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The Campus Mirror
Lady Windermere's Fan
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Lord ^ indennere, whose social standing
in London was well respected, did all within
his power to maintain this high standing.
His hardest task in doing this was to keep
from the ears of London and Lady Winder-
mere the fact that Mrs. Erlynne, the social
outcast, was the mother of his beloved wife.
To do this lie had to spend a deal of time
in her presence and even supply her with
money. Albert Jordan played Lord Winder-
mere s role with effectiveness and won praise
for his interpretation. The news of his un
usual attention to this woman spread all
over London, Lady Windermere being last
to hear about it through the friendly gossip
ot the Duchess of Berwick, a part taken
by ( urtis Miller which showed really crea
tive acting. At once Lady Windermere sus
pected her husband of being untrue. Her dis-
satisfaction grew more and more. At last she
decided to leave her husband and join a man
whom she thought loved her more, Lord
Darlington, whose excellent portrayal was
made by Edwin Thomas. Mrs. Erlynne dis
covered a note which told of Lady Winder
mere’s intended escape. True mother love
sprang up in her heart and she was deter
mined to save her daughter from the pitfall
into which she herself had fallen twenty
years before. She did this and made her
name even more infamous when she was dis
covered in Lord Darlington’s apartment,
from which she had helped Lady Winder-
mere to escape undiscovered. In her hurry,
Lady Windermere had left her valuable
fan, a birthday gift from her husband. As
an explanation for the fan, Mrs. Erlynne
took the whole responsibility upon herself,
asserting that she had taken the fan from
the \\ indennere home by mistake a few
hours before when she left the ball. When
Lady Windermere heard of this loyal act,
she immediately cast away all her dislike
for Mrs. Erlynne, telling her husband that
she knew no better woman. Mrs. Erlynne
gave the fitting climax of the action when
she exacted a promise from Lord Winder-
mere that he would never reveal to his Avife
the real identity of her mother, and from
Lady Windermere a promise that she Avould
never tell her husband the actual story of
the fan discovered in Lord Darlington’s
apartment.
The cast further included Raymond Cor
nett, Lord Augustus Norton; Boynton Mil-
ton, Mr. Cecil Graham; George Smith, Mr.
Dumby; A\ illiam Jackson, .1/r. Hopper;
Fred Maise, Butler; Alice Lomax, Lady
Agatha Carlisle; Evelyn Pittman, Lady Jed-
burg; Jean Taylor, Lady Plymdale; Louise
Torrence, Lady Stutfield; Miilie Dobbs, Mrs.
Cowper-Cowper; Virginia Davie, Maid.
As a curtain-raiser, Gretna Green, a comic
skit, based on the actual elopement of Rich
ard Brinsley Sheridan, Avas given with good
effect by Erostine Coles, Jule Clayton, and
George Harrison.
The Campus Mirror staff is greatly in
debted to the Dramatic Association and to
those who attended the play.
I he Dissection Contest
I here was intense interest shown among
the students in Comparative Anatomy dur
ing the week, January 11-16, when each
student spent many hours of labor and en
joyment in a contest of dissecting the nerv
ous system of S quakes aeanthias (dogfish),
This piece of dissection concluded the work
for the first semester. Each student, after
Avorking for many Aveeks on one specimen,
Avas gi\-en the head of a new specimen to
dissect. Between classes and during free
periods the students could be found in the
laboratory. When the work Avas finished,
the specimens Avere labeled with a number
that corresponded to the owner’s name.
Effie O’Neal won the first prize, a hook
used in the course, Biology of the Verte
brates, by V alter. Lottie Lyons, Avho won
second prize, received honorable mention.
The judges Avere Miss Boley, of the Atlanta
l niversity Laboratory High School, and
Mr. Bridges, of Morehouse College. Prize
dissections are to be mounted as demonstra
tion specimens.
The Biology Department, Avhich has been
further enlarged this year by additional
equipment, has received as a gift a collec
tion of eleven birds which sIioav adaptations
to a variety of environmental conditions and
habits. The birds Avere selected from dupli
cate collections of the United States Na
tional Museum by Dr. Herbert Friedmann,
Curator, Division of Birds. The securing
of this collection was made possible through
the courtesy of the Honorable Walter F.
