Connecticut College News Vol. 6 No. 12

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1 Connecticut Digitl Connecticut Student Newsppers Connecticut News Vol. 6 No. 12 Connecticut Follow this dditionl works t: Recommended Cittion Connecticut, "Connecticut News Vol. 6 No. 12" (1921) Pper This Newspper is brought to you free open ccess by Student Newsppers t Digitl Connecticut. It hs been ccepted clusion by n uthorized dmistrtor Digitl Connecticut. For more mtion, plese contct bpncier@conncoll.edu. views expressed this pper re solely those uthor.

2 _. ~~w~ rj d' It.L I /)I... News Connecticut VOL. 6, No. 12 DR. DEVINE SPEAKS ON "AMERICAN IDEALS." 'I'uesdy fternoon, Jnury ~, college hrl privilege herg Dr. Edwrd T. Deve, Den BbciJ \VOI'k, lecture on "Amer-icn Idels." f.jr. u-l'vtft~poko or Ametig-o,T"es_ nucct Columbus, ir rorestgnt courge, s stg highest type Americn idels, s did lte I', Benjm Fu-.nkl, Jonthn Ed wrds. 'Thoms J errerson. Monr-oe Doctre, Trety Pece Mexico '48, its ct-ruse respectg mutul toler-nce respect. Lcoln's first second i n.usrur-l ddresses, Gettysburg ddress, s well s Wilson's fourteen pots, ll r-e httortct foundtions upon whtcr historicl ides re bsed. contr-st. to Prussin techgs super-mn militrism s expressed by Bernh r-d.i. Although it my seem s il' Nietzsche's idels rree comnernton. egoism, wdl.l to power, were beg prctised t times. Wlt Whitmn's belief people s gret fol'ce shpg oc Americn Democr~cy, is true Americn,sl)irlt. Americ sts, is represented, by her people Cheil' lrge-mded ness generosity, pt'fide se:f-re.sl)~ct desire strength, helth eduction. \Vlill'tom::;.keir counlrv lhe "shg l" e:trth. -...Ln:,ElU\.RY...PDRSUITS OF MISS ERNST. Mlle. Crol Ernst, sh'uctor French.t Connecticut, is engged literry s well s cdemic lhli'suits this yer. Sevel'l yers go M'iss Ernst pu blished her first pook, "L'hyme Joie," philosophicl work received unusully fvorble comment, both becuse its style vl,ue s literry ohievemen t, becuse fct lht it ws written by girl twenly-four. This f!! M,iss Ernst hs been revisg mnuscript she hd written t begng wr but whicll she ws unble to procure until pst summel' when she returned to her home, This book will be published,brussels this comg,jnury. Aside rtistic woruh uthor's literry style, book will be 01' specil present dy terest, beg psychologicl study bsed on journey round western fl'onl durg Gret Wr: uthor's im is to present different moods mentl sttes countries on J)oth sides durg wr purely objective wy. Miss Ernst is sttg- bsolute truth voidg ny personl opions might detrct historicl vlue book \Vhile workg on l'e\'ision she is plnng nor book more long les "L'hyme Jote." It is to be philosophicl. In n bstrct wy she will try to detel'me histol'icl pot t world hs now rrived. defects present dy will be poted out comprison. those previous genertions. However, uthor will not present se criticisms objections out sug"'estg possible remedies. As rem:dy defects tody Miss Et'nst fers plcg dustril'l.l commercil worlds on n bconttuld on pijtj t, column t.,) NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, JANUARY 14, 1921 MEN TO THE LEFT OF US! MEN TO THE RIGHT OF US! BUSY? THEN READ THIS I Ii- FrightfUlly 'busy, you sy? Yes. everv nne seems to ne. 'Wht's? You don't wnt to be slcker'! Of course, I hope not! Just wht re you drivg t, if I my sk? Extr time? Sorry, but Jnury twelfth ws time set fr every one, n extension cn't be llowed one IndivicluL Owg to receipt mny such requests time extension NII{/JlJly,..,'Qllg Conteet, closg dte fr ll entries hs been' postponed Jnury twelfth to Februry sixteenth, All songs must be News fice Or 222 Plnt on 01' berore, t-ht dte-c-f'ebr-urv 16th. You hve butt y-c-dernonstrtet MUSICAL COMEDY! GREETINGS. Pew those who hd good Connecticut Co-liege greets newtune to see "Hlt, Oecntt" "O! comer to Phyetce Deprtment. ProAlldf n," wllj ever -g-et m. 