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Connecticut College News Vol. 7 No. 7

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VOL. 7, No.7 NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, NOVEMBER :l5,InI PRICE Ii CENTS ., SIMMONS ENTERTAINS THE NEW HUMANISM BARON KORF SPEAKS "THE MENAECHMI" STUDENT GOVERNMENT AS VIEWED BY ON RUSSIA AND WORTHY OF NOTE. DELEGATES. MONSIEUR SARTON. THE FAR EAST. FIRST OF ITS KIND TO BE I PRESENTED HERE, EASTERN COLLEGES REPRE- On Tuesday, October 12th. Mlsa 'l'ue Service League was very ror- SENTED. Er-nst introduced as speaker- for the tunate in its choice of the m-at lecturer On November the nineteenth, 'J'hc afternoon Monsieur Geor-ge Sartou or of the vear. On Monday evening, No- JleulIcckm; of l'f(lulllS was presented by We who have never attended a Belgium, Monsieur- Sarton is giving vember t went y -fir-at, Baron jcorr, tor- the Latin department. It was the first Student Government Conference do his life to the problem of creating an rnor-i y Aestsrant Oover-nor-Cener-at of time a play in an ancient language has not realize what a truly big thing it interest in the history of science. and Finland.' addressed an apprecta tt ve au- been attempted by the College and is, and how many colleges are repre- partly through the Rl'drm r.~iR of dience 'on the subject (H "Russia and therefore it attracted no little at- eented. Fully fifty-one colleges sent which he is editor, gn thers together the Fa.r- East," in connection with the tention. Prcressoi-s and others inter- delegates to Simmons last week, the scholars who are interested in this Conference on Disarmaments. ested in Latin came from Brown, Wes- H. Sophie Newcombe in New orteane, problem. ln the opinion of Bar-on Korf, no leyan, Yale and Columbia Universities Ln., granting its representatives a two- In beginning his addr-ess on 'l'ltr country has ever brought forth a pro- as well as from vartous pr-epar-ator-y weeks' leave of absence. The follow- JI,-rlf IIl1m(lJli.~lII, Monsieur Sar t on gram with such lofty ideals and such schools, to witness the presentation. ing is a brief report of our delegates said th a t underneath the war is a wide scope as that offered by Secre- The scenery, r-epresentmg a street to the Conference, with membership, the fact that OUI' civilization has not tary Hughes. 'l'he success of the out- cor-ner in Epidamnus with the door to prog-ram and general aim: progr-essed evenly on all Rides. :VToral come oi: tho Con terence depends large- the home of Menecbmus I on one side Adelphi College, Brooklyn, N. Y.; nrog-rees has been much slower than lyon enlightened public opinion. The and that of Erotiu m, the courtesan, on Agnes Scott College, Decatur', Georgia.; technical I1rO.l;"I·f'SS.Science hn s made cue clark shadow at \Va:::;hington is tho other, with the goraeoua blue of Alfred College, AIEI'ed, N. Y.; Alle- tremendous advance. yet it has hardly that n ttending the subfcccs of .uussta tho hnrbor in the background and in gheny College, Meadville Pcnn.: Bar- arrected our svstcm of education, .md the Far Ea st, and results n-om [rant the few low steps leading up nard College, N. Y.; Bates College, Monsieur Sar-tori went on to say that luck or ndequn te knowredae. from the uioroucnrare, was most ar- Lewiston, Me.; Boston NOl'm81 School, our whoie system of t('achin~ must be .Innnn is desirous of obtaining con- usuc. Perhaps the only fault was Boston, Mass.: Brown 'Nomen's Col- chang-cd; and then gnve and ['pfuted tl'ol of the CO,l::;tof Siberia and ?':ol'th- that it WRSa little close to the curtain lege, Providence, R, L; Bryn l\.'[awr, three fll;guments ng-ainst scientific ed- ern ('hina, not (01' an ovel'llo\\, of pop'~ on one side, thus causing confusion in Bl'yn Maw!', Penn.; Bucknell, Lewis- ucntion, ulation as is commonly supposed, hut the case of a (ew exits, hurg, Pcnn.; ConneetieOt College, New MOI'cover, sci('nce is grcnlly sp('cial- for commerCial pUI'pOSCS, Then she 'l'hat the costuming had been done London, Ct.; Delaware College, New- ized. In such speciaJixation there is woulel h'.l\·e absolute control of North- with exquisite ca.re was indicated by al'k, Del.; Dickinson College, Carlisle, no dang'''l', provided there is a good ern China. the rc>sulting COIOl~schemes, Regard- Penn.; Denison University, Granville, genoral eeluca-tion fol'

