Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-30

not removed. now they may stay all
Summer, and spoil an otherwise beau
tiful complexion. Your money back if
otl1ine fails.
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NEWS.
Dean Cross of Yale Addressed Stu
dents-Five Thousand Pine Trees to
be Set Out on Campus.
Dean Wilbur L. Cross Of the Yale
Graduate School addressed the stu
dents OF the college at weekly con-
vocation held on Tuesday at IL o'clock.
The subject of the address was Books
That Girls OF the Eighteenth Century
Used to Read. Dean Cross reviewed
the books of that period in a very in
teresting manner, speaking especially
of splendid character de1ineation; the
quaint humor and wit of Thackeray
Eliot and Charlotte Bronte as typical
writings Of the period. AS sugges-
the students to Sir Walter Scotts pic
turesQue romances. Jane Austin's
novels, Mrs. Ann Radc1iffe's Gothic
Romances, and the inimitable novels
of Richardson and Fielding, the two
latter being referred by Dean Cross as
| the two greatest novelists of the 18th
century.
Dean Cross concluded his address
with reading from Alonza and Me-
las, scenes of which are laid in New
London.
Art League Exhibit.
The Art League of the college will
hold an exhibit of articles, made by
the students Of applied Hesign. cera-
mics and photography classes at the
reception room in New London Hall
on Friday afternoon. The exhibition
will include vases. jars, bowls. etc.,
nv In <,lo
rated pieces such as fans, boxes, can
die shades block printing.
DIR. Esther Cary, head of the French
department.. entertained the faculty at
tea in honor of Dean Cross of Yale,
on Tuesday afternoon at her home,
The Four Winds. Miss Marion Wells
of New London and Miss Loretta Hig-
gins of Norwich assisted DR.. Cary in
serving. Mrs. Raymond Osbur1e rem
dered three vocal selections.
Miss Alison Hastings of Hartford
was given purple shower by a party
of Plant House girls in honor of her
birthday, on Wednesday evening. The
decorations of the reception room were
purple flowers and plants, and the ia
vors and gifts were also purple. The
party was arranged by Miss Dorothy
Upton of Yonkers, N. Y. and the first
color shower proved great success.
Entertained at Plant House.
Miss Lucy Marsh of Plant House
entertained at a German Feed" on
Tuesday evening in her rooms at the
college dormitory The Refreshments
consisted of the we'll known products
of delicatessen shops. and furnished
much fun and pleasure to the invited
guests. An attempt was made to make
the party really German by speaking
German, and imposing a fine upon
each girl who spoke English, but the
many surprises at the feed" proved
too overwhelming to support the plan,
and as a result the fines more than
paid for the "feed''
Miss Margaret Davies of Easton
Pa, Miss Isabelle Rumney of Nauga-
tuck. Conn. and Miss Mildred Howard
of Wethersfeld, Conn. have issued in
vitations to a feed" to be held in
Plant House on Friday evening from
$50 to 10 y. m.
Miss Dorothy Marvin of New Haven
entertained at tea in the reception
room of winthrop Sunday afternoon
in honor of Miss Dorothea Wilson of
Wethersheld, a student at the Whee-
lock School at Boston, who was the
guest over the weekend of Miss Mil
dred Howard of Wethersfield.
Second Game in Championship Series
The second game of the champion
ship basketball series was held Sat
urday morning in the Baptist church
in New London. The freshman team
carried the honors of the morning, tie
more first team by a score of "a to s,
and the second team winning by a
score or 81 to IA.
Next Saturday the final game of the
series will be played and promises to
be very interesting and exciting, as
the score stands at present: Fresh
men, one game, Sophomores one
game, in both the first and second
teams.
Girls Will Attend Hearing.
The committee appointed to attend
and witness the hearing accorded DR..
Sykes, and to be held Saturday after
IL -
the following girls: Miss Winona
Young, president of the Student Gov
eminent Association: Miss Marguerite
Mills. president of Winthrop House,
and Miss Virginia Rose, editor-in-
chief of the Connecticut College News.
This student committee will represent
the students at the hearing and will
present the suggestion of compromise
to the hearing committee
A course in Red Cross training and
first aid is to be offered at the college
shortly. Seventy students have al
ready signed up on the bulletin board
as being interested in Red Cross work,
and plans for the formation of a class
will soon be completed by the COM
mittee of instruction.
Third Concert Held.
The third concert Of the Connecticut
College Department of Music was held
at SIS by Miss Nevada Van Der Verr,
contralto. Miss Van der Verr is a
singer of great repute and gave a
very pleasing and artistic program.
Announcement has been made that
contributions to the New Haven
scholarship fund have reached $500.
To Plant 5000 Pine Trees.
Announcement has been made that
about 5000 pine trees are to be plant
ed on the college campus property.
The trees will be red and white pines.
A Palm Sunday service will be held
at Thames Hall on Sunday at 4.45
and will be conducted by Rev. J. Bev-
eridge Lee. The music of this special
service will be supplied by the Glee
club, a chorus of so voices. Miss Mary
Strange, president of the club, will
sing The Palms, by Faure, and the
club will render as anthems, Glorious