Walking and cultural activities around New York for Easter break
The Museum of the City of New York offers four Sunday walking tours starting April 24 exploring neighborhoods with historical architectural and literary notes for 1.50 members 2.50 non members. Also Cloisters garden visit April 15 and Casa Italiana plays April 7 8 9 with Italian plays. Major offerings include The Best Man at Morosco and an all star Jazz Show Town Hall April 16 plus Don Cossacks in Carnegie Hall April 8 and museum exhibitions at the Met Whitney and more through May June. A Hudson docks sightseeing option near Hudson Street highlights Statue of Liberty views ideal for photographers this spring.
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New York
The
Museum of the City of
Casa Italiana
Town Hall
Don Cossacks
Carnegie Hall
Serg Jaroff
Letters and Caligula review in Barnard bulletin
A student notes a college Library fine for unrecorded books and reports a flagrant violation leading to a girl’s dismissal. A reader critiques a Caligula review, arguing Camus’ philosophy as applied to dictatorship and freedom, praising the play’s moral vision. Mary Beal Shetzline ’60 signs.
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Millicent McIntosh
Caligula
Barnard Bulletin
Camus
Cherea
Scipio
Lisen
Heliion
Hitler
Mary Beal Shetzline
The Snowman Returns To Tears In Quiet Gravity
A short poem describes children building a snowman who melts as the sun shines. The figure sinks to a mound of tears, leaving the children to confront loss and impermanence.
Apprentice Teacher's Frantic School Life At Barnard
A student teacher describes a chaotic day juggling Barnard courses and elementary classes. She details a demanding routine from morning coffee at the Annex to late classes, clashes with peers over dress, and a classroom incident with a third grader. The piece ends with a flu misinterpreted as mumps.
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Barnard
Annex
Milbank
Mutt Returns to Barnard Hall in Gentle Saga
Barnard students adopt a wandering dog described as a mutt with cocker spaniel and beagle traits. The dog, later named Panchito, followed the reporters, fed on scraps, and attracted campus attention as they contacted the ASPCA. He was eventually arrested for lacking identification.
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Butch
Max
Panchito
Barnard Hall
John Jay
Spectator
Barnard
ASPCA
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Morosco
West 45Th Street
Gore Vidal
Tony Perkins
Greenwillow
Flanders and Swann
Katharine Cornell
Brian Aherne
George Bernard Shaw
Patrick Campbell
London
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Nate and
Frances Spingold
Picasso
Modigliani
Utrillo
Vuillard
Spain
Ortiz Echague
Philip Evergood
Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney
Dock of the Hudson
Manhattan
Hudson Street
Walle
Jeremy
Barnard Foundling Home
By Jane Ruben
Dng
Panchita
Europe
Bob Lehner
Washington Ave
N.Y
Israel
North Star Tour
Madison Ave
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