Swarthmorean 1932 October 7

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Swarthmore, Pa., October 7, 1932
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WOMAN'S CLUB
OPENS NEW LOUNGE
Two Hundred Women of Borough Attend Tea in New
Social Room
ATTRACTIVELY    FURNISHED
Final Date for Payment of
School Taxes Extended to Nov* 30
The new lounge on the first floor of
the Swarthmore Woman's Clubhouse
was officially opened Tuesday afternoon
when nearly 200 women of Swarthmore
and their guests inspected the furnishings
and improvements made during the past
summer. The occasion also marked the
beginning.of the 1932-33 program of the
club.
The entire first floor of the building
has been utilized for the new room, and
the improvement meets a need which has
existed since the completion of the building. In this new room, small committee
meetings may be held, as well as social
affairs and a variety of meetings for
which the auditorium has not been entirely suitable. The lounge will also be a
great convenience for use during dances
and its attractive furnishings create cheerful, restful atmosphere which will be of
great benefit to the social activities of the
Woman's club and other organizations
using the building.
Curtains of theatrical gauze have been
hung at the windows, the floors are
painted a dark green and have been
waxed, sets of bamboo furniture of colonial design have been artistically placed
about the room, and black and brown
rugs prove attractive floor coverings.
The room furnishings also include tables,
a lovely old Dutch settle painted black,
and cushions - of - bright chintz. Lamp
shades done in pastel colors by Mrs.
Charles D. Mitchell also add to the
charm of the setting. Two dressing
rooms open from fhe .main room and are
done in a flattering shade of old rose.
The work in the room has gone on
during the summer under the direction
of Mrs. Charles, D. Jlitc&elL Mrs, .WilT
fiam"3tarie Klsfler," MissMfldred Simpers, Mrs. Jesse M. Holmes, and Mrs. J.
Horace Walter.
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CENTURY CLUB OF
CHESTER NEEDS HELP
The Century Club of Chester, of which
Mrs.. Samuel C. Hanna of Swarthmore
is the president, is devoting much of its
time and energy to welfare work. The
Chester Relief and Family Welfare Society has made the club a headquarters
for relief work.
Since there is no appropriation for
maintaining a clerical force, Mrs. Hanna
urges any Swarthmore women who feel
that they can give a day or even a half
a day each week to the extremely important work of making out food orders
to get in touch with her immediately.
(Telephone: Swarthmore 686).
The Chester Society has been allotted
one thousand yards of goods by the Red
Cross, and the Chester women are busy
making garments for the needy. In this
work, too, they would appreciate any
help which the Swarthmore women can
give them.
HONORS WORK AT
COLLEGE TO BEGIN
The formal opening of honors work
for the year will take place in the
Friends' Meeting House this afternoon
at 3:00 p. m. Dean Brewster will speak.
Honors students and members of the instructing staff who give honors instruction are expected to attend, and other
members of the College who are interested are most cordially invited.
Honors instructors are requested to
meet students in Whittier House, im
mediately following the address, for the
final arrangement of seminars. Students
should complete their registration at this
time and secure on their Blue Card the
signature of the Chairman of their major
department and of their honors division.
Two lectures, designed primarily for
junior students, but open to all students,
will be given by Professor Brand Blanshard on the following dates:
1. "Nature of Honors Study," Tuesday, October 11, at 11:20 a. m.
2. "How to Write an Honors Paper,"
Thursday, October 13, 11:20 a. m.
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Founders9 Day Speaker
Jane Addams of settlement work fame
"i Chicago will be the principal speaker
at Founders' Day program at the College
Oct. 22. The theme of the program will
be keeping with the 250th Anniversary of
the landing of William Penn. A pageant will be presented by the students.
Taxpayers of Swarthmore who failed
to pay their taxes by last Friday night,
September 30, will be more than pleased to hear that they will not be fined
five per cent, for paying school taxes
later than that date. At a special meeting of the School .Board held last
Thursday evening, correspondence from
Harrisburg told of the bill signed by
the Governor August 27, providing that
no fine be charged those who paid
school taxes before December 1 instead
of October 1 as formerly.
The original purpose of last Thursday night's meeting was to pass a resolution providing that school taxes
might be paid In installments. However when it was learned that no fine
would be added until after Dec. 1, it
was decided to postpone until a later date
any action as to payment of school taxes
by installments.
