09 Apr 1937
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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1937
Page
1
The Barnard Bulletin plans to expand to six columns and cover Barnard news as well as university wide events. It will emphasize engaging undergraduate life, seek entertaining features, and publish letters to the editor and club notices to improve accuracy and interest for students.
George Bernard Shaw's Candida presented with Katharine Cornell in the lead role. The critic lauds the mature heroine and the supporting cast, noting Shaw's craft with the two acts developing the men around Candida and Cornell's spellbinding summation of the situation.
A compilation of student notes from 1938 to 1940 urges spring cleaning in dormitories. Entries express desire for immediate window washing and mention effects on light, mood, and safety, with many students arguing the task should be done before senior year or before personal space becomes uninhabitable.
A compact review of Beethoven's eighth symphony. It defends against the mislabel humorous noting joviality and contentment in Schumann’s view. Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony capture a warm winsome mood with a clean-cut reading.
A Barnard Bulletin letter from sociology and economics students supports expanding the department. They urge more courses including a Freshman intro and emphasize NYC campus field work and strong sociology offerings. Names Elizabeth Wright Adelaide King Doris Goldmuntz Ethel Levine Rosemary Webster and F J Deyrup are mentioned.
The March Quarterly features Dorothea Zachariae’s Un seasoned Timber sea tale, Ann Cottrell poems, Miriam Weber profile of Professor Robert Maciver, and Benita Blair’s Exemplary college girl story. It includes reviews of Victorian England by G M Young and That Was a Time by Harriet Gift Castlen.
A fragmented block discusses grammar and formatting for paragraphs and paints a satirical scene about nutrition. It mentions New York dieters and a sample dinner with roast beef lettuce salad and a glass of milk with calorie notes, including 110 30 and 160 calorie figures.
A son asks his mother for the last piece of pie at dinner, his gaze full of anxiety and humble pleading. The mother remains unaware of his appeal as he wrestles with emotion before voicing the quiet wish.
Tuesday evening alumnae gathered at Brooks Hall for a dinner before a Green Room meeting. Each Barnard girl was assigned an alumna to supervise and one guest recounted a charming tale of engagement in the Brooks Hall vestibule, ending with her husband of eight years.
A playful verse contemplates a tuna fish act and a star with a cup on its twinkle. The imagery shifts to moss in a well and an elevated trestle, then to a pack of cards with hearts and diamonds, ending with a moon inverted kiss and a tug boat seeking the tuna.
A dormitory incident involved an iceman report of being pelted with apples by a student later praised as a famous writer. Mi bott questioned the girl about early morning apple tossing, and she replied she did it to see if it would hit him.
A freshman reports a distressing graded paper with a bold red pencil and a prof’s confusing explanation during a conference. The scene highlights concerns over a uniform grading system and classroom fairness.
Fragmentary text notes ongoing intact state and opinions on option addicts with remarks about sight and outset. No clear events, people, or places identified.
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