windows atthe back. Good far the designer andfor Caroline Rice!With the beginning of the play it-

self, however, misgivings crept to thefront again. Oliver Btayda-Co nwa.yand A. L. Royce were not exactlyburtt for their parts; too small, toofeminine The question Is:did they do badly, or was it the lackof inches that spoiled the effect? Iam convinced that it was their ap-pearance. Leaning on the arm of hischair in the smoking scene, youngConway was seen to better advante.se,and Royce sitting at the writing deskwas much more convincing.'wnuam Btayds-Conway was de-

cidedly a better "man". His makeupdid not betray Ann Ebsen : his clothesfitted; from the moment he enteredthe stage, he impressed one as farmore satisfactory than the two others.Now his acting was good, yet notva.stly superior to that of Royce orthe grandson. The Misses Leland andShepard should be tried in feminineroles.Doris Ryder outdid herself. 'Dbe

part of a middleag'ed woman seemsto suit her better than that of a younggirl. She kept wonderful control ofherself and of her audience againstthe deafening noise of the radiatorwhich threatened to upset the rest ofthe cast. And that was her big scenetoo. It must have been a nerve-rack-ing experience. ,And she did producethe required effect at the close of thesecond act, showing herself genuine-ly hysterical and desperately miser-able. Her short laugh in the thirdact, when she turns to Royce, readyto abandon the heroic plane for amood more in keeping with the ca-pacity of the Ordinary individual andthe wishes of the family, was per-haps her greatest triumph.Alice Russell's interpretation of

Marion's part was distinctly reminis-cent of Adelaide Finch's ways. Attimes, and particularly in the dia-logue with her husband, it was ac-ceptable; at others, it was open tocriticism. Her first entrance for in-stance, f3:iled to reveal the Englishlady of good breeding. It can beargued that the words she pronouncesare not complimentary to the str-ang-er who is present, but it remains truethat Marion's manner should not be-come rude and too erratic. The partwas difficult, and required much skill.

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CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NEWS

Connecticut College NewsESTABLISlO:D 1916

Published by the students of Connecti-cut College ever)' Saturday throughouttbe ecneee year from October to June.except during mte-yeere and vacauone.

Entered as second class matter August5, 1919. at the Post Office at New Lon-den, Connecticut, under the Act otAugust 24, 1912.

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STAFFEDITOB-Di-ClUEPLouisa Kent '30:NEWS EDITOB

Elizabeth Glass '30

SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITORDorothy Feltner '30

JUNIOR ASSOCIATE EDITORMillicent Wilcox '31REPORTERSRuth Canty '31Mary Scott '32

Hilma McKinstry '32Gertrude Butler '32

MANA.GING EDITORIsabella SnlfTen '30

ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITORSMary Reed '31Mary Crider '32Ruth Paul '32

BUSINESS MANAGERDorothy Quigley '30

ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERSMarjorie Nash '30

Margaret Brewer '30Eleanor Tullock '31Dorothy Graver '32

CIRCULATION MANAGERNorlnne Augur '30

FACULTY ADVISORDr. Gerald E. Jensen

EDITORIAL----------

We ar-e atwavs hearing a great dealabout our opportunities, and how weshould gmsp them while they al'ewithin our reach. Opportunities tolearn, to "broo.den OUI' hOrizons," tofollow numerous pursuits, confront uson all sides. But there is yet anotheropportunity that "*e have at C. C.,and one which we hear little about.Although a new name would no doubtconvey mOre interest, the only namethat l"eally fits it is' the trite phrase,the Great Out-of-doo1·s.Othel' colleges may have their ex-

pansive campuses, their mammothtrees, theh' beautiful lal<.es, Or pel'-haps their taboggan slides. But C. C.has the river. It has its hills, it hasthe island, the amphitheatre, thewoods, and even the rocks. And fartoo many of us do not take t1.1etimeto get acquainted with these friendsof ours. A group of seniors suggestthrough the NCI.C8 thn,t compulsorygym work fOr seniOrS be abolished.Concerning the scant thirty minutesof indool' exercise which we indulgein during the winter, we are inclinedto agree with them, but at the sametime, we strongly beHeve that theforty minutes we are forced to spendout-of-doors in the fall and winter isof unmeasurable benefit to us. Itcannot be denied that we do not getout-of-doors enough. Even the tripsto Benham Avenue and the StateRoad that many were making amonth ago are now eliminated.The Y('lrs is urging a fresh-air cam-

paign. We believe this would domore to prevent the college illnessthan tanks of bottled water or thou~sands of <juestionnalres. A trip to theisland is more invigorating than acold shower, while an hour spentcoasting down Deshon Street pos-sesses thrills of which too few of usare aware. After all, college is oneof the few places where we can donanything we wish, and be ourselvesfor any length of time.