leges; and which also would be a most QUOTATION, SIMMONS ENTERTAINS STUDENT "What matter whether the thought -THE- valuable means of voicing the opinion GOVERNMENT DELEGATES. be mine or another's, What care I to and judgments of the undergraduate whom the stars belong since they are Concluded fTOm lJaUe I, roltwUI J. body in such matters. Gager-Crawford CO. Some one has said that America is also mine:'-John B. Spaulding. A COP)' of the resolutions passed will SERVICE: PURE FOOD STORE "Conrerence-mad:" that a conference be sent to the President of" United is! a giHhel"ing or people who discuss Is the doing of the little things that States and Secretary Hughes Imme- you would want done but neglect to genera lu les in a vague and groping New London, Conn. diately, AlSO, copies will be sent to way" I object to this orr-hand jest, ~peak about. all of the colleges, The biggest men at The methods of.a conference may often the C'onference--such as Prof. Judd aec m vague and gl'oIling-most of our GREETING CARDS and Prof" )lcLaughlin of Chicago Uni- s(,l'klng after truth is. but I believe For all Occasions versity; Prof, t-easer of Kansas Uni- uuu is thc V('I'Y reason why a conrcr- -A1'- versity; Brlg.-Gen. xtccucsncy were once I~worth "whtle. participants in rormuto unx the reso- The Studcm Government Conference lutions which we feel certain will elicit -held this year at Simmons College, KEENEY'S your profound approvat and imfllClIljC Boston- is an annual atratr-: and 1 guuwns-. Corner Illulk wntl State St.reetl!: 15 MAIN STREET flllh"ljjl/lflU-as It did ours. ------believe, a very worthy expenditure of time and money. 'J'hei-e W3S some- PARTY )<'J.OWF,RS thing decidedly stimulating In the A preaaing' need ror a rcmtonni m-g anl; Alling Rubber Co. ANI.) ARTISTIC cOU.S.\O:ES presence of one hundred g ir-ls renrc- anuon t hru which not only the interest Best Quality scnting fift)' dtrreren t cjJlIeges-who in trnpormrn urran-s would be surou- Sweat Shirts and Sweaters FISHER, Florist came together to talk over mutual lated ,ri/li;1l the colleges but an organ Tennis Shoes and Rubbers Flower 'Phone 58-2. 104 State Street problems and Interests. They tm- thru which that opinion may be felt pressed me as such a splendid lot of as a potent force and rector In Lhe Ct. Flower amll~lflllt Gifts by TelegrlLllh 162 State Street, New London, serious wtdeawake girls. who were finding and moulding of public opinion working not only tor the best good of at /(11"f/'", was the keynote of the Com- their own particular colleges-but for mtuee on Organization at the Convo- LOOSE LEAF BOOKS MISS FLORENCE CANFIELD a single, outstanding ideal-the Amer- cation. DIARIES and STATIONERY ican college of today, and its most Means tor fulfilling this need within Distinctive Millinery vital part. its very heart and core-- the college woud be for the national Student Government. organization to supply speakers; ar- Telephone SOLOMON There was a strange mixture of range meetings; fUI'nish literature; PLANT BUILDING idealism a nd of hard, plain realism, take straw votes. One valuable sug- 44 Main Street New London. COOII. among these girls, ,Ye were all agreed gestion we would make at this point that Student Government Is the rtnest Is that the History Club at Connecti- and