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Founded in   1893 under .the name of "The Swarthmore ,"
VOL. VI.    NO. 2.
SWARTHMORE, PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1917.
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OSSIFICATION   OF   WOMEN
FOR WORK
A, meeting of the Delaware  County
^oard of The Woman's  Committee of
National, Defense,   was   held  Tuesday,
utgust    28,-   at    1533 - Chestnut    St.,
'hiladelphia    One   of jthe-' most    im-
[ortant matters, discussed at that meeting . was   that, of   the   Registration   of
Ihe   women   of. the   State.   This   is.'-a.
[cry important Department about to be
Organized   in   the   counties   under   the
Pennsylvania Division.      The   question
liaturally  arises,' why ;[ is    registration
niecessary?   The answer is, that with-
DR. BALDWIN LEAVES
A .   SWARTHMORE; -
lin    a    few    months/'; 70,060   inien-   in
[Pennsylvania    will    be    drawn     from
(gainful .occupations   into   military   ser-
lvice. /Registration   is   therefore   neces-
Isary  to    take    stock: of  the ■ woman
power of "the   State  in   order  to  dis-
I coyer" how  many  trained  women    are
I available  to ..'fiJL' the  positions  left .va-
| cant by the men and also how    many
women desire training should it lie possible - to;    provide    it.     • Reyistration
further   will   disclose   the   number     of
women  able  to  render  volunteer    service and those who desire to work for
compensation.;   -
.The  Department of  Registration ' of
the ;Pennsylvania     Division,    will . be
1 charged  with  the    execution    of    the
\yhole plan udder the  direstidn of the
General Director.    She will delegote the
work to County  Directors  of  the  Department   of     Registration;    who     iu
turn will subdivide the work-among the
, Committees on Registration or the individual registrars /in the cities, tottifi
and villages.   They will also organize
the work for the rural communities..
There should be the closest-conprr--
- ation between this department and the
Committee of Public Safety.   It is believed and hoped  that the    work    of
registration,     beginning •: slowly,     will
grow and increase in value.    A A
The General Director for the State of I
•Pennsylvania  is    Mrs,    Walter     Kim; j
Sharpe, : Cliambcrsburg,   Pa.,   and   the J
. County  Director  for Delaware County i
lis Mrs.. A. B. Geary, Waniiigford, Pa. j
The officers of the Delaware County/
rBoard   are   hairinati,   Mrs.   Henry  T.
r Kent,   Clifton . Heights,     Pa.;     Vice-
Chairman, Mrs. W- D.  Craven, Ridley
.-.:Park, Pa.;    Treasurer,    Mrs.    R. . D.
Coard,  Drexel   Hill,    Pa.:     Secretary,
Mrs.  Irwin  Cheyney,  Media,   Pa. ;
The Stah Legislature of Iowa has
voted an arrual appropriation of $25,-
000 for .ir. experimental station" in
connection with the Graduate School
of the Uhieisity of Iowa for.- the.
sc:e.ntific uvestigation" of thcphysU
cal,' mental and social developement
of normal children.- ' Dr. BV T. Baldwin profeoor of psychology . and
education It Swarthmore College, and
lecturer in educational psychology at
John Hopliiis Unier-iity, has.been ap-.
pointed drector and professor b of
educationa psychology. .This is;. the
first expe.iinieiit' station of the kind
in AnicricL,' and Dr; Baldwin 'was
selected t i account of liis investigations in j liysi.cal... ^fowth and the
mental te ting of normal and retarded childr i. He is a graduate of
Swarthmcre and received his Ph. D.:
degree fr»m- Harvard. . /bb;
Professpr Baldwin as built up a
Strong d^iartment for .he training of
teachers lit Swarthiiior■-.' College after
five yeans of active teaching and ex-
perimcnfcl work and the "directing of
assistant teaching of nearly 200
seniors ii.the High Schools of Chester, Meda. Prospect Park. Wallingford   Laisdowhe and  Ridley  Park.