However, it is possible that the installment plan may be put into effect after
Dec. 1. This plan provides payment of
school taxes in four or six installments.
Payment of the first installment is accepted as evidence that the person intends
to make the other payments. If he fails
to make the second payment on time he
is fined five percent and if he fails to
make half of the number of payments on
time, eight percent is added to his school
tax bill.
The Board also announced that all penalties on unpaid taxes of previous years
would be abatted if the taxes were paid
in full by Dec. 1. This bill passed by the
Legislature at the last session is proving
a great inducement to late taxpayers to
pay their bills in full.
To Tuesday night, $72,000 had been received in school taxes by Tax Collector
Clara L. Taylor. This figure is slightly
below last year at the same time.
HOME AND SCHOOL
MEETING MONDAY
TURTLE REtURNED
TO CRUM CREEK
Swarthmore's famous snapping turtle
caught by Roy W. Delaplaine in Crum
Creek this summer, protected from the
soup pot by Roy P. Lingle, scorned by
Dr. William T. Ellis, admired by half
the youngsters in Swarthmore, has finally been given its freedom once more.
In deciding what should be done with
the 25 pound snipper, one of the largest
ever caught in the local creek, Mr. Lingle was most persistant and was responsible for its release last week. From
the very first, Mr. Lingle, who harbored
the monster in his back yard, maintained
that it deserved a better end than supplying soup to the residents of Cornell avenue.
Mr. Delaplaine says that making the
turtle into soup was more humanitarian
than_ returning._it ^the. murky watejr^ of
Crum creek but* he finally agreed "to give
the turtle one more chance. If he again
gets onto the hook end of Mr. Dela-
plain's line, Cornell avenue shall have
soup, notwithstanding Mr.. Lingle's love
of nature and things that crawl.
News articles about the turtle have appeared in newspapers as far north as
Canada and as far south as Florida since
it was first described in The Swarthmorean.
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DISCUSSION GROUPS
CHANGE TO SUNDAYS
The Discussion groups which have met
every Monday evening during the past
summer at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
Jesse H. Holmes will be continued this
winter. However, in order to take care
of the continually growing audiences, the
meetings will be held on Sunday evenings
at Whittier House beginning promptly at
8 o'clock.
At this Sunday evening's meeting, Dr.
R. C. Brooks, head of the Political Science Department at the College, will
speak on "Russia," after which there
will be a general discussion. The public
is invited.
Next week Mary Windsor of Haverford will speak.
Last Monday evening Professor Clair
Wilcox  spoke  upon the  "Concentration
of Power."
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JUNIOR ASSEMBLY
PLANS DANCING CLASSES
Wednesday evening there was a general meeting of mothers interested in the
Junior Assembly. Instead of one chairman this year it was decided to have
several. Mrs. T. E. Hessenbruch, Mrs.
Harold Griffin, Mrs. Leroy Mercer, Mrs.
Alfred Gary White, Mrs. Arthur Mitchell and Mrs. E. O. Lange are the chairmen who have been selected.
The Junior Assembly is a group of
young people from 8 to 18 years of age
interested in dancing. Classes will start
on November 5 under the direction of
Miss Edith McCrea. It is expected that
the arrangement ot" four groups will be
the same as last year and it is announced
that prices for the series will be lowered.
PLAYERS' CLUB PREPARES
FOR OPENING PROGRAM
The progress made by the Players'
Club of Swarthmore has become known
to many Little Theatre groups throughout the country, Charles D. Mitchell,
president of the organization stated in a
letter to the membership Monday when
he announced the ambitious eight-play
program scheduled for the coming season.
When questioned, Mr. Mitchell said
that within the past week he met a man
in New York City who follows the doings of the Players' Club with great interest.    In fact, his own Little Theatre
The first meeting of the Home and
School Association will be held Monday
evening, Oct. 10, in the auditorium of the
High school. The meeting will be in the
nature of a reception to the new teachers. All parents of children attending
thc public schools, whether members of
the Home and School Association or not,
are invited to be present and meet the
teachers. Dr. Frank A. Williams, president, will announce the program of activities for the year and Frank A. Morey
will tell -about plans for the school program.
Following the meeting there will be a
social hour in charge of the Hospitality
Committee of which Mrs. Frank A. William is chairman.