best method of college govern- cut College incorporate these new STRAUSS & MACOMBER ment. AL tho same time everyone ctuues as a nart of its progr-a mrnc. WATCHES, DIAMONDS was oerrecuv [rank to admit the fact ;\11', Charles Denby, Jr., (son or the that It is not nlwa ya succeeding as it cx-Secrcturv of the N;lVY) presented and JEWELRY Compliments shou ld, 01' as it is rervennv desll'ed a detailed plu.n for the structure for IUU St.llle St.reet. Now ]~Olllioil, Oenn. that it progress, and that grave dan- the national organization which bad Fine Watches Hapu.lred and Adjusted gers and grave difficulties at. times Hlreaely won approval at the recent of threaten Its ver-y life. Princeton Conference. Tn brief, the As one girl so ably expressed it, it ]Ilan i~ a forming of a state committee isn't the people who arc "bad," that l'epresenting colleges within the state cause discouragement for those work- with a st,tLe president. Each state UNION BANK & TRUST CO. Mohican Hotel ing with Student Government-it Is president is a member of the ftegional the large group Of, just "Ihe fl/a,in 'il1- Committee of which there are five in STATE STREET difftT('/!/:' She stated very fra,nkly tile counll'y. In turn the Regional that she helieved Student Government Presidents (of which there will be needed a mighty upheaval; that the five), will form the National Com- hanOI" system needed a. I"cnaiss:lllce, mittee,; ']',0 this wi!} be added the J. TANNENBAUM She sn.icl she hel'self was "up against honorary president (a man of in* Fine Stationery and imported NoveltIes Slavin & Hoffman it" ~s to just what she did think- fluence and note) and a national ex- All Oftlc€'SUllllllles not tlwt she wi::;hcd to give up "the ecutive secretary. 'fhis plan will be ·Whitlng·s Stationery by the Pound JEWElLERS gootl fight" for a seeond; hut that she sent In detail when it is in pl'inted 01' Box felt that we all who ll1'C in the midst form, 156 STATE STREET of "this Student Government business" FinanC'lal support for the mainte- III Bank St., New London must franl.::ly face these problems and nance of the ~ational organization wllI redouble out' efforts intelligently and be obtained by levying a tax of ten COMPLIMr~N'rn OFl earnestly. cents per capita In each college, also THE BEAUTY PARLOR I came back from this con(erence by voluntary contributions. MAE DONDERO very definitely strengthened and bene- ISAAC C. BISHOP Fancy Toilet Articles, :MlInj(luring'. fited" 'Ve shall have another Forum l\Iussage, l\Iul'celling, Scali) Treatments, soon in order to discuss our honor It is Important that you should know PHOTOGRAPHER that although we heartily approved all Electric Treatments System in the light of this conference. 'Phone 403 Manwaring Bldg. Room 222, Plant Building Next year It IS to be held at Ran- of the plans for this organization you are in no way obliged to remain in it Telephone 310 New London, Conn. dolph-}lacon, Lynchburg, Virginia. 1 believe most heal·tily In these yearly unless you so choose--our participa- GROCERIES and MEATS gatherings, andi truly consider each tion and approval does not imply In lHE STYLE SHOP one a step forward-towal'd our ulti- any way that you are ,bound to it, However, if you desire to join the A. T. MINER 17 Bank St" Lawrence Hall Building mate goal: A 'lCOI'Ufl,f1Student Gov- National Organization, an undergrad,- THREE STORE.'3 MISSES' aud ,vo:;\n~N'S ernment, JIi:ANIi:TTE SPERRY '22. uate student (and the very ,best one 381 WlUiams St, 75 ·Wlnthrop St. READY-TO-WEAR APPAREL CONNECTICUT REPRESENTED BY you have!) should be delegated to OF DISTINCTION ALUMNAE AT CHICAGO CON- launch this new plan at Connecticut Crystal Al'e, and AdelBlde St. Alwa:rs l\Iodera.tely Priced FERENCE. College - and immediately upon her Oomcludt-d from paat. 1. wlumn S. selection she