'I'hey fessor G. K, Dgh lin. were ltoger de lig h rfu l eeemproressor Dg-hliu.n hs, full g-ly uns-pssbte. But we know dif_ spieneud cre,::r behd him we ferently. hope his work here my ],rove s :\1 usicl Comedy this ye'r promjse,s Interestg. Much Pressor ].Jghfr to outshe both its predecessors, lin's time hs bpen spent Net Durg 'holidys Rdlloel Smith Est. In he ttended CenRobert J\'ewton hve seen every mustrl TUl'key, Anitb, Turkey, icl comedy ' New York, this where he rec'eived his A. 13. Tn one my embody ll is newest he ttended Syrin Protestnt cleverest, s conceived by New York Beirut, Syri, where he took speci' drmtic ligh,ts, luded by me.t1"o- studies Physics, Chemistry, ).1politn criti~s, It~will E ' J'iot.-Qt....J!l..tic.s. As.t.c0l1J:}m.2'_ 1,", J :11 he pirtcls, plerrot's, pretty girls. ws grdu1te student Fcult'/ re is to be fsctg widow who lpure,science, Chemistry will outdwille dncg light Physics.t Columbi. Univel'sity, Nel'l mny spl'l;:,lers, will be one York City, where he received his Ph.D. novel fetures this yer. heroin prcticl woi'i;:pressol' Dglhlin e, pet.i,te, delightfully wsome hs been ssistnt Slructor bonny, will chrm even oldest Physicl Sciences Centrl Turkey sophi st mong us. You cnnot but, Anitb Turkey, fl',om , love her, 1!) ; Pressol' Phy~ R,emembe.r mosl gl,tjfy,jng- sics Chemistry Alfred, SI:de "comedy" i,s it recruits Alf.red, N. Yo, ; Presits terp'retcrs, n'ot ny dielklllt sor Physics chemistry As"Isle 'Wiit Beutv," but ou.\' tronomy Centrl T,u rkey 0\"11 humble m'ids-t. '1'l1eree. wc'" f)"om ] ; Pressor Physicl sug.!;est 'full disply bows ribsciences AlepPQ S1Me Co LIege bons, buckles combs curlicues, Alleppo, 'Syri, ; Ditriumphl rche.s, riqlls,puffs brids I'ector elementry sc.hools fol' to utmo.st deflnoe wd, Armenin children strted run hy thrt: you my meet pprobtion British rmy fter occu ption eyes god's be power Aleppo by m, ful. For, kyouts will be ih' ld shortly f,ter m~dyffi.rs, New Hven. Conn. Connecticut News,, 'Oonn.: '1'0 Editor:Will you kdly,sert enclo,sed sgle erly issue your pper. Yours very truly, eornelius CO'hb. Jr. WANTED:-A prtnel' n ultr~ respectble Yle Mn to tke to Junior Prom. Must be nice lookg, ovel' fifteen yers ge, hve xl/irb{e wrdrobe. :No experience neeessl'y. All replies will be treted s strictly confidentil No Derby pplictions ccepted. Apply writg tocornellius Cobb. Jr., 12 Prospect Plce, New Hven, Conn. Tuck- depth brendth md. Tuck- cheerful gr, Tuck~ well-fed gentlemn, As his nmeske might hve been. THE BIJACKKNlG.HT, PRICE 5 CENTS JUNIOR CLASS BANQUET. Mscot '22. Junior clss will hold ll' nnul bn'quet t Mhicn HO<tel next S~turdy nlight t On thl.s eventful occsion tlley will unveil ir hithf'rto secret cl~efully conce8jled mscot. T or clsses will look fonvrd wbth kepn terest to ppernce " new mscot on cmpus C. C. to be plced beside "junty" submre 'HI, Pep '20, Good Firy '21. ~ BOOKS GIVEN TO LIBRARY. college llbrry hs recently re~ celved kom Henry B. Wright gift collecuon some 800 Lt Greek books, Mr. Wright hs 'donted se books s memol'il to his fr, Henry P. Wright, one, first trustees mong wisest most vlued erly friends Connecticut CoHege. Once more men vded our cmpus when usul custom g.iv'g dnce to rise money tor "Sykes :'-'U\mo)'ilPun d," ws u-jjhe-h!on S tur... dy eveng, rh e eig.ht Jnury. g-ymn.si um ws gily decorted wiuh colored pper stremers, boughs cherry blossoms. 'I'he dnce ws lrg'ely ttended by Freshmen, sce it ws first ll-college terpsichoren ffir yer. Durg rntermtssin.»-rtt little ckes "vs served, "one ow' vcu nger set" l'enc1ej'f'd much pprecl.ted. but lhigjhly Impr-omptu, solo. However, soloist so tntei-rered functiong 9f orcheen-. he hd to be removed to cold night outside, 'But "Rgs" ws not to be thusly rusmtssed, nd ever n:'! he returned to gze upon tuneful gr-oup corner uote'r Ihow1s nnrobtton. As etcven-thh-tv pproched, toe dnce WH'St its height. All were "todc1,lg", blissfuloly ul1consclious 11ime, when ol'chestr, 'by devi,ous song l'oute's, reched "Good Night. Ldies". \VIe must l'end' 'r thnk,s to enel'getic committee members. Jennie.H'j)oHtus '21, clultirmn, Esr Wt_ rous '21, Dorothy