:.-. TIMELY QUOTATIONS
V Read   the  letter on   "Timely  Quotations" .   in   'the      Correspondents"';
Column.    The   Swarthmore   News  is •
-a   community   enterprise,   and   every,
reader   has  a: -right  to-.express his
"views   oh   this   subject.     Show :yOur
interest  by • taking part . ih   the. dis-
. cussion.        A'.   ■'':'.■■
News Notes
RECITAL   At   STRATH   HAVEN
■•A INN -A
DO YOU KNOW?
She was a  lady  at the shore,       :   ' -•
With all a  lady's airs and graces;.
But now, in  FLtz's department store,. "■'
: She fills "again  the usual places.
On the cross- aisle.-as-'oft'before/. "  /.
She    measures   out    the   five    cent
A. •    '. laces.' A .' -.   A --'. •''.,:       •" A
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THE FLOWER MISSION'S
A THANKS
The Work, ofj .the Swarthmore
Flower -fission ended on the last of
August, or the spason. A During.'- the
early st timer
were m st .plentiful, they wer* g:ven
by the Bushel, and sent to  the city
'every ^ Vdnesday during May,: June,
Juiy an   August.    WeyvishVo thank
the   dolors  for   their  liberal   donations,  anong   these   we   would  mention    lArticularly    Mr.   Pusey,   M is j
.LiikeiVsj'-'Miss    i'axson.    Miss   DeAr-
mo:id   Mrs; Marot   and Mrs.   Henry.
■■'■.- '■ ;-i. .""■■'     MRS. YARNALL,   -
. ,r V %.:.''."V.KS.   HENRY,       "
• l-'lowcr   Coihmittee:
One; of'.the ~. most delightful, recitals giyeii at Strath Haven/Inn this
yearyvas given by: Miss Mary Iyins,
a. violinist of more than ordinary
ability. Her interpretations displayed ;depth of. feeling atld. originality v devoid of mannerisms. • She
Overcame the technical difficulties of
Rehfeld's "Spanish Dance" with ease
and grace, and brought forth a rich
tone in the "Romance Andalousa"
of Sarasate; bKliss Ivins responded
to the applause with a number Of
encores, and e5pec:allj- delighted the
large audience with her own arrangement of Schubert's "Serenade."
, The assisting artists were Miss
Agnes Haig, soprano, and Mr. John
.Curtis, Jr., pianist and reader. .'.Miss.
Haig, who is a guest at the Inn, sang
"O  Promise Me" and two other se-
" That 800,006 nien willbe in camp by
the end of September?
"... That-these rneii have  plenty  of leisure  for     reading  and    want  current
magazines?
ATbat these soldiers are up-to-date
and,do not want back numbers of our
periodicals? ..'.. .     ~  ~"A
That permanent . libraries are to be
organized in the cantonments/making
necessary the collection of, inany good
books?    ,."■.-'-       •-■■".,
That French is being taught the men.
and books are needed with which" 10
conduct  these  lessons? ;
That there are hundreds of newsboys between the ages of 15 and 16 in
these cahips, who need  suitable books.
That the Collegiate Periodical League
is a nation wide organization which
knows these facts and is co-operating
Mr. and Mrs.^Airel^MahaiJ. haVe re- '
turned   to   Swarthmore   after   a   delightful    summer's,   oittihg   to: Buck.
Hill. Falls  and  Trenton.
' ^Irs. ' J. Hariey. 'who has -been
spending a nionth with her daughter.. Mrs. : V. C. Edwards, of Dart:
mouth Avenue, will return to her
hoine in. Spartanburg, S. C., next-
week.';  '"•■'' ■'. ''■  ■   "'-."...- . .. ■ -    -...-..
.In line with their policy of inir
proving their '■ program'', in every way
possible, the. Ideal Theatre/ Morton,
has arranged to show Paramount
Pictures twice a weekr^-Wedhesday
and Saturday. This Saturday they.
otTer Marguerite Clark in '"Still-.Wa-b
t'crs.8'-:-"..•'.' /:.   A  .".-.'■., .-:•/.;
with the War Service , Committee of
1 season. ... .u*inng me l ^rtions jn a manner which pleased 1 the American llibiary JUsociation in
months, whep flowers^theaud;enctyMr;^
of E,. Vance Cook's Impertinent
Poems and Robert W. Service's
"Fleurett." . and played the .-' accompaniments artistically and , with understanding.
