Talk:Bryn Mawr College
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[edit] pronunciation
As a Welshman, I'm interested to know how Bryn Mawr in Pennsylvania is pronounced by the locals. The Welsh pronunciation is 'bryn mowrr' (rhyming with 'cow', but with a rolling r at the end) Pembrokeshire is also a county in Wales, if that helps. Ham 13:49, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
- "Bryn" rhymes with "win" and "thin". "Mawr" rhymes with "car" and "jar". -- Dominus 14:07, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
- It's true that Pembrokeshire is a county in Wales, but according to the M. Carey Thomas biography (mentioned as a reference), that's oddly not why she chose the name. Go figure. Deborah-jl 20:04, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Our motto isn't "I love the truth," but "I have chosen the truth"-- or at least that's what I was taught while I attended. I like that much better!
- It isn't "Dilexi Veritatem" either! It's "Veritatem Dilexi"! (I will correct the article shortly.) Do you think you could go by the College's public relations office and ask them for an authoritative statement of what it means? -- Dominus 14:35, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
- Veritatem Dilexi means both "I love the truth" and "I have chosen the truth." Dilego means literally to "choose out", hence "to prize" and thus "to love" or "to esteem highly." I would suggest, however, that one of the more usual verbs for love (amo being the most obvious) would have been chosen if that were the primary meaning, so it should be translated "I have chosen"; but in Latin the motto quite elegantly contains both meanings.
Why is Katherine Hepburn listed as an alumna? She dropped out--didn't graduate. Suggest removal.
- First of all, she graduated from Bryn Mawr.[1] Secondly, MW's eleventh collegiate says a drop out who attended is considered an alumna. Deborah-jl 03:09, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
The character played by Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot did NOT graduate from Bryn Mawr--she just pretended she had. (unsigned)
As to pronunciation, in Albuquerque, NM, there is a section of the UNM University area where the streets are named after famous colleges, including Yale, Stanford, and Bryn Mawr. I've always heard "brin marr" as the pronunciation of the street. I have never, to me knowledge, heard the name pronounced by someone referring to the college. --BlueNight (talk) 03:46, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Photos for use
I took these photos while visiting campus with an alumna a few months ago. I'm not comfortable enough with the history/relevance of the subjects to put them to use myself, but feel free to incorporate them into any of the Bryn Mawr-related pages if you think they might be appropriate. -- JVinocur 21:42, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Significant Places Section
I added a section about significant places and architecture and encorporated your photos. If anyone has good photos of Erdman Hall (or any other campus features) that would be great. --Ismelstar 16:25, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Another Photo
I took this photo in the fall of 1999. I spent about a year and a half at Bryn Mawr before I got the heck out. — Anna Kucsma 14:51, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Jane Goodall
An anonymous editor recently added Jane Goodall to the list of Bryn Mawr faculty. I was not able to find any evidence that Goodall had ever taught at Bryn mawr, either through general Google search for '"Jane Goodall" "Bryn mawr"', in the Wikipedia article on Goodall, or on the Bryn Mawr Anthropology department web pages. I removed the entry. If Goodall did teach at Bryn Mawr, the listing should be accompanied by a citation. -- Dominus 15:32, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
The editor probably got her confused with Jane Goodale, who *did* teach at Bryn Mawr. Her anthropological specialty was enthography, not primatology. Batshua 05:43, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Alumnae
I think the alumnae list should be changed to a table, with columns for name, year of graduation, degree, and what they're famous for. This would make it easier to read. Also, should this list be arranged by date of graduation, rather than alphabetical by last name? --Libertylaw 21:20, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Counties?
"Each is named after a county in Wales: Brecon, Denbigh (1891), Merion (1885), and Radnor (1887)."
These are towns, not counties. the counties associated with these towns are Brecknockshire, Denbighshire, Merionethshire and Radnorshire.
changed 'county in wales' to 'county town in wales.' 80.176.236.203 16:38, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] US Centric Viewpoint Contested
I understand that universities nurture a great many Wikipedians, and they have a good deal of school spirit; however, the primary definition of Bryn Mawr is not Bryn Mawr College. It is very difficult for us to not take a self-centric point of view. Bryn Mawr is a farm near the Welsh town of Dolgellau; a census-designated place in Pennsylvania; a city in CA; a neighborhood in Minneapolis, MN; a census-designated place in WA; a Historic District in Chicago, IL; and a rapid transit station on the Chicago.
A search for Bryn Mawr should not redirect to Bryn Mawr College. I take exception to this undo by JHunterJ. I will remove the redirect to this page unless there is reason to believe that this college definition trumps places across the US and abroad. Nicholas SL Smith 00:23, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Erdman hall?
Why is Erdhman hall considered "one of this century's great buildings"? Is this official or someone's opinion? It seems that without citation, this should be removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.106.214.149 (talk) 01:10, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sister School to Princeton
Someone wrote that because of its affiliation with the Seven Sisters colleges, Bryn Mawr was considered the sister school to Princeton University. First of all there was not a required direct link to a "brother" institution in order belong to the Seven Sisters. And secondly if Bryn Mawr were to associate itself with any male counterpart, it clearly would have been Haverford College. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.99.49.151 (talk) 20:57, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
