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College NewsConnecticutPRICE 5 CENTSNEW LONDON. CONNECTICUT. MAY 20. IU21VOL. 6, o. 27

DR. MENDEL SPEAKSAT CONVOCATION.

GLIMPSES OF SYRIA."PIERROT THE PIRATE"GIVEN AT PROM.JUNIOR WEEK-END

PROVES SUCCESSFUL.Interesting Account By Kat.hryn Hul-

ber-t.Scores Big Hit.

The following is an extact of a let-tel' from Kathryn Hur-lbur-t '20, whois leaching the Faculty children ofthe American University at Beirut,Syria:

American University,Beirut. Syrda, Feb. 26. '21.

Thursday afternoon, after the lastMid- Year Xam. was over, two of theStaffites, the Smith '19. bacteriologist,and 1, started of( for an exciting week-end trip to Sidon, riding thirty milessouth along the coast, in wind andrain and a Ford! The fields blazedwith red anemones, daisies, and yellowoxalis (Feb. 17th); stretching away tothe east lay the third largest olivegrove in the world, with ter-race uponterrace of fig and orang-e trees toppingthe low hills rising. back of it to meetthe root-btus of the snow-coveredLeba nons. Caravans of mules, camels,donkeys carrying loads of grain; flocksof sheen and goats led by scrawnylittle Arab boys, sometimes ov wholefamilies of Bedouins, passed 'us ontheir way to market. . Mr. Bistani, ourSyrian dr-iver, who snoke perfect Eng-lish (accused of murderjrur his mother-in-law, during the war, however), tookus into a silk-mill near Scheirfait, oneof the mountain villages near theDamour River. . where we watchedthe vmaee girls unwinding u-e bettedcocoons, three threads attached to onehook leading to an octagonal wheelrun by water-power. . a steamy,low-roofed, white-washed, silent proc-ess.We had a typical Syrian room, in

the American Girls' School in Sldc,nhigh-ceilinged, clammy-waned

in winter (never heated), with stone-mosaic floor, and high windows pln-nacled by a tiny circular ptgeon-holewindow in the thick wall. On all sidesof the schoot (,,,here over seventySYl'ian girls live, and ten or fifteenorphans from the Girls' Orphanage wresomeUmes fed), rose the white spfresQf minarets, where the mu.ezzins canthe faithful Mohammedans to prayerfive times a day. (We heard themtwice at midnight and: every morningat five.) One old gl'ay~domed mosquearound the corner had a mysterioustale connected- with it, ,. of LadyHestel' Stanhope and her wild frenzywhen jilted by Sir Thomas ,::\1oore,. .how she came to the Orient to drownhel' sorrow, setUed down nenr Jezzine(near .!:;idon), and, dreS$tng a's anArab sheik, rode ma!tl'y about thecountry on ~ broken-backed horseclaiming that she was waiting for thetime for the Christ to come and ridewith her to. Jerusalem . She lefther fortune' for the hulJ"ding of thatmasqa-e.It wa.s there t:llat we went the last

evening of" 'the visit. to the madorgy Qf: Howting Dervishes ." afri.ghtful, unforgettable, barbaric bed-lam of beating drum~, and the weird,minor chantin~ or "AUah," dn everytone and rhythm; a circle of thtrty orforty .Moslem men, in their lo-ng-baggytrousers, embroidered 'Shirts, widesas11es, and dark red tarbooshes .. ~ .led by a graY-lbe~U'ded Father Abra-ham who sat Cl'oss-l"egged in the centerof t~.~ cirele beating time with copper

~QJttin1,!&d. on ~ t..column Z)..

LECTURES ON FOOD VALUES.MISS SPERRY LEADS PROMENADE On'May 13, the yearly Musical Com-

edy was given at the College Gym withhuge success. It is no secret that thtsyear's Mustca l Comedv ' far surpassesthose of the last two years in flnish,plot and music.The yachting scene in the first act

proved a colorful one ' of youth andbeauty, the most promtnen't personbeing Evelyn Ryan as Georgianna DeQuincy, the leading lady, Georgie 'isbeing strenuously wooed by PeterSchuyler (none other than the gallantJudy), but scorns him 'because of hisunromantic nature. The act ends witha thrilling scene where pirates kidnapGeorgianna and her little' sister,Yvonne. This is done on the advice of'Du-long. the half-witted Chinaman,who proves to .oe ' really a genius.Grace Fisher eave her usual clevercharacter sketch as the Chinaman,The second act takes' place in the

pirates' den, and the bold, dashing pt-rates delight the eye as well as the ' earwith their songs of the sea. The twogirls are ransomed by their father,but not before Georgie has fallen inlove with Captain Kidder, chief of thepirates.Act three discloses a masquerade

ball and also brings eoout the happyending for Georgie and Peter, 'wtio aspterrette and pterrot. announce theirengagement to the party.'I'be Pte-rot and' Pterr-ette chorus in