CRIMINAL CASES
RED CROSS
Classes in First Aid and Elementary Hygiene are now being formed,
for     the   fall     and   \ivinter     courses.
. Twehty^five members are required in
the   First   Aid   Class   and r twenty in
. the Elementary; . Hygiene: The
Swarthmore Branch will open a
room to make surgical dressing. All
those     who. are     interested   are   re-
. quested   to   communicate • with  Mrs.
; H.  B. ; Cookman  or . Mrs.V George
. Zinimer.    V '.      "'A."-y-:'
BRITISH    OFFICER    RETURNS
/TO ENGLAND
Captain J.. C. ,W. Reith, who has
spent the last year or more, in
Swarthmore, returned to England on
the steamship Philadelphia, which
sailed from New York, on Saturday,
August 25. Captain Reith made
many friends during his stay in this
country, and they deeply regret his
departure  to fofeign shores.   /.
Louis Richardson, who is confined
in the -Xledia Jail for one year on a
charge- of larceny, attempted an escape. : bn scaliig the prison wall'-he
fell ant broke his leg. ; .
A. riitid of .Mrs. Armour D. Young
stole a ,'vi'umber- of articles recently
and was Quickly apprehended by our
efficient Chief of Police, who ordered
her to leave town immediately. ■','•;
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HARVEST HOME FESTIVAL
r The Civic Section of the Woman's
Club vi'.r hold a Harvest -Home
festival on Saturday. September 29,
for tht bent it of the Community
Gardening A.-iociation. Further particulars will; be given in the next issue of'ti.e "!'ews."
CHANGE ON  FACULTY  OF
HIGH SCHOOL
Miss  Meyer lias been  engaged by
I the    Swarthmore    School    Board    to
i teacli   Germaii   in- the.'High   School,
I. taking the position formerly held by
Miss  Ellen Watson.    .
Miss Watson is now. Mrs. Roy
Delaplaiiie, her husband a captain in
the U. S. Army.    .   '/;''■   .
It was a preference of the Board
not to employ a married woman to
fill  the; position   of  teacher.
The Board congratulates .Mrs.
Delaplaine on her marriage, knowing
that as the wife of a captain she will
be  comfortably  provided for..
Miss Meyer, her successor, is a
graduate of the Lbniversities of Jena
and of Columbia.
/MARY '.H. THATCHER,
:'•>,'■•"■        .\   ■'■■■'■-■.;. '   ■'  Secretary..
Miss ; Gladys: Railiscy leaves for.
Atlantic City this week, . Mrs. E. J.
Ramsey expects to go; a. fe\y days
later, and will spend September and
Qctolier at their seashore cottage;
Mr. George M./ L. Bunting, of
Cornell Avenue, has purchased a fine
residence    at    Lansdowilc    and   the
there  about
supplying    reading •'material   .to . the ■.[family', expect   to  move
camps. -There-is a    league    center in  October 1.
Swarthmore.     Do    yoii   not     wish   to
contribute a book.or magazine.
HELPING TO   FEED  THE
WORLD
COLLEGE l*E-OPENS TUESDAY,
".V   SEPTEMBER 18
Swattimore College will open its
doors A;or the term of " 1917-18 on
Tuesday, Sept. mber 18. We regret
to note, the changes on the faculty,
especially . the: r.esignafion of Dr.
Baldwin, who has been associated
with the college','for ; the : past five
years./    ■;•--/
NOTED LECTURER COMING
TO SWARTHMORE
/Mr. Michael J. Fanning, a noted
lecturer,   is   coming   to ■ Swarthmore
. on Tuesday, Septembe" . 18; Mr.
Panning is spoken of as a remarkably  fair,   sane   and - witty   speaker.
-' Do not fail to hear him.
It is stated that a lanjc anchor
factory is tf be built somewhere between Swarthmore and M >rton. Up
to tht present writing tb-.i ''News"
was unable to. secure fu 1 details.
