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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1906
Page
1
Edith Somborn Caroline D Hall Sophie P Woodman Agnes Miller are named in a local business manager notice. E A S Tredwell listed with 1907 reference. mentions 42 in a line of procedural details.
The piece argues against limiting girls in college organizations, urging focus on reforming office holding rather than membership rules. It laments concentration of offices among a few and champions discovery of capable, underrepresented students. It also questions chorus participation and urges broader support for a concert and dance.
The piece argues for splitting offices into major and minor posts with limits on how many a girl may hold. Major roles include Undergraduate presidency and play committee chairs, with minor offices on committees or small societies. Proposes one major and three minors or two majors and one minor, plus scholarship requirements to ensure capable leadership.
The Barnardesia and Lawn Fete committee to benefit the Dormitory Fund includes Edith Somborn chairman. Virginia Taylor Cora Bennet Lottie Oesterlein Agnes Miller Marguerite Strauss Comfort Tiffany and Lee Aleedeler with class years noted. The group organizes events to raise funds.
The Department of Music schedules weekly Earl Hall lectures on Wednesdays at 4 PM. April 11 features The Poetic Aspects of Music Since Beethoven by W J Baltzell. April 18 covers The Place of the Aesthetic Reaction to Music in Wholesome Living by Charle H Farnsworth. April 25 discusses Helping the Child to Think in Tone by Farnsworth. May 2 presents The Problem of Musical Structure by Waldo S Pratt.
List of social events for Y W C A and college groups including Freshmen receptions Juniors Sophomores Junk Show Alumni Play Viadependante Tea Sophomore Dance and other events from Sept to May with dates and days for the 1906 07 academic year.
Caroline J. Brombacher aged 95 married Sidney J. Stacey on April 4 1906 in Brooklyn. The brief wedding notice records a union between the two individuals and the date and place of the ceremony.
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