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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1951
Page
3
Columbia University students mobilize for military duty as draft issues spark campus zeal. Many favor universal conscription while a minority of faculty and Secretary Marshall warn against premature enlistment. Attendance falls as students express readiness to join the fight and support of the nation’s need for leaders.
The Student Board failed to pass a motion to plant daisy seeds along Amsterdam Avenue and 115th Street due to a lack of provisions in Robert's Rules. The meeting included petty bickering among members and a vote to omit the discussion from minutes.
Dr Steel Pinhead reports a Columbia project on transplanting moral fiber via needle point methods under the W C T U. The scientist says blood transfusions and student donations may be used to endow Columbia men with courage to slay the lion and become heroes, though tests remain limited to Columbia men.
James Mole reports discovering tunnels between Columbia and Barnard Residence Halls after years of digging. Exits are on floors three Brooks and six Hewitt. A map will appear in the next issue with instructions for access.
President Truman ends a Florida administrative break and says Columbia University President on leave. General Eisenhower, called vital to security, agrees to a extended vacation to Biarritz with Monte Carlo access per a Columbia University leak.
A Barnard Hall event hosted by Spec and Bulletin attracted staff from both papers with heavy beer drinking. The party spilled into Barnard Library and the Social Affairs Office, leaving Josh Shmoosonsky collapsed and two unidentified Barnard students ill. Miss T Totaler declined to comment as authorities monitored potential fallout on interpaper relations.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, speaking in Biarritz, praises Columbia University ties and the strength of American youth. He notes Atlantic allies can achieve any goal, lauds Columbia College students for backing his draft proposal to adjust military pay, and urges postponing immediate enlistment until year’s end.
Twenty five percent of the senior class falls in the lowest quartile as per the Columbia Registrar's Office. The Extra-curricular Committee led by Vivid Firebomb 51 probes possible faculty cuts in student averages amid concerns over free cuts and the potential removal of privileges if seniors do not improve on comprehensives before year end 1951 52.
A chaotic siphoning of water from Barnard College pool into John Jay Hall soup bowls leads to flooding. The overflows drown a student and trigger a Hudson River search for culprits and suspects. damages are reported as very high while CU officials call for coordinated investigations.
A fine spring day with sporadic snow drops precedes a 3:20 departure of pigeons from near Butler Library. Forecast shows a high near 150 and a low around 2 with odds at 3 to 1.
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