Wulf '21, Httie Go'lc1mn '21, Helen Hemg\lRY '22 LeslieAldermn '22. Jnet Crwfo'rd '24, Mildl'cd Donnelly '24, Constnce Hlll '23. THE BOOKSTORE AND THE HONOR SYSTEM. \Ve c. C. re l}l'oud fct We re under n hnoi" system. ide proctors exms is b~ horrent to us, everyone us feels her resl)qnsibility never to mke such disste,r possible. Just sme, re is nor little detil honor isn't considered s such, so ten, Did you ever hve i,t impressed upon you, when list ws beg pssed -round cls~ if you signed list, signture ws yow' promise to buy book t Book Store when it cme? Of 'COurse you hve, but girls hve sid to me somehmes: "f djdn't Iknow I signed up book"! Sometimes it. is bettel' your P9cket-book to know when you re signg. your nme. This is slrictly busess mtter. Book Store is YOU,rstore - i\..s right to existence i,s its usefulness,to you, to sell you' thgs you wnt. We'll be gld ny suggestions im~ provement our stdt.but we neerl your help too cjerg out books pper we hve on h t present. If you h\'e snekg suspicion re's book you, should buy. if you've just been puttg f gettg it. 01' even if you 're quite sure you hve -ll hoo'k.s you signed up,\v'hichevel' ctegory you belong to, plese, everybody. will 'YOU stop sk, next time you go by Bqok Store? H,.,C. H. '21. ply selected presenttioji by French Club is "Celui Qui Epous Une Femme Nuette," by An~ tole Frnce.

3 CONNECTICUT Connecticut CoUege News ESTAULlSILED Issued by students every Fridy 1916 or Cennecncut throughout college vee Crom October to June, except durg mid-yers vcucns. STAFF EDITOR-IX ClfIEF Abby Gllup '21 ASSOCIATE :EOITORS Ruth McCol1um '21 J Mirim.Tylor '22 Blnche Ptnesnver '22 li."'"ewseditor Ruth Pttee '21 REPORTERS Mrguerite Pul '21 Mildred Pierpont '21 Elizbeth Hll '22 Helen Clrke '22 Crole Frncke '23 Kre Frncke '23 Helen Avery '23 lua")iagi.ng EOITon Brbr.e.sneu '21 ASSISTANT Mr\XAGING EDITORS Ruth Leve '22 Helen Drew '24 nusiness l'lt\1\'.'\ger Httie Goldmn '21 ASSISTANT nusiness i\tanagers Gertrude Trurlg '22 Evelyn Cdden '23 ART AND PUBLICrTY EDITOR Agnes Lehy '21 ASSISTANT AUT AND l'(;lllicity EIHTOJ(. Helen Pele '22 FACULTY ADVISER Den Nye ALUMNAE CO~TRIUUTOU. Virgi Rose Entered s second clss mtter t New London, Connecticut, August 5, 1919, under ct Mrch 3, Subscription price: Per yer (30 issues), $1.25; by mll, $1.50. Prted by Bullet Compny, Norwich, Connecticut. :l\1teril tor Kcw's should rech News editor or be left In News Office bee 8. m. on Thursdy. Ilme t writer must ccompny every mnuscript. rticle my lso be signed s writer wishes it to be prted. '" Surely bsence n structor first clss is quite s Inexcusble s student. WHY NOT FACULTY. TOO? Not long go re ws much discussion question gret importnce student body expressed its opion~ firmly, even vehemently t mss meetg clled purpose, And s result Thnksgivg recess extended over two dys only. This necessitted strict regultions bht ec.'h student should return her clsses s scheduled lest extreme brevity vction tempt her to rem bsom her fmily longer thn lw provided, refm'e, deference to edict, U except seven unexcusble studen ts returned ir first clsses fter Thnksgivg holidys, In severl cses girls cme bck clsses did not meet becus"e str,uctors hd not found it convenient to be present to conduct m. Af ter Christms holidys it ws just sme. Ag severl structors were conspicuously bsent clsses ssembled m, It seems only fir to propose U structors consider y re s much under obligtions to return fter holidys ir first clss s students. Student Government is, dog ll its power to impress its members proper responsibility mtter, every structor who fils to meet his scheduled c1ss- ' es is Wekeng this eft. Perhps it seems perfectly permissible to n structor to escpe one his lwys dedly "first dlsses". yet if student misses first clss him it is not to be overlooked ll wonk must be mde up, -Thk how much greter crime it is structor to set n entire clss bck whole lesson. PUNCTUALITY. Somewhere, wy bck nermost recesses my md, I m under vgue impression New