Mr. J. Sims, of the Sun Shipbuilding
Company, and Mr. Charh s Parker,
of the Chester Shipbuilding Company, state it hi: no connection Avith
their companies..
OBITUARY
The Rev. Charles W. Burnley, a
former resident of Swarthmore, died
of heart disease on Tuesday, September 4, at Ocean City. Mr. Burnley was 71 years old. During his
residence . in Swarthmore he was
identified with many of the community interests . and for a long
time held the office of Justice of the
Peace. A few years ago. he : moved
to Snow Shoe, Pa. : . -
He was born near Cobbs Creek,
Delaware County, was educated at
Media and Village Green and was
graduated from Dickinson College in
1863;-'-y b./;r' '.
The food supply of the w-orld.has
been considerably increased ■%>' the
Community Gardening Association.
Up to tlie/present tinie \Qti bushels
of lima beans have been sold; 100
dozen ears of sweet corn also quantities of string beans and tomatoes.
About 3000 ears of sweet corn is
ready to be; cut. Cabbages are coming on finely, between 2000 and 3000
plants were set out. The field corn,
of yvhich there is about 25 acres,
will not be ready until later. Orders
for vegetables. Will he received by
Postmaster Smith, Mrs. J. V. S.
Bishop   and   the  Swarthmore   News.
MANY CHANGES NOTED IN
SWARTHMORE
NEW COMERS
Many changes are occuring in our
midst, particularly . in the transfer-:
ence of property and the removal of
old residents. Among the latest is
noted Mrs. R. L/Chaffey, Mrs. L.
Trego and Mr. aiid Mrs, L. A. Wirt,
the former ones taking a very active
part in the affairs of the Presbyterian Church, and the latter will always be remembered for her kindness to sick neighbors. .We deeply
regret the departure. of such estimable people from  the  community.  '•:
CLARA   BARTON   AUXILIARY
: Mr. . and Mrs. P. M. Barrow are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of a son, born Monday. August 27. '"•■'•'"";
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rhoads are
being congratulated; on the birth of
a son, born August 27.
Clara 'Barton Auxiliary - of . the
American Red Cross, has held its
meetings regularly every Tuesday at
Whittier. House and Fridays at the
Woman's Club House / throughout
the summer and a . great deal of
work has: been done. On Friday an
important busmess meeting will be
held at 11.30 and it is hoped a large
number of the members .will be
present.    •       /,.   '
•V _. MRS. BRATT1N, ,
Secretary.
Mr. and Mrs, T. Harry Browii and:
family have returned from a;.-trip up ■.
the  Great   Lakes  to Duluth.   '■■"."..
We call particular attention to the
letter from a former well known resident of Swarthmore in the correspondents column'.' Mrs. Ward has
many warm friends mi this community who will he glad to hear frOm
her. Mr. Ward is .editor of "The
American Commerce Association,", a
publication of national and international reputation, with headquarters
in  Chicago.   -.-.-'..
yMrs. A. D. .Young will spend the
winter with her husband in Atlanta.
Georgia.
The .Community Gardening Association is . reaping a good, harvest.
Thousands- of ears of corn are be- '
ing picked, and lima beans, string '
beaiis and tomatoes are most plentiful. Orders will be received : by
Postmaster Smith, Mrs. Bishop or
the Swarthmore  News. /
The Fourth ''Annual' Garden Exhibit of' Rutledge will be held on
Saturday, September 15y Extensive
preparations are bc'ng made for this
great event. .'.
Force   of   habit   is   responsible   for.
the.perpetuation  of ancient Customs
which haye. outlived their usefulness. .
A  reconstruction  of ideas  is needed
in order to meet-the ."requirements .of;
the age^ .    . •   .-'■•/■• '"'•'•        . .
: Dr. and Mrs. - George Warren are
taking a trip to the . Pacific Coast,
and will visit their son, the Rev.
Harold  Warren, in  Washington,
Mr.  E.  A.
Lansdowne.
Kakins has    moved to
•Mrs.   R.   F.Hickling  and   family,
have  returned  home.
Mr. and'Mrs/William Allen Brown
took  a  week-end motor  trip...."
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