PUBLIC LIBRARY
GROWS STEADILY
Increase    Over    Last    Year
Circulation of Adult
books
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ADD     MANY    NEW    BOOKS
Evidently the depression has given
more people time to read for the records
of the Swarthmore Public Library show
that more books are continually being
used. At the Fall meeting of the Library
Board held on Monday evening the high
spots in the Librarian's report were as
follows:
Circulation: Adult department—June,
983 books; July, 1118 books; Aug., 1227
books; and in September to Sept. 24, 950
books, or a.total of 3328 books.    Corn-
group finds the local club's work a stim- parison  with  the  same  months  of  last
ulant.   Other members report similar re- year shows an increase of 623 books bor-
actions.
"This,
of    course,"    continued    M r.
rowed
In the Juvenile department, 1130 books
Mitchell, "is most gratifying, and chal- were loaned in the same summer period
lenges us on to a full measure of our. this year and 1021 last summer. The
capabilities." | number of  readers' cards, in circulation
^tfe'*.Players* "seasoh "opens "the   first at the present time are 832 and "499 ju-
week of November with a revival, "The
Thirteenth Chair", and will be directed
by Roland G. E. Ullman.
CLASSES RESUMED
IN ALL GRADES
All classes in the Swarthmore Public
schools are scheduled to be in operation
this Monday. The three primary grades
and the kindergarten classes will attend
for the first time Monday morning. The
grades above the sixth began last Monday and the fourth, fifth and sixth grades
began on Wednesday. The original
opening date of the schools was just one
month ago. Postponement was decided
upon following the recommendation of
Dr. Franklin S. Gillespie, head of. the
Board of Health, on account of the
prevalence of infantile paralysis in
Philadelphia and vicinity. No cases appeared in Swarthmore, however.
The three primary classes will report
at 8:30 Monday morning and the kindergarten at 8:45.
Bible Class Begins
The first fall meeting of the Men's
Bible class of the Presbyterian Church
will be held this Sunday. Dr. William
T. Ellis will teach the class again this
winter and the theme of the first three
months' will be "Seeing These Times in
the Light of the Bible."
venile, or a total of 1331 cards. Last
year on Oct. 1 the total cards in circulation were 1186 or an improvement this
year of 145.
New books added since May—90 adult
books and 51 children's books. Among
the new magazines in the reading room,
the latest acquisition is the Atlantic
Monthly.
Assistants during the summer were
Miss Margaret Cresson and Miss Irene
Blaisdell.
Books added to the Library recently
include: "Young Fu," by E. F. Lewis;
"Calico Bush," by Rachel Field; "Two
Children of Tyre," by L. A. Kent;
"Charlcmonte Crest," by A. H. Seaman ; "Fleta," by C. Kahmann; "Painted
Arrow," by F. Gaither; "White Leopard," by Inglis Fletcher; "Moorland
Mousie," by Golden Gorse; "Elephant
King," by R. Campbell; "Red Prior's
Legacy," by A. H. Bill; "Luck of
Lowry," by J. D. Bacon; "Adventures
of    Mario,"    by    Waldeman    Bonsels;
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MUSIC COMMITTEE OF
LEGION TO MEET
The Music Committee of the Harold
Ainsworth Post of the American Legion
will meet on Monday evening to make
plans for the winter's activities, Frank
R. Morey is chairman of this committee
and it is proposed to organize a man's
chorus.
AYDELOITE TELS OF
FACULTY CHANGES
Five    Members    Return    After
Leaves of Absence; Four
Promotions
SEVEN       NEW
MEMBERS
President Frank Aydelotte, at the
opening meeting of the Faculty of
Swarthmore College on Monday, October
3, announced various changes in the Faculty and Administrative Staff for the
college year 1932-33. Five members of
the Faculty have returned from leaves of
absence, one has been granted a leave
for the first semester of 1932-33, four
have been promoted to higher rank, seven
new members have been appointed to the
instructing staff, one new member has
been appointed to the library staff, and
two new members have been appointed
to the administrative staff.
Returning to the college after leaves of
absence last year are the following: Dr.