Yer, hs, t some time pst, been considered n dmirble time to sy you re gog to do one or mere thgs. you detest to do, know, furrmore, you never will do when ffir comes to show down. Becuse it seems fittg proper we hve good tentions t lest, even though bckbone 00 lckg, we still go on mkg resolutions JUSt s,me, And so, In ccor-dnce this ncient honerble custom, llow me to suggest punctulity be wtchword our cmpus durg comg yer. And, by wy pproch, let me timte, very delicte, I hope, en tfr-ely fensive fshion, dg room would be good plce to prcttce.c-tnt it would seem not wholly impossible to set side three or four mels week t everyone might be on time, Tht would do tor begng, lter we might rise st.ndrd. n comes subject clsses punctulity s mtter common courtesy. Chpel, vespers, clss meetgs, rc surely to be cluded on proverbil Jist. "Ohl" you exclim exspertion, "[or goodness ske. cn't you give us somethg new? We've 'hd countless editorils just such. ve, hur-led t us until wu cn't see stright. 'Ve don't know wber we're foot or horsebck,' etc" etc, Of coursc you dont! :People l'e never on time rrel.y do! cot needn't go on if it doesn't fit. Sel'iously, though, punctulity is keynote efficiency. We'll never hold OUI' jo'bs, we'll nevel' mount to nythg this world if we re not punctul, where cn you fd better trg school cultivtion this hbit thn college? Let punctulity, n, be our first l'esolve fol" New Yer, let us do somethg else too, is seldom done,let's keep it. M. P, GYM WORK. It seems to u~ if students would tener give il' opions or cl i.ticisms on cer t mtters <lmistrtion, combtion student fculty might bri(ll~ ['.bout better understg, :t better wor}{lg pln cses criticised. "Ve should like to sll t 1~1.11 l'olljng by hert-felt criticism on prctice physicl eduction deprtment requirg students to mke up work. "Ve relize kno\v fculty l"elize student who Is cpcitted time by spred nkle, \vter on knee or some such.jm y, cnnot by ny. possible mens tke gymnsium, Sce (he im genel'l course gymnsium is to upbuild keep helthy students, nturlly best t'hg se cses is to discontue gymnsium. Sometimes it is hl'der jolt to student thn to structor, becuse it is generlly recognlsed hre, ""wi)consider work s sort recretion. \Ve cnnot underst necessity endngerg student's helth by sistg on three or four extr hours gym week, when, if we re hetlthy, strong, wnt to tke n extr hour or two, week, deprtment objects on grounds "too much " For girls cl"':'"yg :n pots work, w~ cn SSUre deprtment four hours week is quite enough. E..xtr hours hve to be literlly squeezed out. It is similr to cse mels. We et to keep helthy strong, but jf on cert dy we re not feelg well do not et, must we, ree, et six mels followg dy? Obviously, it is bsurd, 'xor- cn n ntoxy be drwn between cdemic work gym work, 'We cnnot go on COUI'se out foundtion begng to work on. In gym wor-k we cn strt t ny pot, we do not see why prctice mkg up lost work gymnsium should contue. B. F, A CORRECTION HOW MODERN YOUTH lst issue ws-wrnten '24, not M. p. '22, DANCES by ;L P. FREE SPEECH. [ 'v ews does not hold itself responsible ror opions expressed this coiumn.j" stder grg is composed C. C, girls, Announcements, especilly re mde under two very nnoyg conditions: First, nnouncer hs to rise her voice lmost to shout; second, even t she cnnot be herd by students seted.tcove. Even fter bell hs been rung two or three limes generl tumult does not seem to decrese; rr, if nyt hg, it Increses. Mybe you do not cre to her wht is beg sid, but remember re my be some present who 'Would like to her, "1\[" '24. A RESCUE. A CANNAN TO THE RECUE. r-ttcte entitled "..:l Rescue; tlie Rescue, by Den Nye, ppered Octo bet' number 'I'll(; ('I(I.