should communicate with would stimulate the discussion of na* ,lIr. ('/la,rles Denby, ,Jr" PI'inccton, Neto P. B. KENYON tlonal and International p1'Oblems of ./f r'f('Y, and he in turn will keep her In- THE NATIONAL interest and importance wit/lin the col- CoHtinuro on paut.I •• ('.I'lltwm t. PHOTOGRAPHER BANK OF COMMERCE 58 STATE ST., New 'Londoll, COIl.n. LYON & EWALD Telephone Connection OF NEW J..ONDOS Think of Us for any The Specialty Shop SPORTING GOODS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS MANWARING BLDG. You May Want Hosiery, Underwear FLASH UGHTS and GENERAL HARDWAR

MOHICAN BRIDGE PARTY. CONNECTICUT REPRESENTED BY "making up' the Menaechml, and that CoFlclrull:d from pag ....I, ellluwn s. ALUMNAE AT CHICAGO CON· a certain member of the faculty did The committee in charge. :\Ierial FERENCE. not pose. moccasin Cornelius or Asbury Park, )Iary Pack- Coflthuud from 1/(foe s. l'Illltr1i11 9. ''1 want an opportunity to buy pic- ard of Chicago. and 'Edith Kirkland of formed as to her duties-and also tures of your play, from which I can Savannah, Ga., are able to turn in the send her the necessalT uterature, etc. have lantern slides made," said Pre- tessor Knapp. S[~Ie splendid report that the Endowment ----- Drive is richer by $145. because of A $100.00 prize will be awarded for KOINE STAFF COMPLETED their efforts. the best college newspaper edttorm l Sport on the subject: "\rlwt lrill Constitute :\Ieetings held by the Seniors and ,'';/I(,CI'M. (It Ihc lrashill!Jlf)1I Conicrcneet" Juniors resulted in the following elec- N. M. RUDDY The articles should be sent to :\[1'. tions for Kotne Board: JEWELER and OPTICIAN Charles Denby. JI'., and for fur-ther in- Senior Assocta te Edi tors - Evelyn snoes formation Mr. Denby should also be Gray, Elizabeth Hall. SOLD ONLY BY C. C. COSTELLO, Mgr. consulted. _ Art Editor-Helen Peale. Photogr-aphy Editors - 1Yinifred THE G, M, WILLIAMS CO, 52 State Street In closing the report we wish to I I'oweu, l\r. P. 1'aylor. XF.W Lo~'nON. CONN, NEW LOND ...... 'r. CONN. thank you most sincerely for the op- Junior Associate Editor - Caroline por-t unity offered us to represent Con- Francke. necticut College upon this wor-thy oc- Assistant Art Editor-Jane Gardner. casion-and if we have not made our- Aeetste.ut Bustuess Manager-Helena Compliments of THE S. A. GOLDSMITH CO. selves clear in this repor-t do not nest- weir. tale to lrrquir-e fur-t h er information Suoscrtntton xtnnaser - Ma t-jor-ie from us. Backes. Edward S. Doton DRY GOODS The passing of the resolutions was Last spring the Editor-in-Chief, I thrilling and wonderful, and most Blanche Finesilver, and Business Man- The Personal Service Store splendid and patriotic enthusiasm agel', Amy Peck, were elected. District Manager prevailed in the entire Convocation. With greetings to you all and all SENIORS WIN SOCCER good wishes, always sincerely and THE The Bee Hive loyally. CHAMPIONSHIP, LEA,H N. PICK '20. The game for the Soccer Champion- MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE 131-143 STATE STREET (pel' F. F. B.) ship between the Seniors and Sopho- F'R-A )«CES F'. BARLOW '20. mor-es was played on Saturday after- COMPANY New London, Conn: Chicago, ~ovember 15, 1921. noon, November 19th. Both teams played well considering that the rainy weather during the week made prac- of HISTORY CLUB MEETS. tice impossible. Catherine McCarthy THE COLLEGE The History Club met ror the second scored the one point for the Seniors PLANT BUILDING time this year on Monday, November in the first ha l[ of the carne. and from 14th, in Branford House. After the TEA HOUSE then on, although noth teams dis- New London, Conn. business, which included the adoption played much "pep." No score was of a regular nrogr-am for the year, made. " Nuff Said" Current Events, foreign and domestic, 'T'hp line-up was as ropows: were reported by two club members. Seniors. Sophomores. PERRY & STONE, Inc. Also a review of the "(,iff' of Qu('(·1t Hall .r. w Walsh (Capt.) Victoria," JEWELERS BRING YOUR FILMS TO by Stre.chcv was given. In Ptnesllver I'. 