William I. Hull, Howard M. Jenkins
Professor of Quaker History, who spent
four months in Geneva attending the Disarmament Conference called by the
League of Nations; . Dr. Clara Price
Newport, Professor of German, who
spent the second semester in Germany;
Professor H. J. M. Creighton, Chairman
of the Department of Chemistry, who,
during the year 1931-32, visited universities, technical schools, and chemical industries in the British Isles, Switzerland,
and Germany; Dr. Philip M. Hicks,
Professor of English, who spent the
year in literary work, mainly at the
Huntington Library at San Merion, California; Dr. Mary Albertson, Assistant
Professor of History, who devoted the
second semester to research at the Record Office in London- and the British
Museum, collecting material on "The
Keepers and Constables of Castles" for a
volume which is to appear in a series on
"The English ^Government at Work'^to_
be published^by ihe "Mediaeval TAcademy"'
of America.
A leave of absence continues for Professor' Louis Cons, Chairman of the Department of French, who in 1931 was
granted a two-years' leave by the Board
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H. S. ELEVEN OPENS
SEASON WITH MEDIA
With only two players on the team
who were among the first twenty-five
men on last year's squad, Coach Ziegenfus' football team goes into action
against Media this afternoon under a
teriffic handicap. The worst blow that
the high school eleven has suffered came
during the past week when physicians
announced that Captain Hoadley would
be unable to play in the Media game on
account of a bad knee.
The line-up for Media's game to be
played at Media at 3:15 will probably be
as follows: Wagner and Powell, ends;
Craemer and Feakins, tackles; Blaisdell
and Brownell, guards; Dingle, center;
Madison, quarterback; Maddox, and
Whitaker, halfbacks; and Jack Taylor
fullback.
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Dr. Fred A. Brill
Republican Trend In This County
Gaining Ground Leaders Report
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Given Lehigh Honor
Gellert Spencer Alleman, alumnus of
Swarthmore High School, has been
awarded Sophomore Honors by the faculty of Lehigh University on the basis of
his excellent scholastic record during the
year 1931-32, according to a communication received yesterday by Frank R.
Morey supervising principal of Swarthmore schools.
Prospects that Delaware County will
give President Hoover one of the
largest Republican majorities on November 8, of any county in Pennsylvania
have gained steadily during the past
week with meetings of the sectional
Republican executive committees in the
Radnor-Haverford Township sections
Monday night, the Lansdowne section
Tuesday night, the Chester pike district Wednesday night, and the Chester City district Thursday night. Monday evening the Media district will
meet at the Armory.
Political leaders in the county are
still talking about the unprecedented
attendance and enthusiasm at the meeting of County Committeemen and
Women held last Wednesday at the
Armory in Media. Attendance was
without exception the largest at any
Committee meeting in the recollection
of those present. This is indicated to
mean that the precinct workers are
ready and anxious to repeat their usual
performance of bringing in a record
majority for the Republican presidential nominee.
"The barometer of party loyalty and
confidence in President Hoover, has
made a tremendous jump in this county
since the meeting of the County Committeemen and Women last Wednesday," declared C. Edwin Hunter, chairman of the County committee yesterday in an expression of pleasure at the
progress being made.
"The bold unsupported assertions and
the vague and indefinite promises being
made by the Democratic presidential
nominee are developing a fighting
spirit among good Republicans everywhere. They are rallying to the support of President Hoover and are ready
to take a militant stand in defense of
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Dr. Fred A. Brill, of 114 Park avenue
died of a sudden heart attack while in
Shamokin on Wednesday evening. He
will be buried in Lebanon, Pa. on Saturday. Dr. Brill served in the Spanish-
American War in Puerta Rico, and in
the World War in Base Hospital Number 91 in France. He and his family
have lived in Swarthmore since 1917.
Mr. Brill was 56 years of age and was an
active member in the Fire Company and
the American Legion. For the past two
years he traveled about with a chain of
dental offices. He is survived by his
wife Sarah E. Brill and five children,
Fred, Jr. of Flourtown, Marion of
Philadelphia, and Florence, Ruth and
Kathryn of Swarthmore.
Fortnightly
The Fortnightly will meet for the first
time this season on Monday, Oct. 10th
at the home of Mrs. Clifford, 306 S.
Chester road, at 2:30 o'clock.
Members will give brief reviews of
their summer reading.
The book for review is "Saint Saterin"
a remarkable picture of the home life of
a French family living on an estate near
Paris. The theme is quite out of the
ordinary in its setting and in the remarkable characterization. Mrs. Bishop will
be the reviewer for the afternoon.
Members are asked to remember dues.