. the first act was very beautifully andgi-acefu'l ly done to the theme song ofthe play. An Irish chorus introducedby Ann Flaherty, proved a tremendoushit. "Treat 'Em Rough", the pirate'schorus, was applauded again andagain, while "Shad~s of! My FamilyTree" was a charming picture of theold-time minuet. The three parrotswere delightful in "Polly Want ~Cracker", and' the "'Sparklers" mqd'e ;\lovely sight with t'heir silv¥ dr~f:jSesand glowing sparklers ..The song hits 'W-\U'@ \\P!fXrot aJ;l~

Pierrette," and "Pierrot the Pirate," b$Miss Eya,n, leading lady, and MissWarner, leading man. Miss IL'yd,ia.:::\1arvin, as the "Lady in th,e. MQ.~""',.sang excellently-,_Much of the' comed:y 'was provided

by Grace Fi:s~er, as Tu--Long theChinaman, and as the monkey in the.second act. Her' facial and "feet·ialu

ex-pressions were a jo¥ to behelq,Miss Barkerding as the gay ohaper..,

one and Miss M. A.. 'l'a.y-}oFas the staidchaperone were very good and did e;x-.cellent solo work, and we canno,~ :il&Y·enough about Miss Ryan'~ remarkablygood acting thyough,O:l.l't,and; especia}~ly in the sce-qe at the pirates' cave.

Dr. Laravette B. Mendel, Yale's fa-mous physiological chemist, gave amost Interesting lecture last Tuesdayon "What Constitutes a Food," Afterexplaining the change in view-point r'e-garding nutrition, and that there havebeen different "styles" in foods, Profes-sor Mend el went on to say that at onetime organic substances served as themain constituent of the human dietary,and that later the value of Inorg'antcsubstances came to be recognized. Welive today, he said, in the age of thebalanced ration, the -lmportance ofwhich has been taught us by the agrf-cultui-l st. Experiments with animalsshow that one cannot subsist and thriveon an unmixed diet, even though theproper number of calories is represen-ted. We need both the minute quanti-ties of mineral matter which are .foundin organic substances, and those Impor -tant unknowns-c-vttamtnee, which areround in certain Inorg-anic substances.Connecticut College should be proud

of the fact that it has a Home Econom-ics Department where girls have an op-portuntty to studv nutrition and foodvalues. Moreover, we are not hamperedby tradition as are some of the moreconservative colleges that refuse toopen their dooes to the liberal ecjences.

The gyrn was a veritable. woodlandbowel' Saturday when the Juniors gavetheir Prom. The ceiling was a mass oflaurel with many colored butterfliessuspended from it, and three Quaintlyshaped etoes of lig-ht decorated withbutterflIes hung (rom the center. Theroom was entirely encircled with ever-green trees, while the stage bore theappearance of a woody glen. The en-tire effect was cool and inviting. Thedark green setting served as an excel-lent background for the light coloreddresses of the dancers who circledgr-acefully to the luring strains of Danzorchestra. Prom supper at Thames Hallglorified by evergreens proved a joyousaffair at which the g ir-ls receivedpainted vanity boxes for favors, andthe men, bunches of cigarettes.Miss Jeannette Sperry, president of

the class, and ::\'!l'. Allan Draper, ofAmherst, led the promenade.The patrons and patronesses were as

rottows: President and Mrs BenjaminT, Marshall, Dean Irene Nye, Dr. andMr. John E. Wells, r». and Mrs. FrankE, Morr-Is, Miss Ot-ie Sherer, MI'. andMrs. Fredertck A. Sperry, Mr. and Mrs.George H. Watrous, Mr. and Mrs. SquireGr-eg son, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick. T.Fisher, 1V:"l" and Mrs. Arthur L. Peale.Committee for Prom were as fol-

lows: Jeannette Sperry, President ofClass, Helen Peale, Chatt-man of En-tertainment Committee, Ann Slade, M.P. Taylor, Mndred Duncan, ConstanceA. HIll. Grace Fisher, Chairman ofweek-end. Winifred Powell, Chairmanof Decorations.