~ljit:(/t Journot, In it Den ::-:J")'e compres writgs ncient Plutus those Oubet-r Cnnn. Plutus wrote his plys dur-g immeditely fter wr between Cr-thge Rome, just s Cnnn wrote his books durg fter recent wr. In ncient times s modern times socil conditions wer-e ver-y precrious stte moi-.is Romns s morls t present gener:tions were t stke. plys Plutus hve been crtticlzed s "studies pornogrphy only unflggg niml spirits pst redeem beg disgustg," Den -Nye defends Piutus closes her rticle ple tor lenient judgment his plys, "Let us, pritg by u!' own perusl Pk HOSCB, expl ll o~ Pl.ut,us s wr litel'ture, rection Ito bnorml conditlons, rescue erly Romns Invidious comprison ges by shrg m benefit sme doubt we ccord to t'he substntil fellow-citizens Gilbert Cnnn," An KICKER OR KICKED? To Editol':-"A mule," sid Uncle Eben, "should be wrng gst kickg. 'Dhe better he does it mot-e unpopulr he gets." I wonder just how mny sides question "k.iokg" Uncle Eben ws lookg t? Did he ever stop to crueti n wher mule hd perfectly good excuse tor kickg? And if mce ever kicked him, did he ever sk wht he hd done to brg chstisement upon himself'! How mny us re re who sk ourselves wher we re givg or people n good reson ror kickg? Do we seson u!" ctions w.ith little milk humn kdness, thought tor feelgs 'Of or mn? mn who kick s usully thks he hs perfectly good reson or hs been tt-ed.iug heviejo thn necessry on his toes, been needlessly disregrdful his rights, And isn't it ten so? I'm not excusg one who kicks, it is hrd lwys to fd somethg good everybody we see, to fd good evel'y dy, but cn't we ll elimte whtevel' excuse kicker thks he hs by beg little kder, more thoughtful, cidentlly more womnly biggel, bc'tter people ourselves'! Let's tl'y! A, P, '22. WAIL YEI Let t!here be sorrow upon you, fil' reder. Bewil yourself, bow your hed under weiglht. gret $3..-<.\ness. re hd l'lsen mon,;- us, fig-m'e, tll st.right s pe tree, shrp ~'s sper. ferless brvlg joust tournment Ilfe, A vo'ice ws hel'd brief spce, cried loud ~vith righteous wrth t our wrong dogs, Our.herts \Vete lifted up OUt" souls felt new bii"'th, te hd come dnto our midst remer; keen, observg,,merd_!-ss he \\-s,brg,g OUI' customs ourselves to redempti"on. re ws new hope our wot"k, Bu't yestere'en, when sunset's lst flme ws rechg its long rms towrds Lhe erth, sd procession moved slowly over hill. Agst sky :J. tr m{)ul'l1ig ws outled its overpowerg significnce. Tre were knights wilh bowed heds, w,hose very horses drooped SO-,row, Blck plumes wved mjesticlly; long trilg drperies feil ft'q-m eiljhe,' side bier crrie.d by t'111 monl,s, s procession ",ended its melnchol} wy to horizoll. Svnl'ol is ded! voice mong us is silenced, prophecies our people re,:;one f ;)I' ever, nise up ll ye lost,souls lift you!' voices wilg. Svnl'ol is ded! Blck Knight. U ---CONSIDERATION FOR OTHERS CONTINUED. We relize t.ht t every grg feebler sex, re must be much ttendnt commotion. But hubbub reigns dg hll durg three periods dy is wholly out justifiction when you con- ('01/111/11 '0 NATI01'lAL LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. Do Y9u know Connecticut hus more women members its stte Legisltu're thn ny or stte union? Do you know how mny? If you don't if you re rel serious voter, you w,ill get touch '1'IL: Stiol/l [,f'{jfjilc WO'l/len I'ollt'fl, 9~3 Mun&ey BUildg, vv&hgton, D. C, It is ntionl orgniztion women who wish not merely to vote but to use ir votes to best dvntge, It wishels to foster~duction citizenship to support improved legisltion, Den Nye is member Orgnizt.ion Committee Connecticut oc Ntionl Legue Women Voters, She ttended meetg subcommiltee on Progrm Budget,Hrtd on Tuesdy, Jnury 4th, WITH OUR PRESIDENT. President Mrshll ws New York City ove r week-end, t Seventh Annul Meetg Assocition Americn s. Among those who spoke t different conferences were: Pl'esident N,ichols Murry Hutl.er Columbi, Dr. John H, Fley, Comrnissionel" Educti{)n the' Slte New York, President M. Crey Thoms, Bryn Mwr, 'Vcdnesdy, President ::\1rshll ws StmfOrd where he 'spoke to 'Vomn's Club on, "Spirit Amedc: Vision PUI'pose," LITERARY PURSUITS ERNST. OF MISS (Concluded pge 1, column 1.) solutely morl bsis. In connection WltJl this she tkes up question plcg morl lw t foundtions fj.1i stitutions, not only to be used s code socil, hut lso terntionl ffirs. -.

