The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11

, cry by President M. Carey Thomas to other prominent educators.
 In her annual address President
 Thomas told of Bryn Mawr's recent progress:
 During the last five months, she
 said, 'Bryn Mawr has been working uut a new plan for the government of the college. It represents the furthest limit to which we can go harmonlouSly and will, we believe make Bryn Mawr leader in the new and trldmphal
 movement of social democracy toward ever closer cooperation between the people who control great institutions and the people who devote their lives to their service"
 In an address Dr. Mary E. woolley. president of Mount Holvoke. said:
 'It is a grave mistake to over-em- phasize sex, the over emphasis instead
 of making for physical health, social
 soundness, and intellectual sanity, working against all three
 "The crisis through which we are passing puts a great responsibility up on America. which is another way of saying upon us all, America first is a slogan worthy of us only when it is interpreted. America first in the service to the world"
 The alumnae of Brvn Mawr college in
 Pennsylvania have decided to endow a study of fire prevention in the factories of Pennsylvania where women are em- ployed The fund was raised recently to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of their class and they determined to
 make practical use of it for the fur therance of what they deem to be 'the distinguishing achievements of the present time" The original group of II members of the class of 1SS9 who shared the vision of doing something along this line. has been expanded by l =, nf frOr three contemporary classes. The work they purpose to further will be done under the auspices and with the cor dial approval of the Pennsylvania de- partment of labor and industry, Two experts have been chosen to start the work and it is the hope of the Bryn Mawr alumnae that their vision will be simply means of awakening the state to what is needed. Instruction in how to put tire on an automobile, how to mend a punctured
 tire, and in fact, to do all kinds of automobile repair work, will be given to classes of young society women of Pittsburg who have joined Mrs. John Woodwells department of communlca- tion and messenger service in the Pittsburg chapter of the Pennsylvania womens division for national prepared
 
 the subject by many young women who run their own cars and several auto mobile companies have volunteered to give the instruction.
 Wig-wagging, or military signaling, will also be taught these young women, this being a requirement before they can enter military service. Mrs. John Fremont Steele has offered to secure the services of a master in this instruc- tion and has offered the use of Barrow Place." her home in Beechwood boule- ward, for the classes. Mrs. Steel is much interested in the Boy Scouts and the highest point of her estate. Ali quippa Ridge, where her young sons have a camp, will make an ideal spot
 for training in wig wagging, which requires distance.
 It will be of general interest to the
 people of Birmingham and the sur rounding towns to know that the civic grounds at Fairfield can be had for picnic and other gatherings by calling the bank at Fairfield and make ar arrangements in advance. This is love- ly place and will give pleasure to the grown people as well as the children There are many forms of amusements
 to be had and wading pool for the children.
 There will be no celebration of Flag Day by the members of the Daughters of the American Revolution as the time was so very limited to arrange the large parade that they had hoped to
 have, but it is the hope of the mem-
 bers of the Daughters of the American Revolution that each and every mer- chant and home in the city will put out flags on Flag Day and in this way the day will be celebrated after all.
 r3. MT. Alvin Ernest Belden has re- turned from Montgomery, where he coached the boys of Starke's univer- sity school for the presentation of Shakespeares Twelfth Night" Mir. Belden appeared several times in pub lie while there. The Montgomery Advertiser said of one performance: "On Monday evening Alvin Ernest Bel den, the we'll known entertainer, gave most pleasant performance before large audience at the Settlement Home in North Montgomery He was ably assisted by Mrs. J. c. Haygood,