Evening journal., 1921-05-18

The mid-May festival was a great
success. The day proved to be most
delightful and many out-of-town
guests took the opportunity OF COM
ing TO this affair. There were more
guests staying at the college to see
this mid-May festival than to see
NV OF the college events thus far
\The weight party, given by the
Yo1ns Womens Christian Associa-
tion on Saturday evening was a grea
financial success. although the mum
Der OF guests at the college was less
than usual The entrance fee was
one and one-half cents for every ne
pounds that the person weighed.
After gaining entrance. the next di-
version was shaking hands with the
hand enclosed in a paper bag until
the bag was broken. This device also
served TO break the ice, socially. The
music for dancing was furnished by
raui winthrop OF Delaware College.
Ice cream was for sale and IL dis
appeared very quickly Miss Louise
jackson. treasurer OF the Y. W. C.. A..
reported that almost enough money
was made to pay one-half dele
gates expenses At the Eagles Mere
Conference
DR. Joseph II. Oden Of the. Service
Citizens Of Delaware spoke at the
evening service OF the Y. W. &. A. on
sunday Or. Odeli Is a speaker much
sought after. especially by colleges
and the Women's College is very foi-
tunate in having him address the
students. Or Odeli Is n presbyter-
ian minister and he says that he cam
not refrain from preaching. on sun
day evening he preached a little SER
mon on the text. "They sat down O.
eat and drink and rose up 90 play
He hogan by telling the story Of the
children OF Israel. who were led BE-
Moses from captivity, how the la-
raelitcs. when Moses went up to
Mount Sinai to get the stone tahle'r
OF the law. forgot themselves and i'm
stead Of working and praying, they
made'feasts and played. Many poo
pie now are making the same mis-
take that the israelites made-thCY
are playing life away. There is o
place and time in life TO play. o
time when play is as holy as work c.
prayer. But life is not all pla1
when one thinks Of the feast Proc
v.ded through the aees-the feast Of
religion prepared by tho patriarch
the prophets. Jesus Christ and all iii
followers; the feast OF civilization
prepared by struggles through the
ages: the feast OF Learning (Which
-r-..or tr.thn st~fr % nrfaxr. IN ~, ff.
form OF the Women's college; trr
feast OF American Democracy, which
has been won by bitter and harl
struggle-onc cannot rise up from
such a feast just to play. For thf
future. we must build better so as e.
make the path straiehtcr and higher
We must build better as a thank OF
ferine to the past. The world is ful
OF problems which are 70 be solved
by those who do not rise up from
the feast to play. but TO work.
The Y. W. c.. A. cabinet held its
weekly meeting on Monday. The
thing OF most importance at pres
ent Is the delegation which will go
to the Eagles Mere Conference from
the Women's College. The Y. W. c.
A. is sending Miss Elizabeth Walker
"a chairman OF the Bible study
classes; Miss Marjorie Burns "a,
secretary OF the Y. W. c. A.: Miss
Ruth Russell 20. the annual member
Of the cabinet. Miss Marian Rodney
% and Miss Margaret Finck %. The
Wv. c. a. win send number OF
other delegates who have not as yet
ton IS sending Miss Letitia Pool '2a
as its delegate TO the conference. The
elee club and dramatic club vii
probably send delegates also.
Miss Frances Hammond. Mis-
Anna Pyott and Miss Mary Down
hom OF the Caesar Rodney Higl
school chaperoned by Miss Come
werc the guests OF the college for IN
mld-Afay festival. Dean Rohinso