The :Ycu;:s extends its deepest sym-pathy to Miss Ramsay for the recentdeath of her father,

Dear Daisy:Xow we know how all those grim,

deter-mtned surtragertes telt when theywere finally allowed to pulf withfeminine hands the levers which be-fore we-re sacred to masculine palmsalone. Xow we know how ourmothers rett when, in a burst orcour-age. they sallied down the streetsperched on "bikes" with their firstdtvtded skirts flapping triumphantlyabout the wbeets. For we too havefreedom-and Freedom wtt h a capi-tal F.No longer do stone walls have to be

hun dled and $2.95, all-silk stockings ,1. -''' Ibe exposed to the malice of horridttttte bramble bushes ready to getthe cross-country smoker if she didn'twatch out! No longer do under-classmen bark their shins on the wayto the Rocks and upper-classmenspread themselves on the carved,wooden hospitality of Butt Inn. Nown girl can-in the midst at a morningliour-c--stt comtortably in her softestchair and a-each casually for a Luckywhen the spirit moves. Kresge and'wootworth emporiums have beent atded for ash-trays and upon cominginto the dorms one sniffs a pleasant,pungent ar-oma that in days of oldmeant entrance into only such institu-tions as YaJe, the Home Port 0'1' theCountry Club.And now dating on Saturday night

no longer do we tear up MoheganAvenue at 9:59-with our lives andtemper-s moofln g around the ConeyIefnnd curves of C. C.'s dr-iveway andin our frenzy to see the tatal doorclose firmly on the right stde of us----forget all those dramatic and fittingthings with which we were to capti-vate said "date" at the last, appro-priate minute. No longer, returningfrom the big city in the plebiantrolley must we high jUffilP the stepsand race up the walk d-r-oppin g- pack-ages and losing breath, dispositionsnnd language on the way. But nowwe may remain bUlssfully and wicked-ly out in the world until 12: 00 pro-viding that we bump back to collegein the luxury of a cab whJch we'veaLways wanted an excuse to do any-way.Yours

Modernmy!

for bIggerMaidens and

and bettertreedom-oh

Devotedly,DAPHINE.

GERMAN CLUB MEETSSprechen Sie deuts<:h? If so, you

should have been at the German Clubmeeting Thursday evening, Novem·bel' 21st!The president spoke German, we

sung German songs, and MaTionNichols did an especially pretty solo."Ve played "Gehend Nach Berlin"-ofcourse you know that means "Goingto Berlin!"Interesting bits of German litera-

ture were read by Bertha Moskowitz,;\Ial'ian Stielberg, and l\Iiss Sch.u1tze.The eaTliest version of the "Erl-King"was read by Rosemary Brewer; Ely-parA Schneider gave several ofGoethe's sh art poems.Everyone who came to this meet-

ing had to contribute in some way.Riddles, several short anecdotes, andmore riddles amused everyone.Dr. Kip himself entertained with an

amusing lecture in verse. He thinksthat these should be frequently givenin the classroom for the entertain-ment, as well as the instruction atstudents.lIow do all good meetings end at

C. C.? With food of course! AH thiswas an especially good one, cottee andsandwiches around the open fire inKnowlton Salon were welcomed.

Miss Whitney the Guestof Dr. Blunt

Miss Marian Whitney, a trustee ofConnecticut was a visitor here onWednesday and Thursday as the guestof President Blunt. Miss 'Vhitney isProfessor Emeritus of German atVassar and is now living in NewHaven.It was Miss Wbitney who sponsored

the tea and dinner in honor of Dr.