SERVICE LEAGUEELECTIONS -.

The Iol luwlng- girls have been elect-ed to the staff of the Service Leaguefor the year 1921-1922:President Mildred DuncanVice Presiden t Alice HolcombeSecretary EHza.beth HolmesTreasUl'er Mary Lambeth RagsdaleChairman of On-Campus Work'

Gertrude AveryChairman of International Com-

mittee Alice Hagar

BENJAMIN FRANKLINPAYS A VISIT.

On Friday, May thirteenth, thestatue of Benjamin Franklin arrivedon campus in a 'large truck decoratedwith wreaths of flowers. Classes weredismissed at 1:45 (that is, most ofthem), but the' gathel'ing- around thetruck was small.Mr. Smythe, in charge of the Com-

mittee for moving 'the statue fromPhiladelphia to \·Voaterbury, gave ashort speech on Franklin's Ufe and thepurpose of taking the statue 'aroundthe state.

PROM CONVERSATIONS(While Dancing,

1. Girl (after stepping on partner'sfeet): "I'm so sorry! You see" I'veheard so much about your wonderfuldancing, I'm nervous!"Man (getting out of step): "You're

making me nervous now. It was myfault anyway. Even if you couldn'tdance, you're pretty enough to makeup for it."Girl (blushing and using wrong

foot): "I can't dance if you are goingto embarrass me in this way,"Man: "Well, here's an agreement-

you stop talking about my proficiencyin dancing, and_ I'll stop compliment-ing you."GirT: "Agreed." Results: complete

silence and perfect dancing,

2. ::\'Ian (looking subtle): "YOUI'

comedy certainly is a success."Girl (trying to look innocent): "DId

you really like it?"l\JIan: "Yes, you wel'e charming."

JULINE WARNER.Extract from a letter from Juline

Warner, '19, wh9 ~is te{lching LaHn inButler, N. J.,I'~undiy, Ma¥ 1. My thoughts have

b~fin turning C. e.-ward all day, forit's the first time since there was aC. C. that I haven't shivered in a dampMay drizzle. to the strains of the Mag-dalen College hymn. I am enclosing anextra program of the Classical Asso-ciabion meeting which I attended onSaturday a week ag-o.. I had the d~:;lightful experienee of beinl( sheiteredunder Mrs. Charles Knapp'S umbrella,ana later of dining next her!"'fIhe meeting referred to was the f1f~

teenth annual meeting of the ClassicalAssociation of the Atlantic States, heldat Hunter College, New York City,April 22 and 23, 1921.

FRESHMAN DAY.Do not forget Saturday, May twenty-

firsU It belongs to the Freshmen,Memories of a fascinating. evening atthe Cabaret still linger, We are l"()ok~ing fOrward to further evidences; o~ '24%rather remarJ:t:abl~ ~Iftn~•.

3. A stupid man's idea of brilliantconversation:

1. You certainly have nice decora-tions here tonight.(Contin'wed on paue '. e111unm1.)

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CONNE:CTICUT COLf-EGE NEWS

Connecticut College NewsESTABLISHED 1916

Issued by the student.g or ConnecticutCollege ever-y Friday throughout thecollege year trom October to June, exceptduring mid+)'cars and vecaucns.

STAPPEDITOR-IS_CIII EFMiriam Taylor '2~

ASSOCIATE EDITORSEUzabeth Hal) '22

Caroline Francke '23Helen Avery '23N:EWS EDITOR

Blanche Flneslh'er '22REPO-RT:t~RS

Helen Clarke '22Katherine Francke '23Mildred Donnelly '24

Louise Hall '24:Marlon Vibert '24

:UANAGING l-:;OITonRuth Levina '22

ASSJSTt1NT MANAGl:S0 EDITonHelen Drew '24

nUSIKESS ]jlANAGl~HGertrude Traurig '22

ASSISTANT BUSINESS ~rA"XAG_EItEvelyn Cadden '23

f\RT AND PUllLICITl' EDITORHelen Peale '22

ASSISTANT .<tnT ANI> PUBLICITYEOITOn.