4 CONNECTICUT WATCH Hve THIS SPACE. you nottce.l dtvtduts cmpus? wild eyed tn- who r-e fleeg bout our Frntic reser-ch fren- zied ppels coopertion re t he chief mrks by y my be rec, ogntzed. You meet groups ot m whisper-ing plnng excttedl... fol' thg y men to ccomuusn. Ever non you meet one member wit h pencil bove her visible er. Or thick shef ppers her- hs. xrvstertous personges l'us:: bout mutterg excitedly to mselves; rsd queer signs, su ch s hs ctuned hstily over mouths. seemtntv frught deep stvntncunce. J):lSS between m. At some unknown summomne. se,.. wor-kers g~th~t toger t ir prce rendezvous ( judgg r-om ech fcil expression. m i g:h t be "deth," s sung by poet, Wrh't psses t se conferences, we know not, Are y plnng blttle, murder. ' sudden deth? Suffice it to &ly y come f:>rth il' "upper room" resolvecl. lmost spiritul mien person comg il'om confessionl. Anel whispel',~,s l'e 1'('Ilewed, ppers re:lppel', l;lll(l wit'll revitlized enfhusi!j'sm, pencji]gi'l sits top creles Iy displyed cl', Questioned, y re silent! 'rht i!' wol'1, is imp:>l'tnt,is only too ppl'ent,!l.ilc1 ir gol w'll he reched honol's is fol"e-~s:jrecl by ir s!)'irit perservnce, love hve our mos"t trllstwol"tl1y scouts on ir tril, soon ir mbibion will be revejed. Reveled! In this spce, Wtch ft' it. Well. vjlintly do th~y l'bol', but WE SHALL Kll"VQW! J.' TANNENBAUM Fe Sttionery ties, All Whitg's Imported Office Supplies Sttionery by or Box NovelPound 156 STATE Telephone 20'55 Cleners Dyers CITY DYE WORKS Efficient-Prompt 46 Bnk Street, Specilty Shop MANWARING BLDG. Hosi~~y, Underwer Wists, Neckwer, Corsets Get It At STARR BROS., Inc. JOSEPH C. LINCOLN READINGS FROM OWN WORKS. her Mr. Lcoln few weeks go, ll m enjoyed eveng verv much, :\11'. Lcoln is ver-y humorous mn, s one might judge hts stories; s to his person; ppernce, he is medium height, drk joily fce vel)' plesnt eyes, He opened his tjk by tellg us little bout his Cue Cod Folks reltg few necdotes, Cpe Cod is now gettg to be plesur-e resort. bu t when he ws boy "ever-y house didn't hve mister or techer it, hd se-cpt, eir ctive 01' 1'('tired." He told us one his rrtsnds who ws Rio.rntero on July 4th one ver. when re were nrtv-two bots re, ot whose cpts 46 wen> rrom Cne Cod, Anor cpt, when he ws SUe'.l cnl t June 17th hd his ship decked flg,s fl'om stem to stern. A British cpt ske-l him... "'Vhy decortions?" "It i~ June 17th," nswered c:lpt, "But. wht is June 17th?" b<lttlc' BunkC'J' Hill!" "W,hy celebl'te? When bttle ws ovel" Bdtish were on hill" reply t.hf' Cpe COd cptru ws immeclitf', 'Well,,100], who's on hill now!" Mr. Lcoln sys re is one th!!' st.s out bout evel'y mn fl'om Cpe Cod: he thk,s Cpe I['od is best plce on erth, Gpe Codcl1~I's best oeop!e on t.'l.rth, himsel!"!.ohebest.pel'son on Cpe, He tolr] bout city young mn who hcl been out on Cpe COl' two weeks ws gog bck to Booton, when 'he got to tlkg to n Iel se~cpt, '.rhe young mn, remrked on (IUeer peop,le. on Cpe: "You hve C1uR'e. few old chl-cters he:re,",,"hereupon t/he l'eply ws pro.mpt. "Yes, jusit t this tirr.<e yel" y come ' or eve,ry tr," ]\,r,l'. Lcoln fll'is't red chlltel' "Cp'n Bpi," t.eljg bout coul't" Miss Ptience. 'Dilen he J'ed sevel-l poems, " SlJ<re Room Bed," "A 1;hnksgivg Drem," " Cuckoo elocle" "A Student." "When Pp's Sick."