"-HIDn0[]1'\ :mULEON MEDITERRANEAN

SHORESEndl Ludwig

It ts with gr-eat expectations thatone picks up any book of EmlJ Lud-wig's, but it is with particular inter-est that one picks up this book. His-cor-tan. successful wr-Iter-or fascinatingbfogruphles, and now wrtter of travelr-emtutscenses. Emil LUdwig can wellclaim versatility of a high grade.Aside from the very obvious merit

or the hook. one unconsciously feelsthe natlo nall ty of the author. andthis in any writer is disconcerting,but more so if this characteristic isparttcularty mal' ked. In pr-a ct ica.llyevery parag-ra.ph, every chapter, thiainlluence is to be found. In speakingof the ancient spot where Troy oncestood, he remarks, "A ruined wall ortwo, and some heaps of r-ubblsh.c-.nought else to distinguish it from thecountr-y around; and one would hat-d-ly dream of looking tor anythingnotable here were in not tor the stim-ulating example of the great Germanwho made such astounding discover-ies at Htssai-lik."There- are times when the very

great beauty of the description ex-ceeds anything else of Ludwig's, andsuch a point in the book is "In theintervening age9 for thousands ofyeal's, this land was a chain of la-goons, and TarSlIS like Venice, a townamid the waters. Across these la-goons came Cleopatra, in a goldengalley with a purple sail, and Antony,at whose wish she had come, stoodwaiting for her at the shore."One feels in thiS bool( the great and

full knowledge of the author con-cerning the places that he is discuss-Ing, and fOI' anyone \vho has seen theplaces mentioned, the book wi'll as-sume a very real significance. Forthose of us who have not seen theMediterranean except vicariouslythrough a chance tl'avel StOlYwill findin this book more of the effects thatscenes make than an itemized accountof the places in question, and far thisreason will find it supplementing anyImowledge that we may alreadypossess.For anyone interested in the

Med:telTanean, and its peoples, thebook will be truely inspiring, andthose who care not fol' that blue seawould probably not come in contac~with the volume, and so would missone of the best written and most en-tertaining of travel stories.

ALUMNAE NOTESMrs. Joseph Richard Peters of 1150

FIfth Ave., N. Y. C., (Evelene Taylor'21), has issued invitations for aluncheon in honor of her daughter,Irene Mildred Petel"S, at the ParkLane on Tuesday, Dec. 17. MissPeters is one of". this season's de-butantes.Margaret :.\!ahon '29, is Secretary to

the president of Brown University,Irin :\lorris is studying for her

1\1. A. at Smith where her sister Edna,ex '31, is studying.

Gertrude Reaske is statisician atthe Bureau of Research in New York.Helen Reynolds is free lance draw-

ing in New York,':\lary Scattergood was on campus

last week.Pauline Seavy js at ::Ba.yPath In-

stitute in Springfield.

Blunt when she visited in New Havenseveral weeks ago.Dr. Blunt and her guest left on

Thursday for the meeting of theConnecticut League of Nations Asso-ciation.

HUNKYThames WilliamSon

"The difference is that both youand me are dough, but I got yeastin me and you ain't!" This is prettyp:atn. to be sure; it may hurt ourpride to be classed wi th the ordinaryimmigrant as just "dough". Particu-larly if we have read H-1I1l1.:y and area bit squeamish about dirty hands inour bread. But the story of how.renctc, a "big slow" laborer, got"yeast" into hirn ae.lf and started "fer-menting" into life is a good story andan admirable piece of writing.Mr. Thames 'wuuamson must have

a great sympathy with the lowest sortof people in order to write Hllff,kJ/Throughout its pages the story of itssettings are felt through the mind ofthe "big slow man", Jencic. W-e knowwhat he looks like, we know what thebakery is like, but only from theirimpressions on Jenctc. To keep thetone of the story so consistantlyharmonized with this slow, heavysoul, as MI'. Williamson has done, isthe work of an artist-an artist whounderstands.He was a strong man who lifted

bags of flour in a bakery. One daythe boss told him not to come to workany more because there was a ma-chine to do the lifting. Jencrc wasangry; he tried to hurt the machine,but it was too big. He had a friend,however, in Kr-uaack, the head baker.Kr usack was kind, and gave him abetter job in the bakery, and taughthim how to mix the dough and putit in pans like a real baker. And itwas Krusack who told him about theyeast that was in some people andnot in others. And it was Krusackwho put the yeast in Jencic.Krusack showed Jencic his home,

his wire and the children with thelittle "flower- faces". Krusack toldJenctc to look for a wife himself, andwhen the. big man had found a girlhe wanted, Krusack taught him tofight for her, and moreover, to fightfor her sober. Slow, dull as he was,Jencic learned his lesson well. Helearned to be brave, even to the pointof marrying Teena when no one elsedal'ed marry her.