Leslie Alderman '23FACULTY ADVISOR

Dean NyeI\LUMNAE CONTIUBUTOR

Entered as second class matter at NewLondon, Connecticut, August 5, 1919,under act of March 3, 1879.Subscription price: Per year (30 is-

sues). $1.25; by mall, Sl.50.Printed by The Bulletin Company, Nor-

wich, Connecticut.Material for the News should reach the

News editor or be left In the News Officebefore 8 a. rn. on Thursday. The nameof the writer must accompany every man-uscript. The article may also be signedas the writer wishes It to be printed.

NEED FOR MORE TENNISCOURTS.

Tennis Is becoming one of the mostpopular out-of-door sports at Connec_ticut College. If anyone wishes to takeexception to this statement, let himglance out of any window in New Lon-don HaH looking south at almost anyhour of a pleasant daY,-even the un-earthly one of six a. m.,-and markthe number of active figures dartinghapplly about after !elusive 'baJIls,-"doubles" on evory court. Or, if he isstill inclined to dOUbt, let hIm strollout of an afternoon with a friend,during some free hour, joyfully con-templating a -spiCY HttIe game endingin a "love set" in his favor of course,and let him sit for nearly all of thathour on the grassy eod of the side-line, an miring the "form" of others,and waitlnji:" his turn to play doubleswith a couple of beginnerS'.In the evening it is the same. If

YOU are so unfortunate as to be as-signed to second dinner, the courtsare in possession of "'Jlr.st-shttters"when you arrive on the scene, breath-less, with your racket and a bad caseor indigestion from a hastily boltedmeal.A system of si~ning up Is to be sure,

the only tair method at preventing un-due monopoly of the courts,-for thepresent at least. And yet, it Is butan aIJevlation and not a cure for theoriginal pain. The fact stili remainsthat there are not enough Courts to ac-como date even comfortably the play-ers who yearn to make use ot them atevery. possible opportunity.Even the tennis classes are over-

crowded. A large per cent. of girlswho elected _tennis, were obliged tochange their spring sport because theirnumbers could not be accomodated.It Isn't as if tennis courts must behoused beneath a Toof and enclosed bytour walls. It isn't _that we are cramp-

ed for room.c-oot-or-aooes, It's qutteobvious, on the other hand, that theneed tor them is ereat: that we havean admirable place for their location.For instance (the open field in tront ofPlant).There is not a more wholesome or

fascinating game to play or to watch,than tennis. Cannot the facilities forits furtherance and development hereon campus be Increased so that .de-vcteea of this sport may Indulge in itto their hear-ts' content.

INFORM THYSELF.Someone has said that the average

college-girl knows too much about thepast and too little about the present.Does this apply to the girls at Connec-ticut College? Are fCC so engrossedby cramming facts about the historyof nations, studying the lives of menwho lived long ago, learning about thedevetopment of art and sorence, orsteeping ourselves in literature, thatwe absolutely Ignore the tact that greatthings are happening in the world today-vitally important thIngs that weought to know? Do our activities hereon campus, or the things immediatelyconnected with ourselves blot out thebroad vtston of a rapidly progressingworld with which we must keep pace?Of course we must study the past,

but, as we have been told so often,much that we study of the past is tohelp us to understand the present, andwe owe it to ourselves to hl010 thepresent. If we are to make out' con-versation worth-whlle, If when wemingle with others, we wish to be theleast bit enlightened regarding currentsubjects, far instance, the present DO-libtca.l situation, or international rela-tions, or the national economic condi-tion; if we desire to know what othermen are thinking and tatktne about,or if we want to make our Collegebroad, up-to-date, and really alivewe should make more n-equent andprofitable use of the dally newspaperson the table in our Hbrary andl 'henumerous weekly and monthly per edt-cats reposing on its shelves.