George, l nited States Senator from Georgia.
rhe Problem of Leisure
Lennie Green, ’32
On Monday afternoon, February 1st, Dr.
L. P. Jacks, President of Manchester Col-
lege, Oxford University, addressed an as
sembly of faculty members, students, and
citizens ot Atlanta on The Problem of
Leisure. He brought to mind the signifi
cance of considering the problem of leisure
because, he said, labor and leisure are ex
changing positions — the invention of the
machine has made leisure long and labor short.
Some of the high points of his lecture are:
The preservation of civilization is deter
mined by Iioav people spend their leisure.
Education has prepared us for the labor
of life, but not for the leisure of life.
The most significant activity of human
beings is the creating of something neAv in
the realm of truth, beauty, and goodness.
Alan is still hungry, hungry to create
something himself. What Ave call our leisure
is the time Avhen this creative part of us
becomes active.
Do not spend your leisure in Avavs that
spoil the leisure of other people, by making
your leisure another man’s labor.
Doctor Jacks said that the Negro responds
readily to the appeal of skill, and that the
Negro’s gift of music ought to he developed
for further creative activity.
In his prophetic conclusion, Doctor Jacks
said that the present mechanical age Avill
be followed by the most splendid creatiA’e
age the Avorld has eA’er seen.
Dr. T. Z. Koo
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Koreans may pay. Japan thinks also that
the option of the lease should be left to the
lease owner to hold security of land.
(3) Japan insists that China respect her
treaty rights. A treaty was formerly drawn
uj) between the two nations. The first clause
states that at the end of thirty-six years
from the date of the treaty, China would
have the right to buy out this railroad from
Japan. In the event that China should fail
to do this, Japan would extend the time to
eighty years, after which time China might
get it without pay. Since then, in 1915, the
Japanese manifested a desire to extend the
time to ninety-nine years. Furthermore, if
this request could not be granted by the
Chinese, Avar Avould be declared. ‘The ques
tion is,’ said Doctor Koo, ‘which treaty will
China accept?’ (4) Japan wishes to gradu
ally isolate Manchuria so that when the time
comes to grab this territory, the thing can
he easily done. The Chinese policy is, of
course, just the opposite.
Prior to the outbreak of the Avar, Japan
began to take systematic steps to destroy
China’s economic security in Manchuria.
Every vestige of government, factories,
mines, etc., was either taken o\ r er or de
stroyed. Then, Japan said this Avas not Avar.
Due to the poorly equipped Chinese army
and chiefly because both countries are mem
bers of the League, the affair Avas first pre
sented to this body. Nothing definite Avas
done; consequently, Japan declared her pa
tience exhausted because China would not
settle the treaty—as Japan Avished, of course
and likeAvise, the Chinese citizens, nettled
by the killing of several of their citizens
by the Japanese officers, began to take
steps which eventually led to war.
This situation, as it pertains to peace,
has struck a bloAv at the aims of the Peace
Conference. If it cannot settle this affair,
it Avill have failed its major test. AVi 11 the
failure lie in the organization of the Con
ference? No, the fault Avill lie in the people
of each one of the countries affected. If the
merchants are Avilling to bear the loss and
thus make peace effective—in other words,
if Ave are Avilling to pay the price, Ave can
strike the real blow.
Doctor Hope’s response undoubtedly ex
pressed the silent opinion of each one when
he said, ‘‘His exposition Avas perfect and
his discourse Avas as unbiased as any could
possibly be.”
After the lecture came a pleasant surprise.
1 he “walking stick" Avhich Doctor Koo used
as a pointer turned out to be a flute. He
has made a study of Chinese music, and has
collected and arranged numerous folk songs.
He played se\'eral songs, the music of Avhich
expressed the sorrow and pathos of the sub
jects. r l he strange, haunting music made
Sisters Chapel seem like some oriental palace.
It Avas indeed a rare treat to have such a
distinguished A'isitor on the campus.
The first free school in the State of Vir
ginia Avas founded by George Washington
in 1785.