HlIlIky is almost too r,ea·l in the. flrstfew chapters. We can absolutelysmell Jencic's dirty feet, and taste hischoking meal of cheese and onionsand dry bread. We can feel the dankair of Mrs. Posilipo's lodging house.We sense too well the lowness ofTeena and her cheap lover, LouisBedin. 'Ve draw away in disgustfrom the filth of the streets. Per-haps it does us good, however. It islike our Christmas visits to the slums,when we pick our way too daintilyhetween garbage cans and baby carr-riages. ,;Ye migh t do well to repeatoften those t!'ips to this other world.Another world it is that Mr. 'Villiam-son takes us to in H'unky; a world offear, and madness resulting from amel'e glimmer of knowledg,e, and ofblind, wild awakenings in a bewiider-ing freedom.-No wonder the hungryman Is roused to s~rike~no wonderthe jealous man gets drunk andfights-no wonder the dull man canbe enraged to mad acts against so-ciety-so, at least, we feel after read-ing H-lIl1!;Y. -----SERVICE LEAGUE DIS-TRIBUTES BASKETS

Those who wer-e present at chapelthe Tuesday befor,e Thankosgiv·ing sawa beautifuily dec'orated array ofThanksgiving baskets. Und-er th'8 d:i~"ection of the Su.nshine Committee ofService League, twenty baskets were

. fillJed with food purchased tram themoney which was raised for that purr-IDose. :Mrs. Phillips of the AssociatedCharities of Ne.w London sUIPplied thenames of the twenty famili-es. Tues-day afternoon the college tr.uck de-livered the baskets.

The attraction of Wellesley girlsfor Harvard men, if one is to judgeby the amount of mail, which goesout daily f!'Om the Brattle SquarePost Office station, is still the great-est in the colleges of the north.-Gol-leue Ncws, Bryn Mawr.Won't some ambitious girl try to

find out where C. C. stands in thehearts of college men? Ask Mr.Barry, we'll bet he knows.

FORUM DISCUSSES CRIME

CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NEWS 3

MISS ERNST CON-CLUDES SERIES OF

LECTURESHas Spoken in Norwich onContemporary LiteratureProfessor Carota Leonie Ernst con-

cluded her series of' lectures on themain currents in the contemporaryliterature of Eur-ope before theWomen's City Club of Norwich Thurs-day afternoon at foul' o'clock. Theseries opened on October 24 with ageneral talk illustrating the funda-mental differences between the spiritof 30 years ago, from the Ibsentan tothe Shavian world, in its variousmanifestations, and the contemporaryreactton. strongly emphasized, but byno means brought out by the war.The five r-emn.i n lng- lectures consti-tuted a cemonsu-atton of the state-ments advanced in the first talk. Theypresented as complete a picture aspossible of the spiritual and artisticstruggle of present-day Europe, asseen in the literary productions of theleading countries there.The tnnovatrons of the Italian and

French theatres were studied first,from the challenge offered by Pi ran-della to the confident optimism of theolder generation to the complete over-throw of values exhibited now by theParis stage. The disintegration of theold ideal and the signs of spiritualre-awakening were next studied in theprose works and poetry of Ft-auce andItaly. Emphasis was la.id on thetaboo placed on pure inteJlectualismand on the rehabilitation of intuitionand mystical cravings.Passing to contemporary literary

thought in Germany, Miss Ernstshowed what new shapes the tenden-cies mentioned above are taking in anorthern country which has passedthrough the double ordeal of war andrevolution. She illustrated the differ'-ent steps of the transformation byanalysing characteristic plays andnovels corresponding to the diversephases of the national tragedy. Latershe opposed the whole movement ofexpressionist literature, with its ef-fort toward clarity of vision, to theisolated' figures of .those who, likeStephan George, remain aloof "in therarified atmosphere of pure abstrac-tion."The abundance of the literary crop