H. A. '23.

OUR OPPORTUNITY.IWe need not be taW that College af-

fords us numberless invaluable oppor-tunities and advantages. However,have we all stopped to consider thatConvocation is one of the very big op-portunities we have here? Some of ustake as a matter of course the fOuro'clock hour on Tuesdays-as a weeklyoccurrence that is sometimes interest-ing, sometimes dull, - occasionally~.musing.Some of us go ,because we enjoy it,

others because we are in the habit ofdoing so, or feel it our duty, and stillothers of us because we are told thatit will be good and we wish to learnsomething new.But do we all realize that Convoca-

tion is really worthwhile, that it is anadvantage which we probably shall nothave after Cohlege, that it is a chanceto hear some of the biggest men ofthe country who have done greatthings, have really accompilshed some-thing?The Committee this year have work-

ed hard to make Convocation a suc-cess. They have aimed to secure ableand well-known speakers, and surelythey have given us a variety of sub-jects. We have enjoyed musical anddramatic programs; we have heardlectures on science, includinJ'i:" PsYcho-logy and BiOlogy, discourses on poetryand art, history and lessons in Hy-giene; we have learned of opportunitiesfor women in various flelds of workand the many responsibilities whichwill be Ours atter college; we haveheard criticisms from those who know,on books and writers.We realize that some of the speakers

have disappointed us. But this factshould not detract from the value of

Convocation and the keen apprectanonand live interest which should be oursas '....eU as the hearty and genuine sup-port which we should give to it.

H.A.

BULLETIN BOARDS ANDBELLS.

"An ounce at prevention is worth apound at cure." Some people are in-cnned to ele vale their noses and archtheir eyebrows at such trite tbtnae asmaxtrns and proverbs. They are an-crent, antique, yet who will not agreethat they contain a great deal at trut.h ?Is there a. girl who sees the bulletinboard but does not read? Can therebe any girl who listens to announce-ments but yet does. not hear? Youknow her-the one who never makesa personal application of notices. (Per-haps you are one yoursett). She canuphold the truth of the proverb by sadexperience. Many are they who payfines for absences; many are they whogo without their dinners and pay latetees. And ·why? Because, they tailedto heed announcements.'l'hese people have no right to com-

plain, What is the purpose of bulletinboards, of huge posters, of clangingbells, it not to br-Ing- attention in everyconceivable way to all important cam-paigns, meetings, classes, rehearsals?Perhaps those unfortunates whose at-tentive powers seem dulled by disuse,do not attl'ibute all then- trouble tofate. Perhaps some agree with Haz-li t.t, and prefer "to be moretv a silentspectator of the mighty scene ofthings." He goes on to eav "He wholives wisely to himself and to his ownheart, looks at the busy world throughthe loop-hales of retreat, and does notmingle in the fray." Individuals ofthis variety, however, seem to be quitefew in number. The great majorityconsists of "I didn't know it," "I'm sosorry I torgot-it~·., These are themoaners, the walters, the victims offate. These are, perforce, the ones toadmit the truth of the ancient proverb.Is there any way by which the ranks

of this company may be decreased?Is there any way by which they maybe convinced Lhat they alone are ac-COuntable for their misery? It Is quiteevident t.hat bulletin boards, gongs,announcements in chapel and the din~ing hall are at no avail.Several remedies have been suggest-

ed, The first is the use of motIon pic-tures to depict all notices at a desig-nated hour each day. Another is theplan to eQuip each person with a tele-phonic instrument which connects withali advance announcements. Still an-other is to add a new course to thePhysical Education department. Anexercise might be intl'oduced for theenlargement and prolongation of theauditory organs to such an extent thatthey would far surpass those of Ti-tania's enchanted lover. Unfortunate-ly much time and expense would beneeded to carry out any such plan.What we must have is a guaranteed-cured -wh He-}'\Ou-wait-or-!your-money_back idea. What could be easier thanto make a personal aplication of theprOverb? Simply prevent trouble byconcentrated attention. Of course ittakes practice, but that will seem asnothing compared with the tremendousconsequences you would otherwise en-dure. Use an ounce of pJ'evention andescape the necessity tor a vound ofcure, E. H., '22.