1 Vaughn preparation for the coming of Baron McCarthy (Capt.) c. f Wells FINE ST.AlTIONERY Korff, on 'November 21, Dr. lawrence Duncan .... . J. i M. Foster n.ltUtJi: CROSS GLOVES CHIDSEY'S told of Baron Korff and his work and Hagar .1. w.. Gardner J..EA'J'llEn. Goon~ gave brief sketches from Rt-ssfan His- TO BE Peale, Taylor 1'. h...... Snodgr-ass I~8 State Street, New London tory. The Club hopes to have seve-at Hill . c. h...... Call DEVELOPED and PRINTED interesting speakers at different meet- Bacon 1. h...... Corbin ings during the year. Powell ..I'. f...... Armstron<:r LEVERONE, MUSANTE & CO. GREETING CARZ,S Levine 1. f. .. G. Foster ECHOES OF THE LATIN Merrill goal. Hed"ick NOVELTIES PLAY. Referee--Miss Patten. Time-Two Imported FRUITS Domestic twelve-minute halves. Score--S~niors 115 STATE STREET "I should have a required course in 1, Sophomores O. 53 STATE STREET dramatics for every girl." said MI·s. New London, Conn. ---,------New London, Conll. Andt'e\vs, "I should give the timid, lITHE MENAECHMI" WORTHY OF quiet girl a part like that of Katherine NOTE, Telephone 2060 r in 'Taming of the Shrew' to work up, Concludtdjrnm paue 1. cntumn 4. The Smart Shop MRS.R.N.CLARK'S PARLORS and vice versa." the aged father-in-law. 'Especially no- l'+Iallicuring, Shampooing, Facial l'+lcssage. ticeable was the little flirt of her left LADIES' OUTFITTERS "As the part of the was Scalll l'+Ias8uge and llair Good!> oll(';"a hand. Electrical Vibratory l'Ila88age a,nd given by Helen Crofoot. it made me These flaws were, however, but triv- Plant Building Violet Ray realize most effectively the music and ial when the performance as a whole harmony of the Latin language, from New London, Conn. 15-17 UNION ST., New' London. COlli •• is considered. The smaller P3J"tS were S. GR..EENES 'Telephone call 70 which the beautiful Italian has come," done with a finish that contributed to said one of the faculty. the general effect of a spleni'Ed and "Say It \Vith Flowers, Every Day in u!liform whole. This perf:)rmance the Year" "I hope you are going to give it in proves that what has heretofore been Dr. E'.G. A'bernethy New Haven," wrote Professor P. V. C. considered as practically impossible DENTIST Connecticut College Florist Baur. ean be done and done welL We can 85 STATE ST., New London, Conn. To correct a misapprehension which but express a hope that it will not be has been heard on campus, it is an- too long before we shall again have Goldsmith Building TURNER'S FLOWER SHOP nOUI'.ced that Mrs. Hammond used a the pleasure of witnessing a like per- Telephone 730 picture of Pericles as a model in formance. Flowers for all Occasions Woman's Medical College 335 HUNTINGTON STREET of Pennsylvania Give a Thought to Books l<'or nnJlOlillcemCllts llnd fUI·ther in· NEW LONDON, CONN. formation, address 'Ve carry a comprehensive line by the old masters and modern writers in subject." Tel€!P'hone2604-2 of all classes for Childroo, Boys, Girls and Grown-ups. MARTHA TRACY, M, D, Dean, Ph.illl.delpbia, Pa. HUBER & CHITTENDEN THE CHAMBERLIN & SHROPSHIRE CO. BOOKSELLERS AND 6TATIO~'"ERS WE SPECIALIZE ON Compliments of Fine Silk Hosiery 240 STATE ST. NEW LONDON, CONN. Silk Underwear, Kid Gloves Handkerchiefs Brainerd & Armstrong Co. S ILK EMIL SEIFERT The Quality Drug House of Eastern Connecticut MILLS BAKERY The NICHOLS & HARRIS CO. Specialists in FWlCY Pastry, PIes, Bread, ESTABLISHED 1850 Union Street Rolls, Cakes, Etc. 119 STATE STREET NEW LONDON, CONN. ~I MAIN STREET, New London B"RANCII, 293 WJLLL-\MS STR,EET New London, Conn.