of Spain was explained by the factthat, for the first time in her history,perhaps, Spain i9 attempting a recon-ciliation between her instinctivegenius and her acquired culture. Fur-thermore, and for the first time also,Spanish individualism is decidedly intune with the strongest tendencies ofthe new continental ideals.The contempol'ary Danish, Swedish,

and Norwegian literatures were pre-sented as three separate- and sharplydifferentiated entities, although allthree display the best characteristi?sof the most advanced representativesof the vanguard.The Russia of the revolutionary and

post-revolutionary periods was dealtwith last. Beginning with the fac-tion of the 11lQde:rllists as opposed tothat of the "caUsfs, the speaker ledher audience through the numerousphases of a complicated process tothe present day, when the literatureof idea9 and all sense of the individu-al have practicaJly ceased to exist inSoviet Russia.The greatest of interest

th usiasm for Miss Ernst'swas manifest among hel'throughout the series.

PRESIDENT BLUNT GUESTOF HONOR TONIGHT

The Banquet Room of the HotelStatler in Boston will be the settingthis evening of the dinner given inhonor of the newly elected execu-tives of New England colleges andsecondary schools. Invitations to thedinner and reception were issued inNovember by the New England As-sociation of Colleges and SecondarySchools, an organization .prominent ineducational advance since its found-ing in 1885.According to the program the

guests of honor will be:(Oontinue.d on. page ,f. columA j)

and en-lectureshearerS

Speculations aroused by the Crimeposters terminated in a keen and in-telligent discussion at Forum a weekago Sunday night.There were diverse opinions among

the thirty present, the large majority,however, supporting the theory orenvironment making criminals as op-posed to the argument that criminalsare .bom.There cannot be such a class as the

born criminal, tor how can a babyunabl-e to move or speak he called alawbreaker. The child is born intoa world with a social order whichlater he mayor may not understandand mayor may not wish to confonnto. After all, a criminal is only a non-conformist. Dtscusstcn along thIs linetended to the conclusion that wherea great number of criminals are to befound there must be something fun-damentally wrong with the socialorder.The unique suggestion was made

that Robinson Onusoe could not havebeen a criminal even it born with thetendency to do wrong, for on his Islandthere were no-man-made laws to re-strict him.Supporters of the environment

theory stated .prfscn reports fromwar-dens of prominence to the sur-prising purport that some ot theprisoners who had been, as free- citi-zens, oerpetraeora of grave felonieswere, when treated with judgment and. understanding, the most trustworthymen on parole, and etten contributedvaluably to pleasure and progr-ess inthe social routine of the prison.Recreation etatasttcs also featured

as an argument that environmentpla.ys an important part in the .mak-ing of criminals, for it is an acceptedfact that communities s.upplying ade-ouate ipla.ygt-ound facilities have am ini-mum crime r-ecord. Recr-eatlonis an outlet for the restlessness inchildr-en that may lead to tawbrea'ktng.Because the evid-ence in the case

pointed decidedly to the one theorydid not red-uce the interest with whichthe evening began. This discussionwas a lively one, lasting over a periodof an hour and a half and touching onscientific and oracttcat sides of thegreat civic pro'blem of today.

CONNECTICUT COLLEGESPECIAL

All Aboard!

'1'he agent of the New York, NewHaven andi Hartford Railroad will beat College on Tuesday, December 10th,ff'om 12 to 4 p. m., to take or-ders fortickets to be delivered on the TuesdayfolJowing. The possibility of runninga special train to New York, Decem-ber 19th, is dependent upon th-e re-s,ponse .made to this sale at tickets.The equivalent of 125 fares to NewYork must be guaranteed or there willbe no "Connecticut College Special."Not quite this number signed up whena list was .posted fo-r that purpose onthe bulletin board.Therefore, if you wish tOo trr'avel

homeward in pleasant exclusiveness.be sure to get your ticket T.uesda;y.Both parlor cars and! coaches will beprovided as the students wish.

ExcelsiorThe way is steepThe way leads upFrom floor to uppest floorBut with each stepI hope to seeA Special on my door.

-rassar.

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DRUGGISTS

Party Flowers and Corsages at

FISHER'S10-4 STATE STHEE .

Ftower Phone 33;)8

Plants and flower gltts by wire

Perry & Stone, Inc.JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS

Fine Leather Goods, StationeryGirt Articles in Great Variety

138 State Street New Loudon

.EriTENT

The Quality Drug House atEastern Connecticut

THE NICHOLS & HARIHS CO.Established 1850

High Grade Candies and Toilet Articles119 State St., New London. Conn.

