Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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Ol)e Swartl)more Alumnae (Ilub of i:H)vla6elpl)la The Swarthmore Alumnae Club of I ' hiladelphia was organized early in the spring of 1918 by a group of alumnae living in and near Philadel]jhia. The purposes of the club are to promote the interests of Swartlimore College, and to encourage united action among Swarthmore women in all branches of public service. Membership is open to all interested Swarthmore alumnae and ex-students. The dues are one dollar a year. The club contributes to the support of the Bureau of Occupations for trained women. It also has corporate membership in the Association of Col- legiate Alumnae (Philadelphia Branch), and representation, through two dele- gates, on the Philadelphia Collegiate Alumnae Council. This council was formed last year to serve as an organizing center for the public activities of women from all colleges. Regular meetings are held in November, January and March. On No- vember the 6th, a luncheon was held in the City Club. The big meeting of the year occurred on the 29th of January when an open forum followed by a tea was held in the Bellevue. The officers are as follows : President - - Vice President - Secretary - - Treasurer Ethel Hampson Brewster. ' 07 Lydia p. Roberts, ' 97 Esther F. Holmes, ' 18 Phoebe L. Miller, ' 12 Marie B. Darlington, ' 14 Louise Marie Lawton, ' 13 executive (Tommltl ' ce Beatrice Newcomer White, ' 18 Anna B. Lamb, ' 09 Grace F. Lee, ' 10 21

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yidw orK Swartl)more (Tlub About one hundred Swarthmoreans in and about the country ' s metropolis have formed the well known ' . ' Swarthmore Club of New York. Each year two reunions are held, the Fall Smoker, and a dinner. Their purpose is to cause the continuance of interest and support in things associated with the college on the hill. These aims were certainly perpetuated in the Fall Smoker given last De- cember 10. Over two score members gathered ' round the festive board to talk of old times, listen to talks from noted Swarthmoreans, and enjoy the terpischorean proclivities exhibited by John Dudley, ' 21, Lanta Hastings, ' 22, and Jerome Cope, ' 24 ; and this latter entertainment was only rivaled by the pristine grace and musical abilities of Walter E. Roberts, ' 08. But the hit of the evening was made by Doctor Isabelle Bronk, active head of the French department, and erstwhile after dinner speaker. Although it was her first experience at a smoker, she rose to the situation with such success that she was unanimously elected an honorary member of the club. Robert W. Maxwell, ex- ' 07, otherwise known as Tiny and sports editor of the Public Ledger, spoke on the football season till train time. A business session followed in which a favorable discussion of the proposed trip of the Glee and Instrumental Clubs to New York occupied a good share of the time. The results of the election of officers follows : President — Edward P. Palmer, ' 06 51 N. Columbus Ave., Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Secretary and Treasurer — Henry C. Farson 30 Church St., New York City t oar6 of Governors Isaac R. Coles, ' 79 W. Laurie Seaman, ' 15 Joseph A. Dickinson, ' 81 J. S. Carswell, ' 16 John L. Carver, ' 93 William S. Clark, ' 17 Edward D. Hubbard, ' 98 Henry C. Turner, ' 93 Walter Krider, ' 09 Frederick A. Seaman. ' 83 ew ork Swartl)more Somen ' s (Tlub The object of the New York Swarthmore Women ' s Club is to keep Swarth- more alumnae in New York in touch with each other and with Swarthmore, and to advertise and forward the college whenever and wherever it can. The club holds two afternoon meetings a year, one social and one business and social. It is a rule of the club to have a representative from the college present to bring the latest news. All classes except the very earliest are represented at the meetings. About one hundred members pay the small dues. The officers are as follows : President - - Grace Brosius Biddle, ' 97 Secretary and Treasurer - - - Anna M. Michener, ' 16 Executive (TommtUec One Year to Serve Two Years to Serve Alice S. Palmer, ' 89 May G. Rambo, ' 04 Anna H. WuRTZ, ex- ' 03 Auguste Jellinghans. ' 15 Virginia G. Viskniskki, ' 98 Phebe Seaman, ' 19 20

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Ol)e 15. Iff. iDudbY jperKiits !5ttemorial Scl)olarsl)ip This scholarship provides for the board and tuition of one young man from an Eastern preparatory school. It was gi en for the academic j ' ear 1920-1921, and will be given in future, to the best young man candidate as judged by a committee of the faculty appointed for the purpose by the President of the College. The award is made and the following points determined by the credentials from the secondary school of which the successful candidate is a graduate: First. Qualities of manhood, force of character and leadership, 50 points. Second. Literary and scholastic ability and attainments, 30 points. Third. Physical vigor as shown by participation in out-of-door sports or in other ways, 20 points. These requirements are similar to the conditions of the Rhodes Scholarship. This scholarship is founded in honor of T. H. Dudley Perkins, Swarthmore, 1906, who died in the service of his country on Tenth Month 20th, 1918. The qualifications required of the holder of this scholarship are such as Dudley Perkins possessed in a marked degree. The donors of this scholarship are his wife, Alice Sullivan Perkins, ' 04 ; his sister, Marion Perkins Jessup, ' 94 ; and his brother, E. Russell Perkins, ' 11. The first holder of the scholarship is Clarence Howard Carr, ' 24. 22