GLIMPSES OF SYRIA.(Collcludedfrom1X1.(J~ 1, column").

cymbals, his eyes closed in delirium,his whole body swaying, his headstretched back with his very palatequivering in the dim lantern light. Themonotonous chorus was taken up fromone end of the room to the other,echoed in shrill excited voices by theacolytes, young Arab boys, fOUrteenor fifteen. who watched the ring-leaderwith awed, fl'ightened faces; in deep,

sepulchral monotones by the o'ld menwho swayed 10 perfect rhythm .J.I.ththe stronger young men, althoughtberr cheek bones were hollow andtheir hands shook with palsy. Swords,narghiles, old pieces of raw-hide hungfrom the walls; in one cornersmoldered an open-kettle charcoal fire,fanned now and then by attendantson the outer rim of the circle. Fol-lowed bending and bowing and louder"Allah's" until our ears ached withthe dul! thud of the chorus .... Justbefore the dr-um rites began again, 'weescaped on our hands and knees 'by aside passage. The stars hung crisp inthe Sky; over the flat-roofed city themoon shone chaste and serene . .We were free! We walked along in adumb trance of relief, lds tening- to themuffled roar of the ocean beati'ng upover the ruins of the old Phoenicianharbor .... stretching- out fbeyc ndthe Crusader castle and the steepheights of the Moslem cemetery.Then there was a Moslem feast. ; ..

one night .... at the home of one ofthe collega students who had foundout that we were in town . . ; . aseven'-course dinner with the platespiled high in front of us. Italian style;the menu consisting of soup. rtcedchicken, meat cakes stuffed with pinenuts, mare chicken, Syrian style, acreand rice (!), dessert, hu klawaa, thinpaper-like crust stuffed with nuts andsweets, and fried in syrup. Sidonoranges, and 'I'ur-klah coffee in two-inch cups, supposed to be guzzled untilit's heard around the room! After thebanquet, we were ushered into thecourt, where all the relatives andfriends of Our guests' family hadgathered to welcome the Americanfriends, with games and native dances.Of COurse no women appeared all even-ing, as the Moslem women are neverallOwed In the company of men ....and on the street stlIJ wear the famousinch-thick veil (though they say thatin Constantinople, the custom is grad-ually dying out).Saturday aftel'noon we got Jn a vivid

ride to TYl'e. " with glimpses ofMt. Hermon rising above the clouds;visits to the damp soactoue .Tombs ofthe Kings. Where Hiram, King o'f Tyre,was bUried, an aviation camp, French,along the coast road.... nearthe spot where last year at just thissame time, the Arab insurrection hadleft fig trees sheltering the .bodles ofdead men, beaten to death from am-bushes attacks along the high~way.FalJ~n fragments of old .Phoenicianpillars lying moss-covered and Wave-washed on_the shores, were the onlyremains of the ancient hal'bor of the"Queen of the -Seas" . . At thebazaars we picked up Tyrean-dyedscarfs, mendeels, and painted weddingcandles to take away as t'rophies.The second semester began last

week in the Faculty School and \teha ve another month 'before Ea'ster va-cation which begins March 23rd ....I wonder when C. 'C. closes this year!The NCJC8 has been coming on an

aVerage of only three weeks late andis an exciting event YOU can ~uess,especially When it comes along withother American mall! It's good to feelth~t Syria isn't on the edge of the globeqUite. Teaching thidy periods a weekand performing the social 'rites of ~newCOmer in a foreign American com-munity. keeps the hours of the weekfull and jnteresting. This mid-yearsp~ee w~s the first time that we'd seenBelru.t m pe~spective, and "Was Ourfirst mtroductlOn to real Syrian life-away from European influence Ithink of the Qld hill-top days at C. C.often, and send the very best of suc-cess to all the old Sister-class girls of'22, and the Seniors '21! .

KATHRYN HULBERT.

"Please help me to recoverBeggar:my child."Lady: "Is Your child lost?"Beggar: "No, mum, but 'his

are worn out." clothes

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PROM CONVERSATIONS.Conelwud!rom paUl!',J. column 4.

2. The floor isn't very smooth. Isit?

3. Goodness. but It's nett4. How many girls go to this col-lege?

5. I thought it would rain all day,didn't you?

6. A good orchestra.7. Do you like college?

4. Man (with serious, psychic lookin his eye): "You can write!"Girl (interested): "You mean I try

to."Man (looking intense): "And you

probably write sense. I'm sure youhave that rare thing-an imagination."Girl (obvtousry bored): "Oh. really!"),Ian (who Is the eager and earnest

sort): "I'm going to test your Imagf na-tlon. Now tell me, what do those but-tcrntes on the lanterns suggest toyou?"Girl (With feigned seriousness and a

soulful look): "A golden-haired nymphdancing down a mossy hill!"Man (thrilled: "wonderrut! wen-