Fur Repairing and Remodeling

B. M. BALINEImporter and Makcr or Ii'lnc Furs

33 Main Street New London, Conn.Phone 1623

(Please Kate: Students are remindedtbat rules which appear In the Neu;.are not flnal until posted on StudentGovernment Bulletin Board. They mere-1,'- indicate what Is beIng discussed byyour- renresentanvee.)

At a recent meeting of cabinet, itwas decided that the Home Port beconsidered on campus.The mistake on page 48 of the "C"

concerntne eating places was rectified.Eating places that are approved afterseven-th h-ty are approved after teno'clock with a chaperon.

WINNERS IN CLASS COMPE-TITION ANNOUNCED

ATA. A. TEA---+-

At the tea given by A. A. in ThamesHalt last week, "Tommy" Hrrt-ts horn,ureardem of A. A.. announced thewinners in the c1aBS competition Inhockey, golf, and rlfl ef-y, and alsomem bel'S of the varsuv in thesesports. At the same time, the Bates'Tennis cup was awarded to BettyHubbard '31, winner of the tennistournament.The juniors won first place in both

hockey and riflery, and the golftrophy was awarded to the sopnomoeeclass. 'l'he hockey varsity consists of:Barry '30, Brewer '31, Butler '32,F'erguson '30, Ganoe '31, Gilbert '30,Hartshorn '30, Jones '33, Merrill '33,Moore '31, Norton '31, and Reiley '31.Moore '31, non-playing manager [orfreshmen.

'jlnAPPED IX STl\GE LOCJillR

HunI.CI' College GiI'l Keeps Sucuu'umu Close or Plnylet

Imprisoned in a tin locker formingpart of the setting for an original skiton the program of the reunion exer-cises of the Alumnae Association atHunter College, Miss Marjorie Seiff,a scuden t-ptaver, endured her posi-Lion in silence rather that interferewith the performance.When the cue came for the lockers

to be broken, Miss Seiff found herstightly barred and locked. Despitethe possibility of a weeJ(-end in hertwo-by-one pl"ison she kept silent un-til lhe final episode was drawing to ac:ose, when a desperate whisper, "Letme out of here!" reached members ofthe cast. A moment later "MissThirty-second Stl'eet" was weeping inthe anns of the author-coach, Pro-fessor Clal'a C. Byrnes, The accidentwas attdbuted to carelessness by~tage hands.-.:.vClQ York 'J'imes.

The Mariners SavingsBank

NEW LONDON, CO.~N.

STATE STREETNext to Post Office

"The Bank of Cheerful Service"

GARDE THEATRE

JOAJ.~ CRAWFORD'S

First AU·TaJkie

"UNTAMED"SUS., MON., TUES., WED.

STATE STREETNew London, Conn.

"It It's Made or Rubber We Have It"EVEltY'flJ]XG FOR THE GYl\I

Middy Blouses, Bloomers, Crepe SoledShoes, Elastic Auktcts, Kuce Caps,

SI)o.·ting Goods

ALLING RUBBER CO.J 58 State Stroot

Telephone 8277

Crown Beauty Shop71 STA'fE STREETNew London, Conn.

Expert Operators Hair Bobbing

The Fine Feather, Inc.243 S'l'A'fE STREET

Sportswear and Dressy FrocksKnit Suit, Sweaters

GIFTS AND NOVELTIESPbone 9350

Crocker House Barber ShopJOHN O. ENO, Proprietor

Specializing in Hair Cutting andHair Dressing

EXPERT MANICURIST

SAVARD BROS.

1. MILLER'SBEAUTIFUL GRENADA

SHOES

LADIES' RIDING BREECHES

LADIES' LEATHER SPORTCOATS

HOSIERY

BASS MOCCASI S

4 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NEWS

Sophomore Hop has had its trage-dies, It seems it is the old case of"Many were called, but few came."At least the Wester-n Union did itsdarndest. The first five teteg'rumswere sent in glee, but the last twohad telling effects. One poor girlwas crushed by having her man pre-fer playing polo. 'Vhy not get thehorse a blind?

