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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1919
Page
1
Barnard Bulletin is published weekly by Barnard College students for the Undergraduate Association. Board of editors includes Mildred K Kammerer as Editor in Chief and Dorothy Butler as News Editor with a roster of associate editors and assistants.
The piece argues the current cut system is unjust and ineffective. It fails to teach businesslike habits or self reliance, instead fostering reliance on the gods and habitual class attendance due to necessity rather than engagement.
The article argues for testing a proposed grading system endorsed by the Student Council and undergraduates. It notes the desirability of experimentation, acknowledges potential weaknesses, and urges giving the new method a fair trial to see if it yields better results than current practices.
On March 31 the Student Council renewed expiring club charters including Newman Club YWCA Wigs and Cues Press Club and BULLETIN Bear. On April 2 a plan to create an Assistant Undergraduate Treasurer from the incoming Sophomore class was approved for recommendation to the Undergraduate Association. The council also urged raising Undergrad dues to $1.00 and allowing office holding despite failing oral language tests.
For the benefit of the girls in Greek Games posters are due by Thursday April 17. Two tickets will be awarded to the winner in each contest. The posters announce Wigs and Cues present Rosalind by J M Barrie Trifles by Susan Glaspell The Blue and Green Mat of Abdul Hassan by Constance Wilcox. Events run April 25 at 8 15 dancing and April 26 at 2 30 Brinckerhoff Theatre subscription 75 cents.
Barnard reports a combined contribution of 700.06 for the Fatherless Children of France drive. Of this 115.81 came from War Relief Treasury, 2.25 from Orphelmat medal sales, and the rest from student subscriptions. The class of 1922 led with 430.75 from freshmen under Grace Hooper’s chairmanship.
The War Savings Committee will sell 107 Thrift Stamps from Lucretia Peters on Mondays and Wednesdays between 11:50 and 12 at Millbank under the clock. A class competition is hinted by past scores of 1921 272.82 1922 238.93 1919 128.86 1920 123.31 Outsiders 19.25, urging students to help the nation by saving.
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