derful! But what was her soul like?"Girl (promptly)': "Like weak beer!"Man (taken aback, but still quite

gullible): "How dteutuerontng r Butlife is like that, Isn't it? I 'have beengreatly disillusioned In many things(registering sadness).Girl (looking around for help): "Oh

yes! Oh yes!" (Spots her partner,looks appealing, and Is reecued.j

EXCHANGES.Smith College:-The Greek Club and

the studcnts in the Department ofGr-eek -crosented "lphlgenia in Auua"011 Mi1Y'14th. The nlav was given inthe original Greek, with orIginal musicin Attic style.Smith was the first American college

honored by a visit from Madame Curie.'I'here was a procession of the facultyand xueets of the' cotleee, and allclasses were suspended at thr-ee o'clock[or the day.The' college is to send a petition to

Congress asking that the three agen-cies for the rehabilitation of the ex-service men, namely the Bureau ofOomneneauon 'and Claims, The Bureauof Public Health Service, and TheFederal 'Board for Vocational Training,be consolidated into one agency to pre-vent the present delay and confusionthat have arisen in the adjustment ofclaims; also, that the present Con-gress provide a sufficient approprIa-tton 'for a complete and permanenthospital system adequate to the pres-ent and future needs of the disabledex-servtce men.Mount Hclycket-c-Mount Holyoke Is

making an Intensive campaign for herEndowment Fund. having adopted theslogan "Three Million by Commence-ment." Each Alumna is expected toratsc three hundred and five aouar s.Wesleyan :-A campaign Is being

started to raise twenty-seven '$5,(}(}O

echotarsbtps, il~ memory of the twen-tv-sevent men who died In the wortdWar.

Radclltre News-c-A Freshman: "Haveyou been intoxicated for smallpox;ret?"

PLANS FOR FUTURE PROMSOh! it rains when we sleep; it rains

when we eat; it rains when we work; itrains when we play. May is the monthof the deluge. It weeps, It moans, itfrowns and slehs. A tradition Is devel-oping In sprte of us. The days setaside for Junior 'Prom are inevitablyaccompanied by showers and Jowertngskies. We may as well recogmae thisnow as later, and make our plans ac-cordingly. Why not prepare at thestart 1'01' a rainy week-end? It may bemOI'C expensive, but think how manyworries and futile 'hopes might beavoided.In the first place comfortable bar-

racks should be erected for the Promguests on the Soccer field, or New Lon-don Hall might easily be confiscated forthe purpose. How charming to arrangethese quarters cosily with extra campcots, tea tables and book shelves forbunks! Thus trips to and from townmight be dispensed with. Contractsfor running a quick lunch room mightbe signed with some one of the restau-rants in New London. Then the quad-rangle between Plant and Blackstonecould be roofed over. This space shouldbe divided into comfortable nvtna-rooms, and fitted up With furniture, onthe Installment plan, so it could be re-turned dtrecttv. A large shed put upin the hockey field, would serve as anadmirable ntace for amusement, name-ly movies. a roller skating- rink, and amerry-go-round with a non-leakablecovering. The- tennis courts and thereservoir fifr a swimming pool, would bevery popular if properly sheltered whileunderground passage between Plant,Blackstone and New London Hall wouldmake an excellent Lover's Lane. Allthat Is needed to perfect the scheme isthe connection of various buttdtnas bymeans of covered pathways and the es-tablishment of an efficient taxt servicebetween the college and the railroadstation.Then who cares whether the ele-

ments smile or frown-beam or glowerthreatingly, whether It rains fire orbrimstones! We may truly anticipatea blissful week-end, and disregard allprophecies of the vacillating weather-man.

VISITORS ON CAMPUS.Arvilla Hotchkiss '20 Is the guest of

Blanche Ptnesnver.We are very happy to welcome to our !

midst, Mlnn la Pollard of Proctorsville,Vermont, and 'Ruby Tracey, of Hart-ford, Connecticut. Both are ex-mem-bers of '22.Marguerite Mills, eX-'19, attended {he

Junior Promenade on May 14th. Shecame as the guest of Marguerite Paul.

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TAIL-LIGHTS.

•At Fres hrnan Cabaret.Harlequin should have sandpapered

his soles before attempting a Druiddance, but Columbine had all the nat-ural grace 'of youth charmingly en-hanced by one of "Madam's" latestcreations.