'we hope you allTruth .lbout 8foyds,"competition betweenradiators. Doris won.

remember J'}l(J

It was a keenDor-Ia and the

Basketball and clogging have comeinto their own once more. The dormsare in danger- of' falling ceilings, butwho cares t After OUI' golf seasoneverything else seems tame. There isa feeling that something has gone outof our lives.

Remember the days of the "bul-lets" or crusty rolls? Let's all con-centrate on havl ng them for breakfastany mo rnin g- now.

One or our members went awaywith one rraternttv pin and came backwith another. If this can happen infour days, what will Christmas vaca-tion do?

Have you seen the new picture inthe library? we've tried to, but can'tseem to find a view point that doesn'tbreak our necks.

1Ve hear that Tommy and Al arerecetvtnz lots of mail. Advertisementsare handy at times.

The rush for reserved books hasbeen so great that some of OUI' rrtendshave taken them out before dinnerand hidden them behind 'Shelves sothey could eat their meal in peace.

At an impressive- moment 'duringthe Athletic Councn tea in Thamesthe guests were r-ather upset to feelwater trickling down on them. Itseems it was just one of the girls up-stairs washing her hair-.

The Junior Cabaret was beyond allexpectation. These days of practicecertainly had their reward.

We hear that the theme song of t.heSophomores is, "I thought I found ;"L

man who could come, but thle is howthe letter ends; he turned me downand said" 'Can't we be friends?' "

Our final conclusion about the menwho didn't come is that they heardabout the plague.

AT.JCDS'l'E DECLARES FALl.J PLAYUP '.rO STANDARD OF PAST(Ooneluded {t'om pagc 1, column 4)Mary Scott, who stepped at the last

hour into the place of MargaretHazlewood did remarkably well. Iwonder if ejie has not learned a tewthings from Ann?As to the poet himself', he might

have been ninety to judge from thehead, but hands and voice gave MissSater away. The voice could not behelped, perhaps. Here also, the aCl-ing was unequal; rather weal{ at thestart, much better towal"d the end.Parsons was a pleasing, inconspicu-ous maid.Is it pedantic to add that full

mourning in Europe does not admitof tan fronts and white lace collarsas trimming to black dresses? Andthat the serving and drinking of wIneshould be done In accordance withcertain rules that it might be usefulto know for the future?On the whole, the performance was

not below the general standard set inprevious years. And when the WIg.and Candle adds to its present talentthe genius of the Freshman class-Iunderstand that they have it-we maylook forward to still greater enjoy-ment.Useless to say t.hat the play reflect-

ed distinct credit on its coach, MissVirginia Eggleston.

ALCESTE.

"We object to those professors whobeCore they pass out the quizes saythat the marks don't mean a thing.That's funny. Why give us "D" and"E" then? It is far easier to makea prettily formed "A" or "E". Whygrade us at all if it means- nothing?Why give the course? 'Wby take it?Why go to college ?"---'.l'he Record-Pem-broke.

"One little bull played the Market,One little bear stayed at home,One little bull bought General Mo-

tors,One little guy had none,And shrieked, "hurrah" all the way

home!"-Oampus NCI{;S, N. .T. College forWomen.Professors of Economics should be

thankful for the recent supply of lo-cal color.

PRESIDEN'l' BLUNT GUEST OFllONOIt 'l'ONIGHT

{Ooncluded ft'om page3, eol-umn 1)President Franklin Winslow John-

son, Colby College.President Katharine Blunt, Connec-

ticut College for 'women.President George Alan Works,

Connecticut Agricultural College.Principal Mira Bigelow Wilson,

Northfield Seminary.President Clarence Augustus Bar-

bour, Brown University.One of the interesting features of

lhe aft-ernoon program on Friday isan ad'dress on the "Athletic Situa-lion and the Carnegie Bulletin". OnSaturday morning a business meetingschedules reports on old matters andintroduction of ne-w business.President Blunt will assist the offi-

cers of the organization to receive atthe A,ssembly in the Statler just be-fore the dInner Friday -evening.

"Government which seems to haveso many anxieties, i9 now worriedabout college students' food. It isappalled at the thought of what thenew found freedom may lead to inthe way of indulgence UncleSam-or Aunt Priscilla-is deter-mined to save the boys and girls froma lifetime of regret."-Oollege News,Bryn Mawr.Better watch out, Freshmen, or you

will have the Secret Service Sleuthson your trails. No more Fudge Cakeor eclairs.