-,,~hj0h Mrs, Le:)ln sys i,s most true to nture ny Ih-is 1l0emS'--"--" " L::ttest Addrition.to th... Pmily." ll his cojolecuon "Cpe God Bllds," His l st two sel'h:tions were ' Depot M<oster," chpter Cp'n Jondb bets,his old d\'l Tobi In Henry A. B~'dbury's utomobile--written lhe dys when utos wer,e much less common on CDe thn now- lst cllpter "Shvgs," From IT'dl', Lcoln'.s tel-prett:on. we got tlhe re'l essence 'M life old fishg towns, relized how book could be rwd to brg out tht> GROCERIES THRBE 381 Willims Crystl STORES Ave, 75 Wthrop Adelide le by SYKES MEMORIAL How Why it FUND. Strted, Sykes xtemortr Fund ws stnrt, 1917 by ets see ,s n expression ir c ncrectuon wor-k Dr, F':cJerick H, Sykes hd done, s founder ru-se president Connccucut. Arter- restentron Dr, Sykes June, 1917, se clsses plnned t I e-lse fund, terest should be used nnully wrdg n Bh keper-e pr-iz e twenty-flve dollrs memol'y,it' pl'e'sic1cnt, ::lnd his gret dmirtion ShkespP<tl'e, After deth Dr. Sykes on October 12, 1917, clsses dec.ided sted to de\'ote fund to erection chpel on cmpus to be dedicllited to ir first president, This l)l'o\-ed too gret n undel'tl,g two clsses lone, so it' im no\\' is to use money I'.r fol' equipment. Shkcspel'e room new librry when shll be built. Ech yer ir l'esidence t Connecticut Colleg-e cl-sses 1919 n 1920 gve Sy),cs Fund Dnce, 'rh:, college still 1"0]]0\\" ir custom, ~ does lumne, fund is no',': hout thirteen hurl(lrcd dollrs, Tho? chirmn Alumne Syke3 Committee is Miss \,Von Young- I91Q. ed yer rl'he Sykes Fund Dnce given by 1D21 netted $125 Sykes Me':ncrbJ Fund. MISS RECTOR AND MISS HARRIS ATTEND CONFERENCE. In I'esponse to generl request fl'om persons terested students, New Engl Home Economics Associtions, co-opertion lhe Women's Eductionl Industril Union Boston, held conference on Jnury 8 to discuss subject " F'eedg Men Women,"?\1i.;:;s Hl'ris :\Iiss Re('tOl- ttended this conference t Simmons Co1Jege. y lso visited Simmons 'Vpllesley, studyg dormitories refectories, P. S,-We notice nnouncements this conference "extremities" re represented I he nel'sons ),'[iss Ro :\'[iss Stockg.!)l"esidellt correspondg secretry ssocition, th e old msters modern writers Boys, Girls sub- 240 STATE ST. AND (iet THE TlrE.U AT PHARMACY 393 Willims Street LOOSE LEAF DIARIES BOOKS AND STATIONERY SOLOMON 44 MAIN SINCLAIR & LITTLE CO. DRY GOODS TOILET GOODS HOSIERY, CORSETS ;{:I 1ltHN STR)~E'l' STRAUSS & MACOMBER WATCHES, DIAMONDS JEWELRY 100 Stte Fe Street, Wtches, Repired Conn, Adjusted UNION BANK & TRUST COMPANY STATE FELLMAN Tel.. StOl'e House, Florist DES IGN ER-DECORATOR FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS B. M. Ble FUR DEALER 14 M Street Grown-ups, THE CHAMBERLIN & SHROPSHIRE CO. B001iSET,LERS A. T. MINER best it. A lew us went UI> spoke to him fterwrds. he ws just s delig hrtu l f stge s he ws on it. He broug-ht horr:e to u ~ ' reuz-ition to some extent t r;e beutv homely, ever-y dy life round us. his cbrcrers re re! people his stories poems re re! h nnen, gs. A. P. '22 Give Thought to Books comprehensive je'cts ll clsses Children, MEATS = \"Ve crry IN HIS Quite number girls C, C. went down to Buust Church to DRUGGIST 110 STATE ST..\TIONERS" GEO. N. BATES, D. D. S. Mnwrg Buildg Rooms Allg Rubber Co. Best Qulity Tennis Shoes Rubbers 162 Stte Street,, Ct. TATE & NEILAN Ldies' Redy-to- Wer Hts Corner STATE GREENE S CO:\[PLD!ENTS OF ISAAC C. BISHOP PHOTOGRAPHER 'Phone 403 Mnwrg Bldg,

5 » CONNECTICUT YO-HO. THE NATIONAL "If people hve feet y cn't help wlkg like ttt-trons like t hern.v-c- 'V. B. S. "Someone" BANK OF COMMERCE OF XEW LONDON, Connecticut on third noor Blckstone is fflicted thusly. :\Jight we suggest use moccss! Wnted! In Thmes Hll. A sgle-ril trck by to send slt-shker round tble. Also, we rnj,ght dd strgs on npktns so we my tie uhem thrown round our necks" Thmes Hll pss-wordo-v'keep your ks," delivered effectively stbnnt whisper, --We re nil more leisurely exit clsses, to replce prevlent method rivls rush or cttle box-cr, fter long journey,, Conn. CONFECTIONER AND CATERER A Store ot Individul ShoplI 2'Zockwell & Sores fer Brrows Buildg, Crefully Selected Ultr-fshionble Redy-to-wer Women Misses MODERATE PRICES EATON COMPANY, Inc. "'s Busy Csh Store" New Fll Models Cots Suits Serge Tricotirie Dress~s no~ on disply our grment 1' Cll see ltest styles. 