Snodgrass could never have perfect-ed those gasps of horror without longpractice afforded Iby tho assignmentof eight pages of Spanish translation.

Freshman cabaret has only aug-mented our decision made at 'previ-ous cortexes functions: that some ofour Queens should take permanentlyto trous. '

Poor- Friar 'Tuck-Who seemi'ng\1lyhas every instinct of a pointer, but nonose or tail to 'point with.

Heard at Prom. supper: Masculineguest, "Thoughtful of you to give usas favors the very 'brand of orgaretsthat most girls have been found toprefer." 'But, what about the powder? Some

of them needed it after 'the afternoon'sexercise-and temperature!

We. are orrertne a reward for safetydevices for pinning tails. Grace Fisherrefuses to again enact the tragedy oflosing the tail in her monkey costume.She insists that some gentleman in thesecond row ruined her characterizationof the animal by staring at the lostarticle.

The taming of fierce natures can at-ways be done by a pretty girl. Did younotice the immediate and perceptablesoftening of the teroclous pirate whenthe yachting i:'irls came in.

It has been suggested by a Juniorof artteuc temperament and a sense ofthe appropriateness of th'lng s-c-that amoonstone be used in the eoueee ring,to remind us of the stonewall sings.

The following variety of novel ex-cuses for absences from classes atOberlin, quite .oreaks the record. Theycover t.he space of a year and emanatefrom the male element. Who everthought our college men were visitedby such untold suffering! 1 Seventy-three were absent because of coldsand various affections of the eyes andteeth. Some had headaches, twenty-five per cent. had grippe,-one was af-flicted with warts and two with toe-trouble. Some refused to localizetheir ailments and were "just etck."One was bit on the thumb by an am-bitious squirrel (who undoubtedly tookhim for a nut). Ten visited the wrongclass, and two were engaged in chasinga thief, while the class was in progress.One had no Tubbers; one had noclothest Borne unkhnd wretch stolethe garments of another and yet an-other student was being' subjected tobaptism.

The "day of the dog" has come again.No sooner have "Sooner and his co-partners shuffled off this mortal COn

than others 01 their kith and kin risein their ntaces. We suggest Thinna,Longa and Leana as appellations forthe three gaunt hounds that nightlyguard the portals of Thames-luredfrom their lairs undoubtedly by thesavory smell of nesn.c.-roasted.

Professor Einstein suggests that thefourth dimension is time. An tnustra-tton may be found in Coneee life. Wefind ourselves inclosed in a stuffythree-dimensional recitation room.How to g-et out r-c-tbe fourth dimension.After 50 minutes of time have passedout we go.-A. E. D.

-Hunter College Bulletin.

THE SONG SPARROW.He looked at me and cocked his head-And then he swelled his throat and

trilledTI1l all the scented, warm air thrilled'With lovely music, tremulous.-I wonder what it was he said?

He looked at me and cocked his head-And then-there was a flash, of wrnge!Ah, did he sing of vital thingsThat my heart ShOltld have understood?~I wonder what it was he said?

'E. M. S. '24.

FOOL QUESTIONS.Do ships have eyes when 'they go to

sea?Are there springs in the ocean's bed?

Does the Jotv Tar flow from a tree?Does the river lose its head?

Are fishes crazy when they go in Seine?Can an old hen s1n,::;-her lay?

Can 'you bring relief to a window pane'!Or mend the break of day?

What sort of vegetable is a policeman'sbeat?

Is a newspaper white when it's read?Is a baker broke when he's making

dough?Is an undertaker's business dead?

Would a wallpaper store make a goodhotel?

(Because of the boarders there?)Would you paint a rab'brt on a bald

man's head-Just to give him a little hair?

If you ate a square meal would thecorners hurt?

Can YOU dig with the ace of spades?Would you throw a rope to a drowning

lemon?Just to give the lemon aid?

Our gardener went to a Labor Pro-test meeting last night. The poor fel-low had to find out what his grievanceswere.

"Alas," muttered the convict, as heentered the prison walls, "Mv futureis all behind me." ~

Eva: Truman has peen ,filing oldlove letters.Mary: Are they as l'ouJ'{has that?

Mrs. Pearson: Jane, has Char-lescome home yet?Jane: I think so. I haven't seen

him. but the eat's hiding under thestove,

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