Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-10
SWARTHMORE ENDS
ITS YEARS WORK
"Old Grad" Contrasts Dsmure
Quaker Attire Of Fifty Years
Ago to Scenes Of Today
THEN DANCING WAS TABOO

The girl graduate Of today at Swarth-
more College is different from the
Quaker maid who received her diploma
there fifty years ago. 90" "'
Skirts reaching TO the ground, long
sleeves, shoulders covered not only by
the dress. but by a square shawl. hair
taken plainly back from the face-these
fifty years ago.
She entered no athletic games.
She seldom went to the theatre. %
fact. she was allowed away from col :
lege only once a month.
The athletic sports Of her classmates:
the boys. which she attended. included
football. which meant the kicking OF the
football from the top Of the hill and
seeing who could kick II the farthest
This sport called forth great en-
thusiasm from the girls.
The Quaker founders of the college
| allowed no music. no dancing, nc
pianos, no evening clothes.
| Mrs. Mary Thatcher. Of the class Of
1864. who is attending the fiftieth
Alumni Day celebration at the college
today, tells of the time when, due to
an epidemic in Philadelphia, the stu
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homes for a vacation period. 1t was
found that a certain boy had violin
In his room. and dance was arranged
for the quarantined vacationists.
The dance consisted Of a grant
march.
Beat This. We Merry Co. Eds
The entertainments in her colleg'
days. Mrs. Thatcher says. consisted
mainly. Of recitations and very limo
cent plays
A literary society. "Somerville." be
came the strong social alliance Of tn
girls. Its strength amassed so stanchl
that the society. still exists today as al
alumnae organization. The liternr
activities. however. were abandone'
when in 1887 the girls formed uniol
in student government organization
During the war Somerville was declare
extinct as an undergraduate society
This year 1t has been revived in tn
form Of open forums for all the girls
The weekly college dance now bring
together all the students-men an
women--in a social way. DR.. Ayde
lotte. the president. considers attend
ance at the dances as important as tina
at daily classes.
The four surviving FIRST gradual ties
are present at the festivities to hol
their class get together party. The
are Mrs. Magill White. widow of An
drew D. White. former president g
Cornell University: Mrs. William Ap
pelton. wife of retired Swarthmor
professor of Greek. Mrs. Bernard Hill
lard. of Salem, n. j.. and Liundt
Taylor. of West Chester.
To See Paintings by West
The central feature which has bee
arranged for the pleasure Of the aiumr
jamin West, whose birthplace was o
the college campus. His home, guar
and Colonial, is used as a girls dormi
tory. The exhibition which has bee
lent by various individuals and ga
leries contains eleven paintings. ar
1913 original drawings. Among the
are '"The Death of Wolf" .'r6e In
of the Tarquins. the picture
himself painting his wife's, portrai
and his portrait of Oliver Goldsmith.
The event marks the beginning of
movement to secure or Swarthmore
permanent and growing collection
the works of this renowned Quak'
painter.
The senior class this monring pre-
sented the commencement play, "Tl
Admirable Crichton."
, This afternoon there were Il
parade of classes, the award of priz
and baseball game on Alumni Ficlt
Rutgers vs.. Swarthmore.
DR.. Aydelotte will deliver the bat
calaureate address tomorrow.
The spade which was used in Il
planting of the first ivy and which hs
. been handed down to every class sine
will be used at the ivy exercises Rich
ard Slocun. Of Reading, Pa, is Il
class 0rat