"Just a few spare moments spentreading the papet'" each day shouldbe the aim of everyone in college.Know what is going on about youwhile the stage is set, rather thanwaiting until you are forty to findout what really happened in theunique era of your youth."This is an excerpt from a talk given

by Herbert Adam Gibbons at theBoston City club, in the early partof November.-Radcliffe Daily.

OLARK'S BEAUTY PARLORPEARL S. HOPKINS

Permanent Waving and All Branchesof Beauty Culture

1'1 Union Street Phone '1458

NOTED COMPOSERAND ORGANISTTO ADDRESSCONVOCATION

Tenor and Pianist. \VW AccompanyLecturer

CHIDSEY'STHE SHOPPE FOR

GREETING CARDS-STATIONERYc rs-rs THAT ARE DIFFERENT

F. C. CHIDSEY CO.115 Stale Street Pnone 8..J.UlI

When You Say It Wlth FlowersWhy Not Try Ours?

Deliveries to College PromptlyFLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS

FELLMAN & CLARKTHE FLORIST

Crocker House BlockPlower Phone 5588

RUDDY & COSTELLOIncorporated

JEWELERS and OPTICIANS52 Slate Street

NEW LONDON CONNECTICUT

Phones 3000-4303

Union-Lyceum Taxi Co.26 STATE ST.

Compliments or

Mohican Hotel

CONNECTICUT COLLEGEBOOKSTORE

College Supplies

Lamps-Lamp AttachmentsI SHADES, BOOK ENDS, FLATIRONS

CURLING IRONS, ETC.

The J.Warren Gay Electrical Co.19 UnJOIl Street Ncw London Conn.

Compliments of

SHALETT'S

DYEING AND CLEANING

The fifth lecture in the ConnecticutCollege Convocation seri-es to be givenDecember 10th at 4 p. m. in the col-lege gymnasium will be delivered byxrr. Clarence Dtcktnson. Mus. Doc ..head of the new school of music anUnion Theological Semmarv, NewYo·rk CIty, and organist at the BrickPresbyterian Ctrurcb of that city.His subject wUl be "The Music of the'rr-oubadoure, Minnesingers, and Mas-tersingers." In the musical illustra-tions accompanying the lecture he- willbe assisted in part by two studentsfr-om the Seminary school, or music:Mtss Jessie Newgeon, pianist, and Mr.Harold Haugh, tenor, both of whomDr. Df cktnso n highly endorses.Dr. Dickinson's interest in the music

M the past is well attested by the fournrstortcan lecture recitals which he hast-een gtivl ng- every February for a num-ber of yea ra in the Seminary chapeLOne outcome of these lecture recitalsif: his book "Excursions in .Muslca.lHistory." Another aspect of this In-terest is reflected in his book "Tro.u-had our Songs." Both of these bookswere wrItten in conaboratron with hiswtre. Helen A. Dick lnscn, a Ph.D. ofHeidelberg University. He is also theauthor of a beetnner's book for theerg-an.

By means of his lecture recitals andthe Friday noon musical serviceswhich he has been conducting tin theBrick Church during Lent for eo-mevea ra past, Dr. Dickinson has beenrendering a vatuabte musical mtntstrvt.o the people of New York City, andtis one of its most beloved musicalflg-ur-ee.In addition to his numerous mnistcat

activities (before becoming head ofthe new Union Seminary school ofmusic, he was organist at 'reenpteBethel on 5th Avenue): Dr. Dlck lnaonhas found time as well for compost-tton. His works tnctude organ 'Pieces,an organ sonata "Stor-m King" (namedafter the locus of his summ-er home) ,an opec-etta, a widely used book ofctu-Istmas carols, numeroue anbhemaand an"angementS' of older music,making it available for mod.ern sing-ing ,gro.up9. The lectUI"B recitalpromises to be a most iIlluminatinga'TIdfnleresting one.

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ATTENTION, STUDENTS!For self-supporting students desiring fascinating remunerative

work either temporary or permanentl may I suggest that many stu-dents of both sexes have earned scholarships and cash sufficient todefray all college expenses representing national magazine publishers.

If interested write or wire for detailsM. A. STEELE

National Organizer, 5 Columbus Circle, New York, .N. Y.