Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NOTES.
Mrs. Robert w. Perkins Addressed Students on Red Cross Work-Giris Paid Visit to Spanish Submarine- Washington's Birthday Observance.

l Students on Red Cross Work--Giri, Paid Visit to Spanish Submarine ! Washington's Birthday Observance. l The observance of Washington'i birthday was transferred by vote ot the student body from Thursday te ] Friday. This change was made to en- l able the college students who so de- | sired to spend the week end at home | The majority of the girls Int home | ule permitted went home on Wednes- | day. For the girls remaining, some | 50 in number, many plans have beer made for the enjoyment of the week end. Thursday evening there was a l dinner party at Thames hall for the students and faculty. The guests were ! dressed in colonial costume, with pow dered hair and hoopskirts. Dancing was enjoyed after the dinner, several of the students furnishing the music take place, but the big event is to be the lover night trip. The girls and several members of the faculty are to take a long hike, some 20 miles CT so, and will spend the night at some ap- pointed place in the country. The re- turn trip will be made Saturday morn ing. The girls are looking forward to
 this event with the keenest of pleas ure as an experience of college life and
 fun.
 Many other affairs have also been
 arranged to keep the girls from being
 lonesome while their classmates are away.
 Many of the college girls are enter
 taining their classmates at house par ties over the week end. Miss Ruth Trail of Groton is entertaining party of sophomores, Miss Jeanette Kettney of Manchester is entertaining several of her classmates, and there are many other parties over the holiday.
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 Several changes have been made to the rules of the resident students. The rule concerning week end cuts has been done away with as an unnecessary one. The resident students were for merly allowed but five week end cuts a semester, this rule being enforced last year because of the few resident girls, and the fnpossfbility of giving any af- fairs over the week ends because of the scarcity of girls. A week end cut and Monday morning, that is staying over night away from college on any week end night But now, because of the many girls, it was decided that the rule was unnecessary and the restric- tion on week end cuts has been re- moved.
 Another rule which has been changed is concerning time. The girls at s o'clock in the evening. It was voted by the student body to change the time from to s30 during. the winter months, and from to 7.30 from April on.
 Many other minor changes were also made which met with the approval of the entire resident body.
 Attended Charity Ball.
 Connecticut college girls who at- tended the Charity ball in New London on oTorsie Monday , night were Miss Ruth Hams, Stamford, Miss Mabel Tory, Liverpool, Eng, Miss Mildred Provost, Stamford, and Miss Justine Crockett, New Haven
 At the student body meeting the ad- visibility of establishing a philan- thropic society was discussed. The idea of having a Y. W. c. A. at the college was presented but the girls were not in favor of having g. religious society, which might be a detriment to the democratic spirit of the college It was decided to leave the matter of a society until more thought could be given to the question. as the question was considered too serious to be given a nasty conclu- sion. Mrs. R. w. Perkins on Red Cross
 Work.
 At convocation held Tuesday morn ing in New London hall Mrs Robert W. Perkins of Norwich addressed the students on the subject of The Needs l and the Work of the Red Cross So- ciety. Mrs. Perkins described the na- tional Red Cross organization and ad telling of it's usefuiness in | times of peace as well as in times of l war, when it's network of organiza- t1onS, hospital nurses and surgeons | can quickly cope with great disasters, | such as earthquakes or floods The speaker told of the needs of the Red Cross, which is endeavoring to take ,are of thousands of wounded men over l he face of war-ridden Europe, regard. | Ire always needed and at the present | ime the need is greater than it has .ver been. Bandage rolling compress making and garment cutting are the special openings for all volunteers.
 Mrs Perkins was introduced by dademoiselle Carola Ernst, instructor n romance languages, who is herself ] Belgian, and has been through the ,ast two years of war in Belgium 1lle. Ernst spoke briefly but feelingly f the acute realization which every Belgian has of what the Red Cross means. |
 Visited Spanish submarine.
 Sunday party of college students vas conducted over the Spanish sub- l marine Isaac PeraL which is tied up 1 t the New London Ship and Engine ompany dock. The girls were the uests of Senor Dominguez, instructor n Spanish at the college. Miss Jose hine Sutton, secretary to Dr. Sykes, cted as chaperone.
 Students from Hartford, Manchester. | lew Britain and Bristol held a meet ng Monday evening to discuss the uestion of giving a dance during the ;aster vacation for the benefit of the | ,dith Wharton fund. 1t was voted to old a dance on Easter Monday in Hartford. the exact place to be deter lined by a committee of which Miss 1ison Hastings of Hartford is chair nan. There are about 30 girls at the