70 Stte Street, ~erd t Hop! First Freshmn Witress:-"Oh, y've tken out ll dumb-belis." Second rrreshmn Ditto: "But, y've brought lot new ones." Hve you ever felt nythg s delightfully refreshg prticulrly bout bre nkles-s breezes "breeze" to Brnd hlls open trnsoms n-esh-tr bbies dwell house? Miss Helen Clrke '22, Omh, Nebrsk, returned to cmpus Sundy eveng time to turn her customry weekly con trbbution (or News, F.it.hfu l Helen! Would we were ll like e! bor-ing- nswer to roll cll. --- Although decorum chpel is vstly im pr-oved re is sttu much whisperg remiscent buzzg hive. If tx on food is "snitched." will soon ccumulte quite sum. contnnues. dg-hll Victrols still contue to poui' out ir disturbg jzz durg quiet houre or dy, much to discom-t those who desn-e to study, If Rgs con ttnues mzg cmpus, to grow such speed he'll soon outgrow rejuvention -THE BOSTONSTORE- Let re be tboo on sellg wter clos occsioned by present sttus wer. Wter might sur-pr-ise us come yet. Suppose you hd nothg left but gghm dress! Isn't it bout time powers be chnged present selg rngements dg bu? 'fl1' Rnk Our dorble cmpus dog, Rgs, will ru our pstimes yet.. He hs dded dnces to list socil functions require his ttendnce, ]~E.\Tl'nED rx BLACK OR GREY SUEDE BLACK SATIN OR KID Modertely Gger-Crwd Co. PURE FOOD STORE, Conn. Freshest Stock Gretest Vriety Lowest Prices Lrgest Output ALL KINDS OF WOMEN'S FURNISHINGS If only when snow did strt ~ro wh i.ten ll world, It hd kept on its I stted tsk, And not its bnners furled; ViSIT THE If only hd rtn 'be college choir is now under supervision 'Of Student Oovernment. Council 'hs ppoted Lydi Mr-v to tke chr-ge ttendnce Everene Tn ylot- to be responsible fo'!, decorum, Obitury: On lst dy December, 1920, died, John Doe, best- beloved friend ll Economics students, He is survived by his riv.l John Smith, Jne Doe. ner der retuve. Durg his two yers t Connecticut he becme immensely populr will be scerely mourned by ll who knew him. Jmes Hislop Co Stte Street FOR DRY GOODS S. A. Goldsmith Co. 131 to 143 STATE NE'W "HUCKLEBERRY WAL~-OVER BOOT SHOP Will.be Presented t AT JIALF-P AST T"\VO Admission, 10 Cents short, cheery s SUbstitute 237 STATE.. CHIDSEY'S OPTO)'IJ~'I'IMSTS Qulity Drug' House o(estern C~nne~ticut NICHOLS & HARRIS. CO. ESTABLISHED JEWELER Mgr. 52 Stte Street 119 STATE TELEPHONE OPTICIAN C. C. COSTELLO, 1850 LYON& 193 KWALD H-rdwre 88 STATE CONN. THE BEE HIVE FINN" VOCATIONAL SCHOOL Sturdy, Jnury Fifteenth LONDON, " Store Service" CHILDREN'S MOVIES good tune clss is dismissed er-ly but rr hrd on those clsses who hve to tke notes frnticily on lecture scrcely udible bove upror converstion lughter relesed.. N. M. RUDDY Priced And fter trenches were filled OUl' hopes were dshed no steps ppered to id our journey over to Thmes. But now we fd Snt hs left us present br new flight or steps gurnteed to per-mht us 'to de-or-scend three brest. A long cheer (01' Snt! styed 111J, And st down sky, And let snow fll on, re'd A sled 'ne-th you 1. LOlllloll LATEST STRAP PUMPS On Sturdy eveng Miss Sherer enterttned "old North Cottger u nd er-gt-ds" t "kiddie prty," As it rrives on cmpus, er-ly morng or drk hours eveng college bus proclims itself fr by pxcr ucl.tdng gi-d lng its brkes, How bout little grese!.x ew I"tr~~t, For Eveng or Dress Wer TIUJTy! music "0 ;1fddill.I" hs flly r-rived. It is right We would suggest greet.![s, to pressors lconic "h ere," 'Vhy not "hello"? Hurrn grrrner-e cne! We would commend "t.lth fellow-student, fith moves moun tn.ius.v-c- men- her direction when destred-e-even until 930 hour, bee dnce, Could nythg be more sxcructttne thn clss lecture conducted to excru cl.ttng strs n ll too imment voclist '? It.nd OP'llIC.,\:S,g Photogrphic Supplies, Developg, Prtg, Enlrgg, Greetg Crds, Picture Frmg Die StUlJIllCd DormHory Stntilery 1 hi STATE ST., XEW VANITIE " LOKDON, CONN. SHOP SHAMPOOING, HAIRDRESSING MASSAGING MANICURL"'l"G Room 317 Plnt New Bldg. London. 'Phone Conn. 313